Berkshire Women cricket team

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Berkshire Women
Berkshire Women cricket team logo.jpg
Personnel
CaptainAshleigh Muttitt
CoachPaul Bew
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1936
Home groundVarious
Including Summerleaze Road, Maidenhead
History
WCC  wins0
T20 Cup  wins1
Official website Official Website

The Berkshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Berkshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Summerleaze Road, Maidenhead and Falkland CC, Newbury, and are captained by Ashleigh Muttitt. [1] [2] They competed in Division One of the Women's County Championship until 2017, when they were relegated, and they won the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2010. [3] They are partnered with the regional side Southern Vipers. [4]

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History

1936–1999: Early History

Berkshire Women played their first recorded match in 1936, against Buckinghamshire Women, which they lost by 66 runs. [5] When the Women's County Championship began in 1997, Thames Valley Women, which included Berkshire, competed, having also previously played in various regional competitions. [6]

2000– : Women's County Championship

Berkshire joined the Women's County Championship in 2000, replacing Thames Valley, and finished 4th in Division 1 in their first season. After being relegated in 2003, they did not return to Division 1 until 2008, after which they became a consistently mid-table side. [7] This period saw much greater success in the Women's Twenty20 Cup for Berkshire, reaching the final three times in a row between 2010 and 2012, including winning the competition in 2010, beating Yorkshire by 46 runs. [8] In 2017, Berkshire were relegated from Division 1 and have remained in Division 2 since, whilst also suffering two consecutive relegations in the T20 Cup. [9] In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, but finished bottom with 4 losses and 4 abandoned matches. [10] In 2022 and 2023, they finished third in their group of the Twenty20 Cup. [11] [12] They also joined the South Central Counties Cup in 2022, finishing third out of six teams in the inaugural edition. [13] In 2024, the side finished 5th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 3rd in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament. [14] [15]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season. [16] denotes players with international caps.

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Abigail AveryFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Lauren AveryFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Izzy StorrarFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
All-rounders
Heather Knight  Flag of England.svg  England 26 December 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Ava Lee Flag of England.svg  England 26 August 2005 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Alice Macleod Flag of England.svg  England 14 May 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Ashleigh MuttittFlag of England.svg  England 21 February 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium Club captain
Shristi PatilFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Amanda PotgieterFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 April 1978 (age 46)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Holly RiderFlag of England.svg  England 5 May 2006 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Poppy TullochFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Wicket-keepers
Ariana Dowse Flag of England.svg  England 8 February 2001 (age 23)Right-handed
Olivia GainFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 January 2002 (age 22)Right-handedOverseas player
Mia Rogers Flag of England.svg  England 29 January 2002 (age 22)Right-handed
Bowlers
Laura BaileyFlag of England.svg  England UnknownRight-handedRight-arm leg break Dual-registration with Surrey
Lauren Bell  Flag of England.svg  England 21 January 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mary BriscoeFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Molly BulteelFlag of England.svg  England 6 August 2007 (age 17)UnknownRight-arm medium
Shayna ChikhliaFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Francesca ClarkeFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Kali-Ann DochertyFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Freya JohnsonFlag of England.svg  England 25 October 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Hollie SummerfieldFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownRight-arm off break

Notable players

Players who have played for Berkshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [17]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [18] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2000 Division 15230028524th
2001 Division 15320039752nd
2002 Division 15210024.570.52nd
2003 Division 15050032326thRelegated
2004 Division 25410040.588.52nd
2005 Division 26320130773rd
2006 Division 26220215633rd
2007 Division 26410121121stPromoted
2008 Division 16060016164th
2009 Division 110280030705th
2010 Division 1106400491093rd
2011 Division 110260235555th
2012 Division 18120517275th
2013 Division 18440044845th
2014 Division 18320346963rd
2015 Division 18420240804th
2016 Division 18340147775th
2017 Division 17070023238thRelegated
2018 Division 27330127575th
2019 Division 27510143982nd

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [19] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2009 Division 130102–0.4023rd
2010 Division S&W 133000+2.3061stChampions
2011 Division S&W 133000+2.1661stRunners-up
2012 Division S&W 133000+2.5661stRunners-up
2013 Division S&W 132100+2.2282ndWon group final; lost semi-final
2014 Division 1A40400–0.5307th
2015 Division 183500–0.34127th
2016 Division 173400–0.06124th
2017 Division 181502–2.9469thRelegated
2018 Division 282600–0.7487thRelegated
2019 Division 3A87100+2.4781st
2021 West Midlands80404–2.7546th
2022 Group 263300–0.28123rd
2023 Group 561104–1.5383rd
2024 Group 383401–0.32615th

ECB Women's County One-Day

SeasonGroupLeague standings [20] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2024 Group 2431003153rd

Honours

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