It might seem like an unlikely pairing. But mother-daughter matchups are becoming increasingly popular on the cricket pitch. This comes as the womens' big bash league celebrates its 10th season.
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00:00Bowling and batting to each other, Amy and Sarah aren't just teammates, they're also
00:08mother and daughter.
00:09Five years ago, Amy was playing a match and her team was short on players.
00:14That's when mum, Sarah, stepped in to make up the numbers.
00:18My husband said, why don't you just go out there and see how you go?
00:21You've always wanted to play park cricket, see how you go and yeah, I loved it.
00:26Since that day in 2019, Amy and Sarah Gibbons have been smashing the ball for six alongside
00:32each other, bonding along the way.
00:35With mum, it was just like, if I'm going to run, she's going to run.
00:38If I'm not going to run, she's not going to run.
00:40It's that kind of almost family telepathy.
00:43And there's been no shortage of memorable moments.
00:46I'll start with Sarah and then if I need to get her attention, I'll be like, mum!
00:51And then after, if we get a run or something, the opposition will say, that's your mum?
00:58Like, how?
00:59Run, run, run, go, go, go!
01:03For Cricket New South Wales, Nichelle Dillon, the sport is a family affair.
01:08Her daughter, Zara, and niece, Amira, play alongside her, while her husband coaches and
01:14her sister manages the team.
01:17According to Nichelle, mothers and daughters playing on the same team is becoming more
01:22common.
01:23Either they're coming back into the game because of their daughters or their daughters are
01:26in the game because of them.
01:27There's more opportunities now.
01:28Part of the reason mother-daughter pairs are picking up a bat together is due to the success
01:33of the Women's Big Bash League, or WBBL.
01:37Inspiring not only the next generation of female cricketers, but in some cases, their
01:42parents as well.