The Worcestershire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Worcestershire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Chester Road, Kidderminster and Stourbridge Road, Himley. They are captained by Clare Boycott. In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They were partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks.
History Worcestershire Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against Cheshire, which they won by 75 runs. They joined the Women's County Championship in 2004, as part of the County Challenge Cup, and placed 2nd in their group in their first season.
Worcestershire gained promotion from Division Three in 2009, topping the league with 7 wins from 10 games. They were relegated a season later, but immediately regained their place in Division 2, being promoted in 2011. Worcestershire have since retained their position in Division 2, apart from a brief stint in Division 3E in 2018.
They also joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009 for its inaugural season. When the competition was regionalised, Worcestershire gained promotion to Division Midlands & North 1 in 2011, beating Northamptonshire in the Division Final by 45 runs. Since the tournament's national structure was implemented, Worcestershire have been as low as Division 3 and as high as Division 1. Their promotion to Division 1 in 2017 was a high-point, with Worcestershire bowler Clare Boycott ending the season as the leading wicket-taker in the division. In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd in the group with 2 victories. They won their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, topping the initial group stage before emerging victorious on the group Finals Day. Worcestershire batter Georgina Macey was the second-highest run-scorer across the whole competition, with 295 runs. They also competed in the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2022, winning the initial group stage but losing in the final to Wales. They won the West Midlands Regional Cup in 2023, beating Staffordshire in the final. In 2024, the side finished 2nd in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 3rd in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.
Players Current squad Based on appearances in the 2023 season. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Ami Campbell Left-handed Right-arm medium On loan from North East Warriors Milly Home Right-handed Right-arm medium On loan from Warwickshire Rosie Ward Unknown Unknown Unknown All-rounders Emily Arlott Right-handed Right-arm medium Gabrielle Basketter Right-handed Right-arm off break Clare Boycott Right-handed Right-arm medium Millie Carr Unknown Unknown Unknown Charis Pavely Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wicket-keepers Olivia Gough Unknown Unknown Unknown Chloe Hill Right-handed – Club captain Georgina Macey Right-handed – Ellie Roberts Unknown Unknown Unknown Bowlers Ellie Anderson Right-handed Right-arm medium Flora Bertwistle Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Phoebe Brett Unknown Unknown Unknown Bryony Gillgrass Unknown Unknown Unknown Hannah Hardwick Right-handed Right-arm medium Jessica Humby Right-handed Right-arm medium Amy Maund Right-handed Right-arm medium Charlotte Roberts Unknown Unknown Unknown Melissa Watson Unknown Unknown Unknown
Notable players Players who have played for Worcestershire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
Zehmarad Afzal (2000) Miranda Veringmeier (2008) Sian Ruck (2009) Heather Siegers (2018) Sarah Glenn (2019) Issy Wong (2022) Hannah Baker (2024) Charis Pavely (2024) Emily Arlott (2025) Chloe Piparo (2025)
Seasons Women's County Championship Season Division League standings Notes P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos 2004 County Challenge Cup G3 3 2 1 0 0 25 49 2nd 2005 County Challenge Cup G3 2 0 1 0 1 5 16 4th 2006 County Challenge Cup G3 3 1 2 0 0 10 30 3rd 2007 County Challenge Cup G2 3 2 0 0 1 0 60 1st Promoted 2008 Division 4 6 1 5 0 0 17 37 3rd 2009 Division 3 10 7 3 0 0 11 151 1st Promoted 2010 Division 2 10 0 10 0 0 35 35 6th Relegated 2011 Division 3 9 3 5 1 0 57 92 4th Promoted 2012 Division 2 8 4 1 0 3 31 71 2nd 2013 Division 2 8 4 3 0 1 40 80 3rd 2014 Division 2 8 1 6 0 1 30 40 8th 2015 Division 2 8 4 3 0 1 45 85 3rd 2016 Division 2 7 2 4 0 1 32 52 6th 2017 Division 2 7 1 5 0 1 26 36 7th Relegated 2018 Division 3E 6 4 1 0 1 37 77 1st Promoted 2019 Division 2 7 2 5 0 0 33 53 6th
Women's Twenty20 Cup Season Division League standings Notes P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos 2009 Division 4 3 2 1 0 0 −0.30 4 3rd 2010 Division M&N 2 3 2 0 0 1 +0.53 5 2nd Lost promotion play-off 2011 Division M&N 2 3 2 1 0 0 −0.46 4 2nd Promoted 2012 Division M&N 1 3 1 2 0 0 −0.91 2 3rd 2013 Division M&N 1 3 1 2 0 0 −0.87 2 3rd 2014 Division 2A 4 1 3 0 0 −1.81 4 9th Relegated 2015 Division 3 8 8 0 0 0 +2.77 32 1st Promoted 2016 Division 2 7 4 3 0 0 +0.35 16 4th 2017 Division 2 8 5 3 0 0 +0.33 20 2nd Promoted 2018 Division 1 8 1 7 0 0 −1.36 4 9th Relegated 2019 Division 2 8 3 3 0 2 +0.27 14 6th 2021 West Midlands 8 2 2 0 4 –1.19 12 3rd 2022 Group 2 6 5 1 0 0 +1.87 20 1st Group winners 2023 Group 2 6 0 0 0 6 +0.00 6 4th 2024 Group 2 8 5 1 0 2 +3.87 93 2nd
ECB Women's County One-Day Season Group League standings Notes P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos 2024 Group 3 4 3 1 0 0 2 14 3rd
Honours Women's Twenty20 Cup: Group winners (1) – 2022
See also Worcestershire County Cricket Club Central Sparks
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