Cricket Witness No 4 - Women at the WIcket

70 ‘Too much emphasis on personal comfort’ The most famous women’s football club of the interwar period, Dick, Kerr’s Ladies (above) pose for a photograph in 1921. Below, the WCA’s 1939/40 touring side prepare for a warm-up match before departing for Australia, but the tour was cancelled due to the outbreak of war. The difference in attire and attitude is striking: the WCA adopted a dress code and playing style that aimed to appease critics and emphasise femininity. (National Football Museum; WCA archive/Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News)