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

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team for the English historic county of Surrey. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Reed's School Ground, Cobham, as well as

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and

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, Guildford. They are captained by Aylish Cranstone and coached by

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. In 2019, Surrey played in Division One of the final season of the

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. They are partnered with the regional side South East Stars.

History

1811–1996: Early History

Surrey Women played their first recorded match in 1811, against Hampshire Women. They went on to play various one-off matches, including regular games against

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, as well as against touring sides such as Australia. Surrey joined the

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in 1980, and continued to play in the competition until it was discontinued, in 1996.

1997–present: Women's County Championship

Surrey Women joined the

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, its inaugural season, finishing 3rd in Division One. After finishing 2nd in

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, they battled relegation in subsequent seasons, before suffering two successive relegations in 2004 and 2005. Surrey bounced back with a rapid climb back up through the Divisions, winning Division 3 in 2006 and Division 2 in

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. In 2009, they were again relegated from Division 1, but did find success in the first season of the

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, where they were crowned champions of Division 1. Surrey were unable to find further success in the Twenty20 Cup however, and soon became a regular lower-table Division 1 side in both competitions. Since 2015, Surrey have also competed in the

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, in which they play a

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match against

. After losing the first five competitions, Surrey finally triumphed in 2020, winning the match by 4 wickets. The side also won the inaugural

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in 2020. In

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, they played in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 2nd with 4 wins, as well as losing the London Cup to Middlesex by 8 wickets and finishing second to

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in the London Championship. They finished bottom of their group in the

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, but regained their title in the Women's London Championship.

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in 2022 season. denotes players with international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for Surrey and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Mollie Child (1934) *

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(1934) * Myrtle Maclagan (1934) *

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(1949) * Grace Morgan (1949) * Hazel Sanders (1949) *

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(1951) *

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(1954) * Helene Hegarty (1954) * Joan Westbrook (1954) * Edna Barker (1957) * Shirley Driscoll (1957) * Joan Hawes (1957) * Josephine Batson (1958) * Sheila Plant (1960) *

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(1963) *

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(1963) * Jacqueline Whitney (1966) * Enid Bakewell (1968) * Chris Watmough (1968) *

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(1973) *

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(1976) * Jan Brittin (1979) * Margaret Peear (1979) * Gill McConway (1982) * Patsy Lovell (1987) * Caroline Barrs (1988) * Sandra Dawson (1993) * Ruth Lupton (1995) * Olivia Magno (1996) *

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(1997) * Nicky Shaw (1999) *

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(2001) *

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(2001) *

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(2001) *

Emma Beamish Emma Alice Beamish (born 29 November 1982) is an Irish former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 18 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 6 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for Ireland between 2003 and 2010. She also play ...

(2003) * Emma Sampson (2007) *

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(2007) *

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(2008) *

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(2008) *

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(2009) * Susie Rowe (2010) *

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(2011) *

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(2013) * Bryony Smith (2018) * Priyanaz Chatterji (2018) * Natasha Miles (2021) * Alice Capsey (2022)

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Honours

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: ** Division Two champions (1) –

** Division Three champions (1) – 2006 *

: ** Champions (1) – 2009

Notes

References

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History

1811–1996: Early History

1997–present: Women's County Championship

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Honours

See also

Notes

References