Somerset Women
Personnel
CaptainEmily Edgcombe
CoachDavid Roberts
Team information
Founded1953
Home groundVarious
including Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteSomerset 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

1953–1999: Early History

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

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

Current squad

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

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
18 Daisy Jeanes  England (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22) 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 24) 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 19) 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 26) 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

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

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division League standings[21] Notes
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

Season Division League standings[22] Notes
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

See also

References

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