The Worcestershire 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 play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Chester Road,

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and Stourbridge Road,

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. They are captained by

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. In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the

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. They are partnered with the

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regional side Central Sparks.

History

Worcestershire Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against

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, which they won by 75 runs. They joined the

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, as part of the County Challenge Cup, and placed 2nd in their group in their first season. Worcestershire gained promotion from Division Three in

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, topping the league with 7 wins from 10 games. They were relegated a season later, but immediately regained their place in Division 2, being promoted in

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. Worcestershire have since retained their position in Division 2, apart from a brief stint in Division 3E in

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. They also joined the

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for its inaugural season. When the competition was regionalised, Worcestershire gained promotion to Division Midlands & North 1 in

, beating

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in the Division Final by 45 runs. Since the tournament's national structure was implemented, Worcestershire have been as low as Division 3 and as high as Division 1. Their promotion to Division 1 in

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was a high-point, with Worcestershire bowler

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ending the season as the leading wicket-taker in the division. In 2021, they competed in the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 3rd in the group with 2 victories. They won their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, topping the initial group stage before emerging victorious on the group Finals Day. Worcestershire batter Georgina Macey was the second-highest run-scorer across the whole competition, with 295 runs. They also competed in the

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in 2022, winning the initial group stage but losing in the final to

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Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2022 season.

Notable players

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

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(2000) * Miranda Veringmeier (2008) *

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(2009) * Heather Siegers (2018) *

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(2019) * Issy Wong (2022)

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Honours

: ** Group winners (1) –

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References

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