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Kent Women
Personnel
CaptainTammy Beaumont
CoachDavid Hathrill
ManagerLin Martin
Team information
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1935
Home groundCounty Ground, Beckenham
History
WCC wins8
T20 Cup wins3
Official websiteKent Women

The Kent Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English county of Kent. They play their home matches at County Cricket Ground, Beckenham, as well as the St Lawrence Ground and Polo Farm, both in Canterbury.[1] They are captained by Tammy Beaumont and are coached by David Hathrill.[2] They are the most successful side in both the Women's County Championship and Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 8 and 3 titles respectively.[3][4] They are partnered with the regional side South East Stars.[5]

History

1935–1996: Early History

Kent Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Civil Service Women.[6] Over the following years, Kent were one of the most prolific women's sides, playing various one-off and tourist games, against surrounding counties and national sides such as Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands.[7] Kent joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until 1996 (including one title win, in 1986), after which they joined the Women's County Championship.[8]

1997–2019: Women's County Championship

In 1997, their first season in the County Championship, Kent finished 5th in Division One with just one win.[9] Over the next few seasons, Kent were a consistently mid-table side, plus one season in Division Two, in 2002.[10] A steady improvement after their promotion, however, eventually led them to their first Championship title, in 2006.[11] They retained their title in 2007, going unbeaten in both seasons. Key to their success was England captain Charlotte Edwards, who played for Kent from 2000 to 2016.[12] This started an extremely successful era for Kent Women, winning the most titles in Championship history, eight, and only finishing outside the top 3 of Division 1 once, in 2017: the further times they won the Championship were in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019.[13] In 2016, Kent bowlers Megan Belt, Tash Farrant and Charlotte Pape were the first, third and fourth leading wicket-takers respectively, whilst Tammy Beaumont was the leading run-scorer.[14] Kent batters Fran Wilson, Tammy Beaumont and Maxine Blythin were all in the top ten leading run-scorers in 2019.[15]

Kent Women have also been the most successful side in the history of the Women's Twenty20 Cup, winning the tournament three times, in 2011, 2013 and 2016.[16] They also reached the semi-finals of the competition in 2013 and 2012, losing to Berkshire both times.[17] In 2011, however, they beat Berkshire by 8 wickets after bowling them out for just 73.[18] In 2013, Kent beat Sussex in the final by 8 wickets,[19] whilst in 2016 they won the title by topping Division One, with five wins from seven games.[20]

Current squad

As of 29 August 2020

Players listed below are named as Kent squad players on the team's website. Other players may play matches for the side.[21]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
2 Tammy Beaumont England England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed – Captain; Wicket-keeper
6 Megan Belt England England (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
3 Maxine Blythin England England (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 29) Right-handed –
9 Sarah Bryce Scotland Scotland (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed – Wicket-keeper
10 Phoebe Franklin England England (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Kirstie Gordon England England (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
24 Alice Davidson-Richards England England (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Vice-captain
53 Natasha Farrant England England (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
61 Grace Gibbs England England (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
18 Hannah Jelfs England England (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
4 Susie Rowe England England (1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium
91 Chelsey Rowson England England (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
35 Fran Wilson England England (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32) Right-handed –

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division[22] P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos Notes
1997 Division 1 5 1 4 0 0 31.5 43.5 5th
1998 Division 1 5 2 3 0 0 36.5 60.5 3rd
1999 Division 1 5 2 3 0 0 30.5 54.5 5th
2000 Division 1 5 2 3 0 0 31 55 3rd
2001 Division 1 5 0 5 0 0 24.5 24.5 6th Relegated
2002 Division 2 5 3 0 0 2 28.5 86.5 1st Promoted
2003 Division 1 5 3 2 0 0 32.5 68.5 3rd
2004 Division 1 5 4 1 0 0 43.5 91.5 2nd
2005 Division 1 6 3 2 0 1 36 83 2nd
2006 Division 1 6 5 0 0 1 2 106 1st Champions
2007 Division 1 6 5 0 0 1 0 135 1st Champions
2008 Division 1 6 4 1 0 1 5 91 2nd
2009 Division 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 200 1st Champions
2010 Division 1 10 7 3 0 0 62 132 2nd
2011 Division 1 10 7 1 0 2 56 126 1st Champions
2012 Division 1 8 3 0 0 5 24 54 1st Champions
2013 Division 1 8 6 2 0 0 47 107 3rd
2014 Division 1 8 6 0 0 2 48 108 1st Champions
2015 Division 1 8 5 1 1 1 51 105 2nd
2016 Division 1 8 7 1 0 0 63 133 1st Champions
2017 Division 1 7 3 4 0 0 41 71 6th
2018 Division 1 7 4 3 0 0 43 83 3rd
2019 Division 1 7 6 1 0 0 46 106 1st Champions

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season Division[23] P W L T Ab NRR Pts Pos Notes
2009 Division 1 3 1 1 0 1 +0.97 3 2nd
2010 Division S1 3 3 0 0 0 +2.87 6 1st Semi-final
2011 Division S1 3 3 0 0 0 2.17 6 1st Champions
2012 Division S1 3 2 0 0 1 +2.23 5 2nd Semi-final
2013 Division S1 3 2 1 0 0 +0.99 4 2nd Champions
2014 Division 1B 4 3 1 0 0 +2.28 12 3rd
2015 Division 1 8 6 2 0 0 –0.10 24 3rd
2016 Division 1 7 5 2 0 0 +0.43 20 1st Champions
2017 Division 1 8 4 4 0 0 −0.38 16 6th
2018 Division 1 8 5 3 0 0 +0.67 20 3rd
2019 Division 1 8 4 2 0 2 +0.04 18 3rd

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kent Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ Hathrill appointed Kent Women Head Coach, Kent County Cricket Club, 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  3. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ Reid J (ed) (2016) 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, Kent County Cricket Club, p.3.
  5. ^ "South East Stars". Kia Oval. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Kent Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Kent Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's Area Championship 1980". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's County Championship 1997 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  11. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2006". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Charlotte Edwards Player Profile". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Berkshire Women v Kent Women, 2011 Women's T20 Final". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Sussex Women v Kent Women, 2013 Women's T20 Final". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  20. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 1 - 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Kent Women Squad". Kent Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  22. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  23. ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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