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.