The England batter turned national selector speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about the thrill of taking on Australia, the added pressure that came with professionalism and her unexpected Test debut at the age of 17
PART 1 SEEING IS BELIEVING
As a cricket-mad kid, Lydia Greenway would spend her summers watching her father play at Hayes CC in Kent. Aged just 10, she helped set up a women’s side at the club and her love for the game rapidly grew when she was taken to watch the England women’s side play at nearby Beckenham.
I played boys’ cricket, and I loved playing boy...