The Gloucestershire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Gloucestershire, currently competing in the second Tier of the English Women's domestic structure. They play the majority of their home games at the Bristol County Ground in the Bishopton area of North Bristol, with some games also taking place at the Cheltenham College Ground as part of the annual Cheltenham Cricket Festival. They are currently captained by Liv Daniels.
In 2019, they played in Division Three of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and in 2021 & 2023 won the South West Group of the Women's Twenty20 Cup. The 2025 season is Gloucestershire's first as a Tier 2 team in the restructured women's domestic setup. They were partnered with the regional side Western Storm.
History 1937–2006: Early History Gloucestershire Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Hampshire. Two years later, they drew a match against Australia as part of their tour of England. Since then, they played various one-off matches against other county sides and Second XIs.
2007–2024: Women's County Championship In 2007, Gloucestershire Women joined the County Challenge Cup, the feeder tier of the Women's County Championship, finishing 3rd in their group. The following season, they joined the full Championship, in Division Five South & West, again finishing third. Gloucestershire were promoted to Division Three in 2012, and except a brief spell in Division Four in 2015, have played there ever since. In 2017 they just missed out on promotion to Division Two, losing a play-off match to Essex by 6 wickets, after topping Division 3B. Meanwhile, in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, Gloucestershire gained two early promotions in the Midlands & North region in 2010 and 2011. After the competition took on a nationwide format in 2015, Gloucestershire have mainly played in Division Three, with brief spells in both Divisions Four and Two. In 2021, they competed in the South West Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and won the group, going unbeaten with 4 wins and 4 matches abandoned due to rain. Gloucestershire batter Chloe Skelton was the fifth-highest run-scorer across the competition, with 201 runs. In 2022, they finished bottom of Group 3 of the Twenty20 Cup. In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side won their group, finishing top of the initial group stage and beating Shropshire in the final. In 2024, the side finished 4th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 2nd in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.
2025–: Tier 2 As a part of the restructuring of Women's Domestic Cricket in England, Gloucestershire were placed in Tier 2 of the new Structure. Lauren Rowles, Head Coach of the England Men's Disability Team, was announced as the first Heach Coach of the new era. Multiple players, including 2024 Player's Player of the Year Emily Geach, 2024's top scorer Becca Halliday and BBC Test Match Special commentator Melissa Story were announced to be making the move into Tier 2 with the team, along with a cadre of new signings, including new Captain Liv Daniels and Seamer Chloe Barnard.
In their first Tier 2 game, in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, Gloucestershire notched their first win against Derbyshire, winning a rain-affected game by 9 runs. Their first Vitality Blast win came lter in the year, defeating Kent by 32 runs at Canterbury. The Shire ended the season placing 5th in the One Day Cup and 5th in the South Group in the Vitality Blast, and were knocked out in the first round of the T20 Cup by Glamorgan.
Former player and England International Fran Wilson took over as Head Coach ahead of the 2026 season. That season, the team made their first final post-restructuring, making the Final of the T20 Blast, falling to Glamorgan in the final after beating Kent earlier in the day.
Players Current squad Based on appearances in the 2023 season. denotes players with international caps. No.NameNatBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotesBatters27Becca HallidayRight-HandedRight-Arm Off Break94Maddie WhiteRight-Handed—Part of the Elite Player PathwayAll-rounders4Izzy PatelRight-HandedRight-Arm Medium9Emily GeachLeft-HandedRight-Arm MediumVice-Captain16Liv DanielsRight-HandedRight-Arm Off-BreakCaptain31Prarthana ReddyRight-HandedRight-Arm Leg-Break32Melissa StoryRight-HandedRight-Arm Medium78Katie DolmanRight HandedRight-Arm Medium81Chloe BrewerRight-HandedRight-Arm MediumOn Loan from Warwickshire85Izzy StorrarRight-HandedRight-Arm Medium-FastOn Loan from Berkshire92Alice HillRight-HandedRight-Arm Off-Break98Amilie MundayRight-HandedRight-Arm MediumOn Loan from DevonWicket-keepers30Georgina StartRight-Handed—66Meg AhearneRight Handed—Bowlers35Alice BirdRight-HandedRight-Arm Medium44Caitlin BelcherRight-HandedRight-Arm Fast-Medium52Charlie PhillipsRight-HandedRight-Arm Off--Break82Bella HerringRight-HandedRight-Arm MediumPart of the Elite Player Pathway84Abi BryanRight-HandedRight-Arm MediumPart of the Elite Player Pathway86Sophie Smith-GrahamRight-HandedRight-Arm MediumPart of the Elite Player Pathway95Charlotte PhillipsRight-HandedRight-Arm Off-BreakSource: Updated: 3 August 2026
Notable players Players who have played for Gloucestershire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
Fran Wilson (2010) Danielle Gibson (2023)
Seasons Women's County Championship Season Division League standings Notes P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos 2007 County Challenge Cup G2 3 1 1 0 1 3 38 3rd 2008 Division 5 S&W 4 2 2 0 0 6 46 3rd 2009 Division 5 S&W 5 4 1 0 0 4 84 2nd 2010 Division 5 S&W 6 5 1 0 0 37 87 1st 2011 Division 5 S&W 8 6 0 0 2 46 106 1st Promoted 2012 Division 3 8 2 0 0 6 15 35 2nd 2013 Division 3 8 2 5 0 1 41 61 7th 2014 Division 3 8 1 6 0 1 24 34 9th Relegated 2015 Division 4 S&W 5 4 0 0 1 31 71 1st Promoted 2016 Division 3 8 5 1 0 2 37 87 3rd 2017 Division 3B 4 4 0 0 0 31 71 1st Lost promotion playoff 2018 Division 3C 6 4 2 0 0 41 81 2nd 2019 Division 3C 5 2 3 0 0 30 50 4th
Women's Twenty20 Cup Season Division League standings Notes P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos 2009 Division 6 3 0 0 0 3 – 3 1st 2010 Division M&N 4 2 1 0 1 0 +0.69 3 1st Promoted 2011 Division M&N 3 3 3 0 0 0 +2.52 6 1st Promoted 2012 Division M&N 2 3 1 1 0 1 −1.45 2 3rd Relegated 2013 Division M&N 3 2 1 1 0 0 −0.49 2 2nd 2014 Division 3A 4 2 2 0 0 +0.16 8 6th 2015 Division 3 8 2 6 0 0 −0.78 8 8th Relegated 2016 Division 4B 6 4 0 0 2 +5.61 18 1st 2017 Division 3A 8 6 0 0 2 +2.96 26 1st Promoted 2018 Division 2 8 1 7 0 0 −2.20 4 9th Relegated 2019 Division 3A 8 3 3 0 2 −3.08 14 4th 2021 South West 8 4 0 0 4 +0.78 20 1st Group winners 2022 Group 3 6 0 6 0 0 −2.47 0 4th 2023 Group 3 6 3 0 0 3 +2.82 15 1st Group winners 2024 Group 4 8 4 2 0 2 +2.48 77 4th
ECB Women's County One-Day Season Group League standings Notes P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos 2024 Group 3 4 4 0 0 0 4 20 2nd
Honours Women's Twenty20 Cup: Group winners (2) – 2021 & 2023
See also Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Western Storm
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