Warwickshire Women cricket team

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Warwickshire Women
Warwickshire Women cricket team logo.jpg
Personnel
Captain Marie Kelly
CoachDominic Ostler
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1937
Home ground Mitchells & Butlers' Ground, Birmingham
History
WCC  wins0
T20 Cup  wins1
Official website Warwickshire Women

The Warwickshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Warwickshire. They play their home games at Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground, Birmingham, and are captained by Marie Kelly. [1] In 2019, they won the Women's Twenty20 Cup. [2] They are partnered with the regional side Central Sparks. [3]

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History

1937–2000: Early History

Warwickshire Women played their first recorded match in 1937, against Australia, which they lost by 7 wickets. [4] Warwickshire went on to play various one-off matches, including regular matches against Surrey. [5] Meanwhile, West Midlands Women, which included players from Warwickshire, joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it ended in 1996, upon which they joined the Women's County Championship. [6]

2001– : Women's County Championship

Warwickshire Women replaced West Midlands Women in the County Championship in 2001, and finished 4th in Division 3 in their first season. [7] Warwickshire played in the lower tiers of the Championship in the early years of the competition, before making their way up the divisions, beginning with their promotion from the County Challenge Cup in 2006, followed by promotions from Division Three in 2007 and Division Two in 2012. [8] Ever since, Warwickshire have played in Division 1, with their highest finish of 3rd coming in both 2016 and 2017. [9]

Warwickshire joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup for its inaugural season in 2009. The team rapidly improved in recent years, being promoted from Division 2 in 2015, then finishing 2nd in Division 1 in 2016. [10] In 2019, Warwickshire won Division 1, topping the league with 5 wins from 8 to be crowned Champions. [11] Captain Marie Kelly was their star batter, ending the season as the division's leading run-scorer. [12] Key contributions also came from wicket-keeper Gwenan Davies and bowlers Jessica Couser and Bethan Ellis. [13] In 2021, the Twenty20 Cup was regionalised (and the County Championship discontinued), with Warwickshire competing in the West Midlands Group. They finished 2nd in the group, going unbeaten with 4 wins and 4 matches abandoned. [14] They topped their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, before beating Somerset in the group final on Finals Day. [15] Warwickshire bowler Anisha Patel was the leading wicket-taker across the whole competition, with 15 wickets. [16] They also began competing in the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2022, as a "consortium" team with Shropshire, finishing third. [17] [18] They again won their group in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, beating Staffordshire in the group final. [19] In 2024, the side won their group in the Twenty20 Cup before finishing 4th at the National Finals, and 10th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament. [20] [21]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season. denotes players with international caps. [22]

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
11 Evelyn Jones Flag of England.svg  England 8 August 1992 (age 32)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
54 Marie Kelly Flag of England.svg  England 9 February 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break Club captain
77 Ria Fackrell Flag of England.svg  England 16 September 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Milly Home Flag of England.svg  England 27 February 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium On loan to Worcestershire
Ffion PurvissFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Laura SmittenFlag of England.svg  England 29 September 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm keg break
All-rounders
53 Bethan Ellis Flag of England.svg  England 7 July 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
64 Georgia Davis  Flag of England.svg  England 3 June 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
79 Gwenan Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12 May 1994 (age 30)Left-handedRight-arm medium
Amy Jones  Flag of England.svg  England 13 June 1993 (age 31)Right-handed
Natasha SmittenFlag of England.svg  England 15 September 2005 (age 19)Right-handed
Bowlers
12 Hannah Baker  Flag of England.svg  England 3 February 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
49 Anisha Patel Flag of England.svg  England 17 August 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
85 Issy Wong  Flag of England.svg  England 15 May 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Emily ChurmsFlag of England.svg  England 21 October 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Eleanor PhillipsFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Samadhi SamarakoonFlag of England.svg  England 22 November 2005 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Notable players

Players who have played for Warwickshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [23]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [24] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2001 Division 34130021.533.54th
2002 Division 35210222.568.52nd
2003 Division 35310127743rd
2004 County Challenge Cup G33300026.562.51st
2005 County Challenge Cup G33120017.529.52nd
2006 County Challenge Cup G3330000601stPromoted
2007 Division 36300301051stPromoted
2008 Division 26060017174th
2009 Division 210460016965th
2010 Division 2106400561163rd
2011 Division 2105302511014th
2012 Division 286002431031stPromoted
2013 Division 18440042826th
2014 Division 18150228388th
2015 Division 18340141717th
2016 Division 18420240803rd
2017 Division 17520046963rd
2018 Division 17132137575th
2019 Division 17160040508th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [25] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2009 Division 230201−1.6314th
2010 Division M&N 130300−0.5804th
2011 Division M&N 132100+1.8042nd
2012 Division M&N 130300−1.2704thRelegated
2013 Division M&N 222000+6.2641st
2014 Division 1C40400−1.8508thRelegated
2015 Division 286200+1.82242ndPromoted
2016 Division 174201+0.44172nd
2017 Division 184400+1.29164th
2018 Division 184400+0.38164th
2019 Division 185300−0.26201stChampions
2021 West Midlands84004+2.66202nd
2022 Group 365100+2.44201stGroup winners
2023 Group 260006+0.0063rdGroup winners
2024 Group 286002+3.52991st4th in National Finals Group

ECB Women's County One-Day

SeasonGroupLeague standings [26] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
2024 Group 3403010110th

Honours

See also

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