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Derbyshire Women cricket team

UK cricket team


Summary

UK cricket team

FieldValue
nameDerbyshire Women
imageDerbyshire falcons logo.png
coachRichard Wood
captainAdrianna Darlow
foundedUnknownFirst recorded match: 1997
groundVariousIncluding Dovecliff Road, Rolleston on Dove
title1WCC
title1wins0
title2T20 Cup
title2wins1
websiteDerbyshire Cricket

The Derbyshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Derbyshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, and are captained by Adrianna Darlow. In 2019, they competed in Division 3 of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, which they won in 2024. They were formerly partnered with the regional side The Blaze.

History

Women's County Championship

Derbyshire Women joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, in which they won Division 3 and were promoted. They played in Division 2 for two seasons, before being relegated in 1999; however, they bounced straight back and were promoted the following season, winning five out of five games. After being relegated again in 2002, Derbyshire ended up in the County Challenge Cup in 2004, the competition a tier below the County Championship. Derbyshire performed well here, just missing out on promotion in 2005 and 2006 before finally achieving it in 2007. Over the next 10 years, Derbyshire remained in the lowest division of the County Championship, before being promoted in 2016 to Division Two, finishing just three points ahead of Durham. They were relegated two seasons later, in 2018, before finishing 2nd in Division 3A in the final season of the Championship, 2019.

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Derbyshire also played in the inaugural season of the Women's Twenty20 Cup, 2009, finishing bottom of Division 3. Similarly to their Championship performance, Derbyshire consistently bounced between the divisions, for example being promoted in 2014, 2016 and 2018 and being relegated in 2015 and 2017. In 2021, they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and finished 4th with 2 victories. In 2022, they finished 3rd in Group 1 of the Twenty20 Cup. In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side reached the group semi-final, where they lost to Scotland. In 2024, the side won the Twenty20 Cup, topping their group before winning all three matches at the National Finals.

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season. denotes players with international caps.

NameNationalityAppsNotes
Megan Pittman1; wicket-keeper
Natasha Allen1
Maria Andrews1
Kathryn Bryce1
Zara Craig1
Adrianna Darlow1; Captain & Club-Captain
Sarah Glenn0
Bethany Harmer0
Sophie Mihil1
Lara Shaw1
Jessica Smithurst1
Georgi Sutton-Walker1
Emma Thatcher1
Katie Wolfe0

Notable players

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

  • ENG Wendy Watson (1987)
  • ENG Sue Redfern (1995)
  • SCO Kathryn Bryce (2018)
  • ENG Sarah Glenn (2019)
  • ENG Bess Heath (2023)

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standingsNotesPWLTA/CBPPtsPos19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Division 33300021.557.51stPromoted
Division 25140032.544.55th
Division 25050024246thRelegated
Division 355000401001stPromoted
Division 25230031.555.54th
Division 25030218406thRelegated
Division 35311038.580.52nd
County Challenge Cup G12110014263rd
County Challenge Cup G13300018641stLost promotion playoff
County Challenge Cup G1330000601stLost promotion playoff
County Challenge Cup Div A6300301051stPromoted
Division 36140112384th
Division 310180122476thRelegated
Division 496300541142nd
Division 410350250795th
Division 38120520305th
Division 38350040706th
Division 38431053984th
Division 38430141813rd
Division 386002451051stPromoted
Division 27340041716th
Division 27250034547thRelegated
Division 3A6510032902nd

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standingsNotesPWLTA/CNRRPtsPos20092011201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232024
Division 330201−1.2314th
Division M&N 431200+0.4823rd
Division M&N 432100+0.8342ndLost promotion play-off
Division M&N 433000+1.6961st
Division 3C43100+0.56121stPromoted
Division 281601−1.3859thRelegated
Division 387100+0.89282ndPromoted
Division 283500−0.83127thRelegated
Division 3B87100+1.62281stPromoted
Division 280602−1.4229th
East Midlands82303+0.07114th
Group 163300+0.10123rd
Group 160006+0.0063rd
Group 176100+2.401051stChampions

ECB Women's County One-Day

SeasonGroupLeague standingsNotesPWLTA/CBPPtsPos2024
Group 1431001133rd

Honours

  • Women's Twenty20 Cup:
    • Champions (1) – 2024

References

References

  1. "Derbyshire Women Scorecards".
  2. "Derbyshire Cricket Board - Women's 1st XI".
  3. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  4. (18 June 2020). "Loughborough Selected as Host for Women's Cricket". Loughborough University.
  5. "Women's County Championship 1997".
  6. "Women's County Championship 2000".
  7. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  8. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3 - 2016".
  9. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3A - 2019".
  10. "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 3 - 2009".
  11. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  12. "Women's County T20 East Midlands Group - 2021".
  13. "Women's County T20 Group 1 - 2022".
  14. "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 1 - 2023". Play-Cricket.
  15. "Vitality Women's County T20 2024".
  16. "Cricket Scotland v Derbyshire Women, 14 May 2023 @ 13:30".
  17. "Derbyshire Women Players". CricketArchive.
  18. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  19. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  20. "ECB Women's County Championship".
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