By Bruce Talbot
With Ashes fever having gripped the nation this summer the interest in cricket has been noticeable at a time the game is enjoying consistent growth, particularly in women’s cricket.
Counties across the country have set up opportunities for more people to engage in cricket, with the Sussex Cricket Foundation’s Crawley Urban Plan a prime example of how the game is opening its doors to welcome more people.
When the project was launched two years ago there was not a single recognised female team in Crawley, but two years on there are three age-group sides, two softball teams and ...