First organised women's cricket match

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-10/australian-female-cricketers-left-out-of-history-books/10685070
Australian female cricketers who played their first match at the SCG were left out of the history books

In the summer of 1886, the Sydney Cricket Ground hosted a match so unusual it quickly sparked concern.

The two sides were made up of players with the prestigious Gregory surname — but when Helen (known as Nellie), Louisa, Alice and Gertrude stepped out onto the pitch, the outrage was swift.

They were the first women to ever play at the SCG.

Women playing cricket?? What will they think of next? Telephones without cords??

Great story.


My grandmother was evicted from the male only "Smoker's Stand" at the MCG. She'd gone to watch Bradman and accidentally wandered to the wrong seating area.

A now lost photo showed an attendant telling her she needed to move. I can recall a very large bloke in the photo. He was smoking a big cigar and glowering at my grandmother.