Cambridgeshire Women cricket team

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

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]

History

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1961-2013: Early History

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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

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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] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side finished top of their group, but the group finals day was abandoned due to rain.[12] In 2024, the side finished 7th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 6th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.[13][14]

Players

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Current squad

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Based on appearances in the 2022 season.[15]

Name Nationality Apps Notes
Lara Neild  England 4 Club captain
May Busher  England 4
Becky Case-Upton  England 2
Jessica Clilverd  England 2
Alice Cross  England 2
Lara Foulkes  England 1
Sarisha Gorantla  England 2
Kelly Haynes  England 3 Wicket-keeper
Isabella James  England 5 Dual-registration with Buckinghamshire
Anabel Kaser  England 2
Jessica Olorenshaw  England 1 Dual-registration with Essex
Sophia Pearson  England 2
Sally Phelps  England 1
Connie Piper  England 5
Beatrice Routledge  England 3
A Sureakumar  England 1
Jemaira Vestey  England 5
Madeline Welham  England 2
Olivia Welham  England 4
Jasmine Westley  England 5 Dual-registration with Essex
Biz Whichello  England 2

Notable players

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

Seasons

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Women's Twenty20 Cup

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Season Division League standings[17] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2014 Division 4B 3 2 1 0 0 +0.63 8 8th
2015 Division 4A 4 0 4 0 0 −0.72 0 4th
2016 Division 4A 6 0 6 0 0 −1.77 0 3rd
2017 Division 3C 8 1 7 0 0 −2.02 4 6th
2018 Division 3C 8 0 8 0 0 −2.60 0 6th
2019 Division 3B 8 3 5 0 0 −0.98 12 6th
2021 East 8 4 2 0 2 −0.07 18 4th
2022 Group 4 6 2 4 0 0 −2.56 8 3rd
2023 Group 4 6 3 2 0 1 +1.05 13 1st
2024 Group 2 8 2 6 0 0 –1.81 46 7th

ECB Women's County One-Day

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Season Group League standings[18] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2024 Group 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 10 6th

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 4 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Vitality Women's County T20 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Vitality Women's County Championship 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cambridgeshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Cambridgeshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  17. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  18. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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