{"id":484588,"date":"2026-02-16T23:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/484588\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:56:11","slug":"international-womens-day-cricket-2st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/484588\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day cricket &#8211; 2ST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The countdown is on for Bowral locals who will welcome leading cricket players, leaders and supporters from across Australia and overseas next month for a major International Women\u2019s Day event celebrating women in sport.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The Lyrebird Foundation is hosting a powerful two-day celebration of women\u2019s cricket at Bradman Oval across two days, showcasing talent, diversity and opportunity within the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/female-cricketers-credit-Lyrebird-Foundation-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138715\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday March 12, the Lyrebird Invitation XI will take on the Barbarian XI, followed by the Lyrebird XI versus Ethan Indigenous XI on March 13. Together, the matches will celebrate excellence in women\u2019s cricket while reinforcing the importance of strong, inclusive development pathways for future generations.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Following the opening match on March 12, guests will come together for the Lyrebird Foundation International Women\u2019s Day Gala Dinner at the iconic Peppers Craigieburn.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The gala dinner will feature inspiring conversation with leading voices from business, cricket and media including cricketers from Vanuatu, Afghanistan and the UAE, as well as Australian cricket legend Geoff Lawson who is on the Board of Lyrebird Foundation.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Presented in partnership with Western Sydney University and Ethan Indigenous, the event will raise vital funds to support scholarships and pathways that enable young women to access education, leadership development and long-term careers in sport.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Based in Australia with a growing global reach, Lyrebird Foundation is at the forefront of transforming women\u2019s cricket, using sport as a platform to drive social change, promote gender equality and empower women and girls from diverse backgrounds.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>A key focus of Lyrebird\u2019s work is the establishment of a Lyrebird International Academy for Women\u2019s Cricket \u2013 a groundbreaking initiative designed to break down barriers and create pathways across all facets of the sport, including playing, coaching, officiating and leadership roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The countdown is on for Bowral locals who will welcome leading cricket players, leaders and supporters from across&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-484588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}