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Gunnersbury women’s cricket club celebrate hitting historic century

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Gunnersbury are the first independent women's club in the UK to reach their centenary.

They are based at Old Elizabethans CC in Barnet 20 miles from their original home.

The club run three XIs, have 45 members, and enjoy a strong junior pathway thanks to Highgate Cricket Club .

Wokingham Cricket Club in Berkshire will celebrate their centenary.

The club have been planning for the centenary for several years .

Over the years , the club has been home to four England captains Molly Hide , Cecilia Robinson , Mary Duggan and Charlotte Edwards .

The oldest living Gunn goes to 93-year-old Anne Sanders , who represented England in 11 Tests.

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