Hadspen women levelling the field

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Hadspen Cricket Club has fielded two female teams this season.

By David Claridge

THERE IS a strong female following at the Hadspen Cricket Club this season as they have fielded two teams, the only club to do so in the TCL. Both teams are fighting hard to climb the Female T20 Boom ladder, after round seven both have taken around 20 wickets and have scored almost 600 runs each. Club President, Corey Martin has praised the clubs’ eight teams this season – all making finals contention at the point of printing.

‘We’ve got lots of new players. The club is continuing on with its inclusive trend to provide a platform for most players,’ he said.

‘There is also a lot happening in the background. Off-field we achieved a ‘levelling the playing field’ grant to create another changeroom and storage facilities to help us with the growing numbers.’ Corey spoke about one of the highlight matches of the season, the 2018–19 grand final rematch against Longford in round 3. ‘We also finished runner up to Longford in the T20 final in Premier league. We were disappointed to lose it, but we took a lot out of it. Losing by 28 runs, and being reigning 40-overs premiers, we want to retain our title come March.’