Hertfordshire Women cricket team
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Hertfordshire Women
| image = Hertfordshire Women cricket team logo.jpg
|nickname=Moosettes| coach = Luke Heskett
| captain = Kezia Hassall
| founded = Unknown{{-}}First recorded match: 1935
| ground = Various
| title1 = WCC
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = T20 Cup
| title2wins = 0
| website = [http://www.hertscricket.org/page/performance/womens-1st-xi/hertfordshire-women-contacts-16485/ Hertfordshire Cricket]
}}
The Hertfordshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Hertfordshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Knebworth Park, Knebworth and London Road, Tring.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Hertfordshire Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=6 January 2021}} They are captained by Kezia Hassall.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Hertfordshire Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=6 January 2021}} In 2019, they played in Division Three of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and in 2021 won the East Group of the Women's Twenty20 Cup.
History
=1935–2000: Early History=
Hertfordshire Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Civil Service Women.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Hertfordshire Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=6 January 2021}} They went on to play various other matches throughout the 1940s and 1950s, including a match against a touring Australia side in 1951.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/154/154541.html |title=Lincolnshire, Essex and Hertfordshire Women vs Australia Women, 23 May 1951 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=6 January 2021}} In 1980, East Anglia Women, which included players from Hertfordshire, joined the Women's Area Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=East Anglia Women List A Matches|publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=19 January 2021}}
=2001–2024: Women's County Championship=
Hertfordshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2001, replacing East Anglia Women, finishing 5th in Division Two in their first season.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Womens_County_Championship_2001.html |title=Women's County Championship 2001 Tables |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=6 January 2021}} After being relegated in 2003, they played in the County Challenge Cup, the tier below the County Championship, for the next four seasons.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=6 January 2021}} Returning to the Championship proper in 2008, Hertfordshire have since played in the lower divisions of the structure, achieving their best performance in 2016, when they won Division Four North & East.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/63218 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 4 N&E - 2016 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=6 January 2021}}
In the Women's Twenty20 Cup, which they joined for its inaugural season in 2009, Hertfordshire have fared similarly, playing mostly in Division 3.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=6 January 2021}} In 2012, they had a chance at promotion from South Division 2, but lost to Essex in the Division final,{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/41944 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division S2 - 2012 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=6 January 2021}} whilst they finished 2nd in Division 3C in 2017, with six wins from eight games.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/70017 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 3C - 2017 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=6 January 2021}} In 2020, after the county season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hertfordshire competed in the East of England Championship, and won the 45-over competition.{{cite web |url=http://www.hertscricket.org/page/performance/womens-1st-xi/end-of-season-review-2020-17347/ |title=End of Season Review 2020 |website=Hertfordshire Cricket |accessdate=6 January 2021}} In 2021, they won the East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, going unbeaten with 5 victories and 3 matches abandoned due to rain.{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/95422 |title=Women's County T20 East Group - 2021 |website=ECB Women's County Championship |accessdate=18 May 2021}} They also again competed in the East of England Championship, finishing second in the 45-over competition to Buckinghamshire.{{cite web|url=https://eastofenglandwcc.play-cricket.com/website/division/95162 |title=Women's 1st XI Championship - 2021/Table |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=15 September 2021}} They finished second in their group of the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and again finished second in the East of England Championship.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101166 |title=Women's County T20 Group 7 - 2022 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://eastofenglandwcc.play-cricket.com/website/division/102557 |title=Women's 1st XI Championship - 2022/Table |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=20 September 2022}} They again finished second in both competitions in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109635 |title=Women's County T20 Group 7 - 2023 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=20 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://eastofenglandwcc.play-cricket.com/website/division/111868 |title=Women's 1st XI Championship - 2023/Table |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=20 September 2023}} In 2024, the side qualified from their group in the Twenty20 Cup before finishing second overall at the National Finals, and finished 2nd 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}}
=2025– Women's Professional restructure=
From 2025 Hertfordshire will be part of Tier 3 in the new [https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4060616/the-ecb-confirm-the-formation-of-tier-2-and-tier-3-in-womens-domestic-structure Women's Professional Structure] . Hertfordshire have been placed in Division 1 of the Metro Bank One Day Cup Women's league Three and Division 1 South in the Vitality Blast Women's League 3
Players
=Current squad=
Based on appearances in the 2023 season.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Hertfordshire_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Hertfordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=1 June 2023}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| style="background:#000080; color:white" scope="col" | Squad No.
! style="background:#000080; color:white" scope="col" | Name ! style="background:#000080; color:white" scope="col" | Nationality ! style="background:#000080; color:white" scope="col" | 2024 Appearances ! style="background:#000080; color:white" scope="col" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2
| style="text-align:center" |Amelia Kemp | {{crw|England}} | 16
| | |
| 4
| style="text-align:center" |Saskia Heard | {{crw|England}} | 3 | |
| 6
| style="text-align:center" |Kezia Hassall | {{crw|England}} | 20 | Club captain |
| 7
| style="text-align:center" |Millie Dyer | {{crw|England}} | 9 | |
| 8
| style="text-align:center" |Hayley Arrol | {{crw|England}} | 2 | |
| 12
| style="text-align:center" |Charlotte Banks | {{crw|England}} | 12 | |
| 14
| style="text-align:center" |Chloe Eayrs | {{crw|England}} | 19 | |
| 15
| style="text-align:center" |Charley Phillips | {{crw|England}} | 16 | |
| 17
| style="text-align:center" |Rebecca Tyson | {{crw|England}} | 21 | |
| 19
| style="text-align:center" |Gemma Marriott | {{crw|England}} | 14 | |
| 21
| style="text-align:center" |Lucy Bell | {{crw|England}} | 14 | |
| 23
| style="text-align:center" |Elsa Barnfather | {{crw|England}} | 16 | |
| 27
| style="text-align:center" |Ella Phillips | {{crw|England}} | 20 | |
| 28
| style="text-align:center" |Elizabeth Ruxton | {{crw|England}} | 7 | |
| 31
| style="text-align:center" |Eva Cullen | {{crw|England}} | 17 | |
| 50
| style="text-align:center" |Jenna Botha | {{crw|England}} | 12 | |
| 64
| style="text-align:center" |Mabel Reid | {{crw|England}} | 22 |
=Notable players=
Players who have played for Hertfordshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3904/Players|title=Hertfordshire Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 March 2021}}
- {{flagicon|SL}} Rose Fernando (1997)
- {{flagicon|NZ}} Sian Ruck (2009)
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 |accessdate=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" | 2001
| Division 2 | 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 40 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2002
| Division 2 | 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 22 || 68 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2003
| Division 2 | 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 19.5 || 19.5 || 6th | style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated |
| scope="row" | 2004
| County Challenge Cup G2 | 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 14.5 || 26.5 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2005
| County Challenge Cup G2 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24.5 || 48.5 || 1st | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion playoff |
| scope="row" | 2006
| County Challenge Cup G2 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 40 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2007
| County Challenge Cup G3 | 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 60 || 1st | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion playoff |
| scope="row" | 2008
| Division 5 L&E | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 44 || 2nd | style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Division 4 | 10 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 151 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division 4 | 9 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 35 || 75 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division 4 | 10 || 6 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 53 || 113 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division 3 | 8 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 31 || 61 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division 3 | 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 48 || 88 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 3 | 8 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 31 || 51 || 7th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 3 | 8 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 24 || 44 || 8th | style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 4 N&E | 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 29 || 69 || 1st | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 3C | 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 10 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 3C | 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 16 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 3B | 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 27 || 47 || 4th | 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 |accessdate=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 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +0.02 || 2 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division S2 | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || −0.24 || 2 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division S2 | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || –{{efn|NRR unknown due to unrecorded matches}} || 2 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division S2 | 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1.11 || 3 || 2nd | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion play-off |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division S2 | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +0.27 || 2 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 3B | 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || −0.78 || 0 || 9th | style="background: #ffcccc;" | Relegated |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 4B | 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +1.64 || 24 || 1st | style="background: #cfc;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 3 | 8 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || −1.05 || 8 || 8th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 3C | 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +1.00 || 24 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 3C | 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || −0.12 || 16 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 3B | 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || +0.22 || 16 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2021
| East | 8 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 3 || +3.52 || 23 || 1st | style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners |
| scope="row" | 2022
| Group 7 | 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +1.57 || 16 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Group 7 | 6 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || –0.06 || 14 || 2nd | style="background: silver;" | Lost final |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Group 3 | 8 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 2 || +1.68 || 91 || 2nd | style="background: silver;" | 2nd 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 2 | 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 16 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
Honours
- Women's Twenty20 Cup:
- Group winners (1) – 2021
See also
Notes
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References
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{{Women's County Cricket in England}}
{{Hertfordshire CCC}}
{{Cricket in England}}