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British baseball, also known colloquially in Wales as Welsh baseball (Welsh: Pêl Fas Gymreig), is a bat-and-ball game played in Wales, England, and to a lesser extent in Ireland and Scotland. The game emerged as a distinct sport in Merseyside, Gloucester and South Wales at the end of the 19th century, drawing on the much older game of rounders .
In January 1938 Mr R. E. Lewis, Secretary of newly formed the Coventry Thursday Baseball League, asked for women interested in forming women's teams to contact him. He erroneously believed this league would be the first women's baseball league in the country. [27] In truth, the league in Hull was the only women's league in the United Kingdom. [28]
Baseball in the United Kingdom Country United Kingdom Governing body British Baseball Federation National team(s) Men's national team Women's national team First played 1862 National competitions British Baseball Federation National League, AAA, AA and A divisions Baseball is a growing minor sport in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 22,500 people playing in 2020. The sport is governed by ...
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The Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (WLBU) is the governing body of the traditional code of women's British baseball in Wales. It was formed in 2006 when the WLBU decided to break away from the men's WBU (formed 1892). [2] [3] The WLBU headquarters are at the Grangetown Catholic Club, Grangetown, Cardiff. [1]
It is a member of the International Baseball Board. The WBU organises the men's and youth league and cup competitions, as well as selecting and managing the Wales international teams at adult and youth level. [2] [3] The Welsh Baseball Union is based in Cardiff. [3]
The International Baseball Board was founded in 1927 and is the international governing body for traditional British baseball codes. It was founded in 1927 to oversee international fixtures, primarily between England and Wales, which are played at A and B level for men, and at age-group level for boys and historically women's international fixtures.
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