Shropshire Women cricket team

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Shropshire Women
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Personnel
CaptainLara Jones
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 2008
Home groundVarious
History
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Official website Cricket Shropshire

The Shropshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Shropshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Ellesmere College Ground, Ellesmere and are captained by Lara Jones. [1] Shropshire withdrew from the Women's County Championship after the 2018 season, have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. [2] They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks. [3]

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History

Shropshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2008, finishing bottom of Division 5 Midlands in their first season. [4] Shropshire went on to consistently play in the bottom tiers of the Championship, but did win Division 4 South & West in 2016. [5] Shropshire bowlers Bethan Ellis and Zoe Griffiths were the joint-second highest wicket-takers in the division. [6] Shropshire did not compete in the final season of the Women's County Championship, 2019. [7]

Shropshire have also competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, from 2009 to 2010 and from 2014 onwards. Their most successful season was in 2015, when they topped Division 4C and then gained promotion to Division 3 in a play-off group, winning a crucial game against Leicestershire by just three runs. [8] [9] Shropshire played in Division Three of the competition until the format changed after the 2019 season. [10] In 2021, they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd with 2 victories. [11] They finished bottom of their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup. [12] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side reached their group final, but lost to Gloucestershire. [13] In 2024, the side finished 3rd in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 5th 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]

NameNationalityAppsNotes
Lara JonesFlag of England.svg  England 4 Club captain
Caitlin BelcherFlag of England.svg  England 4
Katie BrazierFlag of England.svg  England 4
Sophie BucktonFlag of England.svg  England 2
Beth CharnellFlag of England.svg  England 4
Sophie GraysonFlag of England.svg  England 1
Amy GriffithsFlag of England.svg  England 4
Lauren KenvynFlag of England.svg  England 4
Robyn MathewsFlag of England.svg  England 2 Wicket-keeper
Emily PerrinFlag of England.svg  England 4
Ellie PhillipsFlag of England.svg  England 1
Harriet ShukerFlag of England.svg  England 2
Megan TrickettFlag of England.svg  England 2
Amy WeirFlag of England.svg  England 2
Holly WhitfieldFlag of England.svg  England 4

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [17] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2008 Division 5M302100164th
2009 Division 5 S&W532008683rd
2010 Division 5N7340030604th
2011 Division 5N5300215452nd
2012 Division 4 S&W4210119392nd
2013 Division 4 S&W4220018383rd
2014 Division 4 S&W4310028582nd
2015 Division 4 S&W5310128582nd
2016 Division 4 S&W4300122521st
2017 Division 3C5320032623rd
2018 Division 3E6050118184th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [18] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2009 Division 73000331st
2010 Division S230300−2.2604th
2014 Division 4A40400−1.1909th
2015 Division 4C63003+2.15151stPromoted
2016 Division 380800−1.5309th
2017 Division 3B84301−0.44173rd
2018 Division 3B82600−0.8084th
2019 Division 3C80512−2.0744th
2021 East Midlands82204−0.02123rd
2022 Group 260600−1.9704th
2023 Group 360105−0.6753rdLost final
2024 Group 284004+2.47813rd

ECB Women's County One-Day

SeasonGroupLeague standings [19] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2024 Group 142200195th

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