The Northumberland 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 home games at Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground,

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. They competed in the

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, becoming North East Warriors. They are partnered with the regional side Northern Diamonds.

History

Northumberland Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against

. They joined the national county structure in

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, playing in the

Women's County Championship The Women's County Championship, known since 2014 as the Royal London Women’s One-Day Cup,2005. Since then, Northumberland consistently played in the bottom tier of the Championship, with their best season coming in

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, finishing 3rd in Division 4 N&E. In the Women's Twenty20 Cup, Northumberland performed similarly, playing in Divisions Three and Four. In 2010, they reached a Divisional Final to play for promotion, but lost to

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. Northumberland did not compete in the 2019 tournament, but will return in

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as North East Warriors, a combined side with Durham.

Players

Notable players

Players who have played for Northumberland and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Dorothy Macfarlane (1957) *

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(1960) * Sara MacLean (2001) *

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(2001) *

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History

Players

Notable players

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

See also

References