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A vintage sepia photo of five women playing cricket

Australian Women Cricketers from the 1930s to the 1950s

Described as ‘Amazons from the Antipodes’, Australia’s women cricketers have never been on the outfield.

Australian Women Cricketers from the 1930s to the 1950s

A black and white photo of a cricket stadium

Bodyline cricket series, 1932-33

The controversial cricket series where England introduced an aggressive bowling style.

Bodyline cricket series, 1932-33

Members of the Australian women's cricket team practising while on tour in England, 1963

Real cricket

As an advocate for and chronicler of women's cricket in Australia, Lorna Thomas fitted more than a lifetime into three boxes.

Real cricket

Sepia photograph of a group of men

A legendary tour

The first Indigenous cricket tour of England in 1868.

A legendary tour