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Glamorgan have submitted a bid to have a tier one professional women's cricket team by 2025.

The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced plans for up to £5m of extra yearly funding in women's cricket.

The plans also involved having three tiers in the sport from the year 2025, and counties are currently being asked to submit tier one applications.

The bid could be "transformational" for the sport in Wales, says Glamorgan chief executive Dan Cherry.

Unsuccessful applicants will be invited to fill semi-professional and amateur slots in tiers two and three, a process expected to be complete by September, 2024.

"The whole team at Glamorgan is extremely excited by the possibility of a professional Glamorgan women's team playing in tier one of a newly established competition," said Cherry.

"To be able to offer the opportunity for young women and girls from all over Wales to develop their skills and transition through a fully operated pathway... will be transformational for women's cricket in Wales.

"We have already received support for our bid from the Welsh Government, Cricket Wales, Sport Wales and a number of leading Welsh businesses and this would be an enormous boost for cricket in our country."