Yorkshire Women cricket team

English women's cricket team

Yorkshire Women

League| ECB Women's Tier 2
Personnel
Captain| Lauren Winfield Hill
Coach| Richard Pyrah
Team information
Founded| Unknown

First recorded match: 1935
Home ground| Headingley Stadium, Leeds
History
WCC wins| 6
T20 Cup wins| 0
Official website| [1]

The Yorkshire Women's cricket team is the women's cricket team for the English historic county of Yorkshire. They play their home games at Headingley Stadium, Leeds, and are captained by Lauren Winfield-Hill.

As of the start of the 2025 season Yorkshire Women will play their cricket in Tier 2 of the new division set up after Project Darwin.[1] In 2026 they will move up to Tier 1 of the new division.

## History

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### 1935–1996: Early History

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Yorkshire Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Yorkshire Cricket Federation Women. They went on to play various one-off matches, often against neighbouring teams such as Lancashire, as well as against touring sides such as Australia and New Zealand.[2] Yorkshire joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it ended in 1996. Yorkshire won the Area Championship six times, including all of the final five tournaments.[3]

### 1997– : Women's County Championship

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Yorkshire joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, and won five of the first six titles, their run only interrupted by East Midlands in 1999.[4] Key for Yorkshire in this period were players such as Kathryn Leng and Melissa Reynard.[5] Soon after this successful period, however, Yorkshire fell away and were relegated in 2005, and then again in 2007, ending up in Division 3.[6] Their return was swift, however, as they were promoted twice, in 2008 and 2009, including an unbeaten season in Division Two.[7]

Ever since, Yorkshire have played in Division One of the Championship, winning the title once more, in 2015. Yorkshire topped Division One with 6 wins from 8 games, and bowler Katie Levick was the second-highest wicket-taker in the division, with 20 at an average of just 9.65.[8][9] Yorkshire also recorded three 2nd place finishes in a row, between 2017 and 2019.[10]

Yorkshire have also competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup since 2009. In 2010, they reached the Final but lost to Berkshire by 46 runs.[11] In the following two seasons, Yorkshire reached the semi-finals, but lost to Berkshire again in 2011 and to Sussex in 2012.[12][13] Yorkshire came close to winning the title again in 2015, finishing the season joint on point with winners Sussex, but with a marginally worse Net Run Rate.[14] Yorkshire struggled over following seasons, and were relegated in 2018 before finishing 4th in Division Two in 2019.[15] In 2021, they competed in the North Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 4th with two wins and six matches abandoned due to rain.[16] They reached the Group 1 final in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but lost to Lancashire.[17] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, after all of their initial group stage matches were rained-off, they won one of two matches on a group finals day.[18] In 2024, the side finished 3rd in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 4th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.[19][20]

In 2019, they played in Division One of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[21] Yorkshire have contributed some players to making up a North Representative XI, and they were partnered with the regional side Northern Diamonds.[22][23]

### 2020 – 2024 : Regional Professional Team - Northern Diamonds

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Between 2020 and 2024 the professional players within the Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland regions played for the Northern Diamonds. During this period Yorkshire Women's team still existed but as a non professional team.

## Players

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### 2025 Yorkshire Women 1st team squad

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Based on the Yorkshire Women team page for the 2025 season. ‡ denotes players with international caps.[24]

Warwickshire have signed Netherlands international batter Sterre Kalis on loan for this summer's inaugural women's One-Day Cup and T20 Blast competitions [25]

Essex have signed wicketkeepr/batter Lauren Winfield-Hill on loan for this summer's T20 Blast competitions [26]

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

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Batters
Sterre Kalis ‡ |  Netherlands |  (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Unknown | Pro – 2027 |
Ami Campbell |  England |  (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 34) | Left-handed | unknown | Pro – 2027 |
Rebecca Duckworth |  England |  (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Unknown | Pro – 2026 |
All-rounders
Beth Langston ‡ |  England |  (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Pro – 2026 |
Erin Thomas |  England |  (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie – 2026 |
Grace Hall |  England |  (2002-12-24) 24 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Pro – 2026 |
Jessica Woolston |  England |  (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Pro – 2026 |
Ria Fackrell |  England |  (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | right-arm off break | Pro – 2027 |
Wicket-keepers
Lauren Winfield-Hill ‡ |  England |  (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | – | Pro – 2028 |
Maddie Ward |  England |  (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | – | Rookie – 2026 |
Bowlers
Rachel Slater ‡ |  Scotland |  (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Pro – 2027 |
Claudie Cooper |  England |  (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 23) | Right-handed | right-arm off break | Pro – 2026 |

### 2025 Yorkshire Women's Academy Players [27]

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Ines Blackwell, Maiya Charlesworth, Holly Garton, Navya Gutta, Frances Londsale, Amelia Love, Ellie Nightingale, Amelia Oliver, Elicia Pollard, Lucy Randle-Bissell, Emma Wrightson

### 2025 Yorkshire Women's Emerging Player Programme (EPP)

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Alice Acklam, Olivia Breese, Nat Brown, Izzy Fidler, Georgie Flack, Chiara Kariyawasan, Jeanie Lee, Florrie McKenna, Anishka Nayak, Maiya Shaw, Anushri Wadehra

### Notable players

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Players who have played for Yorkshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[28]

* Mona Greenwood (1937)
* Mary Duggan (1949)
* Mary Johnson (1949)
* Barbara Wood (1949)
* Margaret Lockwood (1951)
* Polly Marshall (1954)
* Ruth Westbrook (1957)
* Helen Sharpe (1957)
* Mollie Hunt (1960)
* Lesley Clifford (1966)
* June Stephenson (1966)
* Rosemary Goodchild (1966)
* Jill Need (1968)
* Julia Greenwood (1973)
* Sue Hilliam (1973)
* Margaret Peear (1979)
* Janet Tedstone (1979)
* Karen Jobling (1982)
* Jane Powell (1984)
* Sue Metcalfe (1984)
* Jill Stockdale (1984)
* Gillian Smith (1986)
* Amanda Stinson (1986)
* Joan Lee (1986)
* Mary-Pat Moore (1987)
* Debra Maybury (1988)
* Clare Taylor (1988)
* Cathy Cooke (1989)
* Helen Plimmer (1989)
* Jet van Noortwijk (1989)
* Alison Elder (1990)
* Linda Burnley (1990)
* Kathryn Leng (1995)
* Melissa Reynard (1995)
* Bev Nicholson (1996)
* Nicola Holt (1996)
* Laura Spragg (1999)
* Helen Wardlaw (2002)
* Jenny Gunn (2004)
* Katherine Brunt (2004)
* Danielle Hazell (2009)
* Alyssa Healy (2010)
* Liz Perry (2010)
* Lauren Winfield-Hill (2013)
* Beth Langston (2013)
* Leigh Kasperek (2015)
* Beth Mooney (2016)
* Becky Glen (2018)
* Rachel Slater (2022)
* Bess Heath (2023)
* Hollie Armitage (2024)
* Katie Thompson (2025)

## Seasons

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### Women's County Championship

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Season  | Division  | League standings[29] | Notes

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P  | W  | L  | T  | A/C  | BP  | Pts  | Pos
1997 | Division 1  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 101 | 1st  | Champions
1998 | Division 1  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 100 | 1st  | Champions
1999 | Division 1  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 76.5 | 2nd  |
2000 | Division 1  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 102 | 1st  | Champions
2001 | Division 1  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 100.5 | 1st  | Champions
2002 | Division 1  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.5 | 81.5 | 1st  | Champions
2003 | Division 1  | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34.5 | 58.5 | 4th  |
2004 | Division 1  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36.5 | 72.5 | 3rd  |
2005 | Division 1  | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24.5 | 58.5 | 4th  | Relegated
2006 | Division 2  | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 74 | 2nd  |
2007 | Division 2  | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 4th  | Relegated
2008 | Division 3  | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 110 | 1st  | Promoted
2009 | Division 2  | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1st  | Promoted
2010 | Division 1  | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 103 | 4th  |
2011 | Division 1  | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 74 | 4th  |
2012 | Division 1  | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8th  |
2013 | Division 1  | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 111 | 2nd  |
2014 | Division 1  | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 55 | 7th  |
2015 | Division 1  | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 107 | 1st  | Champions
2016 | Division 1  | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 74 | 4th  |
2017 | Division 1  | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 98 | 2nd  |
2018 | Division 1  | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 106 | 2nd  |
2019 | Division 1  | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 93 | 2nd  |

### Women's Twenty20 Cup

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Season  | Division  | League standings[30] | Notes

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P  | W  | L  | T  | A/C  | NRR  | Pts  | Pos
2009 | Division 2  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −0.05 | 3 | 3rd  |
2010 | Division M&N 1  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.64 | 6 | 1st  | Runners-up
2011 | Division M&N 1  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.30 | 6 | 1st  | Lost semi-final
2012 | Division M&N 1  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.80 | 6 | 1st  | Lost semi-final
2013 | Division M&N 1  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.09 | 4 | 2nd  |
2014 | Division 1C  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.94 | 8 | 4th  |
2015 | Division 1  | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.51 | 24 | 2nd  |
2016 | Division 1  | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +0.79 | 10 | 6th  |
2017 | Division 1  | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −0.21 | 12 | 7th  |
2018 | Division 1  | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −0.66 | 8 | 8th  | Relegated
2019 | Division 2  | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.34 | 18 | 4th  |
2021 | North  | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.89 | 14 | 4th  |
2022 | Group 1  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –0.20 | 16 | 2nd  | Lost final
2023 | Group 1  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.00 | 6 | 6th  |
2024 | Group 1  | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.44 | 69 | 3rd  |

### ECB Women's County One-Day

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Season  | Group  | League standings[31] | Notes

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P  | W  | L  | T  | A/C  | BP  | Pts  | Pos
2024 | Group 1  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4th  |

## Honours

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* Women's Area Championship:
* Champions (6) – 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
* County Championship:
* Division One Champions (6) – 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2015

## See also

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* Yorkshire County Cricket Club
* Northern Diamonds
* North Representative XI

## References

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2. ^ "Yorkshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
3. ^ Wright, Graeme, ed. (2001). Wisden Cricketer's Almanac 2001. Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1040\. ISBN 0-947-76670-7.
4. ^ "Yorkshire Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
5. ^ "Women's County Championship Batting Averages 1998". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
6. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
7. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2009". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
8. ^ "Women's County Championship 2015 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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13. ^ "Sussex Women v Yorkshire Women, 27 August 2012". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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16. ^ "Women's County T20 North Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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18. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 1 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
19. ^ "Vitality Women's County T20 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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26. ^ "Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Essex on loan". essex. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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