Women have taken up cricket in massive numbers over the past few years, and the sport's governing body wants to make it the number one choice for Aussie girls.
Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy have become household names thanks to their starring roles for Australia, and the Women's Big Bash League becoming a summer fixture.Cricket Australia's new program aims to make cricket the first-choice sports for girls aged 9-12With events like the WBBL and, cricket's popularity has been attracting women and girls like never before.
The program aims to make cricket the first-choice sport for girls aged 9-12 — and at least top three for girls 4-8 — while increasing the number of female coaches and creating positive club environments that encourage female participation. Facilities are also a problem, with most being built years ago when fewer women were playing team sports.Clark said a welcoming environment was so important to attracting girls at a club — everything from the names on the honour board, to the pictures on the walls, to the person who greets you when you are signing up.
Australia's dominance in all formats of the game and the emergence of the WBBL has put women's cricket in front of more eyeballs than ever before.
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