The Devon Women's cricket team is the women's representative
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...
. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Knighthayes Court, Bolham and the County Ground, Exeter. They are captained by Steph Hutchins. In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the
Devon Women joined the County Challenge Cup in 2005, finishing 2nd in their group in their first season. In
2008
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, their first season in the
Women's County Championship
The Women's County Championship, known since 2014 as the Royal London Women’s One-Day Cup,2011, they have remained there ever since, achieving their best finish of 3rd in
2012
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,
2014
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and
2017
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, helped by standout performances from players such as Rosalie Birch,
Jodie Dibble
Jodie Marie Cook (; born 17 September 1994) is an English cricketer who plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in one Twenty20 International for England, against West Indies on 24 March 2014. She has pla ...
and Caitlin O'Keefe. Devon joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in its inaugural season, 2009, winning Division 4 with two out of three wins that year. From 2015, when the competition first moved to a national format, until
2018
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, Devon played in Division 3: they were promoted in 2018, topping Division 3A, and played in Division 2 in
2019
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. In
2021
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, they competed in the South West Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 2nd with 4 wins. In 2022, they won Group 8 of the
Twenty20 Cup
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, topping the group before emerging victorious on Finals Day, beating
Cornwall
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in the final.
Players
Current squad
Based on appearances in the 2022 season.
Notable players
Players who have played for Devon and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
* Aimee Watkins (2002)
* Rosalie Birch (2003)
*
Olivia Anderson
Olivia Victoria Anderson (born 18 November 1987) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in five One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa in 2008. Sh ...
2022
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See also
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Devon County Cricket Club
Devon County Cricket Club (Devon Cricket) is one of 20 minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Devon.
The team is currently a member of the National Counties Champi ...