The MCC have announced a change to their plans to honour women's cricket pioneer Rachael Heyhoe Flint after "consultation with stakeholders".
The MCC announced last year that they were planning to rename the North Gate at Lord's after her, with Heyhoe Flint captaining England to victory at the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup. The announcement drew criticism from some MCC members at the time, who argued she did not deserve the honour.
Cricket author and MCC member Mark Peel describe the move as "gesture politics", saying: "It would put everything out of proportion. "To compare like with like — men's and women’s cricket — is plain wrong. This is gesture politics."
