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Womens Cricket

Virginia Woolf and the cricket connection

Virginia Woolf, a pioneer of modernism who — among many things — played cricket.

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West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor wants to keep improving

The world’s leading woman cricketer, Stafanie Taylor, says she will continue working to improve her game despite achieving an unprecedented feat in international cricket.

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728 Kashmir women play in Under-19 cricket tournament wearing hijabs and Australian T-shirts

Dressed in a yellow T-shirt and trousers, the batswoman attempts to hit the ball through midwicket. The wicketkeeper, wearing a hijab, has her eyes glued to the ball, lest the woman on strike misses it completely. The match is being played in scenic Kashmir, where women’s cricket has become a runway success in the last two months.

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Lord’s finally opens the doors for women to play their first-ever cricket match at the hallowed venue

When the ladies reached the dressing-room, however, they were in for a pleasant surprise: the room was decorated with red roses.

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10 reasons to watch women’s cricket

If you think women do not take their cricket seriously enough, think twice. Ellyse Perry took field with an injured ankle in the final. She slogged her way to a 22-ball 25; she stopped her run-up twice, trying desperately to bowl that first ball. Once she could, though, she broke the backbone of West Indies with figures of 10-3-19-3. West Indies never recovered from 41 for 3.

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BCCI does not view women’s cricket as an obligation, but as a liability

In 2006, the administration of women’s cricket in India was given over to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Most people viewed this change with hope that the women’s game in India would finally be taken seriously, and more money would be pumped in to improve the domestic structure as well as the pay given to women who represent India in international cricket.

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013: Points Table

The 2013 edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup is played in India between eight nations. The teams are divided into two groups and three teams from each group will qualify for Super Sixes. The matches of the tournament will be played in Mumbai and Cuttack.

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 schedule: Match time table with group details

The ICC Women's World Cup 2013 which is scheduled to be played in India from January 31 to February 17, 2013.

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2013: New ODI rules concern Pakistan team

The Pakistan women's cricket team sets out tonight for India to take part in the ICC World Cup more concerned about how it will adapt to the new ICC ODI rules rather than the mounting protests in India.

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2013 ICC Women’s World Cup: Australia confident ahead of tournament

Australia captain Jodie Fields can seemingly do no wrong at the moment, having led her side to its second ICC Women's World Twenty20 title in October last year.

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