Somerset Women cricket team

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Founded1953
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The Somerset Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English ceremonial county of Somerset. They play their home games at various grounds across Somerset, most often in Taunton, and are captained by Emily Edgcombe. [1] [2] Somerset consistently competed in either Division 1 or Division 2 of the Women's County Championship, and won Division 2 of the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2019. [3] In 2021, they won the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup. [4] They were formerly partnered with the regional team Western Storm. [5]

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History

1953–1999: Early History

Somerset Women first formed in 1953, and played their first recorded match on 6 June that year, against Gloucestershire A. [6] After this, Somerset played various one-off games, whilst West of England Women, which included Somerset, played in the Women's Area Championship from 1980 until 1996 and the Women's County Championship from 1997 until 1999. [7]

2000– : Women's County Championship

Somerset players celebrate a wicket in 2010 Somerset women cricketers.jpg
Somerset players celebrate a wicket in 2010

Somerset replaced West of England Women in the County Championship in 2000, and finished 3rd in Division 2 in their first season. Somerset remained in the second division until 2005, when they were promoted. This then began a period in which Somerset bounced between the two divisions, being promoted in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2017 and relegated in 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018. Somerset also missed out on promotion in play-offs in 2013 and 2014, with the game being abandoned in 2013 and losing to Warwickshire Women in 2014. [8] [9] In 2019, Somerset finished second-bottom of Division 2. [10]

Somerset have fared similarly in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, for example winning promotion to Division 1 in 2014 and 2016 before being relegated in the following seasons. [11] In 2019, Somerset won Division 2 with 6 victories from 8 games. [12] Following the 2019 season, women's cricket in England was restructured and the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, only the Twenty20 Cup took place, with Somerset competing in the West Midlands Group. They won their regional division, winning 5 of their 8 matches. [4] Somerset bowler Lorraine Szczepanski was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 13 wickets, and batters Georgia Hennessy and Sophie Luff were the 2nd and 4th leading run-scorers, respectively. [13] [14] They finished second in their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup and subsequently progressed to the group final, where they lost to Warwickshire. [15] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, all of the side's group stage matches were rained-off, but they beat Devon and Wales on the group Finals Day to win their group. [16] They also played various 50-over friendlies against other sides in the South West. [17] In 2024, the side finished 2nd in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 5th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament. [18] [19]

Somerset have had various notable players appear for them over the years, most prominently the former England players Anya Shrubsole and Fran Wilson. [20]

Players

Current squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
— Heather Knight  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 26 December 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break
— Sophie Luff Flag of England.svg  England 6 December 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
— Rebecca Odgers Flag of England.svg  England 10 February 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
— Fran Wilson  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 7 November 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
— Emma Corney Flag of England.svg  England 15 September 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
— Charlie Dean  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 22 December 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
— Danielle Gibson  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
— Alex Griffiths Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12 June 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
— Niamh Holland Flag of England.svg  England 27 October 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Amelie MundayFlag of England.svg  England 9 October 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
— Jess Hazell Flag of England.svg  England 22 August 2004 (age 20)Right-handed—
— Katie Jones Flag of England.svg  England 28 December 2005 (age 18)Right-handed—
Bowlers
— Ellie Anderson Flag of England.svg  England 30 October 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
—Lola HarrisFlag of England.svg  England 20 October 2006 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
— Mollie Robbins Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
— Chloe Skelton Flag of England.svg  England 20 June 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
—Erin Vukusic ‡Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 16 December 2005 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Notable players

Players who have played for Somerset and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [21]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [22] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2000 Division 25320037733rd
2001 Division 25320034703rd
2002 Division 25120218524th
2003 Division 25230032.556.54th
2004 Division 25410041891st
2005 Division 26410142.5101.51stPromoted
2006 Division 16150013334thRelegated
2007 Division 2632014893rd
2008 Division 2642006862ndPromoted
2009 Division 110370014744th
2010 Division 110280040606thRelegated
2011 Division 2105302521023rdPromoted
2012 Division 18040421219thRelegated
2013 Division 287100481182ndWon Division 2 final; Lost promotion play-off
2014 Division 286200531132ndLost promotion play-off
2015 Division 286002451051stPromoted
2016 Division 18250129497thRelegated
2017 Division 27510141912ndPromoted
2018 Division 17151031468thRelegated
2019 Division 27160043537th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [23] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2009 Division 232001+1.2351st
2010 Division S&W 131200−0.3923rd
2011 Division S&W 131200+0.3323rd
2012 Division S&W 132100+1.4142nd
2013 Division S&W 133000+5.7861stLost group final
2014 Division 2C43100+2.50122ndPromoted
2015 Division 182501−0.5998thRelegated
2016 Division 275200+0.78201stPromoted
2017 Division 181502−1.3568thRelegated
2018 Division 284400+0.80165th
2019 Division 286200−0.03241st
2021 West Midlands85102+1.75221stGroup winners
2022 Group 364200+0.72162ndLost final
2023 Group 860006+0.0063rdGroup winners
2024 Group 486200+0.84962nd

ECB Women's County One-Day

SeasonGroupLeague standings [24] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2024 Group 341210175th

Honours

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