Raf Nicholson

@RafNicholson

Women's cricket journalist and historian. Senior Lecturer in Sport @bournemouthuni. Writer for @espncricinfo amongst others. Editor of @CRICKETher.

SW London

Joined June 2011

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 2

Belatedly (because we got home at 1.30am!) here’s my report from yesterday. Note that NSB may not be fit for Friday - she’s “being assessed”. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

RafNicholson's tweet card. England fell to a second successive defeat against India at Bristol on Tuesday, falling 25 runs short in their chase of 182

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 24

ECB have confirmed the dates of the first ever women’s Test at Lord’s: *England v India *Friday 10 to Monday 13 July 2026 Yes you read that right - it’s 4 days only.

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 23

Some intelligent batting from England. Positive signs ahead of the World Cup, IMO. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

RafNicholson's tweet card. India won the third women’s one-day international against England by 13 runs after Harmanpreet Kaur’s knock of 102, sealing a 2-1 series victory

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 19

Ghosts of 3 years ago definitely echoing around the ground today. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

RafNicholson's tweet card. Amy Jones’s unbeaten 46 helped England to an eight-wicket victory over India in the second women’s ODI as Tammy Beaumont avoids controversial dismissal

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 18

I am struggling to believe that Finals Day is 9 days away & the BBC still haven’t grasped the basic rules of the competition. Repeat slowly after me: THERE IS ONLY ONE SEMI-FINAL IN THE TIER ONE WOMEN’S BLAST. Lancashire are NOT “heading to Finals Day”. bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

RafNicholson's tweet card. Surrey head to Women's T20 Blast Finals Day in fine form as they win their 11th match with a 25-run victory over Bears.

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 16

Musings on today’s match and what Lottie might be thinking, 10 weeks out from the World Cup… theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

RafNicholson's tweet card. Deepti Sharma tallied 62 as the tourists chased down their hosts, India winning by four wickets despite an error-strewn spell with the bat

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 13

It was a late one last night so I didn’t post my report from the 5th T20. Also contains a bit of reflection on the series as a whole. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

RafNicholson's tweet card. Sophie Ecclestone scored the winning run off the final ball of England’s innings to secure a five-wicket win against India in the fifth T20 international

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 9

“England sit above India in the ICC’s official T20 team rankings but the manner of this defeat suggests the rankings have not quite caught up with reality.” theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

RafNicholson's tweet card. India made history at Old Trafford on Wednesday night by winning the fourth T20 international by six wickets, sealing their first T20 series win in England

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jul 5

Phew, that was a late night thriller! England scraped it but only after a head-scratching batting collapse. Here’s my report: theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

RafNicholson's tweet card. England beat India by five runs in the third T20i at the Oval to keep the five-match series alive, with Lauren Filer taking key wickets

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jun 28

Words from today for The Guardian. As Nat Sciver-Brunt put it: “One person can’t win a game”. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun…

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jun 22

Sorry folks but your live stream is terrible quality - basically unwatchable. Don’t really understand why, given that it’s being done from your main ground! Can you try to reset it?

SSussex Cricket@SussexCCC · Jun 22

We're underway at Hove! 🙌

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jun 8

By my reckoning, the first standalone women's match at The Oval took place 90 years ago...

SSurrey Cricket@surreycricket · Jun 8

Great to welcome some members into the ground this morning to celebrate women’s cricket ahead of the very first stand alone women’s fixture at the Kia Oval. 🙌 🩵 | #SurreyCricket

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jun 7

Some interesting reflections from Lottie here after her first series in charge. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun…

RafNicholson's tweet card. Nat Sciver-Brunt, the England captain, made an unbeaten half-century in a rain-affected game at Taunton to seal a 3-0 series win over West Indies

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jun 6

My latest published, co-authored article highlights the success of The Hundred in creating a positive experience for female spectators, plus increasing the audience for & breaking down negative perceptions of w’s cricket. Available here (open access): tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

RafNicholson's tweet card. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) introduced ‘The Hundred’, a flagship domestic cricket competition, in July 2021, as part of their ‘long-term commitment to making cricket a gender-balanced...

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Raf Nicholson@RafNicholson · Jun 5

How wonderful. Well done Rushden & Higham Town! 👏

RRushden & Higham Town CC@RandHTCC · Jun 4

These absolute trailblazers are the first all girl team to represent Rushden and Higham Town CC. With support from the @Metro_Bank Girls in Cricket Fund and @SteelbacksITC we want to grow the game for women and girls. Big thanks to @oundletowncc for hosting

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