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{{Infobox cricket team
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Somerset Women
| name = Somerset Women
| image = [[File:Somerset women cricketers.jpg|250px]]
| image = Somerset Women cricket team logo.jpg
| coach = [[David Roberts (cricketer, born 1976)|David Roberts]]
| coach = [[Trevor Griffin (cricket coach)|Trevor Griffin]]
| captain = [[Sophie Luff]]
| captain =
| founded = Unknown{{-}}''First recorded match: 1956''
| founded = 1953
| ground = Various{{-}}''including [[Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground]]''
| ground = Various{{-}}''including [[Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground]]''
| title1 = [[Women's County Championship|WCC]]
| title1 = [[Women's County Championship|WCC]]
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| website = [https://www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/performance/somerset-women/ Somerset Women]
| website = [https://www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/performance/somerset-women/ Somerset Women]
}}
}}
The '''Somerset Women cricket team''' is the women's representative [[cricket]] team for the [[England|English]] [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] of [[Somerset]]. They play their home games at various grounds across Somerset, most often in [[Taunton]], and are captained by [[Sophie Luff]].<ref>{{cite web |url=
The '''Somerset Women cricket team''' is the women's representative [[cricket]] team for the [[England|English]] [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] of [[Somerset]]. They play their home games at various grounds across Somerset, most often in [[Taunton]], and are captained by [[Emily Edgcombe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Somerset Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/performance/somerset-women/ |title=Somerset Women |publisher=[[Somerset Cricket Board]] |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> Somerset Women have consistently competed in either Division 1 or Division 2 of the [[Women's County Championship]], and won Division 2 of the [[Women's Twenty20 Cup]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> They are partnered with the regional team [[Western Storm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://westernstorm.co.uk/about-us/|title=About Us|website=Western Storm |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref>
https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Somerset Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/performance/somerset-women/ |title=Somerset Women |publisher=[[Somerset Cricket Board]] |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> Somerset consistently competed in either Division 1 or Division 2 of the [[Women's County Championship]], and won Division 2 of the [[Women's Twenty20 Cup]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> In [[2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2021]], they won the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup.<ref name="twentyone">{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/95421 |title=Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021 |website=ECB Women's County Championship |accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref> They were formerly partnered with the regional team [[Western Storm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://westernstorm.co.uk/about-us/|title=About Us|website=Western Storm |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===1956-1999: Early History===
===1953–1999: Early History===
Somerset Women first formed in 1953, and played their first recorded match on 6 June that year, against [[Gloucestershire Women cricket team|Gloucestershire A]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://somersetcricketmuseum.co.uk/somerset-women/#more-38759 |title=Somerset Women |publisher=Somerset Cricket Museum |date=3 August 2023 |access-date=10 March 2024}}</ref> After this, Somerset played various one-off games, whilst [[West Women cricket team|West of England Women]], which included Somerset, played in the [[Women's Area Championship]] from 1980 until 1996 and the Women's County Championship from [[1997 Women's County Championship|1997]] until [[1999 Women's County Championship|1999]].<ref>{{cite web |url=

The first recorded match involving Somerset Women was in 1956, against Surrey Women Second XI, which they lost by 116 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/746/746905.html |title=Somerset Women v Surrey Women Second XI, 19th May 1956 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> After this, Somerset Women played various one-off games, whilst [[West Women cricket team|West of England Women]], which included Somerset, played in the [[Women's Area Championship]] from 1980 until 1996 and the Women's County Championship from [[1997 Women's County Championship|1997]] until [[1999 Women's County Championship|1999]].<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=West Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref>
https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=West Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref>


===2000- : Women's County Championship===
===2000– : Women's County Championship===
[[File:Somerset women cricketers.jpg|right|thumb|Somerset players celebrate a wicket in 2010]]
Somerset replaced West of England Women in the County Championship in [[2000 Women's County Championship|2000]], and finished 3rd in Division 2 in their first season. Somerset remained in the second division until [[2005 Women's County Championship|2005]], when they were promoted. This then began a period in which Somerset bounced between the two divisions, being promoted in [[2008 Women's County Championship|2008]], [[2011 Women's County Championship|2011]], [[2015 Women's County Championship|2015]] and [[2017 Women's County Championship|2017]] and relegated in [[2006 Women's County Championship|2006]], [[2010 Women's County Championship|2010]], [[2012 Women's County Championship|2012]], [[2016 Women's County Championship|2016]] and [[2018 Women's County Championship|2018]]. Somerset also missed out on promotion in play-offs in [[2013 Women's County Championship|2013]] and [[2014 Women's County Championship|2014]], with the game being abandoned in 2013 and losing to [[Warwickshire Women cricket team|Warwickshire Women]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/554/554003.html|title=Essex Women v Somerset Women, 15th September 2013|website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=
https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/602/602162.html|title=Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 14th September 2014|website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> In [[2019 Women's County Championship|2019]], Somerset finished second-bottom of Division 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/82072|title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 2019 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref>


Somerset have fared similarly in the [[Women's Twenty20 Cup]], for example winning promotion to Division 1 in [[2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2014]] and [[2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2016]] before being relegated in the following seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> In [[2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2019]], Somerset won Division 2 with 6 victories from 8 games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/173357 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Fixtures |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> Following the 2019 season, women's cricket in England was restructured and the 2020 season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In 2021, only the [[2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup|Twenty20 Cup]] took place, with Somerset competing in the West Midlands Group. They won their regional division, winning 5 of their 8 matches.<ref name="twentyone"/> Somerset bowler Lorraine Szczepanski was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 13 wickets, and batters [[Georgia Hennessy]] and [[Sophie Luff]] were the 2nd and 4th leading run-scorers, respectively.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Statistics?season=222&sub_tab=Standard&tab=Bowling | title=Statistics/Bowling/Standard |publisher=ECB Women's County Championship |access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Statistics?season=222&sub_tab=Standard&tab=Batting | title=Statistics/Batting/Standard |publisher=ECB Women's County Championship |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> They finished second in their group in the [[2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup]] and subsequently progressed to the group final, where they lost to [[Warwickshire Women cricket team|Warwickshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101162 |title=Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2022 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref> In the [[2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup]], all of the side's group stage matches were rained-off, but they beat [[Devon Women cricket team|Devon]] and [[Wales women's national cricket team|Wales]] on the group Finals Day to win their group.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109636 |title=ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 8 - 2023 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> They also played various 50-over friendlies against other sides in the South West.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://somersetcountycc.co.uk/news/club-news/somerset-women-season-review/ |title=Somerset Women Season Review |publisher=Somerset County Cricket Club |date=3 September 2023 |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> In 2024, the side finished 2nd in their group in the [[2024 Women's Twenty20 Cup|Twenty20 Cup]] and 5th in their group in the new [[2024 ECB Women's County One-Day|ECB Women's County One-Day]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2024.html |title=Vitality Women's County T20 2024 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Vitality_Womens_County_Championship_2024.html |title=Vitality Women's County Championship 2024 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
Somerset Women replaced West of England Women in the County Championship in [[2000 Women's County Championship|2000]], and finished 3rd in Division 2 in their first season. Somerset Women remained in the second division until [[2005 Women's County Championship|2005]], when they were promoted. This then began a period in which Somerset bounced between the two divisions, being promoted in [[2008 Women's County Championship|2008]], [[2011 Women's County Championship|2011]], [[2015 Women's County Championship|2015]] and [[2017 Women's County Championship|2017]] and relegated in [[2006 Women's County Championship|2006]], [[2010 Women's County Championship|2010]], [[2012 Women's County Championship|2012]], [[2016 Women's County Championship|2016]] and [[2018 Women's County Championship|2018]]. Somerset Women also missed out on promotion in play-offs in [[2013 Women's County Championship|2013]] and [[2014 Women's County Championship|2014]], with the game being abandoned in 2013 and losing to [[Warwickshire Women cricket team|Warwickshire Women]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/554/554003.html|title=Essex Women v Somerset Women, 15th September 2013|website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=
https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/602/602162.html|title=Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 14th September 2014|website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> In [[2019 Women's County Championship|2019]] Somerset were relegated to Division 3 of the County Championship for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/82072|title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 2019 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref>


Somerset have had various notable players appear for them over the years, most prominently the former [[England women's cricket team|England]] players [[Anya Shrubsole]] and [[Fran Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3830/Players.html|title=Somerset Women players|website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref>
Somerset Women have fared similarly in the [[Women's Twenty20 Cup]], for example winning promotion to Division 1 in [[2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2014]] and [[2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2016]] before being relegated in the following seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> In [[2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2019]], Somerset won Division 2 with 6 victories from 8 games, but the [[2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2021]] T20 season will be regionalised, with Somerset Women competing in the West Midlands group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/173357 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Fixtures |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref> Somerset Women have had various notable players appear for them over the years, most prominently the current [[England women's cricket team|England Women]] players [[Anya Shrubsole]] and [[Fran Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=
https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3830/Players.html|title=Somerset Women players|website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 December 2020}}</ref>


==Players==
==Players==
===Current Squad===
===Current squad===
* No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
<small>Based on appearances in the 2019 season. {{double-dagger}} denotes players with international caps.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/performance/somerset-women/ |title=Somerset Women |publisher=[[Somerset Cricket Board]] |accessdate=29 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529091651/https://www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/performance/somerset-women/ |archivedate=29 May 2019}}</ref></small>
* {{double-dagger}} denotes players with international caps.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! No.
!style="background:#800000; color:white" | Name
! Name
!style="background:#800000; color:white" | Nationality
! Nationality
!style="background:#800000; color:white" | Birth date
! Birth date
!style="background:#800000; color:white" | Batting Style
! Batting style
!style="background:#800000; color:white" | Bowling Style
! Bowling style
!style="background:#800000; color:white" | Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
! colspan="7" | Batters
| [[Sophie Luff]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|12|06|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Club captain]]
|-
|-
| Tilly Bond || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|09|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1990|12|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] ||
|-
|-
| Hannah Capes || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|11|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || &mdash; || [[Wicket-keeper]]
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Sophie Luff]] || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|12|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| Cassie Coombes || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1998|11|05|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium]]||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Rebecca Odgers]] || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|2|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] ||
|-
|-
| Jodie Filer || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|12|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Fran Wilson]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1991|11|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] ||
|-
|-
! colspan="7" | All-rounders
| Lauren Filer || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|12|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|-
| Emma Godman || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|01|19|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Emma Corney]] || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|9|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| Olivia Hamilton || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2001|02|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Charlie Dean]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|12|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] ||
|-
|-
| Jess Hazell || style="text-align:center" |{{flag|England}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Danielle Gibson (cricketer)|Danielle Gibson]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2001|4|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| Niamh Holland || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|3|3|df=y}} ||Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Alex Griffiths (cricketer)|Alex Griffiths]] || {{crw|Wales}} || {{Birth date and age|2002|6|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| Daisy Jeanes || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Niamh Holland]] || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2004|10|27|df=y}} ||Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| Rebecca Odgers || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| Amelie Munday || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2002|10|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
! colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers
| India Owen || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || Unknown || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|-
| Anna Parkinson || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || Unknown || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Jess Hazell]] || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2004|8|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || — ||
|-
|-
| Jennifer Poole || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|11|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Katie Jones (cricketer)|Katie Jones]] || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|12|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || — ||
|-
|-
! colspan="7" | Bowlers
| Nicole Richards || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|09|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
|-
| Joleigh Roberts || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Ellie Anderson]] || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|10|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| Lorraine Szczepanski || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|07|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| Lola Harris || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2006|10|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] ||
|-
|-
| Georgia Tulip || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|06|29|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Mollie Robbins]] || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1998|10|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| Natasha Wraith || style="text-align:center"|{{flag|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2001|10|03|df=y}} || Right-handed || &mdash; || [[Wicket-keeper]]
|style="text-align:center"|—|| [[Chloe Skelton]] || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2001|6|20|df=y}} ||Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|—|| Erin Vukusic&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{crw|Croatia}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|12|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|}
|}


===Notable former players===
===Notable players===
Players who have played for Somerset and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35904/35904.html|title=Somerset Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref>
<small>Inclusion is granted to: any Somerset player who has been the club's official captain, or has made appearances in the [[Women's Cricket Super League]], or has made international appearances.</small>

* [[Caroline Atkins]] (2012) - Played 9 Tests, 58 ODIs, 10 T20s for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Sarah Collyer]] (2001–2002) – Played 7 Tests and 25 ODIs for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Audrey Disbury]] (1957)
* [[Steph Davies]] (2001–2012) – Captained the side from 2009-2011; played 4 ODIs for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Janet Godman]] (1991)
* [[Janet Godman]] (2000–2003) – Played 2 Tests and 7 ODIs for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sarah Collyer]] (1998)
* [[Laura Harper]] (2000–2006) – Played 6 Tests and 25 ODIs for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Katharine Winks]] (1998)
* [[Jackie Hawker]] (2000–2018) – Played 1 Test and 7 ODIs for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Harper (cricketer)|Laura Harper]] (1999)
* [[Lizelle Lee]] (2015–2016) - Played 1 Test, 76 ODIs, 62 T20s for [[South Africa national women's cricket team|South Africa]].
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jackie Hawker]] (1999)
* [[Hannah Lloyd]] (2000–2009) – Captained the side from 2002 to 2008; played 5 ODIs for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Hannah Lloyd]] (1999)
* [[Sophie Luff]] (2010–present) – Club Captain; appeared for [[Western Storm]] in the [[Women's Cricket Super League|WCSL]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kath Wilkins]] (1999)
* [[Anya Shrubsole]] (2004–2018) – Played 5 Tests, 61 ODIs and 63 T20s for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Caroline Atkins]] (2001)
* [[Izzy Westbury]] (2007–2012) – Played 1 ODI for [[Netherlands national women's cricket team|Netherlands]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Isabelle Westbury]] (2005)
* [[Kath Wilkins]] (2000–2003) – Captained the side in 2000 and 2001; played 3 ODIs for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steph Davies]] (2008)
* [[Fran Wilson]] (2006–2014) – Played 1 Test, 23 ODIs and 14 T20s for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anya Shrubsole]] (2008)
* [[Katharine Winks]] (2000) – Played 7 ODIs for [[England women's cricket team|England]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fran Wilson]] (2010)
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Lizelle Lee]] (2013)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lauren Filer]] (2023)
{{div col end}}


==Seasons==
==Seasons==
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| Division 2
| Division 2
| 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 48 || 118 || 2nd
| 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 48 || 118 || 2nd
| style="background: silver;" | Won Divison 2 final; Lost promotion play-off
| style="background: silver;" | Won Division 2 final; Lost promotion play-off
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[2014 Women's County Championship|2014]]
! scope="row" | [[2014 Women's County Championship|2014]]
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| Division 2
| Division 2
| 7 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 43 || 53 || 7th
| 7 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 43 || 53 || 7th
| style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated
| style="background: white;" |
|}
|}


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| 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || −0.03 || 24 || 1st
| 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || −0.03 || 24 || 1st
| style="background: white;" |
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2021]]
| West Midlands
| 8 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 2 || +1.75 || 22 || 1st
| style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners
|-
! scope="row" | [[2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2022]]
| Group 3
| 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +0.72 || 16 || 2nd
| style="background: silver;" | Lost final
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2023]]
| Group 8
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || +0.00 || 6 || 3rd
| style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners
|-
! scope="row" | [[2024 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2024]]
| Group 4
| 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +0.84 || 96 || 2nd
| style="background: white;" |
|}

===ECB Women's County One-Day===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Group
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W
! scope="col" | L
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* '''[[Women's Twenty20 Cup]]''':
* '''[[Women's Twenty20 Cup]]''':
** '''Division Two champions (2) –''' [[2009 Women's County Championship|2009]], [[2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2016]] & [[2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2019]]
** '''Division Two champions (2) –''' [[2009 Women's County Championship|2009]], [[2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2016]] & [[2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2019]]
** '''Group winners (2) –''' [[2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2021]] & [[2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup|2023]]


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Cricket in Somerset]]
[[Category:Cricket in Somerset]]

Latest revision as of 16:48, 29 November 2024

Somerset Women
Personnel
CoachTrevor Griffin
Team information
Founded1953
Home groundVarious
including Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteSomerset Women

The Somerset Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English ceremonial county of Somerset. They play their home games at various grounds across Somerset, most often in Taunton, and are captained by Emily Edgcombe.[1][2] Somerset consistently competed in either Division 1 or Division 2 of the Women's County Championship, and won Division 2 of the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2019.[3] In 2021, they won the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup.[4] They were formerly partnered with the regional team Western Storm.[5]

History

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1953–1999: Early History

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Somerset Women first formed in 1953, and played their first recorded match on 6 June that year, against Gloucestershire A.[6] After this, Somerset played various one-off games, whilst West of England Women, which included Somerset, played in the Women's Area Championship from 1980 until 1996 and the Women's County Championship from 1997 until 1999.[7]

2000– : Women's County Championship

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Somerset players celebrate a wicket in 2010

Somerset replaced West of England Women in the County Championship in 2000, and finished 3rd in Division 2 in their first season. Somerset remained in the second division until 2005, when they were promoted. This then began a period in which Somerset bounced between the two divisions, being promoted in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2017 and relegated in 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018. Somerset also missed out on promotion in play-offs in 2013 and 2014, with the game being abandoned in 2013 and losing to Warwickshire Women in 2014.[8][9] In 2019, Somerset finished second-bottom of Division 2.[10]

Somerset have fared similarly in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, for example winning promotion to Division 1 in 2014 and 2016 before being relegated in the following seasons.[11] In 2019, Somerset won Division 2 with 6 victories from 8 games.[12] Following the 2019 season, women's cricket in England was restructured and the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, only the Twenty20 Cup took place, with Somerset competing in the West Midlands Group. They won their regional division, winning 5 of their 8 matches.[4] Somerset bowler Lorraine Szczepanski was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 13 wickets, and batters Georgia Hennessy and Sophie Luff were the 2nd and 4th leading run-scorers, respectively.[13][14] They finished second in their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup and subsequently progressed to the group final, where they lost to Warwickshire.[15] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, all of the side's group stage matches were rained-off, but they beat Devon and Wales on the group Finals Day to win their group.[16] They also played various 50-over friendlies against other sides in the South West.[17] In 2024, the side finished 2nd in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 5th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.[18][19]

Somerset have had various notable players appear for them over the years, most prominently the former England players Anya Shrubsole and Fran Wilson.[20]

Players

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Current squad

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  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • ‡ denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
— Heather Knight ‡  England (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Sophie Luff  England (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Rebecca Odgers  England (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Fran Wilson ‡  England (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
— Emma Corney  England (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Charlie Dean ‡  England (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Danielle Gibson ‡  England (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Alex Griffiths  Wales (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Niamh Holland  England (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Amelie Munday  England (2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
— Jess Hazell  England (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 20) Right-handed —
— Katie Jones  England (2005-12-28) 28 December 2005 (age 18) Right-handed —
Bowlers
— Ellie Anderson  England (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Lola Harris  England (2006-10-20) 20 October 2006 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
— Mollie Robbins  England (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
— Chloe Skelton  England (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
— Erin Vukusic ‡  Croatia (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Notable players

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Players who have played for Somerset and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[21]

Seasons

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Women's County Championship

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Season Division League standings[22] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2000 Division 2 5 3 2 0 0 37 73 3rd
2001 Division 2 5 3 2 0 0 34 70 3rd
2002 Division 2 5 1 2 0 2 18 52 4th
2003 Division 2 5 2 3 0 0 32.5 56.5 4th
2004 Division 2 5 4 1 0 0 41 89 1st
2005 Division 2 6 4 1 0 1 42.5 101.5 1st Promoted
2006 Division 1 6 1 5 0 0 13 33 4th Relegated
2007 Division 2 6 3 2 0 1 4 89 3rd
2008 Division 2 6 4 2 0 0 6 86 2nd Promoted
2009 Division 1 10 3 7 0 0 14 74 4th
2010 Division 1 10 2 8 0 0 40 60 6th Relegated
2011 Division 2 10 5 3 0 2 52 102 3rd Promoted
2012 Division 1 8 0 4 0 4 21 21 9th Relegated
2013 Division 2 8 7 1 0 0 48 118 2nd Won Division 2 final; Lost promotion play-off
2014 Division 2 8 6 2 0 0 53 113 2nd Lost promotion play-off
2015 Division 2 8 6 0 0 2 45 105 1st Promoted
2016 Division 1 8 2 5 0 1 29 49 7th Relegated
2017 Division 2 7 5 1 0 1 41 91 2nd Promoted
2018 Division 1 7 1 5 1 0 31 46 8th Relegated
2019 Division 2 7 1 6 0 0 43 53 7th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

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Season Division League standings[23] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 2 3 2 0 0 1 +1.23 5 1st
2010 Division S&W 1 3 1 2 0 0 −0.39 2 3rd
2011 Division S&W 1 3 1 2 0 0 +0.33 2 3rd
2012 Division S&W 1 3 2 1 0 0 +1.41 4 2nd
2013 Division S&W 1 3 3 0 0 0 +5.78 6 1st Lost group final
2014 Division 2C 4 3 1 0 0 +2.50 12 2nd Promoted
2015 Division 1 8 2 5 0 1 −0.59 9 8th Relegated
2016 Division 2 7 5 2 0 0 +0.78 20 1st Promoted
2017 Division 1 8 1 5 0 2 −1.35 6 8th Relegated
2018 Division 2 8 4 4 0 0 +0.80 16 5th
2019 Division 2 8 6 2 0 0 −0.03 24 1st
2021 West Midlands 8 5 1 0 2 +1.75 22 1st Group winners
2022 Group 3 6 4 2 0 0 +0.72 16 2nd Lost final
2023 Group 8 6 0 0 0 6 +0.00 6 3rd Group winners
2024 Group 4 8 6 2 0 0 +0.84 96 2nd

ECB Women's County One-Day

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Season Group League standings[24] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2024 Group 3 4 1 2 1 0 1 7 5th

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Somerset Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Somerset Women". Somerset Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "About Us". Western Storm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Somerset Women". Somerset Cricket Museum. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ^ "West Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Essex Women v Somerset Women, 15th September 2013". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 14th September 2014". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  12. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Fixtures". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Statistics/Bowling/Standard". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Statistics/Batting/Standard". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  16. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 8 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Somerset Women Season Review". Somerset County Cricket Club. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Vitality Women's County T20 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Vitality Women's County Championship 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Somerset Women players". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Somerset Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  22. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  23. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  24. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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