Warwickshire Women cricket team
{{short description|English women's cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Warwickshire Women
| image = Warwickshire Women cricket team logo.jpg
| coach = Dominic Ostler
| captain = Marie Kelly
| founded = Unknown{{Clear}}First recorded match: 1937
| ground = Mitchells & Butlers' Ground, Birmingham
| title1 = One Day Cup (women's)
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = T20 Blast (women's)
| title2wins = 0
| website = [https://warwickshirewomen.play-cricket.com/ Warwickshire Women]
}}
The Warwickshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Warwickshire. They play their home games at Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground, Birmingham, and are captained by Marie Kelly.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Warwickshire Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=10 January 2021}} In 2019, they won 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 |access-date=10 January 2021}} They are partnered with the regional side Central Sparks.{{cite web|url=https://edgbaston.com/central-sparks/about-us/ |title=About Central Sparks |publisher=Edgbaston Cricket |access-date=10 January 2021}}
History
=1937–2000: Early History=
Warwickshire Women played their first recorded match in 1937, against Australia, which they lost by 7 wickets.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/154/154488.html |title=Warwickshire Women v Australia Women, 10 June 1937 |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=10 January 2021}} Warwickshire went on to play various one-off matches, including regular matches against Surrey.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Warwickshire Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=10 January 2021}} Meanwhile, West Midlands Women, which included players from Warwickshire, joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it ended in 1996, upon which they joined the Women's County Championship.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=West Midlands Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=10 January 2021}}
=2001– : Women's County Championship=
Warwickshire Women replaced West Midlands Women in the County Championship in 2001, and finished 4th in Division 3 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 |access-date=10 January 2021}} Warwickshire played in the lower tiers of the Championship in the early years of the competition, before making their way up the divisions, beginning with their promotion from the County Challenge Cup in 2006, followed by promotions from Division Three in 2007 and Division Two in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=10 January 2021}} Ever since, Warwickshire have played in Division 1, with their highest finish of 3rd coming in both 2016 and 2017.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=10 January 2021}}
Warwickshire joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup for its inaugural season in 2009. The team rapidly improved in recent years, being promoted from Division 2 in 2015, then finishing 2nd in Division 1 in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=10 January 2021}} In 2019, Warwickshire won Division 1, topping the league with 5 wins from 8 to be crowned Champions.{{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=10 January 2021}} Captain Marie Kelly was their star batter, ending the season as the division's leading run-scorer.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Warwickshire_Women_Batting.html|title=Warwickshire Women One-Day Cup Averages 2019 |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=10 January 2021}} Key contributions also came from wicket-keeper Gwenan Davies and bowlers Jessica Couser and Bethan Ellis.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2019/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Warwickshire Women One-Day Cup Averages 2019 |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=10 January 2021}} In 2021, the Twenty20 Cup was regionalised (and the County Championship discontinued), with Warwickshire competing in the West Midlands Group. They finished 2nd in the group, going unbeaten with 4 wins and 4 matches abandoned.{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/95421 |title=Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021 |website=ECB Women's County Championship |accessdate=17 May 2021}} They topped their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, before beating Somerset in the group final on Finals Day.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101162 |title=Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2022 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}} Warwickshire bowler Anisha Patel was the leading wicket-taker across the whole competition, with 15 wickets.{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Statistics | title=ECB Women's County Championship/Statistics/Season 2022 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}} They also began competing in the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2022, as a "consortium" team with Shropshire, finishing third.{{cite web|url=https://www.centralsparks.com/post/west-midlands-regional-cup-launches-this-weekend |title=West Midlands Regional Cup Launches This Weekend |publisher=Central Sparks |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://westmidlandsregionalcup.play-cricket.com/Competitions | title=West Midlands Regional Cup/Competitions/Season 2022 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=10 September 2022}} They again won their group in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, beating Staffordshire in the group final.{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109628 |title=ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2023 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=31 October 2023}} In 2024, the side won their group in the Twenty20 Cup before finishing 4th at the National Finals, and 10th 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 2025 season.{{cite web |url=https://edgbaston.com/warwickshire-ccc/womens/ |title=Warwickshire CCC Squad |website=Edgbaston.com |access-date=12 April 2025}}
- 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"|2 | Chloe Brewer | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2002|7|12|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|8 | Davina Perrin | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2006|9|8|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|16 | Meg Austin | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2004|9|7|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| colspan="7" | All-rounders | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|7 | Bethan Ellis | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1999|7|7|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|10 | Amu Surenkumar | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2006|10|24|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|11 | Mary Taylor | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2004|10|7|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|28 | Charis Pavely {{double-dagger}} | {{cr|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2004|10|25|df=y}} | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| style="text-align:center"|99 | Katie George {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1999|4|7|df=y}} | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|27 | Abigail Freeborn | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1996|11|12|df=y}} | Right-handed | — | |
| style="text-align:center"|73 | Nat Wraith | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2001|10|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | — | |
| colspan="7" | Bowlers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|3 | Hannah Baker {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2004|2|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| style="text-align:center"|19 | Hannah Hardwick | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2004|5|1|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|37 | Emily Arlott | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1998|2|23|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| style="text-align:center"|64 | Georgia Davis {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1999|6|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| style="text-align:center"|95 | Issy Wong {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|2002|5|15|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
=Notable players=
Players who have played for Warwickshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3984/Players|title=Warwickshire Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 March 2021}}
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Muriel Haddelsey (1937)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Rachael Heyhoe Flint (1960)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} June Bragger (1963)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Rosemary Goodchild (1966)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa Keightley (1995)
- {{flagicon|PAK}} Zehmarad Afzal (2000)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Gunn (2004)
- {{flagicon|NZ}} Sophie Devine (2006)
- {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Violet Wattenberg (2007)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Delissa Kimmince (2008)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Amy Jones (2013)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Rebecca Grundy (2014)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Sarah Aley (2017)
- {{flagicon|SCO}} Kathryn Bryce (2018)
- {{flagicon|GER}} Christina Gough (2019)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Issy Wong (2022)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Hannah Baker (2024)
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Georgia Davis (2024)
{{div col end}}
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=10 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 3 | 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 21.5 || 33.5 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2002
| Division 3 | 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 22.5 || 68.5 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2003
| Division 3 | 5 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 27 || 74 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2004
| County Challenge Cup G3 | 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 26.5 || 62.5 || 1st | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2005
| County Challenge Cup G3 | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 17.5 || 29.5 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2006
| County Challenge Cup G3 | 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 1st | style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2007
| Division 3 | 6 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 105 || 1st | style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2008
| Division 2 | 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 17 || 17 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Division 2 | 10 || 4 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 96 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division 2 | 10 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 56 || 116 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division 2 | 10 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 51 || 101 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division 2 | 8 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 43 || 103 || 1st | style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division 1 | 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 42 || 82 || 6th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 1 | 8 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 28 || 38 || 8th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 1 | 8 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 41 || 71 || 7th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 1 | 8 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 40 || 80 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 1 | 7 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 46 || 96 || 3rd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 1 | 7 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 37 || 57 || 5th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 1 | 7 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 40 || 50 || 8th | 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=10 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 2 | 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || −1.63 || 1 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2010
| Division M&N 1 | 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −0.58 || 0 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Division M&N 1 | 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +1.80 || 4 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2012
| Division M&N 1 | 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −1.27 || 0 || 4th | style="background: #ffcccc;" | Relegated |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Division M&N 2 | 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +6.26 || 4 || 1st | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Division 1C | 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || −1.85 || 0 || 8th | style="background: #ffcccc;" | Relegated |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Division 2 | 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +1.82 || 24 || 2nd | style="background: #cfc;" | Promoted |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Division 1 | 7 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 1 || +0.44 || 17 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Division 1 | 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || +1.29 || 16 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Division 1 | 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || +0.38 || 16 || 4th | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2019
| Division 1 | 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −0.26 || 20 || 1st | style="background: gold;" | Champions |
| scope="row" | 2021
| West Midlands | 8 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || +2.66 || 20 || 2nd | style="background: white;" | |
| scope="row" | 2022
| Group 3 | 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +2.44 || 20 || 1st | style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Group 2 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || +0.00 || 6 || 3rd | style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Group 2 | 8 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 2 || +3.52 || 99 || 1st | style="background: white;" | 4th 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 3 | 4 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10th | style="background: white;" | |
Honours
- County Championship:
- Division Two Champions (1) – 2012
- Division Three Champions (1) – 2007
- Women's Twenty20 Cup:
- Champions (1) – 2019
- Division Two Champions (1) – 2015
- Group winners (2) – 2022 & 2023
See also
References
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{{Women's County Cricket in England}}
{{Warwickshire CCC}}
{{Cricket in England}}
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