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Women playing cricket

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Women playing cricket

Women began playing cricket in New Zealand at the end of the 19th century. This game is taking place at Hagley Park, Christchurch.  The building on the left is the High School Old Boys' Pavilion.

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Canterbury Museum

Reference: Neg 1770

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Don Neely, Cricket – Women’s cricket, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38326/women-playing-cricket (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Don Neely, published 18 June 2012, updated 1 April 2016.