Norfolk Women cricket team

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Norfolk Women
Norfolk Women cricket team logo.jpg
Personnel
CaptainEllie Stanley
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1957
Home groundVarious
including Highfield Lane, Fakenham
History
WCC  wins0
T20 Cup  wins0
Official website Norfolk Cricket Board

The Norfolk Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Norfolk. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, and are captained by Ellie Stanley. [1] In 2019, they played in Division Three of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. [2] They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers. [3]

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History

Norfolk Women joined the national women's cricket structure in 2002, as part of the Emerging Counties division: in their first season they played two games, winning one and losing one. [4] The topped the Emerging Counties league in 2003, and joined the County Challenge Cup in 2004. [2] Norfolk have consistently played in the lower levels of the Women's County Championship, although they did gain promotions in 2008 and 2015. [2] In recent years, they have played in Division 3 of the Championship. [1]

Norfolk have performed similarly in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, having always played in the bottom tier of the competition since 2010. [2] Their most successful season was in 2017, when they won five of their eight games. [5] In 2020, after the cancellation of the planned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Norfolk competed in the East of England Championship. [6] In 2021, they competed in the East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, but finished bottom with no wins, as well as finishing 5th in the East of England Championship. [7] [8] They again finished bottom of their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and finished sixth out of seven in the East of England Championship. [9] [10] They finished third in their group in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, before finishing fifth out of six in the East of England Championship. [11] [12] In 2024, the side finished 5th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 8th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament. [13] [14]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season. [15]

NameNationality2023 AppearancesNotes
WT20EoE
Ellie StanleyFlag of England.svg  England 24 Club captain; Wicket-keeper
Evie BookerFlag of England.svg  England 03
Phoebe BramfordFlag of England.svg  England 03
Alice BrandFlag of England.svg  England 22
Maddy BrowneFlag of England.svg  England 20
Amy CubittFlag of England.svg  England 01
Emily DackFlag of England.svg  England 01
Georgia DemetriouFlag of England.svg  England 01
May DrinkellFlag of England.svg  England 20
Daisy EkeFlag of England.svg  England 24
India FoxFlag of England.svg  England 01
Abigail FreeFlag of England.svg  England 24
Grace Hanworth-KnightsFlag of England.svg  England 22
April HerathgeFlag of England.svg  England 01Dual-registration with Leicestershire
Jade HoyteFlag of England.svg  England 23
Millie MarshFlag of England.svg  England 21
Cassie MawbyFlag of England.svg  England 01
Eleanor PringleFlag of England.svg  England 01
Niamh RushtonFlag of England.svg  England 03
Freya Stewart-MilesFlag of England.svg  England 01
Peggy TirimannaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 23 Wicket-keeper
Alice WatersFlag of England.svg  England 03
Florence WilkinsonFlag of England.svg  England 23

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [2] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2002 Emerging Counties2110017.529.52nd
2003 Emerging Counties2200018421st
2004 County Challenge Cup G23020114.525.54th
2005 County Challenge Cup G23210024482nd
2006 County Challenge Cup G23120010303rd
2007 County Challenge Cup G3312006313rd
2008 Division 5 L&E320010501stPromoted
2009 Division 410190020406thRelegated
2010 Division 5E6320124542nd
2011 Division 5E5140027374th
2012 Division 4 N&E4130012175th
2013 Division 4 N&E4040015155th
2014 Division 4 N&E4220022423rd
2015 Division 4 N&E4400028681stPromoted
2016 Division 38080027279th
2017 Division 3D4040013135th
2018 Division 3D6240025453rd
2019 Division 3B5320027573rd

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [2] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2009 Division 531200+0.9923rd
2010 Division S321100−0.0922nd
2011 Division S321100−0.7423rd
2012 Division S331200−2.4723rd
2013 Division S321100+0.1522nd
2014 Division 4B33000+1.27123rd
2015 Division 4A41300−2.2043rd
2016 Division 4A63300+0.90122nd
2017 Division 3C85300+0.36203rd
2018 Division 3C84400−0.78164th
2019 Division 3B83500−0.44124th
2021 East80602−2.3426th
2022 Group 460600−1.7904th
2023 Group 461005+1.0593rd
2024 Group 283302–2.14635th

ECB Women's County One-Day

SeasonGroupLeague standings [16] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2024 Group 241300048th

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