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Women's cricket

neville cardus

International Debutant
Enjoyed the final, but I do wish they wouldn't bring in the boundaries. There are plenty of male cricketers who haven't the strength or the knack for six-hitting, and they get on just fine. No need to patronise the women. It can be a totally different game if we let it, all about touch and placement and running. Nothing wrong with that.
 

cnerd123

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I also don't know why they must use a lighter ball. 14 grams isn't making that big a difference

They should be allowed to play under the same conditions as the men, I agree
 

TheJediBrah

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I also don't know why they must use a lighter ball. 14 grams isn't making that big a difference

They should be allowed to play under the same conditions as the men, I agree
I didn't even know they did that. Seems stupid. It really is patronising.
 

Daemon

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It's not really the weight of the ball, it's the size. Women tend to have smaller hands which I would imagine makes it harder to bowl spin.

If you've ever bowled with one of those smaller balls you'll notice you can bowl a fair bit faster too. It's definitely needed imo, moreso at the domestic and youth level.
 

cnerd123

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It's not really the weight of the ball, it's the size. Women tend to have smaller hands which I would imagine makes it harder to bowl spin.

If you've ever bowled with one of those smaller balls you'll notice you can bowl a fair bit faster too. It's definitely needed imo, moreso at the domestic and youth level.
Is it needed to make the game possible to play, or needed for making it better to watch?

I'm fairly certain it was decided to use the smaller ball for the latter, not the former. Same with smaller boundaries.
 

TheJediBrah

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It's not really the weight of the ball, it's the size. Women tend to have smaller hands which I would imagine makes it harder to bowl spin.

If you've ever bowled with one of those smaller balls you'll notice you can bowl a fair bit faster too. It's definitely needed imo, moreso at the domestic and youth level.
Some men have smaller hands too. A few of the little Sri Lankan and Bangladeshis would have smaller hands then a lot of the women IMO.

You ***ist pig




not srs
 

Daemon

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Some men have smaller hands too. A few of the little Sri Lankan and Bangladeshis would have smaller hands then a lot of the women IMO.
True. Explains why they're so terrible.

There should be a study on hand size and cricketing prowess.
 

vcs

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Women need to improve their running between the wickets (maybe it's just the Indians). Saw so many instances where there'd be an easy 2 or 3 on offer and they'd settle for one.
 

Marius

International Debutant
Also enjoyed the final, only watched the last ten overs or so of India's innings but really enjoyed it.

Apropos of nothing, my mother played for the Transvaal women's team in the late '60s/early '70s.
 

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