ESPNcricinfo: Social media ban exposes gender divide

ESPN Cricinfo, Features, Print, Sport

Made by men for men. This, at its heart, appears the issue behind the recent announcement that Emily Smith, a professional cricketer for the Hobart Hurricanes, has been banned from cricket for a year (nine months suspended). Cricket Australia’s anti-corruption code is clear and Smith’s lighthearted post on social media revealing the Hurricanes’ line-up for a match an hour before it was officially announced contravened it.

The full version of this article was printed in ESPNcricinfo on 21 November 2019 and can be accessed here.

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