Captains File: from Peden to Haynes: 2022 Edition
2022 Edition Now Available in Paperback and E-book The acclaimed Australian title Captains File: from Peden to Haynes, first published
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History
Picton, Lanning Honoured
Former Australian Test captain Muriel Picton has been appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours 2022.
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On This Day: Zimbabwe’s Debut
Zimbabwe’s T20 International Debut On this day, January 5th 2019, at Sparta Cricket Club Ground, Walvis Bay, the Zimbabwe women’s
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The Beginning of Women’s International Cricket
It was on the 28th December 1934, eighty seven years ago today, that the very first Test match commenced when
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The Warm Sun on My Face
The Warm Sun on My Face traces the history of the game from the nineteenth century matches to the era of professionalism we see today.
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Lord’s Cricket Ground
The 4th August 1976 is a day to celebrate for it is the first time in history that women’s cricket was played at this most famous venue.
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Want Runs? Bat the 12th July
On this July 12, runs aplenty. In 1986 on the first day of the third Test between England and India at Worcester, local skipper Carole Hodges…
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First Test on English Soil
In front of a curious English crowd of 5000 spectators on 12th June, 1937, the first day of the first women’s Test ever played in England.
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The Netherlands v Australia 1937
On Saturday 22nd May 1937 the Netherlands hosted the Australian team at Nijmegen, the first times these teams would meet in a cricket match.
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White Ferns International Debut
On 16th February 1935, New Zealand became the third nation to play women’s Test cricket, following England and Australia.
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