Warwickshire Women cricket team

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Warwickshire Women
Personnel
CaptainMarie Kelly
CoachDominic Ostler
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1937
Home groundMitchells & Butlers' Ground, Birmingham
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins1
Official websiteWarwickshire 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.[1] In 2019, they won the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[2] They are partnered with the regional side Central Sparks.[3]

History[]

1937–2000: Early History[]

Warwickshire Women played their first recorded match in 1937, against Australia, which they lost by 7 wickets.[4] Warwickshire went on to play various one-off matches, including regular matches against Surrey.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] Ever since, Warwickshire have played in Division 1, with their highest finish of 3rd coming in both 2016 and 2017.[9]

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.[10] In 2019, Warwickshire won Division 1, topping the league with 5 wins from 8 to be crowned Champions.[11] Captain Marie Kelly was their star batter, ending the season as the division's leading run-scorer.[12] Key contributions also came from wicket-keeper Gwenan Davies and bowlers Jessica Couser and Bethan Ellis.[13] 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.[14]

Players[]

Current squad[]

Based on appearances in the 2021 season. double-dagger denotes players with international caps.[15]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
11 Evelyn Jones  England (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm medium
54 Marie Kelly  England (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break Club captain
77 Ria Fackrell  England (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
– Elizabeth Charnell  England Unknown Unknown Unknown
All-rounders
64 Georgia Davis  England (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
74 Jo Gardner  England (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
78 Thea Brookes  England (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
– Laura Smitten  England Unknown Unknown Right-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
79 Gwenan Davies  Wales (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium
– Amy Jones double-dagger  England (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 28) Right-handed –
Bowlers
12 Hannah Baker  England (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 17) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
42 Elizabeth Russell  England (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium
49 Anisha Patel  England (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
– Emily Churms  England Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium
– Issy Wong  England (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Notable players[]

Players who have played for Warwickshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[16]

Seasons[]

Women's County Championship[]

Season Division League standings[17] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2001 Division 3 4 1 3 0 0 21.5 33.5 4th
2002 Division 3 5 2 1 0 2 22.5 68.5 2nd
2003 Division 3 5 3 1 0 1 27 74 3rd
2004 County Challenge Cup G3 3 3 0 0 0 26.5 62.5 1st
2005 County Challenge Cup G3 3 1 2 0 0 17.5 29.5 2nd
2006 County Challenge Cup G3 3 3 0 0 0 0 60 1st Promoted
2007 Division 3 6 3 0 0 3 0 105 1st Promoted
2008 Division 2 6 0 6 0 0 17 17 4th
2009 Division 2 10 4 6 0 0 16 96 5th
2010 Division 2 10 6 4 0 0 56 116 3rd
2011 Division 2 10 5 3 0 2 51 101 4th
2012 Division 2 8 6 0 0 2 43 103 1st Promoted
2013 Division 1 8 4 4 0 0 42 82 6th
2014 Division 1 8 1 5 0 2 28 38 8th
2015 Division 1 8 3 4 0 1 41 71 7th
2016 Division 1 8 4 2 0 2 40 80 3rd
2017 Division 1 7 5 2 0 0 46 96 3rd
2018 Division 1 7 1 3 2 1 37 57 5th
2019 Division 1 7 1 6 0 0 40 50 8th

Women's Twenty20 Cup[]

Season Division League standings[18] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 2 3 0 2 0 1 −1.63 1 4th
2010 Division M&N 1 3 0 3 0 0 −0.58 0 4th
2011 Division M&N 1 3 2 1 0 0 +1.80 4 2nd
2012 Division M&N 1 3 0 3 0 0 −1.27 0 4th Relegated
2013 Division M&N 2 2 2 0 0 0 +6.26 4 1st
2014 Division 1C 4 0 4 0 0 −1.85 0 8th Relegated
2015 Division 2 8 6 2 0 0 +1.82 24 2nd Promoted
2016 Division 1 7 4 2 0 1 +0.44 17 2nd
2017 Division 1 8 4 4 0 0 +1.29 16 4th
2018 Division 1 8 4 4 0 0 +0.38 16 4th
2019 Division 1 8 5 3 0 0 −0.26 20 1st Champions
2021 West Midlands 8 4 0 0 4 +2.66 20 2nd

Honours[]

See also[]

References[]

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