Lives in Cricket No 49 - Enid Bakewell

73 hoping to go to the World Cup). This was actually a three-day game, though it must have rained as the Rest were 66 for three after the first day. They carried on to 186 for eight declared (from 107.1 overs). Enid took three for 41 in 25 overs, then opened the batting for England, making 30. England declared at 90 for three to get the Rest in again, but this time they batted better with Enid’s seven overs going for 36, and they declared at 163 for five. And at the end England were 191 for eight and hanging on. Enid made 23. Following this game she was named in the World Cup squad. Then she played two games for East Midlands Women in the Women’s Area Championship. These were 55 over games and they beat the West in the semi-final by losing fewer wickets (154 for five chasing 154 for nine): Enid took two for 17 in 11 overs then made 86 not out. They were then thumped by Middlesex in the final, who made 192 for nine despite Enid’s four for 48, East Midlands replying with 87 (Enid 14). There were earlier games against Yorkshire and Lancashire & Cheshire, but Cricket Archive has no scores. However the Bulletin has summaries for one of them, in which East Midlands made 167 for eight (Enid 56), Lancashire & Cheshire 96 for nine. Enid again led a team at Cricket Week in 1981 with mixed results but against P Clifford’s XI she took four for 19 and made 81 not out. In September England played Young England; Young England made 137 for seven (Enid two for 30 in ten overs) and England 139 for four (Enid 13 run out). Sue Goatman was named as captain for the World Cup: Enid had scrimped and saved again to get there. After ‘76