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Staffordshire Women cricket team

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.[1] 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.[2] They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.[3]

Staffordshire Women
Personnel
CaptainStephanie Butler
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 2000
Home groundVarious
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteStaffordshire Cricket

History

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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.[4] Staffordshire were relegated two seasons later, and reached as low as Division Four in 2008.[5][6] 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.[7] In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 5th.[8] They finished second in their group of the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, before losing in the group final to Worcestershire.[9] Staffordshire batter Davina Perrin was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the competition, with 242 runs.[10] They again reached the group final of the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but lost to Warwickshire.[11]

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.[12][13] Their stay in Division 1 was short-lived, however, as they were relegated in 2016, and suffered a second consecutive relegation the following season.[14][15] In the final two years of the Championship, Staffordshire played in Division 3, but did win their group in 2019.[16]

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.[17] They reached the final of the 2023 edition after topping the group stage, but lost in the final to Worcestershire.[18] 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.[19][20]

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.[21][22]

Players

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Current squad

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Based on appearances in the 2023 season. ‡ denotes players with international caps.[23]

Name Nationality 2023 Appearances Notes
WT20 WMRC
Stephanie Butler   England 2 4 Club captain
Matilda Atherton-Gater   England 0 1
Meg Austin   England 1 3
Sophie Beech   England 2 3
Lexie Cantrill   England 2 4
Poppy Davies   England 0 2 Wicket-keeper
Isabel Ellsmore   England 2 0
Abigail Freeborn   England 2 0 Wicket-keeper
Christina Gough ‡   Germany 0 2
Georgie Harrison   England 0 4
Megan Jones   England 0 2
Amelia Lee   England 2 4
Ruby Millington   England 0 1 Wicket-keeper
Davina Perrin   England 2 0
Lydia Perry   England 2 4
Grace Potts   England 0 0
Lucy Shenton   England 2 4
Ilenia Sims ‡   Italy 0 1
Mia Smith   England 0 1
Ebony Tweats   England 2 3
Amy Wheeler   England 2 4

Notable players

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Players who have played for Staffordshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[24]

Seasons

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Women's County Championship

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Season Division League standings[25] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2000 Division 2 5 5 0 0 0 38.5 98.5 1st Promoted
2001 Division 1 5 3 2 0 0 35 71 3rd
2002 Division 1 5 0 3 0 2 18 40 6th Relegated
2003 Division 2 5 3 1 0 1 27.5 74.5 3rd
2004 Division 2 5 3 2 0 0 36.5 72.5 3rd
2005 Division 3 6 2 3 0 1 31.5 66.5 3rd
2006 Division 3 6 3 1 0 2 7 75 2nd
2007 Division 3 6 1 3 0 2 6 51 4th Relegated
2008 Division 4 6 4 2 0 0 2 82 2nd
2009 Division 3 10 6 1 0 3 0 135 3rd
2010 Division 3 10 6 3 0 1 58 118 2nd
2011 Division 3 9 7 1 0 1 46 116 2nd Promoted
2012 Division 2 8 2 3 0 3 25 45 6th
2013 Division 2 8 4 4 0 0 38 78 5th
2014 Division 2 8 5 3 0 0 46 96 4th
2015 Division 2 8 5 1 0 2 43 93 2nd Promoted
2016 Division 1 8 1 4 0 3 20 30 9th Relegated
2017 Division 2 7 0 7 0 0 24 24 8th Relegated
2018 Division 3E 6 3 2 0 1 37 67 2nd
2019 Division 3A 6 6 0 0 0 46 106 1st

Women's Twenty20 Cup

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Season Division League standings[26] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 4 3 2 1 0 0 +0.47 4 2nd
2010 Division M&N 2 3 2 0 0 1 +1.96 5 1st Promoted
2011 Division M&N 1 3 1 2 0 0 −2.75 2 3rd Relegated
2012 Division M&N 2 3 3 0 0 0 +5.74 6 1st Promoted
2013 Division M&N 1 3 0 3 0 0 −1.76 0 4th
2014 Division 2A 4 3 1 0 0 +1.60 12 3rd
2015 Division 2 8 4 4 0 0 −0.22 16 5th
2016 Division 2 7 2 4 0 1 −0.44 9 7th
2017 Division 2 8 2 4 0 2 −0.83 10 8th Relegated
2018 Division 3B 8 6 2 0 0 +2.51 24 2nd
2019 Division 3C 8 6 0 0 2 +2.45 26 1st
2021 West Midlands 8 0 2 0 6 –1.10 6 5th
2022 Group 2 6 4 2 0 0 +0.330 16 2nd Lost final
2023 Group 2 6 0 0 0 6 +0.00 6 2nd Lost final
2024 Group 1 7 2 5 0 0 –0.80 61 4th

ECB Women's County One-Day

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Season Group League standings[27] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2024 Group 1 4 3 1 0 0 2 14 2nd

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Staffordshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ "About Central Sparks". Edgbaston Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's County Championship 2000 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's County Championship 2002 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's County Championship 2007 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Statistics/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  11. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Women's County Championship 2011 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  13. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  15. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2017". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  16. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3A - 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  17. ^ "West Midlands Regional Cup/Competitions/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  18. ^ "West Midlands Regional Cup - 2023/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Vitality Women's County T20 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Vitality Women's County Championship 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Danielle Wyatt Player Profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Georgia Elwiss Player Profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Staffordshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  25. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  26. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  27. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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