The Cornwall Women's cricket team is the women's representative
cricket
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Cornwall
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. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, and are captained by Kellie Williams. In 2019, they played in Division 3 of the final season of the
Cornwall Women began playing in national competition in 2005, when they joined the County Challenge Cup, the second tier of the
Women's County Championship
The Women's County Championship, known since 2014 as the Royal London Women’s One-Day Cup,Devon
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. After the County Championship expanded in
2008
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, they immediately won promotion to Division 4, where they remained for two seasons before being relegated in 2010. Since then, they have remained in the lowest tier of the County Championship, but did top their division in
2013
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,
2014
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and
2018
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before losing play-offs to gain promotion.
In the Women's Twenty20 Cup, Cornwall Women have consistently played in Division 3 of the tournament in recent years, after a successful season in
2014
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, winning all of their matches to be promoted from Division 4. In
2021
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, Cornwall competed in the South West Group of the Twenty20 Cup and finished 3rd with 4 wins. They finished second in Group 8 of the
Twenty20 Cup
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in 2022, before losing in the group final to Devon.
Players
Current squad
Based on appearances in the 2023 season.
Notable players
Players who have played for Cornwall and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
* Laura Harper (1999)
Seasons
Women's County Championship
Women's Twenty20 Cup
See also
*
Cornwall County Cricket Club
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Women
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