Hundred delay will rob women's game of momentum, fears Edwards


  • Cricket
  • Monday, 04 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: England's captain Charlotte Edwards celebrates after they win the third women's Twenty20 international cricket match against South Africa at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, England September 7, 2014. REUTERS/Philip Brown

LONDON (Reuters) - Women's cricket risks losing momentum after the launch of The Hundred competition was postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, former England captain Charlotte Edwards said.

The women's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia proved a massive success this year with an 86,000-plus crowd watching the hosts beat India in the March 8 final in Melbourne.

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