Historic day for Middlesex women at Lord's

[ad_1]<br/><br><div><p>Middlesex women broke records on Tuesday when they stepped out onto the main pitch at Lord's for the first time in their 85-year history.</p><p>Former England captain <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/53696.html">Charlotte Edwards</a> captained the opposition for a T20 exhibition match between Middlesex Women and MCC XI.</p><p>"It's long-overdue, the fact that Middlesex women haven't played here in 85 years is just unbelievable," said Edwards at stumps.</p><p>"You just hope that this is now the norm for Middlesex and they get a fixture here every year, be it in this kind of game or a County Championship game".</p><p>Natasha Miles, Middlesex captain, added: "We deserve to play here, we put on a good show."</p><p>The match also fetched the biggest crowd for a domestic match in England - with 5,000 children in the stands - and follows on from the sell-out crowd for the World Cup final at the same venue last summer.</p><br/></div><br/><br>[ad_2]<br/><br><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1144369.html?CMP=OTC-RSS">Source link </a>

Historic day for Middlesex women at Lord's

[ad_1] Middlesex women broke records on Tuesday when they stepped out onto the main pitch at Lord's for the first time in their 85-year ...

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