Shropshire Women
Personnel
CaptainLara Jones
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 2008
Home groundVarious
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteCricket Shropshire

The Shropshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Shropshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Ellesmere College Ground, Ellesmere and are captained by Lara Jones.[1] Shropshire withdrew from the Women's County Championship after the 2018 season, have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[2] They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.[3]

History

Shropshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2008, finishing bottom of Division 5 Midlands in their first season.[4] Shropshire went on to consistently play in the bottom tiers of the Championship, but did win Division 4 South & West in 2016.[5] Shropshire bowlers Bethan Ellis and Zoe Griffiths were the joint-second highest wicket-takers in the division.[6] Shropshire did not compete in the final season of the Women's County Championship, 2019.[7]

Shropshire have also competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, from 2009 to 2010 and from 2014 onwards. Their most successful season was in 2015, when they topped Division 4C and then gained promotion to Division 3 in a play-off group, winning a crucial game against Leicestershire by just three runs.[8][9] Shropshire played in Division Three of the competition until the format changed after the 2019 season.[10] In 2021, they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd with 2 victories.[11] They finished bottom of their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[12] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side reached their group final, but lost to Gloucestershire.[13]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[14]

Name Nationality Apps Notes
Lara Jones England4Club captain
Caitlin Belcher England4
Katie Brazier England4
Sophie Buckton England2
Beth Charnell England4
Sophie Grayson England1
Amy Griffiths England4
Lauren Kenvyn England4
Robyn Mathews England2Wicket-keeper
Emily Perrin England4
Ellie Phillips England1
Harriet Shuker England2
Megan Trickett England2
Amy Weir England2
Holly Whitfield England4

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division League standings[15] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2008 Division 5M 302100164th
2009 Division 5 S&W 532008683rd
2010 Division 5N 7340030604th
2011 Division 5N 5300215452nd
2012 Division 4 S&W 4210119392nd
2013 Division 4 S&W 4220018383rd
2014 Division 4 S&W 4310028582nd
2015 Division 4 S&W 5310128582nd
2016 Division 4 S&W 4300122521st
2017 Division 3C 5320032623rd
2018 Division 3E 6050118184th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season Division League standings[16] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 7 30003−31st
2010 Division S2 30300−2.2604th
2014 Division 4A 40400−1.1909th
2015 Division 4C 63003+2.15151st Promoted
2016 Division 3 80800−1.5309th
2017 Division 3B 84301−0.44173rd
2018 Division 3B 82600−0.8084th
2019 Division 3C 80512−2.0744th
2021 East Midlands 82204−0.02123rd
2022 Group 2 60600−1.9704th
2023 Group 3 60105−0.6753rd Lost final

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shropshire 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. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 5M - 2008". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 4 S&W - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 4C - 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Leicestershire Women v Shropshire Women, 16 August 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Women's County T20 East Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Women's County T20 Group 2 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Shropshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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