ANALYSIS: Former greats call for ICC to hand back control of women's cricket
Momentum has been building over the past couple of years for a revival of the women's traditional format, with a chorus of players expressing their desire to play it on a more regular basis.and in the same breath spoke about the legacy of men's tests,
Under the governance of women — whether it be their individual committees or the International Women's Cricket Council — test cricket thrived. These leading countries played 192 women's test matches up to the amalgamation of the ICC in April 2005. Since then, India has had a fractured relationship with test cricket, playing just eight tests and facing two extended absences from the format altogether.
Thompson's international career spanned from 1972 to 1985 during which she played 16 tests with best figures of 5/33. The move was thought to be groundbreaking, encouraging England and Australia to follow, before the ICC did the same and made it mandatory for all of its members. An independent report conducted in 2016 forced the NZC to admit it had neglected the women's game, and change was implemented to see women appointed in more administration roles within the domestic pathways and at the head of the sport.
He argues that even though the separate women's committees didn't have an abundance of money to play with back in the day, they were still able to make significant progress.
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