Lancashire Women cricket team

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Lancashire Women
Lancashire Women cricket team logo.png
Personnel
CaptainAlex Hartley
CoachPaul Shaw
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1933
Home groundVarious
Including Beaconsfield Road, Widnes
History
WCC wins1
T20 Cup wins1
Official websiteLancashire Cricket

The Lancashire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Lancashire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Beaconsfield Road, Widnes. They are captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw.[1][2] They won both the County Championship and the Twenty20 Cup in 2017.[3] Lancashire have links with Cumbria, with some players playing for both sides, as well as some of their players helping make up a North Representative XI in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[4] They are partnered with the regional side North West Thunder.[5]

History[]

1930–1997: Early History[]

Lancashire Women played their first game in 1930, against the Women's Cricket Association, which they won by 111 runs.[6] Over the following years, Lancashire played various one-off games, often against nearby counties such as Yorkshire and Cheshire.[7] They also competed in the Women's Area Championship, and the inaugural Women's County Championship, as a combined team with Cheshire, Lancashire and Cheshire Women.[8]

1998– : Women's County Championship[]

1998 was the first season in which Lancashire competed in the County Championship on their own, and they finished 3rd in Division 3, before being promoted the following season.[9][10] Over the following seasons, Lancashire bounced between the divisions, having a four-year stint in Division One, from 2004 to 2007, but also reaching as low as Division Three in 2010 and 2011.[11] They topped Division Two in 2013 and 2014: in 2013 they lost the Division Final to Somerset, but managed to gain promotion in 2014.[12] They were relegated in 2015, but bounced straight back up to Division One in 2016.[13][14]

Lancashire then went on to have an exceptional 2017 season, in which they won both the County Championship and the Women's Twenty20 Cup. In the Championship, they topped Division One with 5 wins from 7 games.[15] Lancashire bowler Sophie Ecclestone was the leading wicket-taker in the Division, while Amy Satterthwaite and Evelyn Jones were the 3rd and 4th leading run-scorers, respectively.[16] Meanwhile in the T20 Cup, Lancashire won 7 from 8 games to claim the title, with batter Emma Lamb ending the tournament as the leading run-scorer for the division.[17] In the following years, Lancashire retained their place in Division One of the Championship without seriously challenging for the title, whilst managing a second-place finish in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, one point behind Champions Warwickshire.[18] In 2021, they competed in the North Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and won their region, with 4 wins and 4 matches abandoned due to rain.[19] Batter Emma Lamb was the third-highest run-scorer across the competition, with 233 runs including one century.[20]

Players[]

Current squad[]

Based on squad announced for the 2021 season. double-dagger denotes players with international caps.[4]

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce  England (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Danielle Collins  England (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 21) Left-handed Right-arm medium Dual-registration with Cumbria
Rebecca Duckworth  England (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium Dual-registration with Cumbria
Laura Marshall  England (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium Dual-registration with Cumbria
All-rounders
Natalie Brown  England (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Liberty Heap  England (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm off break Also in North Representative XI squad
Laura Jackson  England (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Grace Johnson  England Unknown Unknown Unknown Dual-registration with Cumbria
Emma Lamb double-dagger  England (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Daisy Mullan  England (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium Also in North Representative XI squad
Emily Sutton  England Unknown Unknown Unknown Also in North Representative XI squad
Sophia Turner  England Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium Also in North Representative XI squad
Wicket-keepers
Alice Clarke  England (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 20) Left-handed Right-arm medium Dual-registration with Cumbria
Seren Smale  Wales Unknown Right-handed – Dual-registration with Cumbria; Also in NRXI squad
Eleanor Threlkeld  England (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 23) Right-handed –
Bowlers
Summer Carrington  England Unknown Unknown Unknown Also in North Representative XI squad
Piepa Cleary  Australia (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Kate Cross double-dagger  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Alice Dyson  England (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sophie Ecclestone double-dagger  England (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Alex Hartley double-dagger  England (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Club captain
Hannah Jones  England (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 22) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Tilly Kesteven  England Unknown Unknown Unknown Dual-registration with Cumbria
Caitlin McDonald  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
Grace Michell  England Unknown Unknown Unknown Dual-registration with Cumbria
Bethan Robinson  England Unknown Unknown Unknown Dual-registration with Cumbria
Amelia Sammons  England Unknown Unknown Unknown Also in North Representative XI squad
Olivia Thomas  England Unknown Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Notable players[]

Players who have played for Lancashire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[21]

Seasons[]

Women's County Championship[]

Season Division League standings[22] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
1998 Division 3 5 3 2 0 0 36 72 3rd
1999 Division 3 5 5 0 0 0 44 104 1st Promoted
2000 Division 2 5 3 2 0 0 37.5 73.5 2nd
2001 Division 2 5 3 2 0 0 36 72 2nd
2002 Division 2 5 3 0 0 2 22.5 80.5 2nd
2003 Division 2 5 4 0 0 1 34 93 1st Promoted
2004 Division 1 5 2 3 0 0 34 58 4th
2005 Division 1 6 2 3 0 1 40 75 3rd
2006 Division 1 6 1 5 0 0 20 40 3rd
2007 Division 1 6 0 5 0 1 16 26 4th Relegated
2008 Division 2 6 3 3 0 0 3 63 3rd
2009 Division 2 10 1 9 0 0 22 42 6th Relegated
2010 Division 3 10 6 3 0 1 53 113 3rd
2011 Division 3 9 3 5 1 0 43 78 5th Promoted
2012 Division 2 8 4 3 0 1 44 84 4th
2013 Division 2 8 8 0 0 0 58 138 1st Lost Division 2 final
2014 Division 2 8 6 1 0 1 29 109 1st Promoted
2015 Division 1 8 0 8 0 0 23 23 9th Relegated
2016 Division 2 7 4 1 0 2 35 75 1st Promoted
2017 Division 1 7 5 2 0 0 49 99 1st Champions
2018 Division 1 7 3 4 0 0 41 71 4th
2019 Division 1 7 4 3 0 0 42 82 4th

Women's Twenty20 Cup[]

Season Division League standings[23] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 2 3 1 1 0 1 −0.45 3 2nd
2010 Division M&N 2 3 0 2 0 1 −0.69 1 3rd
2011 Division M&N 2 3 1 2 0 0 −1.16 2 3rd
2012 Division M&N 2 3 1 1 0 1 −0.22 2 2nd Lost promotion play-off
2013 Division M&N 2 2 0 1 0 1 −4.85 1 2nd
2014 Division 2B 4 2 2 0 0 +0.32 8 4th
2015 Division 2 8 8 0 0 0 +2.28 32 1st Promoted
2016 Division 1 7 3 4 0 0 −0.64 12 5th
2017 Division 1 8 7 1 0 0 +1.48 28 1st Champions
2018 Division 1 8 4 4 0 0 −0.16 16 6th
2019 Division 1 8 4 1 0 3 +0.77 19 2nd
2021 North 8 4 0 0 4 +5.07 20 1st Regional winners

Honours[]

See also[]

References[]

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