Women s Cricket and Global Processes
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Women s Cricket and Global Processes The Emergence and Development of Women s Cricket as a Global Game Philippa Velija York St John University, UK
Philippa Velija 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-32351-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave and Macmillan are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-58107-8 ISBN 978-1-137-32352-1 (ebook) DOI 10.1057/9781137323521 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Velija, Philippa. Women s cricket and global processes : the emergence and development of women s cricket as a global game / Philippa Velija. pages cm 1. Cricket for women. 2. Cricket Social aspects. 3. Sports and globalization. I. Title. GV929.V45 2015 796.358082 dc23 2014049595
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Contents List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements viii ix x 1 Introduction 1 2 Cricket and Masculinity in Early Forms of Cricket 25 3 Civilising Processes, Gender Relations and the Global Women s Game 57 4 Women s Cricket, International Governance and Organisation of the Global Game 89 5 Cricket and Gendered National Identities: The Experiences of Women Who Play and Organise the Global Game 119 6 Conclusion 145 References 159 Index 167
List of Tables 1.1 Significant dates in the global development of men s and women s cricket 7 5.1 ICC World T20 prize money 125 viii
Preface This book provides a sociological analysis of women s cricket by focusing on understanding the emergence, development and continual issues that enable and constrain the development of women s cricket as a global game. Despite there being extensive academic research on the history and globalisation of men s cricket, little is known about the development and emergence of women s cricket as a global sport. In popular accounts women s cricket is wrongly considered a new sport, one that was developed through men s involvement post-2005. But this is not the case and this book seeks to uncover the social processes involved in the emergence and development of women s cricket and the organisations that govern the game nationally and internationally. Focusing on power relations between men s and women s cricket, this book seeks to explain, firstly, how and why the women s game has developed the way it has, and secondly, how power relations between men s and women s cricket continue to shape the development of the women s game as well as influence the social identities of women who play the global game. ix
Acknowledgements Thank you to Cimi, for supporting my academic career; whilst I was writing this book, you were renovating our beautiful home. To my beautiful daughters Mollie and Merida, thank you for the joy and happiness that you bring mummy (and daddy); we are blessed to have you both. Thank you to my Mum and Dad, John and Colette Cook, who have always supported my academic career: your financial support throughout my studies, help looking after the girls and your encouragement and support have been much appreciated and words are not enough to thank you both. Thanks to my sister Anne-Louise Kekic and her beautiful girls, Eva, Gabriella and Antonia, who bring much joy and happiness to the family. I would like to thank all the people who have made this book possible. In particular, Dominic Malcolm, who supervised my Masters and PhD thesis and has been a continual source of support throughout my academic career, continuing to support my career long after the duties of a PhD supervisor were complete. Aarti: since our friendship began at Brunel University you have been a friend and academic supporter. Thanks to all my friends, who have been a source of support and provided much needed diversion from work and study. Thank you to my colleagues and friends at YSJ, who have been a constant source of support, with special thanks to Nathalie and Anna. Finally, I would like to say a special thanks to Michelle Jones for being a supportive mentor during my time at YSJ; it has been much appreciated. x