OLIVIA Cotter’s plea for gender neutral cricket gear has paid off, with Cricket Australia and merchandise company Kookaburra hearing her requests.

Figures reveal more girls are now signing up to play cricket than boys, with six in 10 registrations being female.

The 12-year-old made headlines last month after posting a letter to social media, addressed to Kookaburra, calling for more gender neutral cricket gear.

On Monday, she was presented with a Kookaburra bat, pads, gloves, bag and a signed Cricket Australia shirt.

Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy was on hand to present the shirt ahead of the second International T20 match at Allan Border Field.

Her mum Deb Cotter said her daughter was overwhelmed by the gesture.

“She said it was the best day of her life,” Ms Cotter said.

“It was so wonderful for Alyssa (Healy) to take the time out to present Olivia with the gear.

“It was very encouraging.”

The National Cricket Census last month revealed 60 per cent of new cricket participants were female in the 2017/18 season, and research by Commonwealth Bank suggests this figure will continue to grow.

CBA research found that 70 per cent of Aussies believe that if there was more women’s sport on TV, more females would continue or take up competitive sport.

Cricket Australia’s community cricket general executive manager Belinda Clark said the success of the WBBL and national women’s side was helping increase female participation.

“There’s just been a lot greater awareness made of the opportunities for girls,” she said.

“I just don’t think you can underestimate the power of showing role models on TV and that’s what the WBBL and national team have done.”