Episode Details

The first Under 19 Women’s Cricket World Cup is due to start on Saturday 14 January in South Africa.

Capture what the competition means to England off spinner Emma Marlow who joined the show shortly before she left for her first overseas cricket assignment.

Emma has had a whirlwind two years rising from the Northern Diamonds Academy to a professional contract with them. Along the way the young off spinner has enjoyed success with the Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Final at Lord’s in addition to being part of the Trent Rockets squad during last season’s Hundred competition.

Sue Strachan, who is Scotland’s Women’s tour manager and going to South Africa as the Scotland under 19 medical liaison officer also joined in to give her views on their chances at this historic tournament for the women’s game.

England play their opening T20 game on Sunday 15 January against Zimbabwe. Could they do what the Lionesses did in the summer and win the trophy?

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