Women's cricket

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/women-s-cricket

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the type of sport?Team bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players
2. What is the players per team?11 players on the field
3. Why do women use a slightly smaller ball?The ball is a little smaller to fit the physical strengths and playing styles of female athletes, making the game fair and fun.
4. When did women first play cricket?The first recorded game of women playing cricket was on July 26, 1745, in England.

Test Cricket: The longest format of cricket, played over multiple days with no limit on overs.
List A Cricket: A category of limited-overs cricket, typically played in one-day matches with a set number of overs.
Commonwealth Nations: A group of 56 member states, most of which are former territories of the British Empire, where cricket is popular.