This chapter examines contemporary literary cricket journalism. It considers tensions and divergences between the seemingly steadfast traditions propagated by established writers and demands of the sport’s changing landscape. Women participate across a range of forms in the game; the Australian and English women’s national teams are among those who are just as, and in some years more, successful than their male counterparts; the establishment of professional women’s leagues are two instances that afford opportunities to consider significant changes in the ways the sport is covered. Increasing numbers of women commentators is one method in how the game is widening its reach; however, the fixation on ‘reach’ remains one of the challenges of genuinely shifting literary sports journalism traditions. Through close reading of recent texts created by women journalists/authors, including examples from beyond the Anglosphere, this chapter highlights the ways traditional forms and expectations of literary sports journalism are both upheld and being impacted by the emergence of new forms. Cricket, a sport mired in traditionalism, has a compelling history of subversion; this chapter therefore serves as an introductory examination of innovative contemporary practice in literary sports journalism.