Brent
@brentoldchap.bsky.social
Cricket nut , teacher and gardener
Afghan women are treated like slaves in their own country. Their cricket team should have the right to represent their country. Perhaps the only thing most of us can do to is to keep their story in news. www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news...
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May 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Afghan women are treated like slaves in their own country. Their cricket team should have the right to represent their country. Perhaps the only thing most of us can do to is to keep their story in news. www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news...
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Highest successful women's List A run chase in England:
314 Warks v Surrey, 2025
305 The Blaze v Somerset, today🔥
297 Lancs v Surrey, 2025
293 Hampshire v Lancs, 2025
292 Storm v Thunder, 2021
285 Sparks v Thunder, 2024
283 Stars v Storm, 2024
280 Bucks v Herts, 2018
280 Sparks v Diamonds, 2021
314 Warks v Surrey, 2025
305 The Blaze v Somerset, today🔥
297 Lancs v Surrey, 2025
293 Hampshire v Lancs, 2025
292 Storm v Thunder, 2021
285 Sparks v Thunder, 2024
283 Stars v Storm, 2024
280 Bucks v Herts, 2018
280 Sparks v Diamonds, 2021
Captain Gordon hits the winning run as The Blaze 305/6 (49.0) complete a record run chase with an over to spare
Green 97 (90)
Elwiss 75* (68)
Barnes 2-49
Griffiths 1-44
The Blaze win by 4 wickets.
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Green 97 (90)
Elwiss 75* (68)
Barnes 2-49
Griffiths 1-44
The Blaze win by 4 wickets.
live.nvplay.com/ecb?tab=m_su...
May 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Highest successful women's List A run chase in England:
314 Warks v Surrey, 2025
305 The Blaze v Somerset, today🔥
297 Lancs v Surrey, 2025
293 Hampshire v Lancs, 2025
292 Storm v Thunder, 2021
285 Sparks v Thunder, 2024
283 Stars v Storm, 2024
280 Bucks v Herts, 2018
280 Sparks v Diamonds, 2021
314 Warks v Surrey, 2025
305 The Blaze v Somerset, today🔥
297 Lancs v Surrey, 2025
293 Hampshire v Lancs, 2025
292 Storm v Thunder, 2021
285 Sparks v Thunder, 2024
283 Stars v Storm, 2024
280 Bucks v Herts, 2018
280 Sparks v Diamonds, 2021
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'Four generations of England women's cricket reflect on evolution of the sport'
#IWD #InternationalWomensDay
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#IWD #InternationalWomensDay
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Four generations of England women's cricket reflect on evolution of the sport 🏏
YouTube video by Sky Sports Cricket
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March 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
'Four generations of England women's cricket reflect on evolution of the sport'
#IWD #InternationalWomensDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_h...
#IWD #InternationalWomensDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_h...
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If you feel moved to ‘do something’, you can donate to the #Afghanistan women’s cricket team as refugees in Australia. With no recognition from the ICC, their ability to play as a group depends on funds being raised for a 3yr volunteer-led prog lords.org/refugeefund #ENGvAFG
Global Refugee Cricket Fund | MCC
Global Refugee Cricket Fund
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February 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
If you feel moved to ‘do something’, you can donate to the #Afghanistan women’s cricket team as refugees in Australia. With no recognition from the ICC, their ability to play as a group depends on funds being raised for a 3yr volunteer-led prog lords.org/refugeefund #ENGvAFG
The Afghan Women’s team have asked us to keep them in the headlines. They have been through ordeals that many of us can only imagine and have risked their lives to play a game that many of us love. They played one game and deserve greater recognition from the ICC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVKh...
HISTORY MAKERS! Afghanistan women’s cricket team offer hope for future 🇦🇫
YouTube video by TNT Sports
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February 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The Afghan Women’s team have asked us to keep them in the headlines. They have been through ordeals that many of us can only imagine and have risked their lives to play a game that many of us love. They played one game and deserve greater recognition from the ICC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVKh...
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‘We are making history’: Afghanistan women’s cricket team offer hope for future
‘We are making history’: Afghanistan women’s cricket team offer hope for future
Pressure is building on the ICC as a team take to the field on Thursday to play under the Afghanistan banner
Two groups of women are playing cricket matches in Melbourne on Thursday – with two very different dreams on the line. At the Melbourne Cricket…
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
‘We are making history’: Afghanistan women’s cricket team offer hope for future
They should be playing as the official Afghan team team and the ICC should recognize them as such even if the Afghan Board feel they can’t.
I’m missing something here. Why can’t the ICC declare that they are the Afghanistan Women’s team? The men’s team don’t train or play in Afghanistan, so what’s the difference?
www.espncricinfo.com/story/afghan...
www.espncricinfo.com/story/afghan...
January 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
They should be playing as the official Afghan team team and the ICC should recognize them as such even if the Afghan Board feel they can’t.
The Afghanistan Women’s XI v Cricket Without Borders live stream www.youtube.com/live/n7ytxpT...
Afghanistan Women's XI v Cricket Without Borders XI
YouTube video by Cricket Australia
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January 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Afghanistan Women’s XI v Cricket Without Borders live stream www.youtube.com/live/n7ytxpT...
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January 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#cricket The story of the Afghan women’s cricketers is incredible. Their love for the game comes through whilst their journey from Afghanistan with the help of Mel Jones is a harrowing tale. www.espncricinfo.com/story/powerp...
Powerplay: How cricket helped Afghanistan women escape
Firooza Amiri and Benafsha Hashimi talk about their love of the game, their hardships, and how they hope their men's team can raise awareness for them
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January 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#cricket The story of the Afghan women’s cricketers is incredible. Their love for the game comes through whilst their journey from Afghanistan with the help of Mel Jones is a harrowing tale. www.espncricinfo.com/story/powerp...
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Something to bear in mind for those who were credulous (or mendacious) enough to cheer on Greg Barclay's self-serving and extremely misleading comments on the issue of the Afghanistan women's cricket on exit from his post as ICC chair.
#cricket
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
#cricket
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January 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Something to bear in mind for those who were credulous (or mendacious) enough to cheer on Greg Barclay's self-serving and extremely misleading comments on the issue of the Afghanistan women's cricket on exit from his post as ICC chair.
#cricket
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
#cricket
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
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Good on Heather Knight for using her voice in this way. We absolutely need to keep in mind that there is a group of women cricketers at the heart of this, whose hopes and dreams have been wrecked by the evil of the Taliban.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
Heather Knight lends voice to plight of Afghanistan women’s team
England captain calls for greater support for cricketers in exile while Alyssa Healy is passed fit to take gloves in Women’s Ashes opener
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Good on Heather Knight for using her voice in this way. We absolutely need to keep in mind that there is a group of women cricketers at the heart of this, whose hopes and dreams have been wrecked by the evil of the Taliban.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
England begin a series against Australia tomorrow and I hope England win but if they don’t it doesn’t really matter. Raising awareness of the plight of Afghan women does. www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-...
Knight to meet exiled Afghanistan women players during second Ashes ODI
"It's a complex situation with what's going on but the biggest positive can be that group of women being talked about," the England captain said
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January 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
England begin a series against Australia tomorrow and I hope England win but if they don’t it doesn’t really matter. Raising awareness of the plight of Afghan women does. www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-...
@therestpolitics.bsky.social Rory’s comments on the current situation in Afghanistan were insightful but came over as a little cold ,i am sure unintentional,brushing aside the plight of the Afghan Women.Can you find a way to give voices to Afghan women on your show? youtu.be/qsnbJZQAD-k?...
The Song That Sparked a Movement in Afghanistan | Nila Ibrahimi | TED
YouTube video by TED
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January 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
@therestpolitics.bsky.social Rory’s comments on the current situation in Afghanistan were insightful but came over as a little cold ,i am sure unintentional,brushing aside the plight of the Afghan Women.Can you find a way to give voices to Afghan women on your show? youtu.be/qsnbJZQAD-k?...
South Africa play England tomorrow in the 150th women’s test match. The first test match between Australia and England was originally scheduled to be played on the same day South Africa have had to wait 64 years to host England again. womenscrickethistory.org/Magazine/193...
Women's Cricket Vol 5 No 3 July 1934
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December 13, 2024 at 10:37 PM
South Africa play England tomorrow in the 150th women’s test match. The first test match between Australia and England was originally scheduled to be played on the same day South Africa have had to wait 64 years to host England again. womenscrickethistory.org/Magazine/193...
The ICC should be ashamed of themselves
As far as I can tell, no-one has ever asked the ICC to explain why they chose to make this very specific amendment.
Will repeat, the ICC didn't just fail to enforce their own membership criteria, and then ignore all communication from the refugee players.
As if that weren't enough, they then went a step further, to amend their technical documentation to remove full status from Afghanistan women, and them only.
As if that weren't enough, they then went a step further, to amend their technical documentation to remove full status from Afghanistan women, and them only.
December 12, 2024 at 4:02 AM
The ICC should be ashamed of themselves
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As far as I can tell, no-one has ever asked the ICC to explain why they chose to make this very specific amendment.
Will repeat, the ICC didn't just fail to enforce their own membership criteria, and then ignore all communication from the refugee players.
As if that weren't enough, they then went a step further, to amend their technical documentation to remove full status from Afghanistan women, and them only.
As if that weren't enough, they then went a step further, to amend their technical documentation to remove full status from Afghanistan women, and them only.
December 10, 2024 at 6:55 PM
As far as I can tell, no-one has ever asked the ICC to explain why they chose to make this very specific amendment.
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In a tournament between XIs of players born on the same day, 6th December would be a strong contender for the title:
Warren Bardsley
Cyril Washbrook
Shreyas Iyer
Peter Willey
Karun Nair
Andrew Flintoff
Ravindra Jadeja
George Street (wk)
Glenn Phillips
RP Singh
Jasprit Bumrah (c)
Warren Bardsley
Cyril Washbrook
Shreyas Iyer
Peter Willey
Karun Nair
Andrew Flintoff
Ravindra Jadeja
George Street (wk)
Glenn Phillips
RP Singh
Jasprit Bumrah (c)
December 6, 2024 at 6:55 PM
In a tournament between XIs of players born on the same day, 6th December would be a strong contender for the title:
Warren Bardsley
Cyril Washbrook
Shreyas Iyer
Peter Willey
Karun Nair
Andrew Flintoff
Ravindra Jadeja
George Street (wk)
Glenn Phillips
RP Singh
Jasprit Bumrah (c)
Warren Bardsley
Cyril Washbrook
Shreyas Iyer
Peter Willey
Karun Nair
Andrew Flintoff
Ravindra Jadeja
George Street (wk)
Glenn Phillips
RP Singh
Jasprit Bumrah (c)
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Full fixtures for the 2025 County Championship www.ecb.co.uk/news/4173590, One-Day Cup (men) www.ecb.co.uk/news/4173648, One-Day Cup (women) www.ecb.co.uk/news/4173787, Blast (men) www.ecb.co.uk/news/4171567, Blast (women) www.ecb.co.uk/news/4171529, women's County Cup www.ecb.co.uk/news/4171620....
Rothesay County Championship fixtures 2025
See all the fixtures for the 2025 Rothesay County Championship, as Surrey look to win their fourth successive title.
www.ecb.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Full fixtures for the 2025 County Championship www.ecb.co.uk/news/4173590, One-Day Cup (men) www.ecb.co.uk/news/4173648, One-Day Cup (women) www.ecb.co.uk/news/4173787, Blast (men) www.ecb.co.uk/news/4171567, Blast (women) www.ecb.co.uk/news/4171529, women's County Cup www.ecb.co.uk/news/4171620....
Molly Hide scored the first International Hundred 90 years ago today. From the Western Australian 27th November 1934 “WA Follows on” Thank you to Trove, a brilliant resource.
November 24, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Molly Hide scored the first International Hundred 90 years ago today. From the Western Australian 27th November 1934 “WA Follows on” Thank you to Trove, a brilliant resource.
On Saturday 24th November 1934, the first women’s international cricket match took place between Western Australia, captained by Jean Cameron, and Betty Archdale’s England Touring Team. The scorebook can be seen at Women’s Cricket History womenscrickethistory.org/Scores/Engla...
England Women Tour to Australia and New Zealand 1934/35 Scorebook
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November 23, 2024 at 12:37 PM
On Saturday 24th November 1934, the first women’s international cricket match took place between Western Australia, captained by Jean Cameron, and Betty Archdale’s England Touring Team. The scorebook can be seen at Women’s Cricket History womenscrickethistory.org/Scores/Engla...