France women's national cricket team

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France
France Cricket1.png
Association Association France Cricket
Personnel
CaptainEmmanuelle Brélivet
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (1998)
Affiliate member (1987)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
WT20I 36th 30th (2 Oct 2020) [2]
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20IFlag of Jersey.svg  Jersey at Parc du Grand Blottereau, Nantes; 31 July 2019
Last WT20IFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería; 12 September 2023
WT20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 35 16/19
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [4] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 1 January 2024

The France women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of France in international women's cricket matches. They became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1998, having previously been an affiliate member since 1987. [5]

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In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between France women and another international side after 1 July 2018 were a full WT20I. [6]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [7] The France women's team made their debut at an ICC women's event when they played in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier group. [8]

History

In May 2011, "Coupe de France Féminine" was established as part of a continuing commitment to the women's game in France. The first ever representative France women's team, les "Dames de France" played against Jersey Ladies (2011, Saumur and 2013, Jersey). [9] Creation of an Indoor Women's National Championship is the newest development, involving four teams over four tournaments in 2013.

Older women too play in some clubs alongside their male counterparts, but efforts are now being specifically directed to involving women of all ages in the sport as part of the high priority being given to the development of women's cricket. [10]

Fraud allegations and squad disbandment

In November 2023, France 24 reported that the Association France Cricket had allegedly overexaggerated the popularity of women's cricket to access additional funding from the ICC, including by reporting results from "ghost matches" which did not actually take place. It was also reported that France may have failed the eligibility criteria for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, which required a minimum of eight domestic women's teams playing at least five hard-ball matches each year. An ICC spokesperson stated that "France's entry into the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers was determined by domestic activities that took place in 2021 and 2022 and pre-Covid", but that "members are also obliged to confirm to us that the information they provide to us is true and accurate". [11] In response, the Nantes Cricket Club reportedly "sent a request to state prosecutors and police asking for an investigation into alleged fraudulent activity by the association". [12]

Following the publication of the allegations by France 24, seventeen members of the French women's national squad signed an open letter calling for an official investigation into France Cricket's conduct. According to national team player Alix Brodin, some of the signatories to the letter received pressure from France Cricket not to proceed with publication. On 16 November 2023, France Cricket's sporting director Saravana Durairaj informed Tara Britton that she and her teammates would be suspended for breaching the organisation's code of conduct, which banned public criticism of the organisation. The French national team was subsequently withdrawn from the inaugural T10 Women's European Cricket Championship in December 2023. Players were asked to return their uniforms and were reportedly informed by France Cricket that they could only return to national selection if they apologised for the letter. [12]

In April 2024, France 24 published further allegations of misconduct, documenting that three matches in division two of the women's national league supposedly held in April 2023 did not take place. It was additionally reported that, following the disbandment of the existing women's squad, that France had sought to incorporate members of the New Caledonia women's national cricket team into its national squad in order to meet eligibility requirements for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup qualification process. [12]

Tournament history

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier Division Two

Current squad

This lists all the players who were named in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier squad.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Ines McKeon 16Right-handedRight-arm off break
Lydie Wykes-Templeman19Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ganesh Pooja36Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Marie Violleau26Right-handedRight-arm leg break Captain
Amy Seddon16Right-handedRight-arm medium
Poppy McGeown32Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Tara Britton31Right-handed
Maëlle Cargouët48Right-handed
Spin Bowler
Prabhashi Mahawattage28Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Anika Bester29Right-handedRight-arm medium
Emma Patel16Right-handedRight-arm medium
Thea Graham33Right-handedRight-arm medium
Blandine Verdon24Left-handedRight-arm medium
Magali Marchello-Nizia39Right-handedRight-arm medium

Updated on 12 Sep 2023.

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — France Women [13]

Last updated 12 September 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals3516190031 July 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [13]

Records complete to WT20I #1661. Last updated 12 September 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1010029 August 2021
ICC Associate members
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 880001 August 20191 August 2019
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 716008 July 20212 June 2023
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3030029 May 2023
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 5230031 July 201931 July 2019
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3030026 August 2021
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2200031 July 201931 July 2019
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3030030 August 2021
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 110008 May 20228 May 2022
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1100030 May 202330 May 2023
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 110001 June 20231 June 2023

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