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Wales women's national cricket team

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Wales
Flag of Wales
Personnel
CaptainLauren Parfitt
Team information
Home groundVarious
including Spytty Park, Newport
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Women's international cricket
First international14 August 2005 v the Netherlands at Miskin Manor, Wales
Official websiteCricket Wales

The Wales women's cricket team is the Welsh team for women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds across the country, including Spytty Park, Newport and Pontarddulais Park, Pontarddulais. They are captained by Lauren Parfitt.[1]

As in men's cricket, Wales does not normally compete as a separate country internationally, instead being represented as part of the England team, but in 2005 they played in the European Championship tournament as it was being held in Wales. They finished in third place in the tournament.[2]

The team regularly participate in the English domestic county structure, and in 2019 they competed in Division Two of the final season of the Women's County Championship. They now compete in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] They are partnered with the regional side Western Storm.[4]

History

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Wales Women's first recorded match was in 2002, against Scotland, which they won by 7 wickets.[5] In 2004, Wales joined the English domestic county structure, competing in the County Challenge Cup: they finished 3rd in their group in their first season.[6]

Between 2008 and 2010, Wales went through an extremely successful era in the Women's County Championship, gaining three promotions in a row, from Division 5M, Division 4 and Division 3.[7] Ever since, Wales have played in Division 2 of the Championship, with their best finish of 3rd coming in 2018.[8] Since 2009, Wales have also competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. In 2018, they gained promotion from Division Two, finishing second with 7 wins from 8 games.[9] Overseas player Rachel Priest was key to their success, ending the season as the second leading run-scorer in the tournament, with teammate Gabrielle Basketter just behind her in third.[10] In 2019, their first season in Division 1, Wales finished 7th.[11] The following Twenty20 Cup season, in 2021, they finished 4th in the West Midlands Group with one victory, against eventual group winners Somerset.[12] They finished third in their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[13] They also competed in the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2022, coming second in the initial group stage before beating Worcestershire in the final to win the inaugural edition of the competition.[14] In 2023, the side lost in the group final in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup to Somerset, and finished third in the West Midlands Regional Cup.[15][16] In 2024, the side finished 6th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 4th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.[17][18]

Wales do not usually compete internationally, instead playing as a combined team with England. However, in 2005 they competed in the Women's European Championship, which was held in Wales.[19] They won two matches, against Ireland and Scotland, and placed 3rd out of 5 in the final table.[20]

Players

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Current squad

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Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[21]

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Rose Evans  Wales March 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Ellie Hopkins  Wales (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Unknown
Lauren Parfitt  Wales (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Club captain
All-rounders
Lydia Clements  England (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 (age 20) Unknown Unknown
Alex Griffiths  Wales (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Niamh Mansel  Wales Unknown Unknown Unknown
Charlotte Scarborough  Wales 2001 (age 22–23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sophia Smale  Wales (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Bethan Gammon  Wales (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) Right-handed –
Georgia Parfitt  Wales (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) Right-handed –
Libby Thomas  Wales (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20) Left-handed –
Bowlers
Martha Bilsland  Wales Unknown Unknown Unknown
Emma Brazier  Wales (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 22) Unknown Unknown
Madison Evans  Wales (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) Unknown Unknown
Cerys Griffiths  Wales Unknown Unknown Unknown
Kelsey Hughes  Wales Unknown Unknown Unknown
Seren Hughes  Wales (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) Unknown Right-arm medium
Eve Jackson  Wales (2007-05-20) 20 May 2007 (age 17) Unknown Unknown
Emily Janas  Wales Unknown Unknown Unknown
Claire Nicholas  Wales (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sara Phillips  Wales (2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Nicole Reid  Wales (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27) Unknown Right-arm leg break
Ffion Wynne  Wales (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Seasons

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Women's County Championship

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Season Division League standings[22] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2004 County Challenge Cup G3 3 1 2 0 0 21 33 3rd
2005 County Challenge Cup G3 2 1 1 0 0 14 26 3rd
2006 County Challenge Cup G3 3 2 1 0 0 4 44 2nd
2007 County Challenge Cup G2 3 1 1 0 1 4 39 2nd
2008 Division 5M 3 2 1 0 0 0 40 2nd Promoted
2009 Division 4 10 9 1 0 0 5 185 1st Promoted
2010 Division 3 10 8 2 0 0 53 133 1st Promoted
2011 Division 2 10 0 9 0 1 31 31 6th
2012 Division 2 8 2 4 0 2 29 49 7th
2013 Division 2 8 1 6 0 1 35 45 7th
2014 Division 2 8 3 4 0 1 39 69 6th
2015 Division 2 8 2 4 0 2 37 57 6th
2016 Division 2 7 3 2 0 2 30 60 5th
2017 Division 2 7 3 4 0 0 42 72 5th
2018 Division 2 7 4 2 0 1 42 82 3rd
2019 Division 2 7 3 3 1 0 43 78 5th

Women's European Championship

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Season League standings[23] Notes
P W L T A/C Pts Pos
2005 4 2 2 0 0 4 3rd

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 6 3 0 0 0 3 − 3 1st
2010 Division S2 3 3 0 0 0 +1.22 6 1st Promoted
2011 Division S&W 1 3 0 3 0 0 −2.73 0 4th
2012 Division S&W 1 3 1 2 0 0 −1.04 2 3rd
2013 Division S&W 1 3 1 2 0 0 −3.05 2 3rd
2014 Division 2C 4 2 2 0 0 −1.14 8 5th
2015 Division 2 8 3 5 0 0 −0.24 12 6th
2016 Division 2 7 4 2 0 1 +0.95 17 3rd
2017 Division 2 8 3 3 0 2 +0.07 14 5th
2018 Division 2 8 7 1 0 0 +1.95 28 2nd Promoted
2019 Division 1 8 2 4 0 2 −0.32 10 7th
2021 West Midlands 8 1 3 0 4 −0.86 8 4th
2022 Group 3 6 3 3 0 0 −0.89 12 3rd
2023 Group 8 6 2 0 0 4 +2.930 12 1st Lost final
2024 Group 4 8 4 2 0 2 +0.64 72 6th

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 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 11 4th

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wales Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Wales Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "About Us". Western Storm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Scotland Women v Wales Women, 2 June 2002". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ECB Women's County Challenge Cup G3 - 2004". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 2 - 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 Batting by Runs". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 1 - 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. ^ "West Midlands Regional Cup/Competitions/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  15. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 8 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  16. ^ "West Midlands Regional Cup - 2023/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Vitality Women's County T20 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Vitality Women's County Championship 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Women's European Championship 2005". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Women's European Championship 2005 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  22. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  23. ^ "ECB Women's European Championship 2005 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  24. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  25. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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