Cambridgeshire Women cricket team

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Cambridgeshire Women
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Personnel
CaptainLara Neild
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1961
Home groundVarious
Including Bluntisham Recreation Ground, Bluntisham
History
T20 Cup  wins0
Official website Cambridgeshire Cricket

The Cambridgeshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Cambridgeshire. They play their home games across the county, and are captained by Lara Neild. [1] In the Women's County Championship, Cambridgeshire played as a combined team with Huntingdonshire, as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, but since 2014 they have played individually in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, in which they have consistently competed in the lowest tier. [2] They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers. [3]

Contents

History

1961-2013: Early History

Cambridgeshire Women played their first recorded game in 1961, against Middlesex Women Second XI. [4] After this, they played in various one-off games and regional tournaments, before they joined the Women's County Championship in 2010 as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, under which they played until 2019, the final season of the tournament. [5]

2014- : Women's Twenty20 Cup

From the inaugural season of the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009 until 2013, Cambridgeshire also competed as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. However, in 2014, the two counties split and competed separately. Cambridgeshire finished 8th in Division Four, winning two games, including a victory over Huntingdonshire. [6] After this, Cambridgeshire have always played in the bottom tier of the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their most successful season in 2019, with three wins. [7] In 2021, they competed in the East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 4th with 4 victories. [8] They also joined the East of England Championship in 2021, and finished 4th out of 6 teams in their first season. [9] The side withdrew from the East of England Championship in 2022, as well as finishing 3rd in their Twenty20 Cup group. [10] [11] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side finished top of their group, but the group finals day was abandoned due to rain. [12]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2022 season. [13]

NameNationalityAppsNotes
Lara NeildFlag of England.svg  England 4 Club captain
May BusherFlag of England.svg  England 4
Becky Case-UptonFlag of England.svg  England 2
Jessica ClilverdFlag of England.svg  England 2
Alice CrossFlag of England.svg  England 2
Lara FoulkesFlag of England.svg  England 1
Sarisha GorantlaFlag of England.svg  England 2
Kelly HaynesFlag of England.svg  England 3 Wicket-keeper
Isabella JamesFlag of England.svg  England 5Dual-registration with Buckinghamshire
Anabel KaserFlag of England.svg  England 2
Jessica Olorenshaw Flag of England.svg  England 1Dual-registration with Essex
Sophia PearsonFlag of England.svg  England 2
Sally PhelpsFlag of England.svg  England 1
Connie PiperFlag of England.svg  England 5
Beatrice RoutledgeFlag of England.svg  England 3
A SureakumarFlag of England.svg  England 1
Jemaira VesteyFlag of England.svg  England 5
Madeline WelhamFlag of England.svg  England 2
Olivia WelhamFlag of England.svg  England 4
Jasmine WestleyFlag of England.svg  England 5Dual-registration with Essex
Biz WhichelloFlag of England.svg  England 2

Notable players

Players who have played for Cambridgeshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [14]

Seasons

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [15] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2014 Division 4B32100+0.6388th
2015 Division 4A40400−0.7204th
2016 Division 4A60600−1.7703rd
2017 Division 3C81700−2.0246th
2018 Division 3C80800−2.6006th
2019 Division 3B83500−0.98126th
2021 East84202−0.07184th
2022 Group 462400−2.5683rd

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