Hampshire women's cricket team
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Hampshire Women
| image = 125px
| coach = Paul Prichard
| captain = Georgia Adams
| founded = Unknown{{-}}First recorded match: 1811{{-}}Reformed: 2024
| ground = Various{{-}}
| title1 = WCC
| title1wins = 1
| title2 = T20 Cup
| title2wins = 0
| website = [https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/squad/hampshire-women/ Hampshire Women]
}}
The Hampshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Hampshire, and was a replacement for regional team Southern Vipers. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including the Rose Bowl, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, and Falkland CC. They are captained by Georgia Adams. They currently play in the Women's One-Day Cup and the Women's T20 Blast
History
=1811–1996: Early History=
Hampshire Women played their first recorded match in 1811, against Surrey Women.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Hampshire Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=6 January 2021}} They then went on to play various one-off matches against neighbouring counties, sometimes as a combined team with Dorset.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Hampshire Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=6 January 2021}} They played against a touring Australia side in 1937 and 1957.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/154/154494.html |title=Hampshire Women v Australia Women, 7 July 1937 |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=6 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/154/154534.html |title=Dorset and Hampshire Women v Australia Women, 5 July 1951 |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=6 January 2021}}
=1997– : Women's County Championship=
Hampshire Women joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, finishing 3rd in Division 3.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Womens_County_Championship_1997.html |title=Women's County Championship 1997 Tables |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=6 January 2021}} Over the following seasons, Hampshire remained in the lower divisions of the Championship: they were promoted to Division Two in 2002, but only remained there for two seasons, and reached as low as Division Four in 2008 and 2011.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} However, 2015 saw a sharp change in Hampshire's fortunes as they won Division 3 with six wins out of eight games,{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/54643 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 3 - 2015|website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} and then two seasons later were promoted to Division 1, topping Division Two in 2017.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/70004 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2017|website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} Hampshire then won Division One at their first attempt, in 2018, winning six of their seven matches.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/76657 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2018|website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} Hampshire's remarkable rise was helped by England captain Charlotte Edwards, who played for the club in 2017 and 2018, and overseas player Suzie Bates, who was the Division's leading run-scorer in their Championship-winning season.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/76657 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2018|website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}
Hampshire Women also had a similar rise in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. After playing in the lower regional divisions in the early years of the tournament, they gained promotion from Division 3 in 2015{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} and from Division 2 in 2018, topping the league with 7 wins from 8 games.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/76653 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 2 - 2018|website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} Hampshire bowler Providence Cowdrill was the leading wicket-taker in the division, with 15 wickets.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/76653 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 2 - 2018|website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} In 2019, their first season in Division 1, they finished 4th with 4 wins.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/82101 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 1 - 2019|website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} In 2021, they played in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd with 3 wins.{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/95425 |title=Women's County T20 South East Group - 2021 |website=ECB Women's County Championship |accessdate=18 May 2021}} Hampshire bowler Finty Trussler was the leading wicket-taker across the whole competition, with 16 wickets at an average of 6.50.{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Bowling_by_Wickets.html | title=Bowling in Vitality Women's County T20 2021 (Ordered by Wickets) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=18 May 2021}} They finished third in their group of the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101165 |title=Women's County T20 Group 6 - 2022 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}} They also joined the South Central Counties Cup in 2022, and won the inaugural edition of the tournament, going unbeaten.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/report-south-central-counties-cup,-round-five/ |title=Report: South Central Counties Cup, Round Five |publisher=The Ageas Bowl |date=12 August 2022 |access-date=17 August 2022}} They lost in their group final of the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and finished second in the 2023 South Central Counties Cup on head-to-head record.{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109633 |title=ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 5 - 2023 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=30 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/sussex-women-crowned-south-central-regional-cup-winners |title=Sussex Women crowned South Central Regional Cup winners |publisher=Sussex Cricket |date=19 August 2023 |access-date=30 September 2023}} In 2024, the side finished won their group in the Twenty20 Cup before finishing third at the National Finals, and 6th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2024.html |title=Vitality Women's County T20 2024 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=16 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Vitality_Womens_County_Championship_2024.html |title=Vitality Women's County Championship 2024 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=16 October 2024}}
Players
=Current squad=
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- {{double-dagger}} denotes players with international caps.
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No.
! Name ! Nationality ! Birth date ! Batting style ! Bowling style ! Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" | Batters | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|8 | Ella McCaughan | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2002|9|26|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| style="text-align:center"|12 | Abi Norgrove | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2006|1|17|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| style="text-align:center"|14 | Maia Bouchier {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1998|12|5|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | England central contract |
| style="text-align:center"|25 | Nancy Harman | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1999|7|11|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| colspan="7" | All-rounders | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|1 | Georgia Adams {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1993|10|4|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Club captain |
| style="text-align:center"|6 | Freya Kemp {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2005|4|21|df=y}} | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | England central contract |
| style="text-align:center"|10 | Naomi Dattani | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1994|4|28|df=y}} | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|18 | Ellyse Perry {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|Australia}} | {{Birth date and age|1990|11|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| style="text-align:center"|45 | Daisy Mullan | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2002|11|29|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|88 | Charli Knott | {{crw|Australia}} | {{Birth date and age|2002|11|29|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|3 | Megan Sturge | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2004|11|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | On loan at Kent |
| style="text-align:center"|17 | Rhianna Southby | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2000|10|16|df=y}} | Right-handed | — | |
| colspan="7" | Bowlers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|9 | Mary Taylor | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2004|10|7|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|15 | Daisy Gibb | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2005|11|29|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|24 | Poppy Tulloch | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2006|4|12|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|33 | Ava Lee | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2005|8|26|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| style="text-align:center"|35 | Rebecca Tyson | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2000|6|26|df=y}} | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| style="text-align:center"|50 | Linsey Smith {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1995|3|10|df=y}} | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| style="text-align:center"|61 | Freya Davies {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1995|10|27|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|63 | Lauren Bell {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2001|1|2|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | England central contract |
=Notable players=
Players who have played for Hampshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2852/Players.html|title=Hampshire Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 March 2021}}
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Betty Snowball (1934)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlotte Edwards (1996)
- {{flagicon|NZ}} Suzie Bates (2006)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Katie George (2018)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Maia Bouchier (2021)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Dean (2021)
- {{flagicon|SCO}} Pippa Sproul (2025)
Seasons
=Women's County Championship=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division ! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W ! scope="col" | L ! scope="col" | T ! scope="col" | A/C ! scope="col" | BP ! scope="col" | Pts ! scope="col" | Pos |
| scope="row" | 1997
| Division 3 | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 16.5 || 28.5 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 1998
| Division 3 | 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 36 || 60 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 1999
| Division 3 | 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 36.5 || 72.5 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2000
| Division 3 | 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 33.5 || 69.5 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2001
| Division 3 | 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 33.5 || 69.5 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2002
| Division 3 | 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 24.5 || 82.5 || 1st | style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2003
| Division 2 | 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 38 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2004
| Division 2 | 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 35 || 59 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2005
| Division 3 | 6 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 30.5 || 65.5 || 4th | style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated |
| scope="row" | 2006
| County Challenge Cup G4 | 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 1st | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion playoff |
| scope="row" | 2007
| County Challenge Cup Div A | 6 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 51 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2008
| Division 4 | 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 31 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Division 3 | 10 || 2 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 56 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division 3 | 10 || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 38 || 38 || 6th | style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division 4 | 10 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 49 || 99 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division 3 | 8 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 9th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division 3 | 8 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 42 || 62 || 8th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 3 | 8 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 29 || 49 || 8th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 3 | 8 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 49 || 109 || 1st | style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 2 | 7 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 45 || 95 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 2 | 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 51 || 111 || 1st | style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 1 | 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 49 || 109 || 1st | style="background: gold;" | Champions |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 1 | 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 50 || 80 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
=Women's Twenty20 Cup=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division ! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W ! scope="col" | L ! scope="col" | T ! scope="col" | A/C ! scope="col" | NRR ! scope="col" | Pts ! scope="col" | Pos |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Division 5 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || −2.73 || 4 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division S2 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +1.48 || 4 || 2nd | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion play-off |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division S2 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || −{{efn|NRR unknown due to unrecorded matches}} || 4 || 2nd | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion play-off |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division S2 | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +1.26 || 2 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division S2 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +0.41 || 4 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 3A | 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +1.61 || 16 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 3 | 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +1.54 || 28 || 2nd | style="background: #cfc;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 2 | 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || −0.33 || 12 || 6th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 2 | 8 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || +1.08 || 18 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 2 | 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +2.27 || 28 || 1st | style="background: #cfc;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 1 | 8 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || −0.19 || 17 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2021
| South East | 8 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 2 || +0.28 || 14 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2022
| Group 6 | 6 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 0 || –1.00 || 8 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Group 5 | 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +1.07 || 16 || 1st | style="background: silver;" | Lost final |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Group 4 | 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || +0.44 || 102 || 1st | style="background: white;" | 3rd in National Finals Group |
=ECB Women's County One-Day=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Group ! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=16 October 2024}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W ! scope="col" | L ! scope="col" | T ! scope="col" | A/C ! scope="col" | BP ! scope="col" | Pts ! scope="col" | Pos |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Group 4 | 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 6th | style="background: white;" | |
Honours
- County Championship:
- Division One champions (1) – 2018
- Division Two champions (1) – 2017
- Division Three champions (2) – 2002 & 2015
- Women's Twenty20 Cup
- Division Two champions (1) – 2018
See also
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Hampshire CCC}}
{{Hampshire women's cricket team squad}}
{{Women's County Cricket in England}}
{{Cricket in England}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hampshire Women cricket team}}