Berkshire Women cricket team
Personnel | |
---|---|
Captain | Ashleigh Muttitt |
Coach | Julian Wood |
Team information | |
Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1936 |
Home ground | VariousIncluding Summerleaze Road, Maidenhead |
History | |
WCC wins | 0 |
T20 Cup wins | 1 |
Official website | Official Website |
The Berkshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Berkshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Summerleaze Road, Maidenhead and Falkland CC, Newbury, and are captained by Ashleigh Muttitt.[1][2] They competed in Division One of the Women's County Championship until 2017, when they were relegated, and they won the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2010.[3] They are partnered with the regional side Southern Vipers.[4]
History
1936–1999: Early History
Berkshire Women played their first recorded match in 1936, against Buckinghamshire Women, which they lost by 66 runs.[5] When the Women's County Championship began in 1997, Thames Valley Women, which included Berkshire, competed, having also previously played in various regional competitions.[6]
2000– : Women's County Championship
Berkshire joined the Women's County Championship in 2000, replacing Thames Valley, and finished 4th in Division 1 in their first season. After being relegated in 2003, they did not return to Division 1 until 2008, after which they became a consistently mid-table side.[7] This period saw much greater success in the Women's Twenty20 Cup for Berkshire, reaching the final three times in a row between 2010 and 2012, including winning the competition in 2010, beating Yorkshire by 46 runs.[8] In 2017, Berkshire were relegated from Division 1 and have remained in Division 2 since, whilst also suffering two consecutive relegations in the T20 Cup.[9] In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, but finished bottom with 4 losses and 4 abandoned matches.[10] Current England players Heather Knight and Anya Shrubsole both currently play for Berkshire.[11]
Players
Current Squad
Based on appearances in the 2021 season.[12][13] ‡ denotes players with international caps.
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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Batters | |||||
Millie Allerton | England | 1 October 1998 | Right-handed | Unknown | |
Lauren Avery | England | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Emily Cunningham | New Zealand | 5 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Olivia Rae | Scotland | 14 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All-rounders | |||||
Amelia Humphrey | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Heather Knight ‡ | England | 26 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Alice Macleod | England | 14 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | On loan to Essex for the WLC |
Ashleigh Muttitt | England | 21 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Club captain |
Amanda Potgieter | South Africa | 4 April 1978 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Anya Shrubsole ‡ | England | 7 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Mia Rogers | England | February 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | — | On loan to Kent for the WLC |
Bowlers | |||||
Laura Bailey | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Lauren Bell | England | 21 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Romilly Hayward | England | 4 March 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Freya Johnson | England | 25 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Verity Johnson | England | 9 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Hollie Summerfield | England | Unknown | Unknown | Right-arm off break | |
Emma Walker | England | 9 September 1988 | Unknown | Right-arm off break |
Notable players
Players who have played for Berkshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[14]
- Debra Stock (1992)
- Claire Taylor (1998)
- Isa Guha (2001)
- Alex Blackwell (2003)
- Rachel Priest (2007)
- Anya Shrubsole (2008)
- Victoria Lind (2009)
- Heather Knight (2010)
- Jodie Cook (2014)
- Linsey Smith (2018)
- Ellen Watson (2019)
Seasons
Women's County Championship
Season | Division | League standings[15] | Notes | |||||||
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P | W | L | T | A/C | BP | Pts | Pos | |||
2000 | Division 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 52 | 4th | |
2001 | Division 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 75 | 2nd | |
2002 | Division 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 70.5 | 2nd | |
2003 | Division 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 6th | Relegated |
2004 | Division 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 88.5 | 2nd | |
2005 | Division 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 77 | 3rd | |
2006 | Division 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 63 | 3rd | |
2007 | Division 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 1st | Promoted |
2008 | Division 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4th | |
2009 | Division 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 70 | 5th | |
2010 | Division 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 109 | 3rd | |
2011 | Division 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 55 | 5th | |
2012 | Division 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 5th | |
2013 | Division 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 84 | 5th | |
2014 | Division 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 96 | 3rd | |
2015 | Division 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 80 | 4th | |
2016 | Division 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 77 | 5th | |
2017 | Division 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 8th | Relegated |
2018 | Division 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 57 | 5th | |
2019 | Division 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 98 | 2nd |
Women's Twenty20 Cup
Season | Division | League standings[16] | Notes | |||||||
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P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | |||
2009 | Division 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –0.40 | 2 | 3rd | |
2010 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.30 | 6 | 1st | Champions |
2011 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.16 | 6 | 1st | Runners-up |
2012 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.56 | 6 | 1st | Runners-up |
2013 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.22 | 8 | 2nd | Won group final; lost semi-final |
2014 | Division 1A | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –0.53 | 0 | 7th | |
2015 | Division 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | –0.34 | 12 | 7th | |
2016 | Division 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –0.06 | 12 | 4th | |
2017 | Division 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | –2.94 | 6 | 9th | Relegated |
2018 | Division 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | –0.74 | 8 | 7th | Relegated |
2019 | Division 3A | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.47 | 8 | 1st | |
2021 | West Midlands | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | –2.75 | 4 | 6th |
Honours
- County Championship:
- Division Two champions (1) – 2007
- Twenty20 Cup
See also
References
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- ^ "Berkshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Southern Vipers Preview". the Cricketer. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Berkshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 1936". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Thames Valley Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Berkshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 18th September 2010". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Berkshire Women players". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Berkshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Berks W&G Cricket". Twitter. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Berkshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.