Berkshire Women
Personnel
CaptainAshleigh Muttitt
CoachPaul Bew
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1936
Home groundVarious
Including Summerleaze Road, Maidenhead
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins1
Official websiteOfficial 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] In 2022 and 2023, they finished third in their group of the Twenty20 Cup.[11][12] They also joined the South Central Counties Cup in 2022, finishing third out of six teams in the inaugural edition.[13]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[14]‡ denotes players with international caps.

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Abigail Avery EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Lauren Avery EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Izzy Storrar EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
All-rounders
Heather Knight ‡ England26 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break
Ava Lee England26 August 2005Right-handedRight-arm off break
Alice Macleod England14 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break
Ashleigh Muttitt England21 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm mediumClub captain
Shristi Patil EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Amanda Potgieter South Africa4 April 1978Right-handedRight-arm medium
Holly Rider England5 May 2006Right-handedRight-arm medium
Poppy Tulloch EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Wicket-keepers
Ariana Dowse England8 February 2001Right-handed—
Olivia Gain New Zealand2 January 2002Right-handed—Overseas player
Mia Rogers England29 January 2002Right-handed—
Bowlers
Laura Bailey EnglandUnknownRight-handedRight-arm leg breakDual-registration with Surrey
Lauren Bell ‡ England21 January 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mary Briscoe EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Molly Bulteel England6 August 2007UnknownRight-arm medium
Shayna Chikhlia EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Francesca Clarke EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Kali-Ann Docherty EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Freya Johnson England25 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
Hollie Summerfield EnglandUnknownUnknownRight-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):[15]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division League standings[16] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2000 Division 1 5230028524th
2001 Division 1 5320039752nd
2002 Division 1 5210024.570.52nd
2003 Division 1 5050032326th Relegated
2004 Division 2 5410040.588.52nd
2005 Division 2 6320130773rd
2006 Division 2 6220215633rd
2007 Division 2 6410121121st Promoted
2008 Division 1 6060016164th
2009 Division 1 10280030705th
2010 Division 1 106400491093rd
2011 Division 1 10260235555th
2012 Division 1 8120517275th
2013 Division 1 8440044845th
2014 Division 1 8320346963rd
2015 Division 1 8420240804th
2016 Division 1 8340147775th
2017 Division 1 7070023238th Relegated
2018 Division 2 7330127575th
2019 Division 2 7510143982nd

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season Division League standings[17] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 1 30102–0.4023rd
2010 Division S&W 1 33000+2.3061st Champions
2011 Division S&W 1 33000+2.1661st Runners-up
2012 Division S&W 1 33000+2.5661st Runners-up
2013 Division S&W 1 32100+2.2282nd Won group final; lost semi-final
2014 Division 1A 40400–0.5307th
2015 Division 1 83500–0.34127th
2016 Division 1 73400–0.06124th
2017 Division 1 81502–2.9469th Relegated
2018 Division 2 82600–0.7487th Relegated
2019 Division 3A 87100+2.4781st
2021 West Midlands 80404–2.7546th
2022 Group 2 63300–0.28123rd
2023 Group 5 61104–1.5383rd

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Change of Coach for the Women's 1st XI". Berkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Berkshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Southern Vipers Preview". the Cricketer. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Berkshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 1936". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Thames Valley Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Berkshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 18th September 2010". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 5 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Report: South Central Counties Cup, Round Five". The Ageas Bowl. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Berkshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Berkshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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