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Cricket's Forgotten Daughters

Cricket's Forgotten Daughters

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Before the men lifted their first World Cup in 1975, the women had already done it in 1973. Yet that story was quietly forgotten.

This episode of Cricktake revisits the rise, neglect, and revival of women’s cricket - from Rachael Heyhoe Flint’s pioneering World Cup to the WPL’s packed stadiums and Australia’s blueprint for professionalization. We explore how gender-bland sexism, selective memory, and structural bias shaped the sport’s past, and ask a simple question that still echoes today:

When will women’s cricket truly be seen as equal and not exceptional?


00:07 - Introduction: The story cricket forgot

02:16 - Segment 1: The Forgotten Past - 1973, erasure, and the gendered narrative

12:54 - Segment 2: The Present - WPL, visibility vs. equity, and lived realities

30:28 - Segment 3: What’s Next - Australia’s blueprint, India’s breakout, and the global roadmap


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