1745
The first recorded women’s match takes place near Guildford, Surrey, between the villages of Bramley and Hambledon.
1747
A match at the Artillery Ground between two women’s teams from Sussex is abandoned after a large crowd of spectators invades the pitch
1777
The Countess of Derby, with several other ‘Ladies of Quality and Fashion’, plays a match at the Oaks in Surrey
1811
A report of a match between Hampshire and Surrey women at Ball’s Pond, Middlesex, includes the names of the players for the first time.
1887
The foundation of the White Heather Cricket Club; the first women’s cricket club
1890
The Original English Lady Cricketers tours the country as the first group of professional women cricket players
1894
A women’s cricket league is formed in Australia
1905
The foundation of the Victoria Women’s Cricket Association
1926
The foundation of the Women’s Cricket Association
1931
The foundation of Australian Women’s Cricket Association
1934
Australia host England at Brisbane in the first women’s Test match
1935
Myrtle Maclagan scores the first century in a Women’s Test match, for England v Australia at Sydney
1937
First Test match played in England, against Australia at the County Ground, Northampton
1958
Australia’s Betty Wilson scores 100 and takes 11 for 16 against England, becoming the first woman to score a century and take ten wickets in a Test match. She claimed the first hat-trick in a women’s Test in the process
1958
The foundation of the International Women’s Cricket Council
1973
The first Women’s World Cup is held in England following the initiative of Rachael Heyhoe Flint and Sir Jack Hayward. England claim the title.
1976
England and Australia contest the first Women’s One Day International to be played at Lord’s
1978
Australia win the second Women’s World Cup, held in India
1982
Australia win the Women’s World Cup for the second time, beating England by 3 wickets in the Final at Christchurch
1988
Australia win the Women’s World Cup for the third time, beating England by 8 wickets in the Final at Melbourne
1993
England win the Women’s World Cup for the second time, beating New Zealand by 67 runs in the Final at Lord’s
1997
Australia win the Women’s World Cup for the fourth time, beating New Zealand by 5 wickets in the Final at Calcutta
1998
The Women’s Cricket Association is dissolved as administration of the women’s game in the UK is taken over by the England & Wales Cricket Board
1998
The first women’s Ashes trophy is created when a bat is burned at Lord’s and the ashes placed inside a wooden replica cricket ball
1998
MCC Members vote to admit women Members to the Club
2000
New Zealand win the Women’s World Cup for the first time, beating Australia by 4 runs in the Final at Lincoln
2004
Kiran Baluch scores 242 for Pakistan against West Indies at Karachi, the highest ever score in a women’s Test match
2004
England and New Zealand play the first international women’s Twenty20 match at Hove
2005
Australia win the Women’s World Cup for the fifth time, beating India by 98 runs in the Final at Centurion
2005
The ICC Women’s Cricket Committee takes over responsibility for international women’s cricket worldwide
2009
England win the ICC Women’s World Cup for the third time, beating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the Final at Sydney
2009
Claire Taylor becomes the first woman to be named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year
2013
Australia win the ICC Women’s World Cup for the sixth time, beating West Indies by 114 runs in the Final at Mumbai
2013
The women’s Ashes is contested as a multi-format series, with points awarded for wins in Test, ODI and T20 matches, for the first time
2014
MCC v Rest of the World women’s match held at Lord’s to celebrate the Ground’s bicentenary
2016
Inaugural season of Women’s Cricket Super League in England
2017
The ICC Women’s World Cup Final is held at Lord’s for the second time. England win