BBC - England cricket greats Nat and Katherine Sciver-Brunt

They are certainly both greats of womens cricket..

exceptional performances for their country over many years and both World Cup winners..

do we not afford the term 'greats' to female sportswomen ?

*female sports people (though in light of some modern events it may have been the appropriate term)

What I know about Cricket wouldn't fill the back of a stamp but Cricket is probably one of the worst sports for Women to play and worst for spectators to watch as you have to generate a lot of power to hit sixes which is the most aesthetically pleasing part of the game and the biggest selling point for a broadcaster, women bowlers are slower and subsequently the batters can generate even less power with deliveries to hit balls further, men also have faster reactions times according to studies (hunter gatherer instincts) making contact with the ball more often. I have read some women can hit big but fours and sixes must be way down on the stats in comparison to the men in general.

This lack of explosive action is why women's cricket never has and never will take off despite Sky's push. People see men's football and cricket and then they watch the women's game and the comedown in power, speed and explosiveness is too much for them and it's a turn off. In women's tennis however, whilst there is the same biological draw backs, because the sport is played in such a confined area the differences in speed and power are far less noticeable than in cricket and therefore, negligible. Which is why it's the biggest women's sport on the planet and why women's football is not, pitch is too big for them, goals are too big for them.

A lot of people don't like listening women footballers on men's football shows because the top level of the women game wouldn't have been even be good enough to beat a team at the lowest level of the men's pyramid so when they are relaying their experiences on mens shows talking about the pressure moments they faced in their careers etc (in front of 600 people on average), you cannot buy into it. You can when they are on women's shows talking about women's football which is where they should stay. Women's presenters and pitch side reporters are perfectly ok, women's commentators are not, high pitch voices are not suitable for fast flowing action at all, another turn off. Can you express this basic, common sense opinion on TV today without being called a Misogynist, no, so nobody does about from Joey Barton.

In short box ticking is ruining a lot of people's viewing pleasure.

Kind Regards.

Just as with tennis the standards are not remotely comparable but Womens's cricket is perfectly watchable if you enjoy cricket and having only been professional for a very short period of time is still ascending a steep improvement curve.
Attendances and viewing figures are certainly improving year on year not just in England but crucially in cricket's biggest market (Asia)..

Having seen the crowds for most WTA matches outside of the majors I'd have more concerns for the interest levels of that.

I'm not mocking it, just passing an objective viewpoint based on limited knowledge of the game, heavily populated Asian countries like India doesn't really reflect the fact that it's a not a popular game globally like Tennis is which reaches every country in the world, it's not just WTA matches outside of slams it is also ATP that don't have full crowds, but that is because 90% of tennis matches are played during the week, during working hours for most people, with only semi's and finals on a weekend, slams attract more tourists to the events so they are filled more easily and people book time off work to watch Wimbledon etc.

Totally accept cricket isn't a global game and that will always place some limitation on ultimate growth although with t20 format (a mixed blessing) now being played in over 100 countries including sizeable ones like USA, China there is more growth potential of both womens and mens game than there would have been previously.

I'd honestly not have any idea what an average wta tournament's viewing figures are but even inclusively it must be pretty low in world sports terms..
in this country it was hidden away on amazon prime for a few years and the vast majority of the population probably didn't even notice.

Nat has a shot named after her.

Not many afforded that honour.