Cambridgeshire_Women_cricket_team
The Cambridgeshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Cambridgeshire. They play their home games across the county, and are captained by Lara Neild.[1] In the Women's County Championship, Cambridgeshire played as a combined team with Huntingdonshire, as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, but since 2014 they have played individually in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, in which they have consistently competed in the lowest tier.[2] They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers.[3]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Lara Neild |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1961 |
| Home ground | VariousIncluding Bluntisham Recreation Ground, Bluntisham |
| History | |
| T20 Cup wins | 0 |
| Official website | Cambridgeshire Cricket |
1961-2013: Early History
Cambridgeshire Women played their first recorded game in 1961, against Middlesex Women Second XI.[4] After this, they played in various one-off games and regional tournaments, before they joined the Women's County Championship in 2010 as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, under which they played until 2019, the final season of the tournament.[5]
2014- : Women's Twenty20 Cup
From the inaugural season of the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009 until 2013, Cambridgeshire also competed as Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. However, in 2014, the two counties split and competed separately. Cambridgeshire finished 8th in Division Four, winning two games, including a victory over Huntingdonshire.[6] After this, Cambridgeshire have always played in the bottom tier of the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their most successful season in 2019, with three wins.[7] In 2021, they competed in the East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 4th with 4 victories.[8] They also joined the East of England Championship in 2021, and finished 4th out of 6 teams in their first season.[9] The side withdrew from the East of England Championship in 2022, as well as finishing 3rd in their Twenty20 Cup group.[10][11] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side finished top of their group, but the group finals day was abandoned due to rain.[12]
Current squad
Based on appearances in the 2022 season.[13]
| Name | Nationality | Apps | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lara Neild |  England | 4 | Club captain |
| May Busher | England | 4 | |
| Becky Case-Upton | England | 2 | |
| Jessica Clilverd | England | 2 | |
| Alice Cross | England | 2 | |
| Lara Foulkes | England | 1 | |
| Sarisha Gorantla | England | 2 | |
| Kelly Haynes | England | 3 | Wicket-keeper |
| Isabella James | England | 5 | Dual-registration with Buckinghamshire |
| Anabel Kaser | England | 2 | |
| Jessica Olorenshaw | England | 1 | Dual-registration with Essex |
| Sophia Pearson | England | 2 | |
| Sally Phelps | England | 1 | |
| Connie Piper | England | 5 | |
| Beatrice Routledge | England | 3 | |
| A Sureakumar | England | 1 | |
| Jemaira Vestey | England | 5 | |
| Madeline Welham | England | 2 | |
| Olivia Welham | England | 4 | |
| Jasmine Westley | England | 5 | Dual-registration with Essex |
| Biz Whichello | England | 2 |
Notable players
Players who have played for Cambridgeshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[14]
Elspeth Fowler (2022)
Women's Twenty20 Cup
| Season | Division | League standings[15] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2014 | Division 4B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.63 | 8 | 8th | |
| 2015 | Division 4A | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.72 | 0 | 4th | |
| 2016 | Division 4A | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −1.77 | 0 | 3rd | |
| 2017 | Division 3C | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | −2.02 | 4 | 6th | |
| 2018 | Division 3C | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | −2.60 | 0 | 6th | |
| 2019 | Division 3B | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −0.98 | 12 | 6th | |
| 2021 | East | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.07 | 18 | 4th | |
| 2022 | Group 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −2.56 | 8 | 3rd | |
- "Cambridgeshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Sunrisers Cricket Home Page". Sunrisers Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Middlesex Women Second XI vs. Cambridgeshire Women, 1961". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Cambridgeshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019 Division 3B". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Women's County T20 East Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "Women's 1st XI Championship - 2021/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Women's 1st XI Championship - 2022/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "Women's County T20 Group 4 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 4 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- "Batting and Fielding for Cambridgeshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "Cambridgeshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.