Shropshire Women cricket team
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Shropshire Women
| image = Shropshire Women cricket team logo.jpg
| coach =
| captain = Lara Jones
| founded = Unknown{{-}}First recorded match: 2008
| ground = Various
| title1 = WCC
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = T20 Cup
| title2wins = 0
| website = [http://www.shropshirecricketboard.co.uk/page/women--girls/introduction/introduction-16649/ Cricket Shropshire]
}}
The Shropshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Shropshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Ellesmere College Ground, Ellesmere and are captained by Lara Jones.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Shropshire Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=9 January 2021}} Shropshire withdrew from the Women's County Championship after the 2018 season, have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}} They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.{{cite web|url=https://edgbaston.com/central-sparks/about-us/ |title=About Central Sparks |publisher=Edgbaston Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}}
History
Shropshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2008, finishing bottom of Division 5 Midlands in their first season.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/32955 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 5M - 2008 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}} Shropshire went on to consistently play in the bottom tiers of the Championship, but did win Division 4 South & West in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}} Shropshire bowlers Bethan Ellis and Zoe Griffiths were the joint-second highest wicket-takers in the division.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/63219 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 4 S&W - 2016|website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}} Shropshire did not compete in the final season of the Women's County Championship, 2019.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}}
Shropshire have also competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, from 2009 to 2010 and from 2014 onwards. Their most successful season was in 2015, when they topped Division 4C and then gained promotion to Division 3 in a play-off group, winning a crucial game against Leicestershire by just three runs.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/56880 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 4C - 2015 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/746/746071.html |title=Leicestershire Women v Shropshire Women, 16 August 2015 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}} Shropshire played in Division Three of the competition until the format changed after the 2019 season.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=9 January 2021}} In 2021, they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd with 2 victories.{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/95420 |title=Women's County T20 East Midlands Group - 2021 |website=ECB Women's County Championship |accessdate=19 May 2021}} They finished bottom of their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101161 |title=Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2022 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}} In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side reached their group final, but lost to Gloucestershire.{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109631 |title=ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2023 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=1 November 2023}} In 2024, the side finished 3rd in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 5th 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=
Based on appearances in the 2023 season.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Shropshire_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Shropshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=2 June 2023}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| style="background:#03F; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="2" | Name
! style="background:#03F; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="2" | Nationality ! style="background:#03F; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|Apps|2023 Appearances}} ! style="background:#03F; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|Lara Jones | {{crw|England}} | 4 | Club captain |
| style="text-align:center"|Caitlin Belcher | {{crw|England}} | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Katie Brazier | {{crw|England}} | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Sophie Buckton | {{crw|England}} | 2 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Beth Charnell | {{crw|England}} | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Sophie Grayson | {{crw|England}} | 1 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Amy Griffiths | {{crw|England}} | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Lauren Kenvyn | {{crw|England}} | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Robyn Mathews | {{crw|England}} | 2 | Wicket-keeper |
| style="text-align:center"|Emily Perrin | {{crw|England}} | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Ellie Phillips | {{crw|England}} | 1 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Harriet Shuker | {{crw|England}} | 2 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Megan Trickett | {{crw|England}} | 2 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Amy Weir | {{crw|England}} | 2 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Holly Whitfield | {{crw|England}} | 4 |
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=9 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" | 2008
| Division 5M | 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Division 5 S&W | 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 68 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division 5N | 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 30 || 60 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division 5N | 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 15 || 45 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division 4 S&W | 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 19 || 39 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division 4 S&W | 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 38 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 4 S&W | 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 58 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 4 S&W | 5 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 28 || 58 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 4 S&W | 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 22 || 52 || 1st | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 3C | 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 62 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 3E | 6 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 18 || 18 || 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=9 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 7 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || − || 3 || 1st | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division S2 | 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −2.26 || 0 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 4A | 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || −1.19 || 0 || 9th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 4C | 6 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || +2.15 || 15 || 1st | style="background: #cfc;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 3 | 8 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || −1.53 || 0 || 9th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 3B | 8 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || −0.44 || 17 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 3B | 8 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || −0.80 || 8 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 3C | 8 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 2 || −2.07 || 4 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2021
| East Midlands | 8 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 4 || −0.02 || 12 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2022
| Group 2 | 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || −1.97 || 0 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Group 3 | 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || −0.67 || 5 || 3rd | style="background: silver;" | Lost final |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Group 2 | 8 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || +2.47 || 81 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
=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 1 | 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
See also
References
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{{Women's County Cricket in England}}
{{Shropshire CCC}}
{{Cricket in England}}