At first glance Ealing Cricket Club’s second-team ground – situated off an avenue lined with nondescript 1930s London semis, with the Piccadilly Line clattering away nearby – is not the most obvious place to mark a historic women’s cricket milestone.
But for the group of players who will assemble in the small clubhouse tonight for a meeting that is part pilgrimage, part homecoming, it holds a special place in their hearts.
