France women's national cricket team

France
Association France Cricket
International Cricket Council
ICC status Affiliate member (1987)
Associate member (1998)
ICC region ICC Europe
As of 13 August 2007

The France women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of France in international Women's cricket matches. They became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1998, having previously been an affiliate member since 1987.[1]

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between France women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[2]

History

According to old stories found in the national archives that mention of a cricket match in 1478 in Liettres near Saint Omer, so typically British sport was born in France. Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 are the only edition of Olympic games when cricket was played. France were the hosts and lost to England in the final."[3]

Women's Cricket in France

In May 2011, "Coupe de France Féminine" has been established as part of a continuing commitment to the women's game in France. The first ever representative France women's team, les "Dames de France" played against Jersey Ladies (2011, Saumur and 2013, Jersey).[4] Creation of an Indoor Women's National Championship is the newest development, involving four teams over four tournaments in 2013.

Older women too play in some clubs alongside their male counterparts, but efforts are now being specifically directed to involving women of all ages in the sport as part of the high priority being given to the development of women's cricket.[5]

See also

Association France Cricket

References

  1. ↑ "Cricket France". Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Cricket history in France". Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "JERSEY WOMEN IN FRANCE 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Women's Cricket in France". Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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