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England Women's Cricket Association Shirt, pre-1998 date unknown?



Date:
1998
Object Number:
AX.2019.8
Creator
Smudge Sportswear (clothing manufacture)
Material
polyester, cotton
Size
Size: XL length: 76 cm
Object name
shirt
Object category
clothing

Description

White, short sleeve, polo style shirt. Four button plaquet. Motif: Embroidered, left collar, green 'Womens Cricket Association' in scroll, rose, barbed and seeded; left sleeve, red and Air Force blue, 'Smudge Supports Womens Cricket' WCA merged with ECB in 1998 and ceased to exist.
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In 1934 a special committee was chosen to select a suitable playing outfit for the Tour of Australia and New Zealand. Eventually, they settled on white blouses, white divided skirts (or culottes) and white knee-length socks. Both Australia and New Zealand quickly followed and when the Western Australia side wore trousers during the tour, the secretary of South Australia protested: ‘We women don't want to ape the men. We want to play the game and be as feminine as possible.’ This uniform, in the English case, lasted right up until 1997 but a change in attitude, increased professionalism and athleticism rendered it increasingly impractical. The move to kit identical to that of their male counterparts placed the women's game, visually, on a more equal footing and other countries have followed suit.
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Association:
Women's Cricket Association