| Women’s cricket is a form of cricket that is | | | | cricket now started its development and in 2006 top |
| played by Women. Today it is a very known | | | | ten nations of cricket played total of thirty two One |
| phenomenon to most cricket lovers but very few | | | | Day International matches and three test matches. |
| people know that history of women cricket can be | | | | And that year also saw the debut of Women’s |
| traced back to days in the Victorian Age. The first | | | | Cricket of the Year award at the annual ICC awards |
| Women’s Cricket Association was found in 1926 | | | | and Karen Rolton was the first one to pick this |
| in England and the first Women’s Cricket recored | | | | trophy. The development in Women’s cricket |
| match was played between the England team and | | | | was really beyond traditional boundaries and really has |
| the Rest at Leicester in 1933. After that the | | | | been encouraging. These led to number of events |
| women’s cricket team took a tour to Australia in | | | | where Women’s Cricket was played in different |
| 1934. Thus started the era of women’s cricket. | | | | parts of the world. The encouraging integration |
| But those were test matches that were being | | | | between Member’s cricket boards and the role |
| played. The Women's One-day Internationals first | | | | of ICC really helped the sport to reach its pinnacle |
| started in 1973 and that very year the first | | | | that it enjoys today. |
| Women’s Cricket World Cup Competition was | | | | The first Women’s World Cup was staged in |
| held. Ironically Women’s Cricket World Cup was | | | | Sydney in March 2009 and this was the first |
| held two years before the Men’s Cricket World | | | | women’s world cup that would be played under |
| Cup. The International Women’s Cricket Council | | | | the sponsorship of ICC after it has merged with it. |
| was formed in 1958 by England, Australia, New | | | | Besides organizing the cricket of women with such |
| Zealand, The Netherlands, and South Africa and later | | | | development and merging into ICC, there have been |
| included India, Sri Lanka and others. | | | | developments in the rules and regulations in the |
| Since then Women’s cricket kept its rhyhtm | | | | game. Though many don’t know but |
| alive but till 2005 they were not officially under the | | | | Women’s Cricket teams were the first to play |
| unbrella of ICC. The Women’s cricket became | | | | Twenty20 cricket in 2004. Today Women’s |
| officially intergrated with men’s cricket under the | | | | cricket is also a promising career like Men’s |
| umbrella of the ICC in 2005. This feat came after the | | | | cricket, though the sport has to go miles yet, but the |
| eight Women’s World Cup in South Africa which | | | | half journey of it has really been promising. |
| was won by Australia. Women’s cricket today is | | | | Summary: History of women cricket can be traced |
| more organized and the sport is expanding day by | | | | back to days in the Victorian Age. The International |
| day. With domestic women’s cricket being | | | | Women’s Cricket Council was formed in 1958 by |
| started in Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, the | | | | England, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and |
| women’s cricket is now almost prevalent in all | | | | South Africa. The Women’s cricket became |
| men’s cricket dominant countries. | | | | officially intergrated with men’s cricket under the |
| After the official integration with ICC, Women’s | | | | umbrella of the ICC in 2005. |