Softball cricket

[3][4] As of 2023[update] there are women's softball leagues in several counties, such as Cornwall,[5] Westmorland,[6] and Yorkshire.

"[8] As described by the ECB softball cricket is played by teams of six to eight players, divided into pairs.

Each pair will bat for two or three six-ball overs, and all players are encouraged to take a turn at bowling.

Fielders are advised to "position themselves at a safe distance from the batter when the ball is bowled".

Points are gained for runs and boundaries (six if the ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground first, four if it touches the ground), and for wides and no-balls, and five points are lost when a batter is "out", which may be by being bowled, caught, run out, stumped, or hitting the wicket.