Women's cricket

�---�WOMEN'SCRICKET`'--�WHERETOPLAY
CricketisoftendescribedastheEnglishnationalgame.It
firstflourishedhereplayedbymeninthe18thcentury.The
MaryleboneCricketClub(MCC)wasformedinLondonin
1787.
Duringthe19thcenturywomenbegantoplayoccasionally
andin1890twoteamswerefieldedunderthetitleof"The
originalEnglishLadycricketers".Attheendofthe1926
seasontheWomen'sCricketAssociation(WCA)was
formedwhichaimstoincreasethenumberofwomen
playingcricketandalsotoraisestandardsofperformance
throughtheorganisationofcompetitiveopportunities.
GETTINGSTARTED
Softballand"Kwik"cricketisbeingintroducedintomore
schoolsandthesegamesarebeneficialtobothboysand
girls.However,mostwomenwillfinditnecessarytocontact
theirnearestclub.Ifthatisfarawayitisagoodideafor
wintersportsteams,eg.NetballandHockeytostartacricket
sectionandplayinalocalparkorsportscentre.
WHATYOUNEED
Itispreferabletowearcricketbootsorshoeswithsuitable
soles,buttrainingshoesareappropriatetobeginwith.
Comfortableclothing,whiteifpossible,shouldbewornbut
tracksuitsforbeginnersareideal.Mostclubsprovideallthe
necessaryequipmentbutasyourinterestincreasesyou
maychoosetopurchaseyourown.
Ladies'CricketClubs
CambridgeLadies
CarolineThompson,26Rainsborough
Crescent,BriarHill,NorthamptonNN49TG0604765785
HarlowLadies
JennyWallace,22LongLey,Harlow,Essex027934890
HitchinLadies
JackieLansdowne,33ManorView,
Stevenage,HertsSG28PS0438314563
EyecatchersWCC
AnnieOwen,CommonPlace,YaxleyRoad,
Mellis,SuffolkIP238DP037983238
IlfordLadies
TraceyOrme,8aNewRoad,SevenKings,
Essex01-5971618
IpswichLadies
MissJ.Wright,46HenleyCourt,Henley
Road,IpswichIP13ST0473218483
Vagabonds
PipVyvyan,7aDeaconsfieldRoad,
HemelHempstead,Herts044262801
Areasofinterestwhereclubsmay
soonbeformed
Norwich
KimDipper,1DenmeadClose,Eaton,
Norwich,NorfolkNR46NB060358085
Dereham
FrancescaCook,Kenville,ShipdenRoad,
Toftwood,Dereham,Norfolk0362697732
GreatYarmouth
MarieTacon,RecreationAmenities,Borough
EngineersDepartment,TownHall,Yarmouth,
NorfolkNR3020F0493846446
BuryStEdmunds
JennyThomas,LaurelHouse,Sicklesmere
Road,BuryStEdmunds,Suffolk0284750652
Stowmarket
HowardNicholls,MidSuffolkLeisureCentre,
GainsboroughRoad,Stowmarket,
SuffolkIP141LH0449674980

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Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Pamphlets
Dates / events:	1990 [Probable date published]
Subject / content:	Cricket (sport) Sports
Person / organisation:	Sports Council (Great Britain). Eastern Region [Publisher]
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