New format shows how women’s game has grown, says Adams

By Rachel Steinberg

GEORGIA ADAMS didn’t know it was possible to play elite women’s cricket until she was 13 years of age.It certainly wasn’t a case of being unfamiliar with the sport, or a bat-wielding black sheep in a family of footballers.In 2004, Adams’ dad, Sussex captain Chris Adams, was named one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year.While astonishing, the now- 27-year-old Georgia, says the lack of visibility for the women’s game meant even girlswith the privilege of pedigree were left in the dark.It’s something Adams believes wil...

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