Softball cricket

Softball cricket or Soft ball cricket is a short form variation of the sport of cricket, played by women and girls in England and Wales. It is different from women's cricket: the latter is sometimes referred to as "women's hardball cricket" where a distinction is necessary.

In 2017 the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) set up 180 soft ball cricket one-day festivals to introduce women to the game. These festivals continued with, for example, 25 festivals held in Derbyshire and 14 in Cornwall in 2023. As of 2023 there are women's softball leagues in several counties, such as Cornwall, Westmorland, and Yorkshire.

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