Women’s cricket so far has been free of all the grime and shenanigans that big money invariably brings to sport. There’s been a freshness, almost an innocence, about the England team’s game, which is no way belied by their ability to bowl killing 77mph yorkers à la Shrubby, or to smash the ball out of the ground like Tammy Beaumont, or to have the cat-fast stumping reflexes of Sarah Taylor. But the money has to come in to expand the game for tomorrow’s young women. I accept that.
So perhaps Sunday’s glorious final (Victory for England cricketers in Women’s World Cup, 25 July) is the last time this kind of innocence will be felt. I suppose it’s not different really to a child growing up. Our sweetest memories are of them when young. As at Lord’s.
Allan Friswell
Cowling, North Yorkshire
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