Worcestershire Women cricket team

The Worcestershire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Worcestershire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Chester Road, Kidderminster and Stourbridge Road, Himley.[1] They are captained by Chloe Hill.[2] In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.[4]

Worcestershire Women
Personnel
CaptainChloe Hill
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1949
Home groundVarious
including Chester Road, Kidderminster
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteWorcestershire Cricket

History

Worcestershire Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against Cheshire, which they won by 75 runs.[5] They joined the Women's County Championship in 2004, as part of the County Challenge Cup, and placed 2nd in their group in their first season.[6]

Worcestershire gained promotion from Division Three in 2009, topping the league with 7 wins from 10 games.[7] They were relegated a season later, but immediately regained their place in Division 2, being promoted in 2011.[8] Worcestershire have since retained their position in Division 2, apart from a brief stint in Division 3E in 2018.[9]

They also joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009 for its inaugural season. When the competition was regionalised, Worcestershire gained promotion to Division Midlands & North 1 in 2011, beating Northamptonshire in the Division Final by 45 runs.[10][11] Since the tournament's national structure was implemented, Worcestershire have been as low as Division 3 and as high as Division 1.[12] Their promotion to Division 1 in 2017 was a high-point, with Worcestershire bowler Clare Boycott ending the season as the leading wicket-taker in the division.[13] In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd in the group with 2 victories.[14] They won their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, topping the initial group stage before emerging victorious on the group Finals Day.[15] Worcestershire batter Georgina Macey was the second-highest run-scorer across the whole competition, with 295 runs.[16] They also competed in the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2022, winning the initial group stage but losing in the final to Wales.[17]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[18]

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Ami Campbell England (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991Left-handedRight-arm mediumOn loan from North East Warriors
Milly Home England (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumOn loan from Warwickshire
All-rounders
Emily Arlott England (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
Clare Boycott England (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
Millie Carr EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Charis Pavely England (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Chloe Hill England (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997Right-handed–Club captain
Bowlers
Ellie Anderson England (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
Flora Bertwistle England (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Phoebe Brett EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Hannah Hardwick England (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jessica Humby England (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
Amy Maund England (2004-06-05) 5 June 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium

Notable players

Players who have played for Worcestershire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[19]

Seasons

Women's County Championship
Season Division League standings[20] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2004 County Challenge Cup G3 3210025492nd
2005 County Challenge Cup G3 201015164th
2006 County Challenge Cup G3 3120010303rd
2007 County Challenge Cup G2 320010601st Promoted
2008 Division 4 6150017373rd
2009 Division 3 107300111511st Promoted
2010 Division 2 100100035356th Relegated
2011 Division 3 9351057924th Promoted
2012 Division 2 8410331712nd
2013 Division 2 8430140803rd
2014 Division 2 8160130408th
2015 Division 2 8430145853rd
2016 Division 2 7240132526th
2017 Division 2 7150126367th Relegated
2018 Division 3E 6410137771st Promoted
2019 Division 2 7250033536th

Women's Twenty20 Cup
Season Division League standings[21] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 4 32100−0.3043rd
2010 Division M&N 2 32001+0.5352nd Lost promotion play-off
2011 Division M&N 2 32100−0.4642nd Promoted
2012 Division M&N 1 31200−0.9123rd
2013 Division M&N 1 31200−0.8723rd
2014 Division 2A 41300−1.8149th Relegated
2015 Division 3 88000+2.77321st Promoted
2016 Division 2 74300+0.35164th
2017 Division 2 85300+0.33202nd Promoted
2018 Division 1 81700−1.3649th Relegated
2019 Division 2 83302+0.27146th
2021 West Midlands 82204–1.19123rd
2022 Group 2 65100+1.87201st Group winners
2023 Group 2 60006+0.0064th

Honours

See also

References
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  14. "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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  17. "West Midlands Regional Cup/Competitions/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  18. "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  19. "Worcestershire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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  21. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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