England vs Pakistan’s T20I on Sunday broke attendance data for girls’s cricket at Headingley.
Greater than 10,000 tickets had been bought for the match, the very best ever on the floor.
Stephen Vaughan, Yorkshire chief government, stated: “The crowd and the atmosphere around the stadium was awesome.
“You may really feel it strolling across the floor. It was a extremely nice crowd, with folks from all communities, households and youngsters, and many smiling faces.
England gained the Third T20I by 34 runs to finish a 3-0 sequence clear sweep earlier than the primary of three ODIs in opposition to the identical opposition, beginning on Thursday at Derby, stay on Sky Sports activities.
“I hope the girls watching from the stands on Sunday will be inspired to go on to pick up a bat and ball if they haven’t already and go on to play cricket, either recreationally or at a higher level potentially enjoying rewarding careers in the sport,” Vaughan added.
“The speedy rise of girls’s cricket each on the worldwide and home fronts could be very thrilling – and right here in Yorkshire we’re proud to help this, particularly as now we have the very best quantity of girls and women taking part in cricket within the nation.
“We congratulate England’s women on yesterday’s strong performance and look forward to giving the men’s side a warm welcome back to Yorkshire on Wednesday.”
England tackle Pakistan in a three-match ODI sequence beginning on Thursday Might 23 on the County Floor in Derby stay on Sky Sports activities (first ball 1pm).
Girls’s Metro Financial institution One-Day Worldwide Sequence vs Pakistan fixtures – stay on Sky Sports activities
Might 23: 1st Girls’s One-Day Worldwide – The Incora County Floor, Derby, 1pm
Might 26: 2nd Girls’s One-Day Worldwide – The Cooper Associates County Floor, Taunton, 11am
Might 29: third Girls’s One-Day Worldwide – The Cloud County Floor, Chelmsford, 1pm