Suffolk Women cricket team
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Suffolk Women
| image = Suffolk Women cricket team logo.jpg
| coach =
| captain = Natalie Samuels
| founded = Unknown{{-}}First recorded match: 2007
| ground = Various{{-}}
| title1 = WCC
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = T20 Cup
| title2wins = 0
| website = [https://suffolkcricket.org/suffolk-representative-teams/suffolk-women/ Suffolk Cricket]
}}
The Suffolk Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Suffolk. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Wamil Way, Mildenhall and Woolpit CC, Woolpit.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Suffolk Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=7 January 2021}} They are captained by Natalie Samuels.{{cite web |url=https://suffolkcricket.org/suffolk-representative-teams/suffolk-women/ |title=Suffolk Women |website=Suffolk Cricket |accessdate=7 January 2021}} In 2019, they played in Division Three of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and 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=7 January 2021}} They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers.{{cite web|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/ |title=Sunrisers Cricket Home Page |publisher=Sunrisers Cricket |accessdate=1 January 2021}}
History
Suffolk Women joined the county system in 2007, competing in the County Challenge Cup, the lower tier of the Women's County Championship, in which they lost all three of their games.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/6/Womens_County_Challenge_Cup_2007.html|title=Women's County Challenge Cup 2007 Tables |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=7 January 2021}} The next few seasons saw similarly poor performances, but the team improved from 2011 onwards, and Suffolk topped Division 4 North & East for three consecutive seasons in 2012, 2013 and 2014, missing out on promotion in play-offs in the first two instances, before finally achieving Division 3 status in 2014, beating Cornwall in a play-off by 61 runs.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=7 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/602/602161.html |title=Cornwall Women v Suffolk Women, 14 September 2014 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=7 January 2021}} However, Suffolk were relegated in 2015 and have since only played in the lowest tier of the Championship, missing out on promotion in a play-off once again in 2018.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/54643 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 3 - 2015 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=7 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=76662 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 4D - 2018 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=7 January 2021}}
In the Women's Twenty20 Cup, Suffolk have similarly played in the lower tiers of the competition, but did manage to gain promotion to Division South 2 in 2011, and in 2016 they topped Division 4A, going through the season unbeaten.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/41955 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division S3 - 2011 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=7 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/63325 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 4A - 2016 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=7 January 2021}} In 2021, they competed in the East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd with 4 victories.{{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}} Suffolk batter Imogen Sidhu was the leading run-scorer across the whole competition, with 293 runs including 4 half-centuries.{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Batting_by_Runs.html | title=Batting and Fielding in Vitality Women's County T20 2021 (Ordered by Runs) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=18 May 2021}} In 2022, they won their group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing second in the initial group stage before beating Cambridgeshire and Essex on the group Finals Day to emerge victorious.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101163 |title=Women's County T20 Group 4 - 2022 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}} They also began competing in the East of England Women's County Championship in 2022, and won the competition, winning five of their six matches.{{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 finished bottom of their group in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and finished third in the East of England Women's County Championship.{{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 finished 8th 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/Suffolk_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Suffolk Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=2 June 2023}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| style="background:#036; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="2" | Name
! style="background:#036; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="2" | Nationality ! style="background:#036; color:white" scope="col" colspan="2" | 2023 Appearances ! style="background:#036; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#036; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="1" | {{Abbr|WT20|Women's Twenty20 Cup}}
! style="background:#036; color:white" scope="col" rowspan="1"| {{Abbr|EoE|East of England Championship}} | ||||
| style="text-align:center"|Natalie Samuels | {{crw|England}} | 4 | 3 | Club captain |
| style="text-align:center"|Jess Board | {{crw|England}} | 0 | 3 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Amelie Clarke | {{crw|England}} | 6 | 5 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Emily Cunningham | {{crw|New Zealand}} | 4 | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Emma Howard | {{crw|England}} | 1 | 0 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Sophie Hughes | {{crw|England}} | 6 | 5 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Olivia Hyndman | {{crw|England}} | 5 | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Olivia Locke | {{crw|England}} | 0 | 2 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Lara Neild | {{crw|England}} | 6 | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|CJ Oastler | {{crw|England}} | 3 | 5 | Wicket-keeper |
| style="text-align:center"|Maddie Reynolds | {{crw|England}} | 6 | 0 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Imogen Sidhu | {{crw|England}} | 6 | 5 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Isobel Sidhu | {{crw|England}} | 6 | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Poppy Sidhu | {{crw|England}} | 6 | 5 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Sophie Singer | {{crw|England}} | 5 | 1 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Lauren Swinburne | {{crw|England}} | 5 | 4 | |
| style="text-align:center"|Petra Tweedy | {{crw|England}} | 1 | 3 |
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=7 January 2020}} ! 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" | 2007
| County Challenge Cup G3 | 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2008
| Division 5 L&E | 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 10 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Division 5 S&E | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 25 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division 5E | 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 30 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division 5E | 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 27 || 47 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division 4 N&E | 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 24 || 54 || 1st | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion playoff |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division 4 N&E | 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 || 67 || 1st | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion playoff |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 4 N&E | 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 30 || 70 || 1st | style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 3 | 8 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 33 || 38 || 9th | style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 4 N&W | 5 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 25 || 55 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 3D | 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 42 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 3D | 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 42 || 92 || 1st | style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion playoff |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 3B | 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 45 || 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 |accessdate=7 January 2020}} ! 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 8 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +0.71 || 4 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division S3 | 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || −2.29 || 0 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division S3 | 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +1.06 || 2 || 1st | style="background: #cfc;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division S2 | 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || −6.30 || 0 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division S2 | 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −2.76 || 0 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 4A | 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || −0.39 || 8 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 4A | 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +0.14 || 12 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 4A | 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +0.88 || 24 || 1st | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 3C | 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || −0.08 || 12 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 3C | 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || −1.49 || 12 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 3B | 8 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || −0.46 || 8 || 7th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2021
| East | 8 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || +0.39 || 18 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2022
| Group 4 | 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || –0.23 || 16 || 2nd | style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Group 7 | 6 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 1 || –1.83 || 1 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Group 3 | 8 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 1 || –0.79 || 40 || 8th | 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 2 | 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 10 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
Honours
- Women's Twenty20 Cup:
- Group winners (1) – 2022
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Women's County Cricket in England}}
{{Suffolk CCC}}
{{Cricket in England}}