Cricket: Charlotte Edwards has high hopes for Women’s County Championship

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England captain Charlotte Edwards is hopeful the success of the international team will increase crowds at Women’s County Championship matches.

“I think the game’s certainly on the up. The next step for us is to get more interest in county cricket,” Edwards she told BBC Radio Kent.

“I hope people will support our County Championship, which would be a sign the game is growing.

Earlier this month, England and Kent skipper Edwards became only the second woman to be named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year. In an 18-year international career, the 34 year old has won five Ashes series, and in 2009 led England to victory in both the World Cup and the World Twenty20.

On the domestic front, hermteam Kent will begin their campaign against Yorkshire this weekend.

Lizzie Flint, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine

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