Essex Women cricket team
The Essex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Essex. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay and Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea.[1] They are captained by Kelly Castle.[2] In 2019, they played in Division Two of both the Women's County Championship and Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers.[4]
Personnel | |
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Captain | Kelly Castle |
Team information | |
Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1949 |
Home ground | VariousIncluding Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay |
History | |
WCC wins | 0 |
T20 Cup wins | 0 |
Official website | Essex Women |
History
1949-2000: Early History
Essex Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against Buckinghamshire Women. Over the following years, Essex went on to play various one-off matches, most often against local Second XI teams.[5]
2000- : Women's County Championship
Essex joined the Women's County Championship in 2001, competing in Division Three, in which they came third, with two victories.[6] They played in the bottom tier of the Championship until 2008, when they were promoted to Division Two.[7] In Division Two, Essex performed strongly, finishing third and second in their first two seasons before being promoted in 2011.[8] In a rain-hit 2012 season, Essex then finished second in Division One, behind Kent.[9] After this, however, Essex fell away, being relegated from Division One in 2014, and then again from Division Two in 2016.[10][11] They managed to bounce straight back, winning Division 3C in 2017, and playing in Division Two ever since.[12] Meanwhile, in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, Essex have been a volatile side: when the tournament was regionalised in its early years, Essex bounced between Divisions One and Two of the South section.[13] Since, they briefly fell into Division 3 in 2018, but apart from this have played in Division 2, achieving their best finish of 3rd in 2015.
Players
Current squad
Based on appearances in the 2019 season.[14]
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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Kelly Castle | England | 4 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Club captain |
Hayley Arrol | England | 27 February 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Jessica Bird | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Catherine Dalton | England | 24 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Beth Dodd | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Bethany Harmer | England | 30 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Amy Hills | England | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Scarlett Hughes | England | 18 June 2002 | Left-handed | — | Wicket-keeper |
Megan Janman | England | 25 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Anje Lague | South Africa | 23 August 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Millie Oddi | England | 17 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Grace Poole | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Poppy Timson | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Mady Villiers | England | 26 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Zainad Khan | England | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Seasons
Women's County Championship
Season | Division | League standings[15] | Notes | |||||||
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P | W | L | T | A/C | BP | Pts | Pos | |||
2001 | Division 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.5 | 55.5 | 3rd | |
2002 | Division 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21.5 | 55.5 | 4th | |
2003 | Division 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 42 | 5th | |
2004 | County Challenge Cup G2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 26 | 3rd | |
2005 | County Challenge Cup G2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.5 | 37.5 | 3rd | |
2006 | County Challenge Cup G2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 1st | Lost promotion playoff |
2007 | County Challenge Cup Div A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 99 | 2nd | |
2008 | Division 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1st | Promoted |
2009 | Division 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 103 | 3rd | |
2010 | Division 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 143 | 2nd | |
2011 | Division 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 131 | 1st | Promoted |
2012 | Division 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 2nd | |
2013 | Division 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 52 | 8th | |
2014 | Division 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 9th | Relegated |
2015 | Division 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 69 | 5th | |
2016 | Division 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 8th | Relegated |
2017 | Division 3C | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 87 | 1st | Promoted |
2018 | Division 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 6th | |
2019 | Division 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 94 | 3rd |
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 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.61 | 5 | 1st | |
2010 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.75 | 4 | 2nd | |
2011 | Division S1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.38 | 0 | 4th | Relegated |
2012 | Division S2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.17 | 6 | 1st | Promoted |
2013 | Division S1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.70 | 0 | 4th | |
2014 | Division 1B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.44 | 0 | 9th | Relegated |
2015 | Division 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.31 | 20 | 3rd | |
2016 | Division 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +0.55 | 13 | 5th | |
2017 | Division 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | −0.79 | 5 | 9th | Relegated |
2018 | Division 3C | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.23 | 28 | 1st | Promoted |
2019 | Division 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.07 | 18 | 5th |
References
- "Essex Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "Essex Women". Essex Women. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "Sunrisers Cricket Home Page". Sunrisers Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "Essex Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship Division 4 - 2008". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2011". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2012". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2014". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Essex_Women_Batting.html. Retrieved 6 January 2021. Missing or empty
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(help) - "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.