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{{short description|Cricket when played by women}}
'''Women's cricket''' is the form of the [[team sport]] of [[cricket]] when played by [[woman|women]] only. It is played at the [[Professional Sports|professional level]] in multiple countries around the world and 108 national teams participate internationally. 11 of them have [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]] and [[Women's One Day International|WODI]] status and others have [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]] status.
The first recorded match was in England on 26 July 1745.<ref name=Sykes2015>{{cite thesis|author1=Judy Threlfall-Sykes|title=A History of English Women's Cricket, 1880-1939|url=https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/2086/12262/Thesis.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|access-date=29 July 2016|page=55-56|date=October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149859.html |title=Gus arrives |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=26 June 2006 |access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref>

In November 2021, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) retrospectively applied [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket|List A]] status to women's cricket, aligning it with the men's game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2355517 |title=ICC Board appoints Afghanistan Working Group |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-appoints-working-group-to-review-afghanistan-cricket |title=ICC appoints Working Group to review status of Afghanistan cricket; women's First Class, List A classification to align with men's game |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>

==History==
{{main|History of women's cricket}}
The first recorded match of women's cricket was reported in ''The Reading Mercury'' on 26 July 1745, a match contested "between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white."<ref>{{cite book|title=Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket: A Collection of 1000 Cricket Notices from 1697 to 1800 AD Arranged in Chronological Order |last=Buckley |first=George Bent |publisher= Cotterell |location=Birmingham |year=1935}}</ref> The first known women's cricket club was formed in 1887 in [[Yorkshire]], named the [[White Heather Club (cricket)|White Heather Club]]. Three years later a team known as the [[Original English Lady Cricketers]] toured England, reportedly making substantial profits before their manager absconded with the money. In [[Australia]], a women's cricket league was set up in 1894, while in South Africa, [[Port Elizabeth]] had a women's cricket team, the [[Pioneers Cricket Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stgeorgespark.nmmu.ac.za/content/women/displayarticle.asp?artid=wom_001 |title=The History of the SA & Rhodesian Women's Cricket Association |publisher=St George's Park |access-date=2010-02-09}}</ref>
In Canada, Victoria also had a women's cricket team that played at [[Beacon Hill Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vdca.ca/index.jsp?page_id=MAIDENS |title=Wicket Maidens Cricket Club, Victoria BC |access-date=2012-03-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727033145/http://www.vdca.ca/index.jsp?page_id=MAIDENS |archive-date=2012-07-27 }}</ref>

In 1958 the [[International Women's Cricket Council]] (IWCC) was formed to co-ordinate women's cricket around the world, taking over from the English [[Women's Cricket Association]], which had been doing the same job in a de facto role since its creation 32 years earlier. In 2005, the IWCC was merged with the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) to form one unified body to help manage and develop cricket.

==Women's international cricket==
{{main|Women's Test cricket|Women's One Day International cricket|Women's Twenty20 International}}
[[File:Southern Stars vs West Indies women's cricket (15519381509).jpg|thumb|[[Meg Lanning]] of [[Australia women's cricket team|Australia]] plays a sweep shot, during an [[Women's One Day International|ODI]] in 2014. The wicket-keeper is [[Merissa Aguilleira]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of WI Women vs AUS Women 3rd ODI 2014-2016/17 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-championship-2014-2016-17-772563/australia-women-vs-west-indies-women-3rd-odi-754813/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-04-07|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs WI Women 2nd ODI 2014-2016/17 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-championship-2014-2016-17-772563/australia-women-vs-west-indies-women-2nd-odi-754811/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-04-07|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of WI Women vs AUS Women 1st ODI 2014-2016/17 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-championship-2014-2016-17-772563/australia-women-vs-west-indies-women-1st-odi-754809/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-04-07|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>|alt=Australia's Meg Lanning sweeps during the West Indies tour of Australia in 2014. The wicket-keeper is Merissa Aguilleira.|268x268px]]
Women's cricket has been played internationally since the inaugural [[Women's Test cricket|women's Test match]] between [[England national women's cricket team|England women]] and [[Australia national women's cricket team|Australia women]] in December 1934. The following year, [[New Zealand national women's cricket team|New Zealand women]] joined them. in 2007 [[Netherlands national women's cricket team|Netherlands women]] became the tenth women's Test nation when they made their debut against [[South Africa national women's cricket team|South Africa women]]. A total of 141 Women's Test matches have been played.

[[Women's One Day International cricket|Women's One Day Internationals]] (ODIs) were introduced in 1973 at the inaugural [[Women's Cricket World Cup]]. The 1,000th women's ODI took place in 2016. Australia has dominated the format, having claimed the World Cup six times and won 80% of their matches.

In 2004, a shorter format still was initiated, with the introduction of [[women's Twenty20 International]], referring to a match restricted to twenty overs per side. Initially, women's Twenty20 cricket was played little at international level, with only four matches played by the end of 2006. However, the following three years saw a rapid growth, with six matches been played in 2007, ten in 2008 and thirty in 2009, which also saw the first [[ICC Women's World Twenty20]]. In April 2018, the ICC granted full women's Twenty20 International status to all its members.

Australia are the only women team to achieve three global titles in last 12 months.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Three global titles in the last 12 months 🏆🥇🏆 This Australia team >>> |url=https://www.facebook.com/18429207554/posts/pfbid036xD8VCjWXR5ZrobgYupXB1mV8uSvE9Uy9UKUTzzRuVBqExELEmkpF4D6faeFSgf5l/?mibextid=Nif5oz|access-date=2023-02-27|website= [[ESPNcricinfo]] Facebook Page|language=en}}</ref>

==Women's franchise cricket==
Since 2015, women have played franchise cricket in the Australian [[Women's Big Bash League]].

In 2016, the semi-professional [[Women's Cricket Super League]] formed in England and Wales.

2018 marked the inaugural year for women's franchise cricket in India. [[Women's T20 Challenge (Women's IPL)|Women's T20 Challenge]] was a two team Twenty20 cricket competition in 2018. A year later in 2019, the competition was expanded as a three team tournament.

In 2018, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] announced plans for [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] tournament, set to launch in July 2021. During this period, the men's and women's teams have been marketed against each other and, on 23 January 2021, it was announced that the tournament would start with a women's match.

In 2022, [[Cricket West Indies]] and the [[Caribbean Premier League]] announced that they would jointly organizing a quarterly [[T10 cricket]] competition called [[The 6ixty]], starting with a five-day tournament in August 2022. The women's edition of the tournament will feature the three teams from the also-inaugural edition of the [[Women's Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CPL to launch inaugural T10 tournament 'The 6ixty' in August |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cpl-to-launch-inaugural-t10-tournament-the-6ixty-in-august-1320902 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reuters |title=Women's CPL to be hosted alongside men's tournament in 2022 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/caribbean-premier-league-2022-womens-tournament-alongside-mens/article38455761.ece |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Sportstar |date=14 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The 6ixty was partly inspired by the women's exhibition T10 matches that were played just before the [[2019 Caribbean Premier League]] playoff matches.<ref>{{Citation |title=The 6IXTY Launch Show |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HigFeAC2vaU |language=en |access-date=2022-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CPL to host women's T10 matches in Trinidad |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1365719 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.icc-cricket.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Commonwealth Games 2022==
In August 2019, Commonwealth Games Foundation announced addition of women's cricket to [[2022 Commonwealth Games]]. The matches held in [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]] featuring a total of eight teams competing in a [[Women's Twenty20 cricket|T20 format]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/womenscricket/commonwealth_games_add_womens_cricket_schedule_2022.html|title=Commonwealth Games add women's cricket to schedule for 2022|access-date= 13 August 2019|publisher=theCricketer}}</ref> during July and August 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30124399/women-cricket-lines-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-debut-opening-day |title=Women's cricket lines up for 2022 Commonwealth Games debut on opening day |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> It was cricket's first inclusion in the [[Commonwealth Games]] since a [[List A cricket|List A]] men's tournament was held at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27377218/cricket-return-commonwealth-games-2022-women-t20s |title=Cricket to return to Commonwealth Games in 2022 with women's T20s |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> The matches were played as [[Women's Twenty20 International]]s (WT20Is), with only a women's tournament being part of the Games.<ref name=bbc>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/49322435|title=Commonwealth Games 2022: More women's medals as T20 cricket, beach volleyball & Para-table tennis included|date=13 August 2019 |access-date=13 August 2019 |newspaper=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1744521 |title=Two years to go for Commonwealth Games, with women's cricket making debut |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref>

[[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, after winning their first two matches in Group A.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/australia-trounce-barbados-to-make-it-to-semi-finals |title=Barbados bow to King's wizardry; Australia qualify for semis |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref> [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]]'s win over [[Sri Lanka women's national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the second round of matches ensured their own and [[England women's cricket team|England]]'s progression to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-women-s-cricket-competition-2022-1289194/new-zealand-women-vs-sri-lanka-women-8th-match-group-b-1289266/match-report |title=Hayley Jensen treble, Lea Tahuhu cameo put New Zealand into semi-finals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> [[India women's national cricket team|India]] completed the semi-final line-up, beating [[Barbados women's national cricket team|Barbados]] in their final group match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-women-s-cricket-competition-2022-1289194/barbados-women-vs-india-women-10th-match-group-a-1289268/match-report |title=Renuka, Rodrigues hammer Barbados; India secure semi-final spot |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> India won the first semi-final, beating England by 4 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-women-s-cricket-competition-2022-1289194/england-women-vs-india-women-1st-semi-final-1289271/match-report |title=Mandhana, Rodrigues and Rana help India win battle of nerves and remain in the hunt for gold |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> Australia won the second semi-final, beating New Zealand by 5 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-women-s-cricket-competition-2022-1289194/australia-women-vs-new-zealand-women-2nd-semi-final-1289272/match-report |title=Schutt three-for, all-round McGrath, New Zealand's fielding lapses help Australia to final |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>

New Zealand claimed the bronze medal after beating England by 8 wickets in the Bronze Medal Match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-women-s-cricket-competition-2022-1289194/england-women-vs-new-zealand-women-3rd-place-play-off-1289273/match-report |title=Hayley Jensen, Sophie Devine help New Zealand bag bronze medal |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> Australia claimed the gold medal, with India taking silver, after winning the Gold Medal Match by 9 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-women-s-cricket-competition-2022-1289194/india-women-vs-australia-women-final-1289274/match-report |title=Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> Australian batter [[Beth Mooney]] was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 179 runs, whilst India's [[Renuka Singh (cricketer)|Renuka Singh]] was the leading wicket-taker, with 11 wickets.<ref name="mostruns"/><ref name="mostwkts"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Cricket|Sports}}
*[[Lists of women Test cricketers]]
*[[Lists of women One Day International cricketers]]
*[[Lists of women Twenty20 International cricketers]]
*[[ICC Women's Player Rankings]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/women.html Cricinfo Women]

{{Women's national cricket teams}}
{{International women's cricket}}
{{Forms of cricket}}
{{Women's sports}}
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