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The Call for Papers for our 2027 conference is LIVE!
We'll be heading to Old Trafford on 18 Feb.
If you've got research into cricket that you'd like to share, we'd love to hear from you!
idrottsforum.org/call-for-pa…fford-cricket-ground-february-18-2027-call-ends-november-20-2026/
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Register for our FREE webinar on Scottish Women's Cricket - uncovering hidden histories on Tues 22 September 7-8pm.
Share your experiences, brainstorm research ideas and hear from one of the players from the first European Championships Team in 2001.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-…
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I was honoured to be invited onto BBC TMS last weekend to talk about my book, The Women in Whites: A History of Women's Cricket in England.
The interview is still available for a few hours, so do have a listen here if you missed it (3.29 onwards):
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030x…
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*Windrush Cricket* with *£5 discount* and *free postage* (signed or unsigned, as per preference) are available directly from the author: pls email [email protected] if you'd like to receive a copy.
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"I became a detective in women’s cricket and found treasure in an old Lancashire cowshed."
The Women in Whites is out on 1 June! waterstones.com/book/the-wom…
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Video recording now available on our YouTube channel:
WEBINAR: "Building Leadership in English Cricket"
youtube.com/watch?v=PsHxb3qb…
Leadership will shape the future of English cricket:
🏏Join us on 21 May, 2pm BST, for a webinar on Building Leadership in English Cricket
🏏Featuring John Swannick, former Leics CEO Sean Jarvis, & John Neal
🏏We’ll discuss governance, investment & sustainable growth
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IYCMI - here is a recording of this week's Cricket Research Network webinar on Cricket and Sustainability.
Lots of interesting discussion about various aspects of this very important topic!
youtube.com/watch?v=CDp0XyTu…
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Zoom book launch 12pm US (Eastern) / 5pm UK / 9:30pm India WEDNESDAY 13 May No prep required, all participation welcome, listening in equally fine! Super simple sign-up here (just click RSVP): nacbs.org/event-details/wind…. Hope you can join, and feel free to forward.
🏏🌍 WEBINAR: How can cricket become more sustainable?
Join us on 13 May at 7pm BST for a panel on Cricket & Sustainability, organised with PASIC and The Centre for Sustainable Design at @UniCreativeArts
Topics include:
🏏 Bamboo cricket bat innovation
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🧵 Sustainable women’s cricket clothing
♻️ Designing for circularity in sport
Featuring: • @mcharter1 • Dr Lilian Sanchez-Moreno • Dr @DarshilUShah • Leigh Burns @lacunasportsuk
DM us for the link!
#Cricket #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #SportsInnovation
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We're excited to invite you to TWO webinars this May 🏏👇
📅 13 May, 7pm BST
🌍 Cricket and Sustainability
Circular design, bamboo cricket bats & sustainable cricket clothing.
#Cricket #SportsResearch #Sustainability #Leadership
📅 21 May, 2pm BST
🧠 Building Leadership in English Cricket
Exploring leadership, governance and the future growth of the game.
DM us for links to attend.
#Cricket #SportsResearch #Sustainability #Leadership
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So grateful to London's IHR Black British History Seminar for giving me the chance to speak about my new book, Windrush Cricket: lnkd.in/gyygw5sp. If you are in London on Thursday 7 May at 5:30pm, please do come along! history.ac.uk/news-events/ev… @ti_blackbritain @bhmuk
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New investigation by Jack Kerr and myself on how shady offshore betting companies linked to porn are exploiting women’s cricket for @playthegame_org
@CricketAcademic
playthegame.org/news/from-po…
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"Ignoring the symptoms of illness isn't optimistic, though. It's dumb. And what Collins does here is diagnose and, to an extent, suggest cures" | ✍️ @GeorgeDobell1
thecricketer.com/Topics/prem…
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What does language, culture, and social practice tell us about how "imperially-minded" Britons on the WW2 Home Front were?
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Our latest episode is now live, thanks to the amazing team over at @CricketAcademic who held their highly successful conference over the weekend at Hughes Hall in Cambridge.
You can listen now via the link below & or where you get our podcasts ⬇️
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The Keynote from #CRN2026 has now been released on the @SportinHistory1 #podcast! Happy listening!
@SprtinHistory @BritSportHisSoc
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@ICC @ICCMediaComms @ECB_cricket @WomenSportTrust @bestcricstories @crickether @imfemalecricket @cricket_broken
Our Keynote panel focused on the @ICC Women's #T20WC2026, involving @L_Twistle @RafNicholson @MacleodLK moderated expertly by @tjaldred. Fantastic conversation touching on legacy, pathways, counties, media, governance, ambition and hope for the game! @SportinHistory1 #CRN2026
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#OutAndAbout continued with a day full of surprises at the third @CricketAcademic Research Network Conference #CRN2026
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@AKohli18 @ReidDr1 @L_Twistle @tjaldred @MacleodLK @ross_ensor @kieranholly98 @rlwjones @shubhamjain224 @sross52055