Worcestershire Women cricket team

Worcestershire Women
Personnel
CaptainChloe Hill
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1949
Home groundVarious
including Chester Road, Kidderminster
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteWorcestershire Cricket

The Worcestershire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Worcestershire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Chester Road, Kidderminster and Stourbridge Road, Himley.[1] They are captained by Chloe Hill.[2] In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.[4]

History

Worcestershire Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against Cheshire, which they won by 75 runs.[5] They joined the Women's County Championship in 2004, as part of the County Challenge Cup, and placed 2nd in their group in their first season.[6]

Worcestershire gained promotion from Division Three in 2009, topping the league with 7 wins from 10 games.[7] They were relegated a season later, but immediately regained their place in Division 2, being promoted in 2011.[8] Worcestershire have since retained their position in Division 2, apart from a brief stint in Division 3E in 2018.[9]

They also joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009 for its inaugural season. When the competition was regionalised, Worcestershire gained promotion to Division Midlands & North 1 in 2011, beating Northamptonshire in the Division Final by 45 runs.[10][11] Since the tournament's national structure was implemented, Worcestershire have been as low as Division 3 and as high as Division 1.[12] Their promotion to Division 1 in 2017 was a high-point, with Worcestershire bowler Clare Boycott ending the season as the leading wicket-taker in the division.[13] In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd in the group with 2 victories.[14] They won their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, topping the initial group stage before emerging victorious on the group Finals Day.[15] Worcestershire batter Georgina Macey was the second-highest run-scorer across the whole competition, with 295 runs.[16] They also competed in the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2022, winning the initial group stage but losing in the final to Wales.[17] They won the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2023, beating Staffordshire in the final.[18]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[19]

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Ami Campbell  England (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium On loan from North East Warriors
Milly Home  England (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium On loan from Warwickshire
Rosie Ward  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
All-rounders
Emily Arlott  England (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Gabrielle Basketter  England (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Clare Boycott  England (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Millie Carr  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
Charis Pavely  England (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 19) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Olivia Gough  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
Chloe Hill  England (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) Right-handed – Club captain
Georgina Macey  England (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29) Right-handed –
Ellie Roberts  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
Bowlers
Ellie Anderson  England (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Flora Bertwistle  England (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Phoebe Brett  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
Bryony Gillgrass  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
Hannah Hardwick  England (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Jessica Humby  England (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Amy Maund  England (2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Charlotte Roberts  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
Melissa Watson  England Unknown Unknown Unknown

Notable players

Players who have played for Worcestershire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[20]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division League standings[21] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2004 County Challenge Cup G3 3 2 1 0 0 25 49 2nd
2005 County Challenge Cup G3 2 0 1 0 1 5 16 4th
2006 County Challenge Cup G3 3 1 2 0 0 10 30 3rd
2007 County Challenge Cup G2 3 2 0 0 1 0 60 1st Promoted
2008 Division 4 6 1 5 0 0 17 37 3rd
2009 Division 3 10 7 3 0 0 11 151 1st Promoted
2010 Division 2 10 0 10 0 0 35 35 6th Relegated
2011 Division 3 9 3 5 1 0 57 92 4th Promoted
2012 Division 2 8 4 1 0 3 31 71 2nd
2013 Division 2 8 4 3 0 1 40 80 3rd
2014 Division 2 8 1 6 0 1 30 40 8th
2015 Division 2 8 4 3 0 1 45 85 3rd
2016 Division 2 7 2 4 0 1 32 52 6th
2017 Division 2 7 1 5 0 1 26 36 7th Relegated
2018 Division 3E 6 4 1 0 1 37 77 1st Promoted
2019 Division 2 7 2 5 0 0 33 53 6th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season Division League standings[22] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 4 3 2 1 0 0 −0.30 4 3rd
2010 Division M&N 2 3 2 0 0 1 +0.53 5 2nd Lost promotion play-off
2011 Division M&N 2 3 2 1 0 0 −0.46 4 2nd Promoted
2012 Division M&N 1 3 1 2 0 0 −0.91 2 3rd
2013 Division M&N 1 3 1 2 0 0 −0.87 2 3rd
2014 Division 2A 4 1 3 0 0 −1.81 4 9th Relegated
2015 Division 3 8 8 0 0 0 +2.77 32 1st Promoted
2016 Division 2 7 4 3 0 0 +0.35 16 4th
2017 Division 2 8 5 3 0 0 +0.33 20 2nd Promoted
2018 Division 1 8 1 7 0 0 −1.36 4 9th Relegated
2019 Division 2 8 3 3 0 2 +0.27 14 6th
2021 West Midlands 8 2 2 0 4 –1.19 12 3rd
2022 Group 2 6 5 1 0 0 +1.87 20 1st Group winners
2023 Group 2 6 0 0 0 6 +0.00 6 4th

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Worcestershire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Chloe Pride at Becoming Women's Rapids Captain for 2021 Campaign". 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "About Central Sparks". Edgbaston Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Worcestershire Women v Cheshire Women, 10 July 1949". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's County Challenge Cup 2004". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3 - 2009". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3 - 2011". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Div M&N 2 - 2011". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Northamptonshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 3 August 2011". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  12. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  13. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 2 - 2017". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  16. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Statistics/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  17. ^ "West Midlands Regional Cup/Competitions/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Women's Rapids Celebrating More Trophy Glory". Worcestershire County Cricket Club. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Worcestershire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  21. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  22. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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