List of defunct English women's cricket teams

The top level of women's cricket in England has undergone a number of structural changes. These changes have resulted in a number of teams becoming defunct, often being replaced by multiple teams covering smaller areas.

The teams listed below competed in either the Women's Area Championship (1980–1996) or the Women's County Championship (1997–2019). Although many of the teams listed played matches before these competitions, only the seasons in which they participated in these competitions are included in the table.

Defunct teams

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style="font-weight:bold; background:#ddd;"\| ! scope="col" \| Team ! scope="col" \| First ! scope="col" \| Last ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Ref
scope="row" \| A Woods' XI \| 1990 \| 1990 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3857/Womens_List_A_Matches.html \|title=Women's List A Matches played by A Woods' XI \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=18 March 2024}}
scope="row" \| BA Daniels' XI \| 1990 \| 1990 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3868/Womens_List_A_Matches.html \|title=Women's List A Matches played by BA Daniels' XI \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=18 March 2024}}
scope="row" \| East Anglia \| 1980 \| 2000 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|title=Other Women's Matches played by East Anglia Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=5 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305144033/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}{{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|title=Women's ListA Matches played by East Anglia Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125321/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" \| East Midlands \| 1980 \| 1999 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3889/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|title=Other Women's Matches played by East Midlands Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=5 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011239/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3889/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}{{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3889/Womens_List_A_Matches.html \|title=Women's List A Matches played by East Midlands Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=18 March 2024}}
scope="row" \| Invitation XI \| 1989 \| 1989 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3911/Womens_List_A_Matches.html \|title=Women's List A Matches played by Invitation XI \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 }}
scope="row" \| Lancashire and Cheshire \| 1980 \| 1997 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3923/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|title=Other Women's Matches played by Lancashire and Cheshire Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=7 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022047/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3923/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}{{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3923/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|title=Women's ListA Matches played by Lancashire and Cheshire Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=7 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307224338/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3923/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" \| Thames Valley \| 1980 \| 1999 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3974/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|title=Other Women's Matches played by Thames Valley Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=5 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040723/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3974/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}{{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3974/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|title=Women's ListA Matches played by Thames Valley Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142236/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3974/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" \| West \| 1980 \| 1999 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Teams/3/3986/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html \|title=Miscellaneous Women's Matches played by West of England Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=18 March 2024}}{{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3986/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|title=Women's ListA Matches played by West of England Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=6 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025040/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3986/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" \| West Midlands \| 1980 \| 1999 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3985/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|title=Other Women's Matches played by West Midlands Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=19 October 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019073640/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3985/Other_Womens_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}{{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3985/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|title=Women's ListA Matches played by West Midlands Women \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=27 August 2012 \|archive-date=5 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041042/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3985/Womens_ListA_Matches.html \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" \| WCA Invitation XI \| 1986 \| 1986 \| {{cite web \|url=https://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Teams/11/11450/Womens_List_A_Matches.html \|title=Women's List A Matches played by Women's Cricket Association Invitation XI \|publisher=CricketArchive \|accessdate=18 March 2024}}

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style="font-weight:bold; background:#ddd;"|

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | First

! scope="col" | Last

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref

scope="row" | A Woods' XI

| 1990

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3857/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches played by A Woods' XI |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=18 March 2024}}

scope="row" | BA Daniels' XI

| 1990

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3868/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches played by BA Daniels' XI |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=18 March 2024}}

scope="row" | East Anglia

| 1980

| 2000

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Other_Womens_Matches.html |title=Other Women's Matches played by East Anglia Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305144033/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Other_Womens_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |title=Women's ListA Matches played by East Anglia Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125321/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3888/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" | East Midlands

| 1980

| 1999

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3889/Other_Womens_Matches.html |title=Other Women's Matches played by East Midlands Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011239/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3889/Other_Womens_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3889/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches played by East Midlands Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=18 March 2024}}

scope="row" | Invitation XI

| 1989

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3911/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches played by Invitation XI |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 }}

scope="row" | Lancashire and Cheshire

| 1980

| 1997

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3923/Other_Womens_Matches.html |title=Other Women's Matches played by Lancashire and Cheshire Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022047/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3923/Other_Womens_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3923/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |title=Women's ListA Matches played by Lancashire and Cheshire Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307224338/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3923/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" | Thames Valley

| 1980

| 1999

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3974/Other_Womens_Matches.html |title=Other Women's Matches played by Thames Valley Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040723/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3974/Other_Womens_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3974/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |title=Women's ListA Matches played by Thames Valley Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142236/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3974/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" | West

| 1980

| 1999

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Teams/3/3986/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html |title=Miscellaneous Women's Matches played by West of England Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=18 March 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3986/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |title=Women's ListA Matches played by West of England Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025040/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3986/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" | West Midlands

| 1980

| 1999

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3985/Other_Womens_Matches.html |title=Other Women's Matches played by West Midlands Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019073640/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3985/Other_Womens_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3985/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |title=Women's ListA Matches played by West Midlands Women |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=27 August 2012 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041042/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3985/Womens_ListA_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" | WCA Invitation XI

| 1986

| {{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Teams/11/11450/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches played by Women's Cricket Association Invitation XI |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=18 March 2024}}

References

Women's cricket teams

Defunct English women's cricket teams

English women's cricket

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