The Birmingham Games host the first women’s tournament and marks cricket’s welcome return after a 20-year absence
The last time cricket appeared in the Commonwealth Games, in 1998, England paused, filed their nails, and decided it wasn’t for them. The one-day tournament was to be held in Kuala Lumpur in September, just as the County Championship was coming to a head. Clearly, in those late 20th-century days, this was a heady clash too far.
Leicestershire went on to win the championship that summer, for the second time in three years, after thrashing Surrey at the Oval. John Crawley topped the championship’s batting averages, while Courtney Walsh and Andrew Caddick took more than 100 wickets. England women, under the leadership of Karen Smithies, drew a three-Test series against Australia. Another time, another time.
Written by Tanya Aldred
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