Shropshire Women cricket team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shropshire Women
Shropshire Women cricket team logo.jpg
Personnel
CaptainLara Jones
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 2008
Home groundVarious
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteCricket Shropshire

The Shropshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Shropshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Ellesmere College Ground, Ellesmere and are captained by Lara Jones.[1] Shropshire withdrew from the Women's County Championship after the 2018 season, and in 2021 they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[2] They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.[3]

History[]

Shropshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2008, finishing bottom of Division 5 Midlands in their first season.[4] Shropshire went on to consistently play in the bottom tiers of the Championship, but did win Division 4 South & West in 2016.[5] Shropshire bowlers Bethan Ellis and Zoe Griffiths were the joint-second highest wicket-takers in the division.[6] Shropshire did not compete in the final season of the Women's County Championship, 2019.[7]

Shropshire have also competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, from 2009 to 2010 and from 2014 onwards. Their most successful season was in 2015, when they topped Division 4C and then gained promotion to Division 3 in a play-off group, winning a crucial game against Leicestershire by just three runs.[8][9] Shropshire played in Division Three of the competition until the format changed after the 2019 season.[10] In 2021, they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd with 2 victories.[11]

Players[]

Current squad[]

Based on appearances in the 2021 season.[12]

Name Nationality Apps Notes
Lara Jones  England 4 Club captain
Caitlin Belcher  England 4
Katie Brazier  England 2
Beth Charnell  England 2 Wicket-keeper
Alice Dixon  England 4
Ashleigh Heath  England 2
Sophie Hughes  England 4
Robyn Mathews  England 4 Wicket-keeper
Ellie Palmer  England 4
Emily Perrin  England 4
Harriet Shuker  England 2
Laura Smitten  England 4
N Smitten  England 2
Megan Trickett  England 4

Seasons[]

Women's County Championship[]

Season Division League standings[13] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2008 Division 5M 3 0 2 1 0 0 16 4th
2009 Division 5 S&W 5 3 2 0 0 8 68 3rd
2010 Division 5N 7 3 4 0 0 30 60 4th
2011 Division 5N 5 3 0 0 2 15 45 2nd
2012 Division 4 S&W 4 2 1 0 1 19 39 2nd
2013 Division 4 S&W 4 2 2 0 0 18 38 3rd
2014 Division 4 S&W 4 3 1 0 0 28 58 2nd
2015 Division 4 S&W 5 3 1 0 1 28 58 2nd
2016 Division 4 S&W 4 3 0 0 1 22 52 1st
2017 Division 3C 5 3 2 0 0 32 62 3rd
2018 Division 3E 6 0 5 0 1 18 18 4th

Women's Twenty20 Cup[]

Season Division League standings[14] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 7 3 0 0 0 3 − 3 1st
2010 Division S2 3 0 3 0 0 −2.26 0 4th
2014 Division 4A 4 0 4 0 0 −1.19 0 9th
2015 Division 4C 6 3 0 0 3 +2.15 15 1st Promoted
2016 Division 3 8 0 8 0 0 −1.53 0 9th
2017 Division 3B 8 4 3 0 1 −0.44 17 3rd
2018 Division 3B 8 2 6 0 0 −0.80 8 4th
2019 Division 3C 8 0 5 1 2 −2.07 4 4th
2021 East Midlands 8 2 2 0 4 −0.02 12 3rd

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Shropshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ "About Central Sparks". Edgbaston Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 5M - 2008". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 4 S&W - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 4C - 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Leicestershire Women v Shropshire Women, 16 August 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Women's County T20 East Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Shropshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  13. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
Retrieved from ""