Holly Colvin: I want to rule the world … then take on the men

Evening Standard

Holly Colvin, women’s cricket’s answer to spin-king Monty Panesar, has never thought it a big deal to play against men.

This summer, England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor is set to make history by playing second XI cricket for Sussex, having already held informal talks with the county. Colvin may not have gone as far as her old school friend and long-time colleague but the 23-year-old is thinking along the same lines.

She cut her teeth playing with men for Brighton College as a 15-year-old and Colvin insists: “For me and Sarah, playing men’s cricket made us tougher and it’s something I’d quite like to go back to.