Batsman Or Batter? Cricket Urged To Go Gender-Neutral
An Australian cricket administrator has called for terms like “batsman” and “12th man” to be dropped in favour of gender-neutral versions like “batter” and “12th”, to encourage women and girls to play the game. Western Australia Cricket Association chief executive Christina Matthews told the PerthNow website that “words matter” and the “gentleman’s game” needed to … Read more