Kent Women
Personnel
CaptainTammy Beaumont
CoachDavid Hathrill
ManagerLin Martin
Team information
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1935
Home groundCounty Ground, Beckenham
History
WCC wins8
T20 Cup wins3
Official websiteKent Women

The Kent Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English county of Kent. They play their home matches at County Cricket Ground, Beckenham, as well as the St Lawrence Ground and Polo Farm, both in Canterbury.[1] They are captained by Tammy Beaumont and are coached by David Hathrill.[2] They are the most successful side in both the Women's County Championship and Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 8 and 3 titles respectively.[3][4] They are partnered with the regional side South East Stars.[5]

History

1935–1996: Early History

Kent Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Civil Service Women.[6] Over the following years, Kent were one of the most prolific women's sides, playing various one-off and tourist games, against surrounding counties and national sides such as Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands.[7] Kent joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until 1996 (including two title wins, in 1986 and 1987), after which they joined the Women's County Championship.[8][9][10]

1997–2019: Women's County Championship

In 1997, their first season in the County Championship, Kent finished 5th in Division One with just one win.[11] Over the next few seasons, Kent were a consistently mid-table side, plus one season in Division Two, in 2002.[12] A steady improvement after their promotion, however, eventually led them to their first Championship title, in 2006.[13] They retained their title in 2007, going unbeaten in both seasons. Key to their success was England captain Charlotte Edwards, who played for Kent from 2000 to 2016.[14] This started an extremely successful era for Kent Women, winning the most titles in Championship history, eight, and only finishing outside the top 3 of Division 1 once, in 2017: the further times they won the Championship were in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019.[15] In 2016, Kent bowlers Megan Belt, Tash Farrant and Charlotte Pape were the first, third and fourth leading wicket-takers respectively, whilst Tammy Beaumont was the leading run-scorer.[16] Kent batters Fran Wilson, Tammy Beaumont and Maxine Blythin were all in the top ten leading run-scorers in 2019.[17]

Kent Women have also been the most successful side in the history of the Women's Twenty20 Cup, winning the tournament three times, in 2011, 2013 and 2016.[18] They also reached the semi-finals of the competition in 2013 and 2012, losing to Berkshire both times.[19] In 2011, however, they beat Berkshire by 8 wickets after bowling them out for just 73.[20] In 2013, Kent beat Sussex in the final by 8 wickets,[21] whilst in 2016 they won the title by topping Division One, with five wins from seven games.[22]

2020– : Regional Twenty20 Cup

In 2021, they competed in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and won their region, going unbeaten with 6 wins and 2 matches abandoned due to rain.[23] In 2022, they finished second in their group in the Twenty20 Cup, going on to lose in the final against Sussex.[24] Kent have also competed in the Women's London Championship since its first edition in 2020, and won their first London Championship title in 2021.[25][26] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Kent finished second in their group and reached the group final, but the title was shared due to rain.[27]

Players

Current squad

As of 30 October 2023

Players listed below are named as Kent squad players on the team's website. Other players may play matches for the side.[28] ‡ denotes players with international caps.

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
–Lottie Aird EnglandUnknownUnknownUnknown
–Genevieve Jeer England16 July 2000UnknownUnknown
–Isla McCulloch England3 October 2003UnknownUnknown
–Coco Streets England17 February 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Sam Wright England26 January 2003UnknownUnknown
All-rounders
5Kalea Moore England27 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm off break
8Grace Scrivens England10 November 2003Left-handedRight-arm off break
10Phoebe Franklin England18 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
13Ryana MacDonald-Gay England12 February 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Alice Davidson-Richards ‡ England29 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastVice-captain
61Grace Gibbs England1 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
91Chelsey Rowson England19 August 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Charlotte Pape England4 January 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Megan Sturge England3 November 2004Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
2Tammy Beaumont ‡ England11 March 1991Right-handed–Captain
9Sarah Bryce ‡ Scotland8 January 2000Right-handed–
–Emily Barrett England22 August 2007Right-handed–
–Jemima Spence England6 July 2006Right-handed–
Bowlers
6Megan Belt England6 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
11Kirstie Gordon ‡ England20 October 1997Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
12Alexa Stonehouse England5 December 2004Right-handedLeft-arm medium
15Jodie Hobson England25 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
18Hannah Jelfs England24 November 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium
53Natasha Farrant ‡ England29 May 1996Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
–Olivia Barnes England28 November 2003UnknownUnknown
–Darcey Carter ‡ Scotland31 May 2005Right-handedRight-arm off break
–Tilly Corteen-Coleman England28 November 2005Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Alice Grant England18 October 2003UnknownUnknown
–Sydney Gorham England19 October 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Elysa Hubbard ‡ Hong Kong16 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Anna Roche England3 January 2003UnknownUnknown

Notable players

Players who have played for Kent and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[29]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division[30] P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos Notes
1997 Division 1 5140031.543.55th
1998 Division 1 5230036.560.53rd
1999 Division 1 5230030.554.55th
2000 Division 1 5230031553rd
2001 Division 1 5050024.524.56th Relegated
2002 Division 2 5300228.586.51st Promoted
2003 Division 1 5320032.568.53rd
2004 Division 1 5410043.591.52nd
2005 Division 1 6320136832nd
2006 Division 1 6500121061st Champions
2007 Division 1 6500101351st Champions
2008 Division 1 641015912nd
2009 Division 1 101000002001st Champions
2010 Division 1 107300621322nd
2011 Division 1 107102561261st Champions
2012 Division 1 8300524541st Champions
2013 Division 1 86200471073rd
2014 Division 1 86002481081st Champions
2015 Division 1 85111511052nd
2016 Division 1 87100631331st Champions
2017 Division 1 7340041716th
2018 Division 1 7430043833rd
2019 Division 1 76100461061st Champions

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season Division[31] P W L T Ab NRR Pts Pos Notes
2009 Division 1 31101+0.9732nd
2010 Division S1 33000+2.8761st Semi-final
2011 Division S1 330002.1761st Champions
2012 Division S1 32001+2.2352nd Semi-final
2013 Division S1 32100+0.9942nd Champions
2014 Division 1B 43100+2.28123rd
2015 Division 1 86200–0.10243rd
2016 Division 1 75200+0.43201st Champions
2017 Division 1 84400−0.38166th
2018 Division 1 85300+0.67203rd
2019 Division 1 84202+0.04183rd
2021 South East 86002+1.30261st Group winners
2022 Group 6 64200+1.19162nd Lost final
2023 Group 6 62004+3.31122nd Shared group winners

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kent Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Hathrill appointed Kent Women Head Coach, Kent County Cricket Club, 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  3. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Reid J (ed) (2016) 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, Kent County Cricket Club, p.3.
  5. ↑ "South East Stars". Kia Oval. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kent Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kent Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Women's Area Championship 1980". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Women's Area Championship 1986". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "WCA News Vol. 2 No. 8 Spring 1987". Women's Cricket History. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Women's County Championship 1997 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2006". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Charlotte Edwards Player Profile". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Berkshire Women v Kent Women, 2011 Women's T20 Final". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "Sussex Women v Kent Women, 2013 Women's T20 Final". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  22. ↑ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 1 - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  23. ↑ "Women's County T20 South East Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  24. ↑ "Women's County T20 Group 6 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  25. ↑ "Sussex to join London Championship for second edition of women's 50-over competition". The Cricketer. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Women's London Championship (50 Overs) – 2021/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  27. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 6 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  28. ↑ "Kent Women Squad". Kent Cricket. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  29. ↑ "Kent Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  31. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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