Make a timeline for women's cricket, naming at least five key events,?
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The 2nd Women's Test match between Australia and England in Sydney in 1935.
A 1779 cricket match played by the Countess of Derby and other ladies.
The Original English Lady Cricketers 1890.
Pioneers Cricket Club, South Africa, 1902.
Photograph of Miss Lily Poulett-Harris, founding mother of women's cricket in Australia
In a country where cricket is a religion and cricketers are Gods, ever wondered, about the Goddesses, who also play the sport. In this article, we will take you down the memory lane and unravel the humble beginnings of Indian women’s cricket.
Cricket is a game that is played widely across the country and there is no doubt that though the sport is mainly played by men, over the years, the women have pulled up their socks and made the nation proud with their stellar performances.
So, how did all start for the women?
It all began in the early 1970s when a few enthusiastic women took up cricket. Though the sport was not officially organized then, an enterprising gentleman by the name of Mr. Mahendra Kumar Sharma, the founder secretary, registered the Women’s Cricket Association of India (WCAI) under the Societies Act at Lucknow in 1973 under the Presidentship of Begum Hamida Habibullah. This came as a boon to the many budding women cricketers. That very year the WCAI received the International Women’s Cricket Council (IWCC) membership as well.
Between 1970 and 1973, there was a lot of cricketing activity as the women players were busy nine out of 12 months a year playing the game. In April 1973, the first Women’s inter-state Nationals was held in Pune with three teams participating, namely, Bombay, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. Towards the end of that year, the second edition was held in Varanasi, and this time the number of teams increased from three to eight.