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They run with surprising swiftness

Fenner’s Cricket Ground, Mortimer Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2EL

  • 16 Sep 2026
  • | In person
  • | Pre-booking required
  • | Talk

Local sports historian, Nigel Fenner shares the local history of women and sport, including why the Victorians had such a damming impact, until relatively recently.

7 of the first 16 Colleges in Cambridge, up to the end of the 16th century, were founded by women, however this ‘equality’ did not transfer into sport, with a few exceptions, across the centuries. For example in the 18th century, a visiting Frenchman observed “in more than one county of England young damsels are to be seen contending for a prize at a course…. They run with surprising swiftness”.

Timings

Wednesday 16 September:
14:00-15:00

Location & directions

Fenner’s Cricket Ground, Mortimer Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2EL

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Please book via email
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking opens:
09 Aug 2026 10:00 AM

Additional information

Max number of people:
40

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