WITH news agendas filled to bursting about the inequality surrounding women in our society, a rare majority over men has been achieved in that most unexpected of places –The Wisden Almanack’s Five Cricketers of the Year.
For the first time in the ‘Yellow Brick’s’ 155 years, three of the fab five are women – Heather Knight, Nat Sciver and Anya Shrubsole.
The women’s game is on the up in England and Wales and if there was a spike last season, then these three, instrumental in winning the 2017 Women’s World Cup, were mostly responsible for it. I ...