East Anglia Women cricket team

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East Anglia Women
Personnel
CaptainHelen Chard
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First recorded match: 1954
Dissolved2000
History
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The East Anglia Women's cricket team was the women's representative cricket team for East Anglia. They competed in the Women's Area Championship from 1980 to 1996 and in the Women's County Championship from 1997 to 2000, after which they were replaced by Hertfordshire. They reached the final of the Women's Area Championship in 1982, and competed in Division Two of the County Championship in their final season of existence.

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History

East Anglia Women played their first recorded match in 1954, in which they lost to New Zealand by 8 wickets. [1] East Anglia went on to play Australia in 1963 and New Zealand again in 1966, as well as various one-off matches against other English teams. [2]

East Anglia joined the Women's Area Championship for its inaugural season in 1980, [3] and reached the final in 1982, where they lost to West Midlands. [4] East Anglia competed in every season of the Area Championship, up until 1996. They reached the semi-finals in 1994, and played in Division One when they tournament changed formats for 1995 and 1996. [5] In 1997, they joined the Women's County Championship, and were relegated from Division 1 in their first season. [6] In the following three seasons, they played in Division 2, finishing bottom in 2000. [7] At this point, they were the only regional side remaining in the competition, and they were replaced by Hertfordshire ahead of the 2001 season. [8]

Players

Notable Players

Players who played for East Anglia and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (noted in brackets): [9]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [5] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
1997 Division 15140022346thRelegated
1998 Division 25320036683rd
1999 Division 25140026.538.55th
2000 Division 25140021.533.56th

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References

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  2. "East Anglia Women Miscellaneous Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. "Women's Area Championship 1980". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. "East Anglia v West Midlands, 5 September 1982". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "East Anglia Women List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. "Women's County Championship 1997 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. "Women's County Championship 2000 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. "Women's County Championship 2001 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. "East Anglia Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.