The Derbyshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Derbyshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, and are captained by Adrianna Darlow. In 2019, they competed in Division 3 of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, which they won in 2024. They were formerly partnered with the regional side The Blaze.
History Women's County Championship Derbyshire Women joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, in which they won Division 3 and were promoted. They played in Division 2 for two seasons, before being relegated in 1999; however, they bounced straight back and were promoted the following season, winning five out of five games. After being relegated again in 2002, Derbyshire ended up in the County Challenge Cup in 2004, the competition a tier below the County Championship. Derbyshire performed well here, just missing out on promotion in 2005 and 2006 before finally achieving it in 2007. Over the next 10 years, Derbyshire remained in the lowest division of the County Championship, before being promoted in 2016 to Division Two, finishing just three points ahead of Durham. They were relegated two seasons later, in 2018, before finishing 2nd in Division 3A in the final season of the Championship, 2019.
Women's Twenty20 Cup Derbyshire also played in the inaugural season of the Women's Twenty20 Cup, 2009, finishing bottom of Division 3. Similarly to their Championship performance, Derbyshire consistently bounced between the divisions, for example being promoted in 2014, 2016 and 2018 and being relegated in 2015 and 2017. In 2021, they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and finished 4th with 2 victories. In 2022, they finished 3rd in Group 1 of the Twenty20 Cup. In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side reached the group semi-final, where they lost to Scotland. In 2024, the side won the Twenty20 Cup, topping their group before winning all three matches at the National Finals.
Players Current squad Based on appearances in the 2023 season. denotes players with international caps.
Name Nationality NotesNatasha Allen 1 Maria Andrews 1 Adrianna Darlow 1 ; Captain & Club-CaptainLara Shaw 1 Emma Thatcher 1 Liv BakerLoan from The BlazeJess CouserPrisha BediFrancesca ClarkeRhiannon Knowling-DaviesMatilda GaterEmily HughesLoan from The Blaze AcademyLauren KenvynLoan from Warwickshire AcademyAamna KhanFrances LonsdaleElla PorterSophia McCollumOn loan at Staffordshire (2026)Gemma RoseCaitlin McDonaldBeth SlaterEllie NightingaleLoan from YorkshireMalisha TennakoonLoan from WarwickshireHarriet ParkinOn loan at Lincolnshire (2026)
Notable players Players who have played for Derbyshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
Wendy Watson (1987) Sue Redfern (1995) Kathryn Bryce (2018) Sarah Glenn (2019) Bess Heath (2023)
Seasons Women's County Championship Season Division League standings Notes P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos 1997 Division 3 3 3 0 0 0 21.5 57.5 1st Promoted 1998 Division 2 5 1 4 0 0 32.5 44.5 5th 1999 Division 2 5 0 5 0 0 24 24 6th Relegated 2000 Division 3 5 5 0 0 0 40 100 1st Promoted 2001 Division 2 5 2 3 0 0 31.5 55.5 4th 2002 Division 2 5 0 3 0 2 18 40 6th Relegated 2003 Division 3 5 3 1 1 0 38.5 80.5 2nd 2004 County Challenge Cup G1 2 1 1 0 0 14 26 3rd 2005 County Challenge Cup G1 3 3 0 0 0 18 64 1st Lost promotion playoff 2006 County Challenge Cup G1 3 3 0 0 0 0 60 1st Lost promotion playoff 2007 County Challenge Cup Div A 6 3 0 0 3 0 105 1st Promoted 2008 Division 3 6 1 4 0 1 12 38 4th 2009 Division 3 10 1 8 0 1 22 47 6th Relegated 2010 Division 4 9 6 3 0 0 54 114 2nd 2011 Division 4 10 3 5 0 2 50 79 5th 2012 Division 3 8 1 2 0 5 20 30 5th 2013 Division 3 8 3 5 0 0 40 70 6th 2014 Division 3 8 4 3 1 0 53 98 4th 2015 Division 3 8 4 3 0 1 41 81 3rd 2016 Division 3 8 6 0 0 2 45 105 1st Promoted 2017 Division 2 7 3 4 0 0 41 71 6th 2018 Division 2 7 2 5 0 0 34 54 7th Relegated 2019 Division 3A 6 5 1 0 0 32 90 2nd
Women's Twenty20 Cup Season Division League standings Notes P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos 2009 Division 3 3 0 2 0 1 −1.23 1 4th 2011 Division M&N 4 3 1 2 0 0 +0.48 2 3rd 2012 Division M&N 4 3 2 1 0 0 +0.83 4 2nd Lost promotion play-off 2013 Division M&N 4 3 3 0 0 0 +1.69 6 1st 2014 Division 3C 4 3 1 0 0 +0.56 12 1st Promoted 2015 Division 2 8 1 6 0 1 −1.38 5 9th Relegated 2016 Division 3 8 7 1 0 0 +0.89 28 2nd Promoted 2017 Division 2 8 3 5 0 0 −0.83 12 7th Relegated 2018 Division 3B 8 7 1 0 0 +1.62 28 1st Promoted 2019 Division 2 8 0 6 0 2 −1.42 2 9th 2021 East Midlands 8 2 3 0 3 +0.07 11 4th 2022 Group 1 6 3 3 0 0 +0.10 12 3rd 2023 Group 1 6 0 0 0 6 +0.00 6 3rd 2024 Group 1 7 6 1 0 0 +2.40 105 1st Champions
ECB Women's County One-Day Season Group League standings Notes P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos 2024 Group 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 13 3rd
Honours Women's Twenty20 Cup: Champions (1) – 2024
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club The Blaze (women's cricket)
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