Staffordshire Women cricket team

The Staffordshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Staffordshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Tunstall Road, Knypersley and are captained by Stephanie Butler.[1] 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.[2] They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.[3]

Staffordshire Women
Personnel
CaptainStephanie Butler
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 2000
Home groundVarious
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteStaffordshire Cricket

History

Staffordshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2000, replacing West Midlands Women, and won Division 2 in their first season, going unbeaten and gaining promotion.[4] Staffordshire were relegated two seasons later, and reached as low as Division Four in 2008.[5][6] They also joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009, winning two promotions when the tournament was regionalised, and since playing in Division Two and Three.[7] In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 5th.[8] They finished second in their group of the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, before losing in the group final to Worcestershire.[9] Staffordshire batter Davina Perrin was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the competition, with 242 runs.[10] They also competed in the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2022, finishing fourth out of four teams.[11]

Meanwhile, in the Championship, Staffordshire began their progression back up through the Divisions, winning promotion from Division Three in 2011, and from Division Two in 2015, with batter Evelyn Jones ending the 2015 season as leading run-scorer in the division.[12][13] Their stay in Division 1 was short-lived, however, as they were relegated in 2016, and suffered a second consecutive relegation the following season.[14][15] In the final two years of the Championship, Staffordshire played in Division 3, but did win their group in 2019.[16]

England batter Danni Wyatt made her international debut whilst playing for Staffordshire, and the county is also the original team of England all-rounder Georgia Elwiss.[17][18]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[19]

Name Nationality 2023 Appearances Notes
WT20 WMRC
Stephanie Butler England20Club captain
Meg Austin England10
Sophie Beech England20
Lexie Cantrill England20
Poppy Davies England00Wicket-keeper
Isabel Ellsmore England20
Abigail Freeborn England20Wicket-keeper
Amelia Lee England20
Davina Perrin England20
Lydia Perry England20
Grace Potts England00
Lucy Shenton England20
Ilenia Sims England00
Ebony Tweats England20
Amy Wheeler England20

Notable players

Players who have played for Staffordshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[20]

Seasons

Women's County Championship
Season Division League standings[21] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2000 Division 2 5500038.598.51st Promoted
2001 Division 1 5320035713rd
2002 Division 1 5030218406th Relegated
2003 Division 2 5310127.574.53rd
2004 Division 2 5320036.572.53rd
2005 Division 3 6230131.566.53rd
2006 Division 3 631027752nd
2007 Division 3 613026514th Relegated
2008 Division 4 642002822nd
2009 Division 3 10610301353rd
2010 Division 3 106301581182nd
2011 Division 3 97101461162nd Promoted
2012 Division 2 8230325456th
2013 Division 2 8440038785th
2014 Division 2 8530046964th
2015 Division 2 8510243932nd Promoted
2016 Division 1 8140320309th Relegated
2017 Division 2 7070024248th Relegated
2018 Division 3E 6320137672nd
2019 Division 3A 66000461061st

Women's Twenty20 Cup
Season Division League standings[22] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 4 32100+0.4742nd
2010 Division M&N 2 32001+1.9651st Promoted
2011 Division M&N 1 31200−2.7523rd Relegated
2012 Division M&N 2 33000+5.7461st Promoted
2013 Division M&N 1 30300−1.7604th
2014 Division 2A 43100+1.60123rd
2015 Division 2 84400−0.22165th
2016 Division 2 72401−0.4497th
2017 Division 2 82402−0.83108th Relegated
2018 Division 3B 86200+2.51242nd
2019 Division 3C 86002+2.45261st
2021 West Midlands 80206–1.1065th
2022 Group 2 64200+0.330162nd Lost final
2023 Group 2 60006+0.0062nd Lost final

See also

References
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  2. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. "About Central Sparks". Edgbaston Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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  6. "Women's County Championship 2007 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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  8. "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. "Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. "ECB Women's County Championship/Statistics/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  11. "West Midlands Regional Cup/Competitions/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  12. "Women's County Championship 2011 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  13. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  15. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2017". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  16. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3A - 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  17. "Danielle Wyatt Player Profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  18. "Georgia Elwiss Player Profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  19. "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  20. "Staffordshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  21. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  22. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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