Cambridgeshire Women cricket team

The Cambridgeshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Cambridgeshire. They play their home games across the county, and are captained by Lara Neild.[1] In the Women's County Championship, Cambridgeshire played as a combined team with Huntingdonshire, as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, but since 2014 they have played individually in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, in which they have consistently competed in the lowest tier.[2] They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers.[3]

Cambridgeshire Women
Personnel
CaptainLara Neild
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1961
Home groundVarious
Including Bluntisham Recreation Ground, Bluntisham
History
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteCambridgeshire Cricket

History

1961-2013: Early History

Cambridgeshire Women played their first recorded game in 1961, against Middlesex Women Second XI.[4] After this, they played in various one-off games and regional tournaments, before they joined the Women's County Championship in 2010 as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, under which they played until 2019, the final season of the tournament.[5]

2014- : Women's Twenty20 Cup

From the inaugural season of the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009 until 2013, Cambridgeshire also competed as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. However, in 2014, the two counties split and competed separately. Cambridgeshire finished 8th in Division Four, winning two games, including a victory over Huntingdonshire.[6] After this, Cambridgeshire have always played in the bottom tier of the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their most successful season in 2019, with three wins.[7] In 2021, they competed in the East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 4th with 4 victories.[8] They also joined the East of England Championship in 2021, and finished 4th out of 6 teams in their first season.[9] The side withdrew from the East of England Championship in 2022, as well as finishing 3rd in their Twenty20 Cup group.[10][11]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2022 season.[12]

Name Nationality Apps Notes
Lara Neild England4Club captain
May Busher England4
Becky Case-Upton England2
Jessica Clilverd England2
Alice Cross England2
Lara Foulkes England1
Sarisha Gorantla England2
Kelly Haynes England3Wicket-keeper
Isabella James England5Dual-registration with Buckinghamshire
Anabel Kaser England2
Jessica Olorenshaw England1Dual-registration with Essex
Sophia Pearson England2
Sally Phelps England1
Connie Piper England5
Beatrice Routledge England3
A Sureakumar England1
Jemaira Vestey England5
Madeline Welham England2
Olivia Welham England4
Jasmine Westley England5Dual-registration with Essex
Biz Whichello England2

Notable players

Players who have played for Cambridgeshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[13]

Seasons

Women's Twenty20 Cup
Season Division League standings[14] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2014 Division 4B 32100+0.6388th
2015 Division 4A 40400−0.7204th
2016 Division 4A 60600−1.7703rd
2017 Division 3C 81700−2.0246th
2018 Division 3C 80800−2.6006th
2019 Division 3B 83500−0.98126th
2021 East 84202−0.07184th
2022 Group 4 62400−2.5683rd

See also

References
  1. "Cambridgeshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "Sunrisers Cricket Home Page". Sunrisers Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Middlesex Women Second XI vs. Cambridgeshire Women, 1961". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "Cambridgeshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019 Division 3B". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. "Women's County T20 East Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. "Women's 1st XI Championship - 2021/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. "Women's 1st XI Championship - 2022/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  11. "Women's County T20 Group 4 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. "Batting and Fielding for Cambridgeshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. "Cambridgeshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  14. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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