The Hundred is 'great for women's cricket' says Northern Superchargers captain Hollie Armitage
- Sean Fisher
- 27 July 2022
With plenty of newcomers and increased crowd sizes, women's cricket seems to be in a good spot, and Hollie Armitage suggests The Hundred will only improve that.
For the first time ever, women's cricket is an event in the Commonwealth Games, with the sport debuting at the tournament on Friday.
Lisa Keightley's Twenty20 squad will hope to go all the way and claim gold for England, and much of her team made their name in The Hundred format last summer.
Birmingham Phoenix's 20-year-old fast bowler Issy Wong and 17-year-old Oval Invincibles breakout talent Alice Capsey are among those who could help lead England to Birmingham gold before the women's Hundred begins on August 11.
It's great for women's cricket," said Armitage. "Being able to play in all these different competitions and the girls really excelling in the game is really exciting, and that's also coming from the domestic path too.
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"You're looking at the England squad at the minute and there's lots of debutants, and I think that's really exciting."
Australia will take on India in Friday's opener before England begin their campaign against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Yorkshire captain Armitage, meanwhile, will be watching closely as she prepares to lead Superchargers, who saw last season's skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill defect to defending champions Invincibles.
Many of the 30-year-old's generation grew up unsure if a career in women's cricket was even possible. The Hundred, she has observed, is already changing the game for the next generation.
Armitage added: "There's lots of opportunity. There's lots of eyes on the Hundred from all different countries, hence why there will be people that perform in the Hundred that end up getting picked up to go and play in the Big Bash and other franchise competitions.
"That's very exciting for the game and for the individuals that do get the opportunity to be able to put on some big performances."
