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Staffordshire Women cricket team

FieldValue
nameStaffordshire Women
imageStaffordshire Women cricket team logo.png
captainStephanie Butler
foundedUnknownFirst recorded match: 2000
groundVarious
title1WCC
title1wins0
title2T20 Cup
title2wins0
websiteStaffordshire Cricket

The Staffordshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Staffordshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Tunstall Road, Knypersley and are captained by Stephanie Butler. In 2019, they played in Division Three of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.

History

Staffordshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2000, replacing West Midlands Women, and won Division 2 in their first season, going unbeaten and gaining promotion. Staffordshire were relegated two seasons later, and reached as low as Division Four in 2008.{{cite web |url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/6/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2007.html |title=Women's County Championship 2007 Tables |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=9 January 2021}} They also joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009, winning two promotions when the tournament was regionalised, and since playing in Division Two and Three. In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 5th. They finished second in their group of the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, before losing in the group final to Worcestershire. Staffordshire batter Davina Perrin was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the competition, with 242 runs. They again reached the group final of the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but lost to Warwickshire.

Meanwhile, in the Championship, Staffordshire began their progression back up through the Divisions, winning promotion from Division Three in 2011, and from Division Two in 2015, with batter Evelyn Jones ending the 2015 season as leading run-scorer in the division.{{cite web |url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/14/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2011.html |title=Women's County Championship 2011 Tables |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=9 January 2021}} Their stay in Division 1 was short-lived, however, as they were relegated in 2016, and suffered a second consecutive relegation the following season. In the final two years of the Championship, Staffordshire played in Division 3, but did win their group in 2019.

They have also competed in the West Midlands Regional Cup since 2022, finishing fourth out of four teams in the first season of the competition. They reached the final of the 2023 edition after topping the group stage, but lost in the final to Worcestershire. In 2024, the side finished 4th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 2nd in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.

England batter Danni Wyatt made her international debut whilst playing for Staffordshire, and the county is also the original team of England all-rounder Georgia Elwiss.

Players

Current squad

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

NameNationality2023 AppearancesNotesWT20WMRC
Stephanie Butler24Club captain
Matilda Atherton-Gater01
Meg Austin13
Sophie Beech23
Lexie Cantrill24
Poppy Davies02Wicket-keeper
Isabel Ellsmore20
Abigail Freeborn20Wicket-keeper
Christina Gough02
Georgie Harrison04
Megan Jones02
Amelia Lee24
Ruby Millington01Wicket-keeper
Davina Perrin20
Lydia Perry24
Grace Potts00
Lucy Shenton24
Ilenia Sims01
Mia Smith01
Ebony Tweats23
Amy Wheeler24

Notable players

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

  • ENG Julie Crump (1989)
  • ENG Barbara Daniels (1993)
  • ENG Sue Redfern (1995)
  • NZ Anna Smith (1996)
  • ENG Lucy Pearson (1996)
  • ENG Laura Newton (1997)
  • ENG Clare Gough (2001)
  • RSA Lonell de Beer (2005)
  • NZ Rachel Priest (2007)
  • WIN Shanel Daley (2008)
  • AUS Elyse Villani (2009)
  • NZ Kate Ebrahim (2010)
  • ENG Danni Wyatt (2010)
  • ENG Georgia Elwiss (2011)
  • AUS Molly Strano (2017)
  • ITA Ilenia Sims (2024)
  • ITA Luana Sims (2024)

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standingsNotesPWLTA/CBPPtsPos20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Division 25500038.598.51stPromoted
Division 15320035713rd
Division 15030218406thRelegated
Division 25310127.574.53rd
Division 25320036.572.53rd
Division 36230131.566.53rd
Division 3631027752nd
Division 3613026514thRelegated
Division 4642002822nd
Division 310610301353rd
Division 3106301581182nd
Division 397101461162ndPromoted
Division 28230325456th
Division 28440038785th
Division 28530046964th
Division 28510243932ndPromoted
Division 18140320309thRelegated
Division 27070024248thRelegated
Division 3E6320137672nd
Division 3A66000461061st

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standingsNotesPWLTA/CNRRPtsPos200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232024
Division 432100+0.4742nd
Division M&N 232001+1.9651stPromoted
Division M&N 131200−2.7523rdRelegated
Division M&N 233000+5.7461stPromoted
Division M&N 130300−1.7604th
Division 2A43100+1.60123rd
Division 284400−0.22165th
Division 272401−0.4497th
Division 282402−0.83108thRelegated
Division 3B86200+2.51242nd
Division 3C86002+2.45261st
West Midlands80206–1.1065th
Group 264200+0.330162ndLost final
Group 260006+0.0062ndLost final
Group 172500–0.80614th

ECB Women's County One-Day

SeasonGroupLeague standingsNotesPWLTA/CBPPtsPos2024
Group 1431002142nd

References

References

  1. "Staffordshire Women Scorecards".
  2. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  3. "About Central Sparks". Edgbaston Cricket.
  4. "Women's County Championship 2000 Tables".
  5. "Women's County Championship 2002 Tables".
  6. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  7. "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021".
  8. "Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2022".
  9. "ECB Women's County Championship/Statistics/Season 2022". Play-Cricket.
  10. "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2023". Play-Cricket.
  11. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2015".
  12. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2016".
  13. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2017".
  14. "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3A - 2019".
  15. "West Midlands Regional Cup/Competitions/Season 2022". Play-Cricket.
  16. "West Midlands Regional Cup - 2023/Table". Play-Cricket.
  17. "Vitality Women's County T20 2024".
  18. "Vitality Women's County Championship 2024".
  19. "Danielle Wyatt Player Profile".
  20. "Georgia Elwiss Player Profile".
  21. "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023".
  22. "Staffordshire Women Players". CricketArchive.
  23. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  24. "ECB Women's County Championship".
  25. "ECB Women's County Championship".
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