Royal Mail announce stamps celebrating women and men’s cricket World Cup success
Success of the England men and women's cricket team has been immortalised in stamp form
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Your support makes all the difference.Royal Mail have announced the release of eight stamps commemorating the victories of both the men’s and women’s England cricket teams’ successes.
The collection marks the first time that both the England women’s and men’s cricket teams have held both trophies simultaneously.
Here’s everything you need to know about the stamps.
What do the stamps depict?
The women’s sheet shows the team’s celebrations following their World Cup Final against India at Lords in 2017.
The men’s sheet captures similar celebrations following their July victory against New Zealand at the same London-based sporting location.
Each sheet contains an information card with stories and images from the event.
Fans can also purchase a presentation pack containing both the women's and men's stamps.
How much do the stamps cost?
Sporting fans can relieve the dual-glories of both teams in two miniature sheets, which feature four first class stamps. Each sheet costs £4.60 each. The presentation pack containing all stamps costs £10.
Where can I get the stamps?
The stamps are available for pre-order on the Royal Mail website here.
When will the stamps go on sale?
Images taken during the finals of the Cricket World Cup and subsequent celebrations are due to go on sale from 26 September.
In honour of the the teams' success, Royal Mail also painted some of its traditional red post boxes in white with a stylised cricket bat, ball and stumps at each of the grounds that played host to the two tournaments.
A sell-out crowd of 27,000 descended on Lord’s cricket ground in 2017 – the biggest attendance ever witnessed for a women’s World Cup cricket match – to watch England’s women team defeat India.
Their win marked a turning point for the professionalisation of the English women's game and the time and resources allocated to players.
Team member, Tammy Beaumont, described the squad as being “built on passion”.
“The thing with our group at the moment, none of us started playing cricket as a career,” she said.
“We did it because we loved the game and I think you see that on the pitch, we still love the game and being able to do it for a job is a dream come true.”
Reflecting on their celebrations, Natalie Sciver agreed with her team mate: “Going on the lap of honour and seeing how many kids stayed around, with their mothers telling us how we had inspired their children, that was brilliant to see,” she said. “That was one of the goals of the tournament and it exceeded those expectations. It is a brilliant opportunity for cricket to grow.”
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