Kent Women cricket team

Kent Women
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
2Tammy BeaumontEngland England11 March 1991Right-handed–Captain. Wicket-keeper
6Megan BeltEngland England6 October 1997Right-handedRight arm off spin
19Lottie BryanEngland England20 November 1995Right-handedRight arm medium pace
9Izzy ClokeEngland England1 August 2000Right-handedRight arm medium pace
24Alice Davidson-RichardsEngland England29 May 1994Right-handedRight arm medium-fastVice-captain
12Molly DavisEngland England18 December 2000Right-handedRight arm medium
–Kirsty DymondEngland England
53Natasha FarrantEngland England29 May 1996Left-handedLeft arm medium-fast
10Phoebe FranklinEngland England18 February 1998Right-handedRight arm medium pace
61Grace GibbsEngland England1 May 1995Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
14Lauren GriffithsEngland England14 February 1987Right-handed–Wicket-keeper
15Jodie HobsonEngland England25 November 2000Right-handedRight arm medium
11Jenni JacksonEngland England18 April 1991Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
18Hannah JelfsEngland England24 November 1989Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
7Laura MarshEngland England5 December 1986Right-handedRight arm off spin
35Kitty PerryEngland England18 December 2000
91Chelsey RowsonEngland England19 August 2001Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
–Grace ScrivensEngland England
17Emily ThompsonEngland England12 December 1997Right-handed–Wicket-keeper

References

  1. ↑ Reid J (ed) (2016) 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, Kent County Cricket Club, p.3.
  2. ↑ Thomas J (2016) Kent quartet named in World Cup squad, Kent Sports News, 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  3. ↑ Bruce A (2016) Kent Women begin title bid, Kent Sports news, 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. ↑ Bruce A (2016) Kent make overseas signing, Kent Sports News, 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. ↑ Pyman T (2016) Kent Women snap up New Zealand captain Suzie Bates, kentnews, 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  6. ↑ Joe Root and Charlotte Edwards honoured in latest edition of Wisden, The Guardian, 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  7. ↑ Cricket: Suzie Bates named Wisden's Leading Women's Cricketer of the World, New Zealand Herald, 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  8. ↑ Charlotte Edwards: Former England captain to leave Kent after 16 years, BBC Sport, 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
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