Should Madam Be Used for Women Cricketers Who Excel?

[akerkarprashant]

"Sir" Knighthood in Cricket.

Do you feel Similar to "Sir" Knighthood in Cricket, there can be conferred "Madam" for Women Cricketers who have excelled?

 

[DrGreg]

The female equivalent of "Sir" is "Dame". Wikipedia has a List of sporting knights and dames, but there don't seem to be any female cricketers there.

 

[mcastillo356]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dame

Noblewoman?

 

[PeroK]

The female equivalent of "Sir" is "Dame". Wikipedia has a List of sporting knights and dames, but there don't seem to be any female cricketers there.

There is Baroness Heyhoe Flint.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Heyhoe_Flint

 

[sysprog]

There is Baroness Heyhoe Flint.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Heyhoe_Flint

Baroness is the female titular counterpart of Baron (a higher rank than Knight $-$ Knighthood corresponds to Damehood), and is usually called Lady, rather than Dame, which would explain why she's not listed in the Wikipedia article linked to by @DrGreg.

A woman can be a Lady of an Order of Chivalry, but cannot be a Knight Bachelor (someone knighted by the Crown, who is not a inducted member of Chivalric Order $-$ his wife is usually addressed as Lady).

The lowest ranking title for a woman is Baronetess (female equivalent of Baronet), called Dame, above Knight Bachelor, but below inducted Knight of a Chivalric Order.

 

[StevieTNZ]

"Sir" Knighthood in Cricket.

Do you feel Similar to "Sir" Knighthood in Cricket, there can be conferred "Madam" for Women Cricketers who have excelled?

The only person I'll refer to as Madam <..> is the wonderful, excellent, Madam Speaker, The Hon Reverend Dr @Evo.