Staffordshire Women cricket team

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Staffordshire Women
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Personnel
Captain Stephanie Butler
Team information
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First recorded match: 2000
Home groundVarious
History
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Official website Staffordshire Cricket

The Staffordshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Staffordshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Tunstall Road, Knypersley and are captained by Stephanie Butler. [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 West Midlands regional side Central Sparks. [3]

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History

Staffordshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2000, replacing West Midlands Women, and won Division 2 in their first season, going unbeaten and gaining promotion. [4] Staffordshire were relegated two seasons later, and reached as low as Division Four in 2008. [5] [6] They also joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009, winning two promotions when the tournament was regionalised, and since playing in Division Two and Three. [7] In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 5th. [8] They finished second in their group of the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, before losing in the group final to Worcestershire. [9] Staffordshire batter Davina Perrin was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the competition, with 242 runs. [10] They again reached the group final of the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but lost to Warwickshire. [11]

Meanwhile, in the Championship, Staffordshire began their progression back up through the Divisions, winning promotion from Division Three in 2011, and from Division Two in 2015, with batter Evelyn Jones ending the 2015 season as leading run-scorer in the division. [12] [13] Their stay in Division 1 was short-lived, however, as they were relegated in 2016, and suffered a second consecutive relegation the following season. [14] [15] In the final two years of the Championship, Staffordshire played in Division 3, but did win their group in 2019. [16]

They have also competed in the West Midlands Regional Cup since 2022, finishing fourth out of four teams in the first season of the competition. [17] They reached the final of the 2023 edition after topping the group stage, but lost in the final to Worcestershire. [18] In 2024, the side finished 4th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 2nd in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament. [19] [20]

England batter Danni Wyatt made her international debut whilst playing for Staffordshire, and the county is also the original team of England all-rounder Georgia Elwiss. [21] [22]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season. denotes players with international caps. [23]

NameNationality2023 AppearancesNotes
WT20WMRC
Stephanie Butler Flag of England.svg  England 24 Club captain
Matilda Atherton-GaterFlag of England.svg  England 01
Meg Austin Flag of England.svg  England 13
Sophie BeechFlag of England.svg  England 23
Lexie CantrillFlag of England.svg  England 24
Poppy Davies Flag of England.svg  England 02 Wicket-keeper
Isabel EllsmoreFlag of England.svg  England 20
Abigail Freeborn Flag of England.svg  England 20 Wicket-keeper
Christina Gough  Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 02
Georgie HarrisonFlag of England.svg  England 04
Megan JonesFlag of England.svg  England 02
Amelia LeeFlag of England.svg  England 24
Ruby MillingtonFlag of England.svg  England 01 Wicket-keeper
Davina Perrin Flag of England.svg  England 20
Lydia PerryFlag of England.svg  England 24
Grace Potts Flag of England.svg  England 00
Lucy ShentonFlag of England.svg  England 24
Ilenia Sims  Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 01
Mia SmithFlag of England.svg  England 01
Ebony TweatsFlag of England.svg  England 23
Amy WheelerFlag of England.svg  England 24

Notable players

Players who have played for Staffordshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [24]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [25] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2000 Division 25500038.598.51stPromoted
2001 Division 15320035713rd
2002 Division 15030218406thRelegated
2003 Division 25310127.574.53rd
2004 Division 25320036.572.53rd
2005 Division 36230131.566.53rd
2006 Division 3631027752nd
2007 Division 3613026514thRelegated
2008 Division 4642002822nd
2009 Division 310610301353rd
2010 Division 3106301581182nd
2011 Division 397101461162ndPromoted
2012 Division 28230325456th
2013 Division 28440038785th
2014 Division 28530046964th
2015 Division 28510243932ndPromoted
2016 Division 18140320309thRelegated
2017 Division 27070024248thRelegated
2018 Division 3E6320137672nd
2019 Division 3A66000461061st

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [26] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2009 Division 432100+0.4742nd
2010 Division M&N 232001+1.9651stPromoted
2011 Division M&N 131200−2.7523rdRelegated
2012 Division M&N 233000+5.7461stPromoted
2013 Division M&N 130300−1.7604th
2014 Division 2A43100+1.60123rd
2015 Division 284400−0.22165th
2016 Division 272401−0.4497th
2017 Division 282402−0.83108thRelegated
2018 Division 3B86200+2.51242nd
2019 Division 3C86002+2.45261st
2021 West Midlands80206–1.1065th
2022 Group 264200+0.330162ndLost final
2023 Group 260006+0.0062ndLost final
2024 Group 172500–0.80614th

ECB Women's County One-Day

SeasonGroupLeague standings [27] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2024 Group 1431002142nd

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