IF ENGLAND star Tammy Beaumont needed any more convincing of the flourishing of women’s cricket, then her winter in Australia provided another tantalising glimpse of its potential.
Late last year, during England’s Ashes series draw against Australia, a record crowd of 12,665 flocked to Brisbane’s Allan Border Field for an inaugural day/night Test, with 29,158 people in attendance at the seven matches overall.
Once the battle for the Ashes was done and dusted, Beaumont then drank in the spectacle of the Women’s Big Bash League as she reached the semi-finals with the Adelaide Strikers.
The Strikers may have fallen to eventual champions Sydney Sixers but being given equal billing with their male compatriots, who won their corresponding BBL title, was just one of the inspirational elements of the 26-year-old’s spell Down Under.
“In Adelaide, they have a motto of: ‘one club, two teams’ and that’s certainly how it is,” said Beaumont. “The Women’s Big Bash is really exciting to be involved in. You’re getting big crowds coming in all the time and with the coverage of it, you can see there’s a big fanbase and a big market for it.
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