Cricket East

Ahead of the 2019 cricket season, a new social media campaign is being launched aiming to get more county cricket supporters watching their women’s team. The campaign will centre around getting fans to attend a women’s match on one specific “Women’s County Cricket Day”, Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.

The aim of the new campaign is to promote women’s county cricket to a wider audience and to encourage cricket lovers across the country to get out and discover a part of the game they may not know much about.

The campaign will be launched on Twitter on 25 March via a dedicated account (@WomensCricDay), using the hashtag #YourCounty. Cricket fans up and down the country will be encouraged to discover the hidden gem that is women’s county cricket by attending their nearest match on Monday 6th May.

England stars such as Heather Knight (Berkshire), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire) and Anya Shrubsole (Somerset) are likely to be in action on the Bank Holiday Monday, using it as a chance to hone their skills ahead of this summer’s Women’s Ashes.

The campaign is being run as a joint venture through the combined efforts of various individual women’s cricket supporters, and the following cricket websites and blogs: www.crickether.com (Twitter - @crickether), www.womens-cricket.blogspot.com (Twitter - @WomensCricBlog) and www.womenscricket.net (Twitter - @DonMiles13).

Former England captain Charlotte Edwards said: “This is a brilliant campaign and something I really support.”

“It’s important we raise awareness of women’s county cricket, and hopefully as a result we’ll get more cricket lovers watching and following their local counties.”

Raf Nicholson, Editor of CRICKETher.com, said: “Women’s county cricket produces the England stars of the future, but often very few people know that these matches are taking place.”

“The men’s county calendar for 2019 has seen a drastic reduction in the amount of weekend cricket available to followers of the game, but women’s county matches will be taking place every Sunday and Bank Holiday during May and June.”

“We want to encourage cricket followers to take this great opportunity to get out there and support their county.”

Questions about the campaign should be addressed in the first instance to Richard Clark (womenscountycricket@outlook.com).

A full list of women’s county fixtures for Monday 6th May is below. All matches are scheduled to start at 11am.

Division 1:
Hampshire v Yorkshire - Totton and Eling Cricket Club, Southern Gardens, Totton, Southampton SO40 8RW

Kent v Warwickshire - Kent County Cricket Club, Beckenham, Worsley Bridge Rd, Beckenham BR3 1DR

Surrey v Lancashire - Guildford Cricket Club, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Rd, Guildford GU1 4RP

Sussex v Nottinghamshire - Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Lewes Rd, Brighton BN1 9PW

Division 2:
Berkshire v Worcestershire - North Maidenhead Cricket Club, Summerleaze Rd, Maidenhead SL6 8SP

Devon v Wales - North Devon Cricket Club, 8 Sandhills, Instow, Bideford EX39 4LF

Somerset v Durham - Taunton Vale Sports Club, Gipsy Lane, Taunton TA2 6L

Division 3:
Cumbria v Leicestershire - TBC

Derbyshire v Scotland - Marehay Cricket Club, Warmwells Ln, Ripley DE5 8JB

Northumberland v Lincolnshire - Stocksfield Cricket Club, Main Road, Stocksfield NE43 7NN

Cambridgeshire v Netherlands - Bluntisham Cricket Club, Mill Lane, Bluntisham PE28 3LR

Norfolk v Northamptonshire - Cromer Cricket Club, Cromer NR27 0AU

Suffolk v Hertfordshire - Copdock and Old Ipswichian Cricket Club, Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich IP8 3JN

Cornwall v Gloucestershire - Roche CC, Trezaise Road, Roche PL26 8HD

Dorset v Oxfordshire - Hamworthy Sports Club, Magna Road, Bournemouth BH21 3AP

Wiltshire v Buckinghamshire - TBC