Cheshire Women cricket team

The Cheshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Cheshire. They joined the Women's County Championship in 1998 and competed in the tournament until 2016, as well as competing in the Women's Twenty20 Cup between 2009 and 2019.[1] The team no longer competes at senior county level.[2] They are partnered with the regional side North West Thunder.[3]

Cheshire Women
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1930
Home groundVarious
Including Chester Boughton Hall, Chester
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteCheshire Cricket Board

History

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1930–1937: Early History

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The first recorded match involving Cheshire Women took place in 1930, which they lost to Durham Women.[4] After this, they played various one-off matches, often combined with neighbouring Lancashire, as Lancashire and Cheshire, under which they competed in the Women's Area Championship and the first Women's County Championship, in 1997.[5]

1998– : National Competition

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Cheshire Women joined the County Championship in 1998, replacing Lancashire and Cheshire Women, and won Division 3 in their first season.[6] Since then, Cheshire bounced between Divisions 2 and 3, with their longest stay in Division 2 being between 2009 and 2014. They also managed two successive promotions in 2004 and 2005.[7] Cheshire Women withdrew from the County Championship after the 2016 season, after which they only participated in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, in which they were often in the lowest tier of the competition, but did win promotion to Division 2 in 2017.[8] Since 2019, Cheshire have not competed at senior county level.[9]

Players

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Notable players

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Players who have played for Cheshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[10]

Seasons

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Women's County Championship

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Season Division League standings[11] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
1998 Division 3 5 5 0 0 0 43 103 1st Promoted
1999 Division 2 5 3 2 0 0 26 50 4th
2000 Division 2 5 2 3 0 0 29.5 53.5 4th
2001 Division 2 5 1 4 0 0 25.5 37.5 6th Relegated
2002 Division 3 5 2 1 0 2 22.5 68.5 3rd
2003 Division 3 5 2 2 1 0 36 66 4th
2004 County Challenge Cup G1 3 3 0 0 0 27.5 63.5 1st Promoted
2005 Division 3 6 4 1 0 1 38.5 97.5 1st Promoted
2006 Division 2 6 0 4 0 2 11 19 4th Relegated
2007 Division 3 6 1 2 0 3 7 62 3rd
2008 Division 3 6 2 4 0 0 13 53 3rd Promoted
2009 Division 2 10 2 7 0 1 44 64 4th
2010 Division 2 10 4 6 0 0 19 99 5th
2011 Division 2 10 3 6 0 1 47 77 5th
2012 Division 2 8 3 3 0 2 35 65 5th
2013 Division 2 8 3 4 0 1 38 68 6th
2014 Division 2 8 1 7 0 0 34 44 9th Relegated
2015 Division 3 8 3 3 0 2 35 65 5th
2016 Division 3 8 1 6 0 1 24 34 8th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

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Season Division League standings[12] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 3 3 1 1 0 1 +1.08 3 2nd
2010 Division M&N 1 3 1 2 0 0 –1.58 2 3rd Relegated
2011 Division M&N 2 3 0 3 0 0 –0.25 0 4th Relegated
2012 Division M&N 3 3 2 1 0 0 +1.62 4 2nd Lost promotion play-off
2013 Division M&N 3 2 0 1 0 1 –0.73 1 3rd
2014 Division 2A 4 2 2 0 0 +0.20 8 6th
2015 Division 2 8 2 6 0 0 –1.39 8 8th Relegated
2016 Division 3 8 3 4 0 1 –0.35 13 6th
2017 Division 3B 8 7 1 0 0 +2.00 28 1st Promoted
2018 Division 2 8 2 6 0 0 –0.86 8 6th
2019 Division 2 8 1 7 0 0 –1.26 4 8th

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Cheshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Thunder Cricket". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Cheshire Women v Durham Women, July 1930". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Cheshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ "1998 Women's County Championship Points Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 3B Table 2017". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches Played by Cheshire Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Cheshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  11. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 24 December 2020.