Wales women's national cricket team

The Wales women's cricket team is the Welsh team for women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds across the country, including Spytty Park, Newport and Pontarddulais Park, Pontarddulais. They are captained by Lauren Parfitt.[1]

Wales
Flag of Wales
Personnel
CaptainLauren Parfitt
Team information
Home groundVarious
including Spytty Park, Newport
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Women's international cricket
First international14 August 2005 v the Netherlands at Miskin Manor, Wales
Official websiteCricket Wales

As in men's cricket, Wales does not normally compete as a separate country internationally, instead being represented as part of the England team, but in 2005 they played in the European Championship tournament as it was being held in Wales. They finished in third place in the tournament.[2]

The team regularly participate in the English domestic county structure, and in 2019 they competed in Division Two of the final season of the Women's County Championship. They now compete in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] They are partnered with the regional side Western Storm.[4]

History

Wales Women's first recorded match was in 2002, against Scotland, which they won by 7 wickets.[5] In 2004, Wales joined the English domestic county structure, competing in the County Challenge Cup: they finished 3rd in their group in their first season.[6]

Between 2008 and 2010, Wales went through an extremely successful era in the Women's County Championship, gaining three promotions in a row, from Division 5M, Division 4 and Division 3.[7] Ever since, Wales have played in Division 2 of the Championship, with their best finish of 3rd coming in 2018.[8] Since 2009, Wales have also competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. In 2018, they gained promotion from Division Two, finishing second with 7 wins from 8 games.[9] Overseas player Rachel Priest was key to their success, ending the season as the second leading run-scorer in the tournament, with teammate Gabrielle Basketter just behind her in third.[10] In 2019, their first season in Division 1, Wales finished 7th.[11] The following Twenty20 Cup season, in 2021, they finished 4th in the West Midlands Group with one victory, against eventual group winners Somerset.[12] They finished third in their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[13] They also competed in the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2022, coming second in the initial group stage before beating Worcestershire in the final to win the inaugural edition of the competition.[14]

Wales do not usually compete internationally, instead playing as a combined team with England. However, in 2005 they competed in the Women's European Championship, which was held in Wales.[15] They won two matches, against Ireland and Scotland, and placed 3rd out of 5 in the final table.[16]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[17]

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Ellie Hopkins Wales (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996Right-handedUnknown
Lauren Parfitt Wales (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxClub captain
All-rounders
Gabrielle Basketter England (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
Lydia Clements England (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004UnknownUnknown
Alex Griffiths Wales (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
Charlotte Scarborough Wales2001 (age 21–22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sophia Smale Wales (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Bethan Gammon Wales (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001Right-handed–
Georgia Parfitt Wales (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998Right-handed–
Libby Thomas Wales (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004Left-handed–
Bowlers
Emma Brazier Wales (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002UnknownUnknown
Madison Evans Wales (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000UnknownUnknown
Seren Hughes Wales (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003UnknownRight-arm medium
Eve Jackson Wales (2007-05-20) 20 May 2007UnknownUnknown
Claire Nicholas Wales (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break
Nicole Reid Wales (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997UnknownRight-arm leg break
Ffion Wynne Wales (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium

Seasons

Women's County Championship
Season Division League standings[18] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2004 County Challenge Cup G3 3120021333rd
2005 County Challenge Cup G3 2110014263rd
2006 County Challenge Cup G3 321004442nd
2007 County Challenge Cup G2 311014392nd
2008 Division 5M 321000402nd Promoted
2009 Division 4 10910051851st Promoted
2010 Division 3 108200531331st Promoted
2011 Division 2 10090131316th
2012 Division 2 8240229497th
2013 Division 2 8160135457th
2014 Division 2 8340139696th
2015 Division 2 8240237576th
2016 Division 2 7320230605th
2017 Division 2 7340042725th
2018 Division 2 7420142823rd
2019 Division 2 7331043785th

Women's European Championship
Season League standings[19] Notes
P W L T A/C Pts Pos
2005 4220043rd

Women's Twenty20 Cup
Season Division League standings[20] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 6 30003−31st
2010 Division S2 33000+1.2261st Promoted
2011 Division S&W 1 30300−2.7304th
2012 Division S&W 1 31200−1.0423rd
2013 Division S&W 1 31200−3.0523rd
2014 Division 2C 42200−1.1485th
2015 Division 2 83500−0.24126th
2016 Division 2 74201+0.95173rd
2017 Division 2 83302+0.07145th
2018 Division 2 87100+1.95282nd Promoted
2019 Division 1 82402−0.32107th
2021 West Midlands 81304−0.8684th
2022 Group 3 63300−0.89123rd
2023 Group 8 62004+2.930121st Lost final

See also

References
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  2. "Wales Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "About Us". Western Storm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "Scotland Women v Wales Women, 2 June 2002". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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  7. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 2 - 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. "Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 Batting by Runs". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 1 - 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. "Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. "West Midlands Regional Cup/Competitions/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  15. "Women's European Championship 2005". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  16. "Women's European Championship 2005 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  17. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  18. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  19. "ECB Women's European Championship 2005 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  20. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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