The Durham Women's cricket team is the women's representative
cricket
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Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
*County Durham, an English county
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. They played their home games at various grounds across the county, including
Green Lane Cricket Ground
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,
Durham, County Durham
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Women's County Championship
The Women's County Championship, known since 2014 as the Royal London Women’s One-Day Cup,Women's Twenty20 Cup from 2009 to 2019. In 2020, it was announced that Durham was merging its team with
Northumberland
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Durham Women played their first recorded match in 1930, against Lancashire and Cheshire Women, which they won by 16 runs. Over the following years, Durham played various one-off matches against surrounding teams, often combined with Northumberland Women. In the early 2000s, Durham also played various games against Scotland Women.
2001– : Women's County Championship
In 2001, Durham Women played in the Emerging Counties competition, which they won, thereby earning promotion to the
Women's County Championship
The Women's County Championship, known since 2014 as the Royal London Women’s One-Day Cup,first season, they finished 5th in Division 3, but were promoted the following season. After being relegated in 2004, Durham then began a steady climb through the divisions, reaching Division 2 in
2012
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, where they remained for four seasons. Subsequent years saw them challenging for promotion again, just missing out in
2017
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, losing a play-off against
Northamptonshire
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two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
, but achieving it in
2018
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2019
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, however, they finished bottom of Division Two. In the Women's Twenty20 Cup, meanwhile, Durham were a consistent Division Two side, achieving their best finish, 2nd, in
2019
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. In
2021
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, they competed as a joint team with
Northumberland
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It is bordered by land ...
Aaliyah Alleyne
Aaliyah Alicia Alleyne (born 11 November 1994) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler. In October 2019, she was named in the West Indies squad for their series against India. She made her Women's One Day International ( ...
(2019)
* Elysa Hubbard (2022)
Seasons
Women's County Championship
Women's Twenty20 Cup
See also
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Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club (rebranded as Durham Cricket in February 2019) is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Durham. Founded in 1882, D ...