Somerset Women cricket team

Somerset Women

Personnel
Captain| Emily Edgcombe
Coach| David Roberts
Team information
Founded| 1953
Home ground| Various

including Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground
History
WCC wins| 0
T20 Cup wins| 0
Official website| Somerset Women

The Somerset Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English ceremonial county of Somerset. They play their home games at various grounds across Somerset, most often in Taunton, and are captained by Emily Edgcombe.[1][2] Somerset consistently competed in either Division 1 or Division 2 of the Women's County Championship, and won Division 2 of the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2019.[3] In 2021, they won the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup.[4] They are partnered with the regional team Western Storm.[5]

## History

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### 1953–1999: Early History

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Somerset Women first formed in 1953, and played their first recorded match on 6 June that year, against Gloucestershire A.[6] After this, Somerset played various one-off games, whilst West of England Women, which included Somerset, played in the Women's Area Championship from 1980 until 1996 and the Women's County Championship from 1997 until 1999.[7]

### 2000– : Women's County Championship

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Somerset players celebrate a wicket in 2010

Somerset replaced West of England Women in the County Championship in 2000, and finished 3rd in Division 2 in their first season. Somerset remained in the second division until 2005, when they were promoted. This then began a period in which Somerset bounced between the two divisions, being promoted in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2017 and relegated in 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018. Somerset also missed out on promotion in play-offs in 2013 and 2014, with the game being abandoned in 2013 and losing to Warwickshire Women in 2014.[8][9] In 2019, Somerset finished second-bottom of Division 2.[10]

Somerset have fared similarly in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, for example winning promotion to Division 1 in 2014 and 2016 before being relegated in the following seasons.[11] In 2019, Somerset won Division 2 with 6 victories from 8 games.[12] Following the 2019 season, women's cricket in England was restructured and the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, only the Twenty20 Cup took place, with Somerset competing in the West Midlands Group. They won their regional division, winning 5 of their 8 matches.[4] Somerset bowler Lorraine Szczepanski was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 13 wickets, and batters Georgia Hennessy and Sophie Luff were the 2nd and 4th leading run-scorers, respectively.[13][14] They finished second in their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup and subsequently progressed to the group final, where they lost to Warwickshire.[15] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, all of the side's group stage matches were rained-off, but they beat Devon and Wales on the group Finals Day to win their group.[16] They also played various 50-over friendlies against other sides in the South West.[17]

Somerset have had various notable players appear for them over the years, most prominently the former England players Anya Shrubsole and Fran Wilson.[18]

## Players

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### Current squad

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Based on appearances in the 2023 season. ‡ denotes players with international caps.[19]

No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batters
18 | Daisy Jeanes |  England |  (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
19 | Lilly Hawkins |  England |  (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Unknown |
63 | Sophie Luff |  England |  (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
All-rounders
2 | Nicole Harvey |  England |  (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
9 | Niamh Holland |  England |  (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
14 | Joleigh Roberts |  England |  (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
25 | Emily Edgcombe |  England |  (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Club captain
Wicket-keepers
7 | Nat Wraith |  England |  (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | – |
8 | Jess Hazell |  England |  (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | – |
– | Emma Phillipson |  England |  (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed | – |
Bowlers
10 | Lorraine Szczepanski |  England |  (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
16 | Tilly Bond |  England |  (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
24 | Lauren Filer ‡ |  England |  (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
44 | Alice Bird |  England |  (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 20) | Unknown | Right-arm medium |

### Notable players

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Players who have played for Somerset and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[20]

* Audrey Disbury (1957)
* Janet Godman (1991)
* Sarah Collyer (1998)
* Katharine Winks (1998)
* Laura Harper (1999)
* Jackie Hawker (1999)
* Hannah Lloyd (1999)
* Kath Wilkins (1999)
* Caroline Atkins (2001)
* Isabelle Westbury (2005)
* Steph Davies (2008)
* Anya Shrubsole (2008)
* Fran Wilson (2010)
* Lizelle Lee (2013)
* Lauren Filer (2023)

## Seasons

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### Women's County Championship

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Season  | Division  | League standings[21] | Notes

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P  | W  | L  | T  | A/C  | BP  | Pts  | Pos
2000 | Division 2  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 73 | 3rd  |
2001 | Division 2  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 70 | 3rd  |
2002 | Division 2  | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 4th  |
2003 | Division 2  | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 | 56.5 | 4th  |
2004 | Division 2  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 89 | 1st  |
2005 | Division 2  | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42.5 | 101.5 | 1st  | Promoted
2006 | Division 1  | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 4th  | Relegated
2007 | Division 2  | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 89 | 3rd  |
2008 | Division 2  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 2nd  | Promoted
2009 | Division 1  | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 4th  |
2010 | Division 1  | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 6th  | Relegated
2011 | Division 2  | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 102 | 3rd  | Promoted
2012 | Division 1  | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9th  | Relegated
2013 | Division 2  | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 118 | 2nd  | Won Division 2 final; Lost promotion play-off
2014 | Division 2  | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 113 | 2nd  | Lost promotion play-off
2015 | Division 2  | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 105 | 1st  | Promoted
2016 | Division 1  | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 7th  | Relegated
2017 | Division 2  | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 91 | 2nd  | Promoted
2018 | Division 1  | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 46 | 8th  | Relegated
2019 | Division 2  | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 53 | 7th  |

### Women's Twenty20 Cup

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Season  | Division  | League standings[22] | Notes

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P  | W  | L  | T  | A/C  | NRR  | Pts  | Pos
2009 | Division 2  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.23 | 5 | 1st  |
2010 | Division S&W 1  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.39 | 2 | 3rd  |
2011 | Division S&W 1  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.33 | 2 | 3rd  |
2012 | Division S&W 1  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.41 | 4 | 2nd  |
2013 | Division S&W 1  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.78 | 6 | 1st  | Lost group final
2014 | Division 2C  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.50 | 12 | 2nd  | Promoted
2015 | Division 1  | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | −0.59 | 9 | 8th  | Relegated
2016 | Division 2  | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.78 | 20 | 1st  | Promoted
2017 | Division 1  | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −1.35 | 6 | 8th  | Relegated
2018 | Division 2  | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.80 | 16 | 5th  |
2019 | Division 2  | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.03 | 24 | 1st  |
2021 | West Midlands  | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.75 | 22 | 1st  | Group winners
2022 | Group 3  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.72 | 16 | 2nd  | Lost final
2023 | Group 8  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.00 | 6 | 3rd  | Group winners

## Honours

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* County Championship:
* Division Two champions (4) – 2004, 2005, 2013 & 2015
* Women's Twenty20 Cup:
* Division Two champions (2) – 2009, 2016 & 2019
* Group winners (2) – 2021 & 2023

## See also

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* Somerset County Cricket Club
* Western Storm

## References

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1. ^ "Somerset Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. ^ "Somerset Women". Somerset Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
3. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
4. ^ a b "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
5. ^ "About Us". Western Storm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
6. ^ "Somerset Women". Somerset Cricket Museum. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
7. ^ "West Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
8. ^ "Essex Women v Somerset Women, 15th September 2013". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
9. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 14th September 2014". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
10. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
11. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
12. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Fixtures". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
13. ^ "Statistics/Bowling/Standard". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
14. ^ "Statistics/Batting/Standard". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
15. ^ "Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
16. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 8 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
17. ^ "Somerset Women Season Review". Somerset County Cricket Club. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
18. ^ "Somerset Women players". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
19. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
20. ^ "Somerset Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
21. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
22. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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Clarence Park (1914–1996)
Knowle Cricket Club Ground (1926–1928)
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