Since 2018, Girls teams have increased from 20 teams to 89 teams across the country, a growth of 345%. Women’s teams have grown in the same period from 20 to 125 teams which is a 525% growth.
There has also been a huge increase in All Stars and Dynamos participation. All Stars has grown from 529 girls to 973 girls and Dynamos from 680 girls to 732 girls, which is the largest growth in the UK.
In Wales, there are 52 clubs (28%) with a girls’ section and 91 clubs (48%) with a women’s section.
Girls club membership has grown since 2018 from 804 members to 3,014, a 274% increase, while women’s membership has grown from 150 to 1,794 members, a growth of 1,096%.
Glamorgan and Cricket Wales Head of Women & Girls’ Cricket, Aimee Rees, added: “As a country we are proud to lead the way with All Star and Dynamo participation for females.
“Girls having the opportunity to take up the sport at such a young age and being encouraged to progress through the different pathways is something that didn’t exist until recently.
“There is now a dedicated pathway for girls and there is a possibility of becoming a professional cricketer if young girls embrace the opportunities available to them, which is something we should all be proud of.”
Mark Frost, Community Manager at Glamorgan and Interim CEO at Cricket Wales, said: “In 2024, women and girls’ cricket in Wales will continue to build on the success of the last few years with more and more females taking up a role within cricket whether that's being a player, coach, activator, committee member or a volunteer.
“Now that we have an amazing pathway as well, every girl in Wales can dream of playing professionally in the future.”
On 8 March, we are celebrating International Women’s Day. You can find out more about the day and the reasoning behind this year’s #InspireInclusion theme on the website: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/