Womens cricket

Women aren't as competitive and we don't want them to be, I love them just being women

Womens boxing?? seriously? what kind of man can sit there and find 2 women punching each other in the face attractive?

Getting sick of starting to read a sports item on BBC website - only to discover it is women's or disabled.

The problem is, when you see women's sports you immediately compare it to the equivilent men's sports rather than taking it for what it is, it's always going to be less fast and furious and therefore in most people's eyes, less entertaining.

Never seen women's cricket but I'm guessing there are far fewer 6's hit? or even 4's ? guessing the crowds aren't big, they struggle to get a couple of thousands for women's football.

women's tennis v popular however.

don't see a reason why women can't compete with men in the darts unless there's an obvious quality gap? idk I don't watch darts. Snooker as well, that'd increase interest, forumla 1 too.

I get caught out with women's sports stories as well on the bbc red button, there's no indication with the story title it'll be women related but then you click on it and it is, have to admit I do tut and return to the previous page.

But how else are they suppose to promote women's sport, half the population are women and it does encourage them to be more active so all good really.

I only ever watch it to see if there are any bouncers! I tend not to watch females sports in general because some of them are Lebanese!

Do you really want to see Snake Bite Wright or Van Gerwen without their shirts on??

I like the women playing rugby - very enthusiastic

and they SWEAR!!  Oh yes!!! and the presenters are always apologising for it and it just makes me laugh.

But the women are keen on the game.

-1 for football and rugby as well

Sorry but if you put the womens England team up against the men they'd absolutely thrashed and injured

Can't believe people want to test it ffs

you guys need to be careful the feminist brigade will have this forum shut down.

as a female nothing worse to see grown men men diving and faking injury so poorly its pathetic.a little touch in the face and roll about like a sniper shot them.Women fake it so more convincingly

i am amazed no one has come on here yet and claim all women in team sports are lesbian

personally not interested if they are or not. It's their sports prowess (or not) i am interested in

should have said team sport.the grunting makes me laugh in the tennis whats that all about????

"I tend not to watch females sports in general because some of them are Lebanese!" Timed at 16.05

Sarah Taylor, the England women's wicket-keeper batsman, has broken into what was previously a jealously-guarded male preserve by becoming the first woman to play Australian first grade cricket. She gatecrashed what reputedly has been one of the last bastions of the macho Australian male by making her debut for Northern Districts in the South Australian Premier Competition on Saturday.

Not all statisticians seem entirely happy to let a Pom to take the accolade, with references also made to a T20 match in Victoria once played by Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who stepped down as coach of the Australian women's team in May, but Taylor's achievement in being selected for a two-day game will gain universal recognition.

SACA Premier Cricket is a two-day competition and represents the highest level of cricket played in South Australia outside first-class cricket.

Taylor took on keeping duties and was scheduled to bat at No 8 for Northern Districts - aka the Jets - in the first match of the 2015-2016 season against Port Adelaide Magpies at the Salisbury Oval, alongside players such as South Australia and Leicestershire's Mark Cosgrove and the former Hampshire batsman Joe Gatting - nephew of ex-England captain Mike Gatting.

She joined a list of players that includes former Australian Test cricketers Darren Lehman and Ryan Harris to have represented Northern Districts CC in this competition.

Taylor went to Brighton College, the same school as the former England wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, who said her catching talents were immediately apparent. She is particularly talented standing up to the stumps and has been advocated at times as worthy of a match in English county cricket. Mike Selvey, cricket correspondent of The Guardian has championed her as unique: the only women's cricketer he has ever seen with all the attributes to play at first-class level.

"I'm really excited about this opportunity - it's completely unexpected and offers another new challenge and environment for me to test my skills against some very strong cricketers. I had no idea that I would be the first woman to play at this level in Australia, but I am sure that I won't be the last. I have grown up playing boys cricket at Brighton College and more recently in the ECB men's premier league for Walmley CC, so I am used to playing with the guys."

Taylor will also feature in the Women's Big Bash for Adelaide Strikers and is also currently playing 50-over state cricket for the Breezair SA Scorpions in the Women's National Cricket League.

The sight of women playing in what was traditionally men-only cricket has gradually become more common in England over the past 20 years. Earlier this year England women's fast bowler Kate Cross became the first woman to play in the Central Lancashire League, one of the country's most reputable and traditional leagues.

when i played golf i played a couple games with jenny lee smith who was pretty highly
ranked in european ladies golf at the time.

she was a very good player,  certainly as good as the top amateurs at our club.

"I tend not to watch females sports in general because some of them are Lebanese!" Timed at 16.05

yes I agree with that slicer

Donny; wasn't Sarah Taylor going to keep wicket for Essex (men) at one stage? Her & Charlotte Edwards took the womens game into what is now the pro period. My contention is that said pro period wont last unless there is a vast amount of improvement in the womens game. A lot of women all over the world play cricket to a decent enough standard, but they are few and far between when included in teams. The standard of fitness is a major issue for me. It is not unusual to see 5 or 6 in a pro side palpably unfit. I've watched womens cricket for some time now and it is not improving; in fact it's getting worse. If they keep moving the boundary rope up they will soon be playing to a 25 metre boundary. Funnily enough, Donny i was watching the Aussie womens big bash the other week when i decided i'd had enough.

given to what nellie had said previously, s i had to read what you just posted 3 times very carefully

baph

the mens game in uk is struggling bar internationals and t20

womens cricket has very little to beat crowdwise, but wont get
established without a cash injection somewhere

id rather watch proper cricket myself, and county champ
div 2 is a difficult watch at durham.

might be an idea to get some women in to county games to get
some interest back in the game!

i do have some good news on Durham though Donny; The Durhamites have just won their match on Only Connect

unfortunately not. Very clever team though