Lancashire Women cricket team

The Lancashire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Lancashire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Beaconsfield Road, Widnes. They are coached by Chris Chambers and captained by Eleanor Threlkeld.[1][2] They won both the County Championship and the Twenty20 Cup in 2017.[3] Lancashire have links with Cumbria, with some players playing for both sides, as well as some of their players helping make up a North Representative XI.[4] They are partnered with the regional side North West Thunder.[5]

Lancashire Women
Personnel
CaptainEleanor Threlkeld
CoachChris Chambers
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1933
Home groundVarious
Including Beaconsfield Road, Widnes
History
WCC wins1
T20 Cup wins1
Official websiteLancashire Cricket

History

1930–1997: Early History

Lancashire Women played their first game in 1930, against the Women's Cricket Association, which they won by 111 runs.[6] Over the following years, Lancashire played various one-off games, often against nearby counties such as Yorkshire and Cheshire.[7] They also competed in the Women's Area Championship, and the inaugural Women's County Championship, as a combined team with Cheshire, Lancashire and Cheshire Women.[8]

1998– : Women's County Championship

1998 was the first season in which Lancashire competed in the County Championship on their own, and they finished 3rd in Division 3, before being promoted the following season.[9][10] Over the following seasons, Lancashire bounced between the divisions, having a four-year stint in Division One, from 2004 to 2007, but also reaching as low as Division Three in 2010 and 2011.[11] They topped Division Two in 2013 and 2014: in 2013 they lost the Division Final to Somerset, but managed to gain promotion in 2014.[12] They were relegated in 2015, but bounced straight back up to Division One in 2016.[13][14]

Lancashire then went on to have an exceptional 2017 season, in which they won both the County Championship and the Women's Twenty20 Cup. In the Championship, they topped Division One with 5 wins from 7 games.[15] Lancashire bowler Sophie Ecclestone was the leading wicket-taker in the Division, while Amy Satterthwaite and Evelyn Jones were the 3rd and 4th leading run-scorers, respectively.[16] Meanwhile in the T20 Cup, Lancashire won 7 from 8 games to claim the title, with batter Emma Lamb ending the tournament as the leading run-scorer for the division.[17] In the following years, Lancashire retained their place in Division One of the Championship without seriously challenging for the title, whilst managing a second-place finish in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, one point behind Champions Warwickshire.[18] In 2021, they competed in the North Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and won their region, with 4 wins and 4 matches abandoned due to rain.[19] Batter Emma Lamb was the third-highest run-scorer across the competition, with 233 runs including one century.[20]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearences in the 2022 season. denotes players with international caps.[21]

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce England (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
Danielle Collins England (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000Left-handedRight-arm medium
Rebecca Duckworth England (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
Maeve Jones EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknownAlso in North Representative XI squad
Laura Marshall England (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm mediumDual-registration with Cumbria
All-rounders
Natalie Brown England (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
Liberty Heap England (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003Right-handedRight-arm off breakDual-registration with Cumbria
Laura Jackson England (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm mediumDual-registration with Cumbria
Grace Johnson EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Emma Lamb  England (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
Daisy Mullan England (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002Right-handedRight-arm mediumDual-registration with Cumbria
Emily Sutton EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sophia Turner EnglandUnknownRight-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Alice Clarke England (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001Left-handedRight-arm mediumAlso in North Representative XI squad
Seren Smale Wales (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004Right-handed
Eleanor Threlkeld England (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998Right-handedClub captain
Bowlers
Summer Carrington EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknownAlso in North Representative XI squad
Kate Cross  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Alice Dyson England (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm mediumAlso in North Representative XI squad
Sophie Ecclestone  England (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Phoebe Graham England (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alex Hartley  England (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Hannah Jones England (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxAlso in North Representative XI squad
Tilly Kesteven EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Grace Michell EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknownAlso in North Representative XI squad
Amelia Sammons EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
Olivia Thomas EnglandUnknownRight-handedRight-arm leg break

Notable players

Players who have played for Lancashire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[22]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division League standings[23] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
1998 Division 3 5320036723rd
1999 Division 3 55000441041st Promoted
2000 Division 2 5320037.573.52nd
2001 Division 2 5320036722nd
2002 Division 2 5300222.580.52nd
2003 Division 2 5400134931st Promoted
2004 Division 1 5230034584th
2005 Division 1 6230140753rd
2006 Division 1 6150020403rd
2007 Division 1 6050116264th Relegated
2008 Division 2 633003633rd
2009 Division 2 10190022426th Relegated
2010 Division 3 106301531133rd
2011 Division 3 9351043785th Promoted
2012 Division 2 8430144844th
2013 Division 2 88000581381st Lost Division 2 final
2014 Division 2 86101291091st Promoted
2015 Division 1 8080023239th Relegated
2016 Division 2 7410235751st Promoted
2017 Division 1 7520049991st Champions
2018 Division 1 7340041714th
2019 Division 1 7430042824th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season Division League standings[24] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 2 31101−0.4532nd
2010 Division M&N 2 30201−0.6913rd
2011 Division M&N 2 31200−1.1623rd
2012 Division M&N 2 31101−0.2222nd Lost promotion play-off
2013 Division M&N 2 20101−4.8512nd
2014 Division 2B 42200+0.3284th
2015 Division 2 88000+2.28321st Promoted
2016 Division 1 73400−0.64125th
2017 Division 1 87100+1.48281st Champions
2018 Division 1 84400−0.16166th
2019 Division 1 84103+0.77192nd
2021 North 84004+5.07201st Regional winners

Honours

See also

References

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