Lancashire Women cricket team

Lancashire Women

Personnel
Captain| Eleanor Threlkeld
Coach| Chris Chambers
Team information
Founded| Unknown

First recorded match: 1933
Home ground| Various

Including Beaconsfield Road, Widnes
History
WCC wins| 1
T20 Cup wins| 1
Official website| Lancashire Cricket

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 making up a North Representative XI in 2021 and 2022.[4] They are partnered with the regional side North West Thunder.[5]

## History

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### 1930–1997: Early History

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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

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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] They again won their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, going unbeaten in the group stage before beating Yorkshire in the final.[21] Batter Georgie Boyce was the leading run-scorer in the competition, with 306 runs, whilst bowlers Alex Hartley and Phoebe Graham were joint-second leading wicket-takers, with 13 wickets.[22] They won their Women's Twenty20 Cup group for the third consecutive season in 2023, defeating Scotland in the final.[23]

## Players

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### Current squad

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Based on appearances in the 2023 season. ‡ denotes players with international caps.[24]

Name  | Nationality  | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batters
Danielle Collins |  England |  (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium |
Eliza Cottam |  England |  (2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 19) | Unknown | Unknown |
Rebecca Duckworth |  England |  (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Laura Marshall |  England |  (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Shachi Pai |  England |  (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
All-rounders
Natalie Brown |  England |  (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Liberty Heap |  England |  (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Laura Jackson |  England |  (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Grace Johnson |  England |  (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Emma Lamb ‡ |  England |  (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Fi Morris |  England |  (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Daisy Mullan |  England |  (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Dual-registration with Cumbria
Sophia Turner |  England |  (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Wicket-keepers
Alice Clarke |  England |  (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium |
Seren Smale |  Wales |  (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19) | Right-handed | – |
Hannah Snape |  England |  (2005-05-20) 20 May 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | – | Dual-registration with Cumbria
Eleanor Threlkeld |  England |  (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | – | Club captain
Bowlers
Summer Carrington |  England |  (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 18) | Unknown | Right-arm medium |
Olivia Cunliffe |  England |  (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Kate Cross ‡ |  England |  (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Alice Dyson |  England |  (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Sophie Ecclestone ‡ |  England |  (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Phoebe Graham |  England |  (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Hannah Jones |  England |  (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Sophie Morris |  England |  (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Amelia Sammons |  England |  (2007-03-02) 2 March 2007 (age 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Olivia Thomas |  England |  (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |

### Notable players

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Players who have played for Lancashire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[25]

* Joy Liebert (1934)
* Betty Snowball (1934)
* June Bragger (1963)
* Avril Starling (1982)
* Carole Hodges (1982)
* Laura Newton (1997)
* Sune van Zyl (1999)
* Arran Brindle (1999)
* Leanne Davis (2000)
* Nelly Williams (2003)
* Lonell de Beer (2005)
* Amy Satterthwaite (2007)
* Kate Cross (2013)
* Alex Hartley (2016)
* Sophie Ecclestone (2016)
* Jasmine Titmuss (2019)
* Emma Lamb (2021)

## Seasons

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### Women's County Championship

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Season  | Division  | League standings[26] | Notes

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P  | W  | L  | T  | A/C  | BP  | Pts  | Pos
1998 | Division 3  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 72 | 3rd  |
1999 | Division 3  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 104 | 1st  | Promoted
2000 | Division 2  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 73.5 | 2nd  |
2001 | Division 2  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 72 | 2nd  |
2002 | Division 2  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.5 | 80.5 | 2nd  |
2003 | Division 2  | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 93 | 1st  | Promoted
2004 | Division 1  | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 58 | 4th  |
2005 | Division 1  | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 75 | 3rd  |
2006 | Division 1  | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 3rd  |
2007 | Division 1  | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 4th  | Relegated
2008 | Division 2  | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 3rd  |
2009 | Division 2  | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 6th  | Relegated
2010 | Division 3  | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 113 | 3rd  |
2011 | Division 3  | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 78 | 5th  | Promoted
2012 | Division 2  | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 84 | 4th  |
2013 | Division 2  | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 138 | 1st  | Lost Division 2 final
2014 | Division 2  | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 109 | 1st  | Promoted
2015 | Division 1  | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 9th  | Relegated
2016 | Division 2  | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 75 | 1st  | Promoted
2017 | Division 1  | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 99 | 1st  | Champions
2018 | Division 1  | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 71 | 4th  |
2019 | Division 1  | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 82 | 4th  |

### Women's Twenty20 Cup

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Season  | Division  | League standings[27] | Notes

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P  | W  | L  | T  | A/C  | NRR  | Pts  | Pos
2009 | Division 2  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −0.45 | 3 | 2nd  |
2010 | Division M&N 2  | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | −0.69 | 1 | 3rd  |
2011 | Division M&N 2  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.16 | 2 | 3rd  |
2012 | Division M&N 2  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −0.22 | 2 | 2nd  | Lost promotion play-off
2013 | Division M&N 2  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4.85 | 1 | 2nd  |
2014 | Division 2B  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.32 | 8 | 4th  |
2015 | Division 2  | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.28 | 32 | 1st  | Promoted
2016 | Division 1  | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.64 | 12 | 5th  |
2017 | Division 1  | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.48 | 28 | 1st  | Champions
2018 | Division 1  | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.16 | 16 | 6th  |
2019 | Division 1  | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +0.77 | 19 | 2nd  |
2021 | North  | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +5.07 | 20 | 1st  | Group winners
2022 | Group 1  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.12 | 24 | 1st  | Group winners
2023 | Group 1  | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2.50 | 8 | 2nd  | Group winners

## Honours

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* County Championship:
* Division One champions (1) – 2018
* Division Two champions (3) – 2003, 2014 & 2016
* Division Three champions (1) – 1999
* Women's Twenty20 Cup
* Division One champions (1) – 2017
* Division Two champions (1) – 2015
* Group winners (3) – 2021, 2022 & 2023

## See also

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* Lancashire County Cricket Club
* North West Thunder
* North Representative XI

## References

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1. ^ "Lancashire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
2. ^ "Women's County T20 season preview: An appetising start to a big year". the Cricketer. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
3. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
4. ^ "Lancashire set for Vitality Women's County T20". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
5. ^ "Thunder Cricket About". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
6. ^ "Lancashire Women v Women's Cricket Association, 1930". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
7. ^ "Lancashire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
8. ^ "Lancashire and Cheshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
9. ^ "Women's County Championship 1998 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
10. ^ "Women's County Championship 1999 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
11. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
12. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
13. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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15. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2017". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
16. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2017". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
17. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 1 - 2017". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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