How Australia won the 1978 & 1982 Women’s World Cups

Test Match Special

BBC Radio 5 Live

November 1, 202547 min

Cricket

How Australia won the 1978 & 1982 Women’s World Cups

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Episode Notes

Alison Mitchell looks back at how Australia won their first two World Cups. She talks to Sharon Tredrea, who some call the fastest female to ever bowl, and cricket journalist and historian Raf Nicholson about how Australia won the 1982 World Cup in New Zealand. Plus, she talks to Diana Edulji who captained India when they hosted the 1978 tournament.

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