Could we all take a moment to remember Rachael Heyhoe Flint?

Apart from having a wonderful name, she was a ground-breaking captain of England's women's cricket team, at a time when the women's game was viewed more than a little condescendingly. She went on to become the first woman to serve on the MCC committee. She was also the first woman cricketer to hit a six in a Test match.

My favourite story about her is from a charity match, in which her team played a side made up of prominent male players. Whilst she was batting, she heard two of the slips stage-whisper the following -

First slip "Do women wear a box while batting?"

Second slip "Yes, but they call them manhole covers."

Flint lost neither her sense of humour, not her wicket.