Softball team update - reports from games with Wavertree and Frodsham.

Our team for tonight's Super 8s game with Wavertree.

This evening our softball team will be in action at Court Hey Park against Wavertree.

Our charity match in aid of @sahirhouse.bsky.social will take place on Monday at Frodsham! We would appreciate support for our efforts with a donation to Sahir: www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-...

"A Brilliant Day" - Pride in Cricket festival report. Many thanks to The Googly Fund, Whitefield CC, Old Xaverians CC and @sahirhouse.bsky.social www.merseyrose.com/post/a-brill...

On Tuesday evening we played out an enjoyable game with Fleetwood Hesketh. Well done to Amy for best ever performances with both bat and ball. Many thanks to FHCC for hosting us. Our players appreciated the welcome, encouragement, support and advice. www.merseyrose.com/post/amy-sta...

Our annual charity match will be against Frodsham on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August. The game will be in aid of our charity partner, Sahir. Please donate generously!

We're looking forward to the Pride in Cricket festival at Whitefield CC on Sunday. We have enough teams now, but if anyone would like to take part as an individual you would be very welcome! Please contact us if interested. www.merseyrose.com/post/looking...

We are absolutely delighted that our club chair, Joe Crossley, has been included in the MCC's Community Heroes team for 2025. Official recognition of Joe's 50+ years of volunteering is richly deserved. We are very proud of our local hero!

What does this mean? What will the Premier League's "own inclusion campaign to coincide with LGBTQ+ History Month" look like? What will its focus be? What is expected of clubs? Will they be obliged to participate in the initiative? Will players/clubs be allowed to opt in to support Rainbow Laces?

We need one more team to take part in this event. Each team will play three short games during the day.

We have a mixed-gender, entry-level, pro-disability softball team... but unfortunately we also have several weeks without fixtures. Are there any teams in the North-West who would like to play us in a friendly game? We're happy to travel.

Our chat with @lancscricket.bsky.social where we and @merseyrose.bsky.social chatted about the importance of #LGBTQ+ inclusion in #cricket #sportforall #rainbowlaces www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKZp...

We urgently need new players. If you'd like to play cricket for us, or even just try out the game for the first time, all you need to do is show up for training at Wavertree Cricket Club on a Wednesday at 8pm. All ages and abilities welcome.

A summary of our participation in the Out4Cricket #LGBTQ cricket tournament on Sunday.

Photos from the Out4Cricket tournament 2025.

Mersey Rose (Lancashire) softball team at the Out4Cricket tournament at SuttonCfieldCC. Back row: Andi Page, David Crossley, Anna Page, Joey Harrison, Ian Mosquito, Aaron McKenna, Amelia Short. Front row: Xanthe Page, Zak Harrison, Heidi Page

Weekly round-up, including our games at Frodsham and Whitefield.

Tonight's team.

Our softball team will visit Whitefield this evening for a warm-up game before Sunday's Out4Cricket LGBTQ+ tournament in Birmingham.

The latest issue of The Rose is out. Read it here: www.merseyrose.com/_files/ugd/4...

Here is our squad for Sunday's inter-county @out4cricket.bsky.social #LGBTQ softball tournament in Birmingham on Sunday.

Mersey Rose Recs' club secretary Anna Page won a local volunteering award at a prestigious event in St Helens last night. We're all very pleased that Anna's (often behind the scenes) efforts have been recognised. Well done Anna! www.merseyrose.com/post/anna-wi...

Some of the news coverage and the social media responses to Richmond CC's 4th team being all out for just 2 is quite depressing. www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/...

Our outdoor softball training begins tonight. Softball is aimed at people who are new to the game, disabled people, women and anyone who wants to enjoy cricket in a more relaxed format. Please contact us if you're interested in taking part.

Our mixed-gender, disability-inclusive softball team needs opponents for the 2025 season. We're happy to play either Super 8s or T20, and to travel within reasonable distance of Merseyside. If you'd like a friendly game with us, please get in touch.

Today's Super 8s team to play at Newsham Park.

It's matchday! Our first game of the season is a softball match at Newsham Park.

I suspect everybody who follows me doesn’t need to be told this, but there was of course no element of the Supreme Court’s judgement that the ECB had to “fall in line with”

You spineless bastards...and still: "The ECB added that abuse and discrimination "has no place in our sport" and that it is committed to ensuring cricket is "played in a spirit of respect and inclusivity". YES RIGHT VERY GOOD BUT [facepalm]

I am not surprised at this point, but this is heartbreaking news for trans women like me who have played competitive women’s cricket for decades. I refuse to accept this ends here. How to contest @goodlawproject.org? ECB bars transgender women from women's cricket www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...

The ECB's attempt to absolve itself of responsibility for its own discriminatory actions is cowardly and disingenuous. Club statement here: www.merseyrose.com/post/club-st...

It's curious that so many who have suddenly become vocal about "protecting women's sports" are the same people who have so often disparaged and ridiculed women's sport.

"Athletes become products whom clubs and organisations seek to extract as much profit as possible from... Disabled athletes aren’t perceived as an acceptable product to a mainstream audience and are forgotten about whenever the Paralympics isn’t on." Spot on!

I am bored of talking about how to drive the growth and visibility of women’s sport. Wrote about how obsessions with growth harm the players & the game👇 evieashton.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...

Excellent piece from @evieashton.bsky.social evieashton.substack.com/p/womens-rig...

CLUB STATEMENT: Dear trans people... www.merseyrose.com/post/dear-tr...

CLUB STATEMENT: Hardball Team www.merseyrose.com/post/clus-st...

"We're confident we're part of the solution" Mersey Rose's Andi Page talks to Mersey Sport Live's Max Ledson about improving participation in cricket. www.merseyrose.com/post/we-re-c...

Congratulations to Mersey Rose juniors Xanthe and Heidi on being awarded Blue Peter badges. www.merseyrose.com/post/blue-pe...

Uninspired by the Champions Trophy? Well, there's plenty of other international cricket drama now. The Falkland Islands are about to start a 5 match series in Costa Rica, despite only having a playing pool of about 40 players. The saga of French women's cricket continues as they play in the French-

💜✨ This International Women’s Day, we celebrate all women involved in Sahir’s work to create a more inclusive and supportive world. ✨💜 We honour all women, trans women, gender-diverse people & everyone facing gender-based inequality. #IWD2025 #LGBTQInclusion #TransWomenAreWomen #StrongerTogether

On #InternationalWomensDay2025 we celebrate the enormous contribution women and girls make at our cricket club, and many others! It's time to #AccelerateAction to support and advance women's inclusion in sport.

We're looking for friendly opposition in 2025. We play midweek T20s and 35/40 over games on Sundays. We also have an entry-level softball team who play midweek. Our focus is on inclusion and standard is weak Happy to travel reasonable distance from Liverpool Contact us at [email protected]

On 10 July 2025, two big cricketing rivals meet at an iconic venue 🏏 No, not England vs. India at Lord's. We mean Iceland vs. Ukraine in Warsaw. The match is for Ukrainian humanitarian causes – and to support @icelandcricket.bsky.social's push for ICC membership. Watch this space for updates 🇮🇸🏏🇺🇦

Indoor training ahead of the new season will begin on Tuesday 11th March.

In defence of EDI. www.merseyrose.com/post/in-defe...

Great post - check it out - lots of ideas to make #cricket more inclusive from Andi at @merseyrose.bsky.social. And do come to our conference on 21 May - all are welcome. Start becoming an activist in this wonderful sport #sportforall #LGBTQ