WOMEN IN CRICKET I need your help. I'm making a short doc about the barriers to female participation in cricket. 1) What are the biggest obstacles (often teenage) girls in cricket face? 2) What changes could be made to make it more inclusive? Please RT! #journorequest

I've seen this a few times, but none with such a sharp deflection!

Don't usually talk about my health on Twitter, but just for the people who ask if you know someone who's had Covid, I have Covid. It sucks, do not recommend 🤒

also also, women's tennis should be best of five

The England and Wales Cricket Board official guidance for tomorrow, day 1 of Championship games. If the teams agree play will be 3 90min sessions to end at 4.30pm. Time to be made up over days 2, 3 and 4. Minimum of 1 drinks break per session & umpires can halt play at any point to protect players.

okay twitter

Surely this can't have happened too many times before right?

Great to see that my local club Harrow Town CC has been promoted for the second year running! A phenomenal achievement.

I seriously don't understand why many fans (and even some respected commentators) object to the "mankad". If a batter is backing up illegally, what is a bowler supposed to do? Wait patiently while they score free runs? Run them out, all of them!

We are recruiting for 2 studies University of Brighton 👇👇 Study 1: Trans men, trans women, cis men, cis women. 1 visit, trans athletes must have had 1+ years hormone therapy Study 2: Trans men, trans women, non-binary starting hormone treatment. 4 visits, 0, 3, 6, and 12 months post

It doesn't matter how out you think it looked. Move on.

Thanks to everyone who supported the introduction of a diversity and inclusion officer tonight at the MCCL Umpires' panel. I think it will make a big difference.

Ever wanted to be an Umpire Tutor, well now’s your opportunity. Full details contained in the link below. As Delia Smith once said ‘Where are you? Where are you? Let’s be having you. Come on’ app.beapplied.com/apply/vaf5d2rb…

scenes !!

"When the principal value of sport is physical dominance, those who are not physically dominant are not of value" – Benjamin Carr, Researcher at ISSUL , on identifying and combating gender-based violence in sport #CoE4Sport #IWD2023

you have to laugh sometimes

Great to finally meet one of my umpiring idols Suzanne Redfern MBE, a fantastic official and a lovely person to boot! Also featuring @wcb_disability's amazing scorer and Warks umpire and legendary LGBT organizer Robert Evans

Well, this was a short match.