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Hertfordshire Women
Nickname(s)Moosettes
Personnel
CaptainKezia Hassall
CoachLuke Heskett
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1935
Home groundVarious
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteHertfordshire Cricket

The Hertfordshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Hertfordshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Knebworth Park, Knebworth and London Road, Tring.[1] They are captained by Kezia Hassall.[2] In 2019, they played in Division Three of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and in 2021 won the East Group of the Women's Twenty20 Cup.

History

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1935–2000: Early History

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Hertfordshire Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Civil Service Women.[3] They went on to play various other matches throughout the 1940s and 1950s, including a match against a touring Australia side in 1951.[4] In 1980, East Anglia Women, which included players from Hertfordshire, joined the Women's Area Championship.[5]

2001–2024: Women's County Championship

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Hertfordshire Women joined the Women's County Championship in 2001, replacing East Anglia Women, finishing 5th in Division Two in their first season.[6] After being relegated in 2003, they played in the County Challenge Cup, the tier below the County Championship, for the next four seasons.[7] Returning to the Championship proper in 2008, Hertfordshire have since played in the lower divisions of the structure, achieving their best performance in 2016, when they won Division Four North & East.[8]

In the Women's Twenty20 Cup, which they joined for its inaugural season in 2009, Hertfordshire have fared similarly, playing mostly in Division 3.[9] In 2012, they had a chance at promotion from South Division 2, but lost to Essex in the Division final,[10] whilst they finished 2nd in Division 3C in 2017, with six wins from eight games.[11] In 2020, after the county season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hertfordshire competed in the East of England Championship, and won the 45-over competition.[12] In 2021, they won the East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, going unbeaten with 5 victories and 3 matches abandoned due to rain.[13] They also again competed in the East of England Championship, finishing second in the 45-over competition to Buckinghamshire.[14] They finished second in their group of the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and again finished second in the East of England Championship.[15][16] They again finished second in both competitions in 2023.[17][18] In 2024, the side qualified from their group in the Twenty20 Cup before finishing second overall at the National Finals, and finished 2nd in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.[19][20]

2025– Women's Professional restructure

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From 2025 Hertfordshire will be part of Tier 3 in the new Women's Professional Structure . Hertfordshire have been placed in Division 1 of the Metro Bank One Day Cup Women's league Three and Division 1 South in the Vitality Blast Women's League 3

Players

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Current squad

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Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[21]

Squad No. Name Nationality 2024 Appearances Notes
2 Amelia Kemp  England 16
4 Saskia Heard  England 3
6 Kezia Hassall  England 20 Club captain
7 Millie Dyer  England 9
8 Hayley Arrol  England 2
12 Charlotte Banks  England 12
14 Chloe Eayrs  England 19
15 Charley Phillips  England 16
17 Rebecca Tyson  England 21
19 Gemma Marriott  England 14
21 Lucy Bell  England 14
23 Elsa Barnfather  England 16
27 Ella Phillips  England 20
28 Elizabeth Ruxton  England 7
31 Eva Cullen  England 17
50 Jenna Botha  England 12
64 Mabel Reid  England 22

Notable players

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

Seasons

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Women's County Championship

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Season Division League standings[23] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2001 Division 2 5 1 4 0 0 28 40 5th
2002 Division 2 5 2 1 0 2 22 68 3rd
2003 Division 2 5 0 5 0 0 19.5 19.5 6th Relegated
2004 County Challenge Cup G2 2 1 1 0 0 14.5 26.5 2nd
2005 County Challenge Cup G2 3 2 1 0 0 24.5 48.5 1st Lost promotion playoff
2006 County Challenge Cup G2 3 2 1 0 0 0 40 2nd
2007 County Challenge Cup G3 3 2 0 0 1 0 60 1st Lost promotion playoff
2008 Division 5 L&E 3 2 1 0 0 4 44 2nd Promoted
2009 Division 4 10 7 3 0 0 11 151 3rd
2010 Division 4 9 4 3 0 2 35 75 4th
2011 Division 4 10 6 3 0 1 53 113 2nd
2012 Division 3 8 3 2 0 3 31 61 4th
2013 Division 3 8 4 4 0 0 48 88 5th
2014 Division 3 8 2 5 0 1 31 51 7th
2015 Division 3 8 2 4 0 2 24 44 8th Relegated
2016 Division 4 N&E 5 4 0 0 1 29 69 1st
2017 Division 3C 5 1 4 0 0 20 10 5th
2018 Division 3C 6 0 6 0 0 16 16 4th
2019 Division 3B 5 2 3 0 0 27 47 4th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

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Season Division League standings[24] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 5 3 1 2 0 0 +0.02 2 4th
2010 Division S2 3 1 2 0 0 −0.24 2 3rd
2011 Division S2 3 1 2 0 0 –[a] 2 3rd
2012 Division S2 3 1 1 0 1 −1.11 3 2nd Lost promotion play-off
2013 Division S2 3 1 2 0 0 +0.27 2 3rd
2014 Division 3B 4 0 4 0 0 −0.78 0 9th Relegated
2015 Division 4B 6 6 0 0 0 +1.64 24 1st Promoted
2016 Division 3 8 2 6 0 0 −1.05 8 8th
2017 Division 3C 8 6 2 0 0 +1.00 24 2nd
2018 Division 3C 8 4 4 0 0 −0.12 16 3rd
2019 Division 3B 8 4 4 0 0 +0.22 16 3rd
2021 East 8 5 0 0 3 +3.52 23 1st Group winners
2022 Group 7 6 4 2 0 0 +1.57 16 2nd
2023 Group 7 6 3 1 0 2 –0.06 14 2nd Lost final
2024 Group 3 8 5 1 0 2 +1.68 91 2nd 2nd in National Finals Group

ECB Women's County One-Day

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Season Group League standings[25] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2024 Group 2 4 3 0 0 1 3 16 2nd

Honours

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ NRR unknown due to unrecorded matches

References

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  1. ^ "Hertfordshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hertfordshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Hertfordshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Lincolnshire, Essex and Hertfordshire Women vs Australia Women, 23 May 1951". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ "East Anglia Women List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's County Championship 2001 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 4 N&E - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  9. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division S2 - 2012". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  11. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 3C - 2017". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  12. ^ "End of Season Review 2020". Hertfordshire Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's County T20 East Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's 1st XI Championship - 2021/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's County T20 Group 7 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Women's 1st XI Championship - 2022/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Women's County T20 Group 7 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Women's 1st XI Championship - 2023/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 20 September 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. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Hertfordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Hertfordshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  23. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  24. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  25. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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