Kent Women cricket team
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Tammy Beaumont |
| Manager | Lin Martin |
| Team information | |
| Founded | First recorded match: 1937 |
| Home ground | County Ground, Beckenham |
| History | |
| WCC wins | 7 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Women's County T20 wins | 3 (2011, 2013, 2016) |
| Official website | Kent Women |
The Kent Women’s cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English county of Kent. They play in Division One of the Women's County Championship, which they have won a record seven times, most recently in 2016. The team is a part of Kent County Cricket Club, one of the 18 first-class cricket playing counties.
As of 2018 the team is based for most home matches at the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham, with a single match scheduled to be played at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury during the 2018 season. In the past the team has also played matches at the Polo Farm in Canterbury, a ground also used by Kent men's Second XI and Academy sides. As well as winning the 2016 Women's County Championship the team also won the 2016 Women's County Twenty20 Championship.
Canterbury Christ Church University are the team's official sponsors.
Honours
Kent Women have won the Women's County Championship a record seven times and been runner-up five times. The team has won the Women's Twenty20 Championship three times.[1]
- Women's County Championship (7) – 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Runners-up: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2015 - Women's County Twenty20 Championship (3) – 2011, 2013, 2016
Current squad
- As of 6 May 2018
The Kent Women's squad features current or former England internationals Tammy Beaumont, Natasha Farrant, Lauren Griffiths, Laura Marsh and Alice Davidson-Richards.[2][3]
During the 2016 season New Zealand international captain Suzie Bates played for the county as did former England captain Charlotte Edwards.[4][5] Edwards was named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 2014 and Bates was named as Wisden's Leading Women's Cricketer of the World in 2016.[6][7] Edwards left Kent after the end of the 2016 season after 16 years at the county.[8]
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tammy Beaumont |  England |
11 March 1991 | Right-handed | – | Captain. Wicket-keeper |
| 6 | Megan Belt | England |
6 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 19 | Lottie Bryan | England |
20 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | |
| 9 | Izzy Cloke | England |
1 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | |
| 24 | Alice Davidson-Richards | England |
29 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Vice-captain |
| 12 | Molly Davis | England |
18 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| – | Kirsty Dymond | England |
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| 53 | Natasha Farrant | England |
29 May 1996 | Left-handed | Left arm medium-fast | |
| 10 | Phoebe Franklin | England |
18 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | |
| 61 | Grace Gibbs | England |
1 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 14 | Lauren Griffiths | England |
14 February 1987 | Right-handed | – | Wicket-keeper |
| 15 | Jodie Hobson | England |
25 November 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 11 | Jenni Jackson | England |
18 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 18 | Hannah Jelfs | England |
24 November 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 7 | Laura Marsh | England |
5 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 35 | Kitty Perry | England |
18 December 2000 | |||
| 91 | Chelsey Rowson | England |
19 August 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| – | Grace Scrivens | England |
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| 17 | Emily Thompson | England |
12 December 1997 | Right-handed | – | Wicket-keeper |
References
- ^ Reid J (ed) (2016) 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, Kent County Cricket Club, p.3.
- ^ Thomas J (2016) Kent quartet named in World Cup squad, Kent Sports News, 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Bruce A (2016) Kent Women begin title bid, Kent Sports news, 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Bruce A (2016) Kent make overseas signing, Kent Sports News, 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Pyman T (2016) Kent Women snap up New Zealand captain Suzie Bates, kentnews, 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Joe Root and Charlotte Edwards honoured in latest edition of Wisden, The Guardian, 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Cricket: Suzie Bates named Wisden's Leading Women's Cricketer of the World, New Zealand Herald, 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Charlotte Edwards: Former England captain to leave Kent after 16 years, BBC Sport, 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-24.