The Bedfordshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative

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team for the English historic county of

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. They played their first recorded match in 1887, against Huntingdonshire Women. They joined the

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, and played in the tournament until

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. Since then, the side has not competed in any major county tournaments, and exists only at youth team level. Bedfordshire are partnered with the regional team Sunrisers.

Seasons

Women's Twenty20 Cup

References

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Seasons

Women's Twenty20 Cup

See also

References