Polly Starkie
The Hundred Draft: A Positive or Negative Step for Women's Cricket?
Earlier this week, the Hundred announced that for its third edition, in 2023, it will be introducing a player draft for the Women’s...
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Polly Starkie
Nov 8, 20226 min read
2022/2023 Regional Contracts
Earlier this week, the English Cricket Board (ECB) announced their plans for increased investment in the women’s regional game. This...
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Polly Starkie
Nov 2, 20221 min read
2022/2023 England Women’s Cricket Contracts
The list of contracts for 2022/2023: Tammy Beaumont (Lightning) Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers) Katherine Brunt (Northern Diamonds) Alice...
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Polly Starkie
Oct 18, 20223 min read
No Vipers in a World Cup Side…Now That's a Change!
One of the first things that came to mind when seeing the squad for the inaugural Women’s U19 T20 World Cup in South Africa was how...
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Polly Starkie
Oct 2, 20225 min read
A Whistle-stop Tour of the English Summer
There’s something quite exciting about the first cricket game of the season. In the case of many women’s cricket fans, it’s the process...
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Polly Starkie
Sep 27, 202239 min read
A Study into the Development of Women’s Cricket in England
Introduction Men’s cricket. A game of leather and wood. A game that lasts from a few hours to a few days, affected by cloud formations...
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Polly Starkie
May 6, 20229 min read
2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup Preview
With the season starting and a summer of cricket stretching ahead, I though I would preview the eight regional teams and who to look out...
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Polly Starkie
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Hundred 2022: Squads
Today saw the announcement of a large amount of signings for the 2022 season of the Hundred. A few weeks ago, there was the much...
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Polly Starkie
Feb 22, 20224 min read
The Hundred 2022: Retained Players
Today has been full of shocks and surprises — good and bad. The retained players from each team for the Hundred 2022 was announced...
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Polly Starkie
Jan 19, 20228 min read
England: An Ashes Preview
A few weeks ago, a 17- strong England side was announced ahead of the multi format Ashes starting on 20th January in Adelaide. The tour...
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Polly Starkie
Jan 1, 20227 min read
2021: A Women’s Cricket Review
What a year for women’s cricket. I feel as if we often say this, maybe a similar feeling was present after the successful campaign from...
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