Forty four years after the inaugural women’s World Cup, Francis Kelly speaks to one of the greats, Enid Bakewell

In full flow: A graceful Enid Bakewell was a key player as England put women’s cricket on the map in the 70s
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Enid Bakewell pauses for a moment as she casts her mind back to 1973. It’s the first cricket World Cup and she has hit the century in the final match that leads England to win the tournament in front of a jubilant home crowd.
“I’ll be honest, I can’t remember how many they [Australia] scored in that game,” ...