Shropshire Women cricket team

Shropshire Women
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, have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[2] They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.[3]

History

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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] They finished bottom of their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[12] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side reached their group final, but lost to Gloucestershire.[13] In 2024, the side finished 3rd in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 5th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.[14][15]

Players

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Current squad

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Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[16]

Name Nationality Apps Notes
Lara Jones  England 4 Club captain
Caitlin Belcher  England 4
Katie Brazier  England 4
Sophie Buckton  England 2
Beth Charnell  England 4
Sophie Grayson  England 1
Amy Griffiths  England 4
Lauren Kenvyn  England 4
Robyn Mathews  England 2 Wicket-keeper
Emily Perrin  England 4
Ellie Phillips  England 1
Harriet Shuker  England 2
Megan Trickett  England 2
Amy Weir  England 2
Holly Whitfield  England 4

Seasons

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Women's County Championship

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Season Division League standings[17] 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

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Season Division League standings[18] 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
2022 Group 2 6 0 6 0 0 −1.97 0 4th
2023 Group 3 6 0 1 0 5 −0.67 5 3rd Lost final
2024 Group 2 8 4 0 0 4 +2.47 81 3rd

ECB Women's County One-Day

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Season Group League standings[19] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2024 Group 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 9 5th

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Vitality Women's County T20 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Vitality Women's County Championship 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Shropshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  17. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  18. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  19. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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