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

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team for the English

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. They play their home games at various grounds across the county. In 2019, they played in Division 3 of the final season of the

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. Cumbria have links with

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, with some players playing for both sides, and they are partnered with the regional side

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History

Cumbria Women's first recorded match was against Scotland Women in 2000, which they lost by 10 wickets. The following year, Cumbria joined the Emerging Counties competition, which acted as a feeder competition for the

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, Cumbria Women have remained in the bottom tier of competition. They also joined the

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for its inaugural year in

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, and again have been consistently in the lowest division. They achieved one of their best finishes in

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, finishing 2nd in Division 3C with 3 victories. In

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, they competed in the North Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing bottom with no victories. They again finished bottom of their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.

Notable players

Players who have played for Cumbria and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Hannah Rainey (2018) *

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History

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

See also

References