Gemma Barton, head of strategic growth at the ECB, said the project demonstrated they could help make community sport more accessible and inclusive.
“These women all have moments [where] they have created change within the game,” she said of the 53.
“Whether that was winning the World Cup themselves, whether that’s changing policy, making the game more inclusive, or getting more girls playing cricket every single week within their cricket clubs.
“We’re seeing astronomical growth in the women’s and girls’ game, and it’s really important for us that we have more women and girls playing cricket at every single level.”
Fidelis Navas, director of Warwickshire Cricket Foundation, said female participation in the county had increased significantly in recent years.
“We have seen a 75% increase in the number of women and girls fixtures in Warwickshire alone, and I know that those kinds of numbers are happening across the country,” she said.
“That’s why it’s so exciting to be here today to champion all the work that’s happened, but also thinking about what is to come,” she said.
An ECB spokesperson said celebrating women working in a variety of roles helped challenge the perception of who could be involved in cricket.
Tweddle said she wanted to show that everyone could be involved.
“When I became a grounds person, I think the one thing I wanted to do was make it really inclusive,” she smiled.
