Kent Women cricket team
The Kent Women 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 eight times, most recently in 2019. The team is a part of Kent County Cricket Club, one of the 18 first-class cricket counties.
Personnel | |
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Captain | Tammy Beaumont |
Coach | David Hathrill[1] |
Manager | Lin Martin |
Team information | |
Founded | First recorded match: 1937 |
Home ground | County Ground, Beckenham |
History | |
WCC wins | 8 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) |
Women's County T20 wins | 3 (2011, 2013, 2016) |
Official website | Kent Women |
As of 2019 the team is based for most home matches at the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham. The team also plays occasional matches at the St Lawrence Ground and at the Polo Farm in Canterbury, a ground also used by Kent men's Second XI and Academy sides.
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.[2]
- Women's County Championship (8) – 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019
Runners-up (5) – 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2015 - Women's County Twenty20 Championship (3) – 2011, 2013, 2016
Current squad
- As of 30 January 2020
The Kent Women's squad features current or former England internationals Tammy Beaumont, Natasha Farrant, Lauren Griffiths, Laura Marsh, Fran Wilson and Alice Davidson-Richards.[3][4]
During the 2016 season New Zealand international captain Suzie Bates played for the county as did former England captain Charlotte Edwards.[5][6] Edwards was named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 2014 and Bates was named as Wisdens "Leading Women's Cricketer of the World" in 2016.[7][8] Edwards left Kent after the end of the 2016 season after 16 years at the county.[9]
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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2 | Tammy Beaumont | 11 March 1991 | Right-handed | – | Captain. Wicket-keeper | |
6 | Megan Belt | 6 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | ||
19 | Lottie Bryan | 20 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | ||
– | Sarah Bryce | 8 January 2000 | Right-handed | – | Wicket-keeper | |
9 | Izzy Cloke | 1 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | ||
24 | Alice Davidson-Richards | 29 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Vice-captain | |
12 | Molly Davis | 18 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
– | Kirsty Dymond | |||||
53 | Natasha Farrant | 29 May 1996 | Left-handed | Left arm medium-fast | ||
10 | Phoebe Franklin | 18 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | ||
61 | Grace Gibbs | 1 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
– | Kirstie Gordon | 20 October 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
14 | Lauren Griffiths | 14 February 1987 | Right-handed | – | Wicket-keeper | |
15 | Jodie Hobson | 25 November 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
11 | Jenni Jackson | 18 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
18 | Hannah Jelfs | 24 November 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
16 | Arlene Kelly | 8 January 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
7 | Laura Marsh | 5 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | ||
35 | Kitty Perry | 18 December 2000 | ||||
– | Susie Rowe | 14 April 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
91 | Chelsey Rowson | 19 August 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
– | Grace Scrivens | |||||
17 | Emily Thompson | 12 December 1997 | Right-handed | – | Wicket-keeper | |
35 | Fran Wilson | 7 November 1991 | Right-handed | – |
References
- Hathrill appointed Kent Women Head Coach, Kent County Cricket Club, 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- 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 Archived 25 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 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.