Now the summer is here, there is nothing more quintessentially English than the game of cricket. Dating back to the mid-16th century the Brits took it with them when they created their Empire taking over so much of the world.
They may have long retreated back to their own island but the sport is still followed with religious fervor primarily in the Indian subcontinent, Australasia, Southern Africa, and the West Indies. Long regarded the sport of gentlemen., women formed their own teams back in the 1930s, but they had to run their own organizations right up to 2005 when they were eventually allowed to merge with the men-only International Cricket Council .
Cricket is a game steeped in tradition (that Americans, in particular, cannot fathom) but Graces Cricket Club may now change all that. They are the world’s first LGBTQ+ cricket club, and are made up of players and supporters of various nationalities and sexual orientations.
Named after W G Grace. still regarded as one of the world’s greatest cricketers ever, the London-based club exists to provide an opportunity for people to watch and play cricket irrespective of gender or sexual orientation. They have the vision to assert upon the cricketing and wider sporting community an ideal of total equality and inclusion.
Very impressibly they get to conduct pre-season training usually at Lords and The Oval which are the holiest of holy grounds in the world of cricket. They play weekly 40-over matches on Sundays through the Summer Season and play in an indoor cricket league through the off-season.
If you think you would like to be a Player, Supporter, or Sponsor http://gracescricket.org.uk/Labels: 2021, cricket, Graces Cricket Club, London
