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Before Sunday’s World Cup match, former head coach Kari Carswell reflects on the journey from Tillicoultry to SharjahTillicoultry is a small town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, a few miles outside Stirling. It has a population of 4,600 – and a legitimate claim to being the birthplace of modern Scottish women’s cricket.In early 2001, a small group gathered together one evening at a house in the town and, over cups of coffee, sat down to select the first Scotland team. The previous year, the Scottish Cricket Union (now Cricket Scotland) had decided to form its first national women’s team, and a “Scottish Select XI” had played matches against Northumberland, Cumbria and Durham.

The Guardian     Oct 09, 2024