{"id":5692,"date":"2024-09-25T14:55:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/?page_id=5692"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:49:28","slug":"girls-softball-cricket","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/girls-softball-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl&#8217;s Softball Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-sm section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-start grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<source data-srcset='https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC05598-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC05598-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h' media='(max-width: 992px)' >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC05598-610x510.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC05598-610x510.jpg 610w 510h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC05598-1220x1020.jpg 1220w 1020h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in girls\u2019 softball cricket across Warwickshire.<\/h3>\n<p>Our softball cricket offer is designed as an entry point, focused on participation and giving girls their first experience of the game. It\u2019s the perfect starting place for those who have recently taken part in an All Stars or Dynamos programme, or who have just joined the junior section at their club.<\/p>\n<p>Teams can enter as complete sides (8-a-side) or join together with others to form a team. The format is 8-over pairs cricket, with each pair batting for 2 overs and every player getting the chance to bowl. Our emphasis is firmly on participation and fun.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                                                    <blockquote class=\"quote\">\n                                                            <p>Our softball festivals take place almost every Sunday throughout the summer at various locations across the county, depending on the hosting clubs. If you\u2019re interested in hosting one, please get in touch with us.<\/p>\n                                                        <div class=\"author\">\n                                                                <div class=\"author__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <h4>Gabby Basketter<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <p>Women &amp; Girls&#8217; Club Development Officer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/blockquote>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--grey section--icon-features\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n                <div class=\"feature\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Happy-160x160-1.png\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"feature__icon\"\/>\n                                                            <h3 class=\"feature__title\">Participation and fun<\/h3>\n                                                                <p>is the main aim of softball cricket<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n                <div class=\"feature\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Stadium-160x160-1.png\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"feature__icon\"\/>\n                                                            <h3 class=\"feature__title\">Stadium opportunities<\/h3>\n                                                                <p>to visit Edgbaston and play softball cricket finals <\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n                <div class=\"feature\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Group-160x160-1.png\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"feature__icon\"\/>\n                                                            <h3 class=\"feature__title\">Develop friendships<\/h3>\n                                                                <p>on the pitch to make lifelong relationships through cricket<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center grid--media-left\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-md-1 order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06141-610x340.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06141-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06141-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-md-2 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Softball Festivals 2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday 17th May<\/strong> at Sutton Coldfield Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 24th May<\/strong> at Leamington Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 31st May<\/strong> at Tanworth and Camp Hill Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 7th June<\/strong> at Hunningham Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 14th June<\/strong> at Harborne Cricket Club (Women&#8217;s T20 Watch Party)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 14th June<\/strong> at Dunchurch and Bilton Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 5th July<\/strong> at Norton Lindsay Cricket Club (Women&#8217;s T20 Watch Party)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 12th July<\/strong> at Leamington Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 19th July<\/strong> at Wellesbourne Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 26th July<\/strong> at Edgbaston Stadium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 2nd August<\/strong> at Pickwick Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 9th August<\/strong> at Moseley Ashfield Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 23rd August<\/strong> at Norton Lindsay Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 30th August<\/strong> at Attock Cricket Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 6th September<\/strong> at Welford-On-Avon Cricket Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To sign up for any of the festivals listed above, click <a 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If you have any issues, please contact <a href=\"mailto:wcfwomenandgirls@edgbaston.com\">wcfwomenandgirls@edgbaston.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":71867,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":47,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5692","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Girl&#039;s Softball Cricket - Edgbaston Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/girls-softball-cricket\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Girl&#039;s Softball Cricket - 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