Derbyshire Women
Personnel
CaptainMegan Pittman
CoachRichard Wood
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1997
Home groundVarious
Including Dovecliff Road, Rolleston on Dove
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteDerbyshire Cricket

The Derbyshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Derbyshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, and are captained by Megan Pittman.[1][2] In 2019, they competed in Division 3 of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] They are partnered with the regional side The Blaze.[4]

History

Women's County Championship

Derbyshire Women joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, in which they won Division 3 and were promoted.[5] They played in Division 2 for two seasons, before being relegated in 1999; however, they bounced straight back and were promoted the following season, winning five out of five games.[6] After being relegated again in 2002, Derbyshire ended up in the County Challenge Cup in 2004, the competition a tier below the County Championship. Derbyshire performed well here, just missing out on promotion in 2005 and 2006 before finally achieving it in 2007.[7] Over the next 10 years, Derbyshire remained in the lowest division of the County Championship, before being promoted in 2016 to Division Two, finishing just three points ahead of Durham.[8] They were relegated two seasons later, in 2018, before finishing 2nd in Division 3A in the final season of the Championship, 2019.[9]

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Derbyshire also played in the inaugural season of the Women's Twenty20 Cup, 2009, finishing bottom of Division 3.[10] Similarly to their Championship performance, Derbyshire consistently bounced between the divisions, for example being promoted in 2014, 2016 and 2018 and being relegated in 2015 and 2017.[11] In 2021, they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and finished 4th with 2 victories.[12] In 2022, they finished 3rd in Group 1 of the Twenty20 Cup.[13] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side reached the group semi-final, where they lost to Scotland.[14]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[15]‡ denotes players with international caps.

Name Nationality Apps Notes
Megan Pittman England1Club captain; wicket-keeper
Natasha Allen England1
Maria Andrews England1
Kathryn Bryce ‡ Scotland1
Zara Craig England1
Adrianna Darlow England1
Sarah Glenn ‡ England0
Bethany Harmer England0
Sophie Mihil England1
Lara Shaw England1
Jessica Smithurst England1
Georgi Sutton-Walker England1
Emma Thatcher England1
Katie Wolfe England0

Notable players

Players who have played for Derbyshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[16]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division League standings[17] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
1997 Division 3 3300021.557.51st Promoted
1998 Division 2 5140032.544.55th
1999 Division 2 5050024246th Relegated
2000 Division 3 55000401001st Promoted
2001 Division 2 5230031.555.54th
2002 Division 2 5030218406th Relegated
2003 Division 3 5311038.580.52nd
2004 County Challenge Cup G1 2110014263rd
2005 County Challenge Cup G1 3300018641st Lost promotion playoff
2006 County Challenge Cup G1 330000601st Lost promotion playoff
2007 County Challenge Cup Div A 6300301051st Promoted
2008 Division 3 6140112384th
2009 Division 3 10180122476th Relegated
2010 Division 4 96300541142nd
2011 Division 4 10350250795th
2012 Division 3 8120520305th
2013 Division 3 8350040706th
2014 Division 3 8431053984th
2015 Division 3 8430141813rd
2016 Division 3 86002451051st Promoted
2017 Division 2 7340041716th
2018 Division 2 7250034547th Relegated
2019 Division 3A 6510032902nd

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season Division League standings[18] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 3 30201−1.2314th
2011 Division M&N 4 31200+0.4823rd
2012 Division M&N 4 32100+0.8342nd Lost promotion play-off
2013 Division M&N 4 33000+1.6961st
2014 Division 3C 43100+0.56121st Promoted
2015 Division 2 81601−1.3859th Relegated
2016 Division 3 87100+0.89282nd Promoted
2017 Division 2 83500−0.83127th Relegated
2018 Division 3B 87100+1.62281st Promoted
2019 Division 2 80602−1.4229th
2021 East Midlands 82303+0.07114th
2022 Group 1 63300+0.10123rd
2023 Group 1 60006+0.0063rd

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Derbyshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Derbyshire Cricket Board - Women's 1st XI". Cricket Derbyshire. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Loughborough Selected as Host for Women's Cricket". Loughborough University. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Women's County Championship 1997". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Women's County Championship 2000". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3 - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 3A - 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 3 - 2009". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Women's County T20 East Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Women's County T20 Group 1 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 1 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Cricket Scotland v Derbyshire Women, 14 May 2023 @ 13:30". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Derbyshire Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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