CA has formed the Cricket Women Recognition Working Group to address inequalities in sport
Cricket Australia has celebrated International Women’s Day by pledging to address gender imbalances in the game, including the lack of images of female cricketers across the country.
The governing body said there were 73 images or images of male cricketers in Australia compared to any women, but that imbalance would soon be slightly reduced by pieces commissioned for both fields. most famous in the country.
The SCG, which has life-size bronze images of local cricket heroes Stan McCabe, Steve Waugh and Richie Benaud, will present an image of female cricket this year.
Another artwork was commissioned for MCG to commemorate last year’s T20 World Cup final, which attracted 86,174 fans to the venue.
“We are committed to challenging ourselves to continue to address gender inequality across our game,” Cricket Australia interim chief executive Nick Hockley said in a press release. to present so many challenges since that day, and it is now more important than ever that we push for equality in cricket and continue with the movement established before the pandemic. “
Cricket Australia has created a “Cricket Women Recognition Working Group” which, among other projects, will decide the subject of SCG sculpture.
“This is going to be an unbelievable list to choose from,” Australian working group and vice-captain Rachael Haynes told reporters in front of Benaud’s image at the SCG.
“Just for a player who has been involved for a long time, it will be great to walk into a stadium like the SCG and be able to walk past some of the heroes on the way. .
“I look forward to learning about our history and the contribution some of these female players have made. “