Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Where it all began . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preparing for the match. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The first innings for women's cricket. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Post-match fallout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Off the field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Women's rights and men's wrongs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 A second innings for Sandhurst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Post-match wind-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 All out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 The maidens over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Endnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

About the Author

Louise Zedda-Sampson is a Melbourne-based writer, researcher and award-nominated editor. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, magazines and anthologies and she has co-edited two anthologies. Her research articles on cricket in the 1800s have been published in The Yorker.