Cricket
The earliest reference to cricket is in South East England within the mid-16th century. It spread globally with the enlargement of the British Empire, with the first worldwide matches in the second half of the 19th century. The recreation's governing body is the International Cricket Council , which has over a hundred members, twelve of which are full members who play Test matches. The game's rules, the Laws of Cricket, are maintained by Marylebone Cricket Club in London. The sport is followed primarily in South Asia, Australasia, the United Kingdom, southern Africa and the West Indies. The following 12 months, New Zealand women joined them, and in 2007 Netherlands women became the tenth girls's Test nation after they made their debut against South Africa ladies. In 1958, the International Women's Cricket Council was based . In 1973, the first Cricket World Cup of any type happened when a Women's World Cup was held in England. In 2005, the International Women...