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ALEX BLACKWELL ‘HOW I OVER CAME CRICKET’S BOYS’ CLUB’

Alex Blackwell didn’t originally set out to be a role model. The former cricket star just wanted two things in life: to speak her truth, and get on the field and bowl some boys out.

But as the first female international cricket player to publicly come out as gay, Alex quickly became an inspiration to a generation of young Aussies.

Now a published author, Alex has literally written the book on smashing

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