England to face Australia in front of record crowd at Edgbaston in Women’s Ashes
Heather Knight’s England side are due to play in front of a record-breaking Edgbaston crowd during this summer’s Women’s Ashes, with almost 15,500 tickets sold for the T20 on July 1.
The 15,187 who came to Lord’s to watch last year’s ODI against India represented the largest ever English crowd for a women’s match outside of a World Cup, but a hotly-anticipated series against Australia has set new levels of demand.
Tickets sales in Birmingham have already exceeded the previous high watermark, with the ground reaching over 75 per cent capacity more than three months before game day.
The match is the first of three 20-over contests, sandwiched between a five-day Test at Trent Bridge and three ODIs in a multi-format super-series that runs parallel with the men’s Ashes.
“The atmosphere at Edgbaston is always special, but the prospect of being cheered on by up to 20,000 fans is something else,” said England bowler Issy Wong, who players her domestic cricket for Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix.
“Obviously I’ll be doing everything I possibly can on the field and in training to be part of that Ashes squad. It would be a very proud moment to walk out in front of a record crowd at my home ground.”
Alex Perkins, sales and marketing director at Edgbaston, which is sold out for the first four days of the opening men’s Ashes Test, said: “Since going on sale last September, demand for our Women’s Ashes IT20 has been extremely high.
“For ticket sales to pass the previous women’s attendance record with three months still to go, all with paid-for tickets, is an incredible achievement and a reflection of the rapidly growing interest in women’s sport across the region.
“But we’re not done here. We want to break more records and the next ambition is to sell out Edgbaston.”
Latest
-
NewsJosh Tongue claims five on debut as England beat battling Ireland by 10 wickets
England made it 11 wins in 13 Tests under Ben Stokes’ and Brendon McCullum but endured a frustrating day at Lord’s.
-
NewsResistance of Ireland tail-enders ensures England must bat again at Lord’s
Debutant Josh Tongue claimed a five-wicket haul but Mark Adair and Andy McBrine hit fifties for dogged Ireland.
-
NewsHarry Tector half-century helps Ireland hold up England victory charge at Lord’s
Josh Tongue, Jack Leach and Joe Root claimed wickets but Ireland made it through until lunch on day three.
-
NewsJosh Tongue named in unchanged England squad for first Ashes Tests
Tongue made his Test debut against Ireland at Lord’s with James Anderson and Ollie Robinson rested.
-
NewsDavid Warner to retire from Test cricket after Ashes and Pakistan series
The Australia opener, 36, ruled out playing on beyond January.
-
T20 BlastJames Vince and Liam Dawson do the damage in Hampshire’s rout of Essex
The visitors bowled out the hosts for just 96.
-
EnglandOllie Pope says entertainment matters as England close in on win against Ireland
Pope and Ben Duckett went big at Lord’s but some players will go into the Ashes series with minimal time in the middle.
-
EnglandOllie Pope and Ben Duckett move England close to big win over Ireland at Lord’s
Duckett blitzed 182 before Pope struck a maiden double century in Test cricket on another trademark day of ‘Bazball’ cricket.
-
EnglandEngland declare with victory in sight after Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett heroics
Pope’s brilliant 205 backed up Duckett’s record-breaking 182 against Ireland at Lord’s.
-
EnglandBen Duckett breaks Lord’s record as Ollie Pope piles on runs for bullish England
Pope closed in on a maiden 200 for England after Duckett’s explosive 182 against Ireland at Lord’s.