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team for the English historic county of

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. They play their home games at

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, and are captained by

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

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. Yorkshire contribute some players to making up a North Representative XI, and they are partnered with the regional side

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History

1935–1996: Early History

Yorkshire Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Yorkshire Cricket Federation Women. They went on to play various one-off matches, often against neighbouring teams such as

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, as well as against touring sides such as

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. Yorkshire joined the

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in 1980, and played in the competition until it ended in 1996. Yorkshire won the Area Championship six times, including all of the final five tournaments.

1997– : Women's County Championship

Yorkshire joined the

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, and won five of the first six titles, their run only interrupted by

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in 1999. Key for Yorkshire in this period were players such as

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and

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. Soon after this successful period, however, Yorkshire fell away and were relegated in

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, and then again in 2007, ending up in Division 3. Their return was swift, however, as they were promoted twice, in

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and

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, including an unbeaten season in Division Two. Ever since, Yorkshire have played in Division One of the Championship, winning the title once more, in

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. Yorkshire topped Division One with 6 wins from 8 games, and bowler

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was the second-highest wicket-taker in the division, with 20 at an average of just 9.65. Yorkshire also recorded three 2nd place finishes in a row, between

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and

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. Yorkshire have also competed in the

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since 2009. In

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, they reached the Final but lost to

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by 46 runs. In the following two seasons, Yorkshire reached the semi-finals, but lost to Berkshire again in

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and to

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. Yorkshire came close to winning the title again in

, finishing the season joint on point with winners Sussex, but with a marginally worse Net Run Rate. Yorkshire struggled over following seasons, and were relegated in

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before finishing 4th in Division Two in

. In 2021, they competed in the North Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 4th with two wins and six matches abandoned due to rain. They reached the Group 1 final in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but lost to

Players

Current squad

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

Notable players

Players who have played for Yorkshire and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Mona Greenwood (1937) *

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(1949) * Mary Johnson (1949) *

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(1949) *

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(1951) * Polly Marshall (1954) * Ruth Westbrook (1957) * Helen Sharpe (1957) * Mollie Hunt (1960) *

Lesley Clifford Lesley Jill Clifford (19 January 1937 – 12 May 1979) was an English cricketer who played primarily as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in 9 Test matches and 5 One Day Internationals for England between 1966 and 1973. She played ...

(1966) * June Stephenson (1966) * Rosemary Goodchild (1966) * Jill Need (1968) *

Julia Greenwood Julia Greenwood (born 1 February 1951) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 3 One Day Internationals for England between 1976 and 1979. She also played 5 matches for Young En ...

(1973) *

Sue Hilliam Susan Hilliam (born 1941) is an English former cricketer who played as a bowler. She appeared in four One Day Internationals for England in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup. She took six wickets at 12.66 with a best performance of three wicke ...

(1973) * Margaret Peear (1979) *

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(1979) * Karen Jobling (1982) *

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(1984) * Sue Metcalfe (1984) * Jill Stockdale (1984) * Gillian Smith (1986) * Amanda Stinson (1986) * Joan Lee (1986) *

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(1987) * Debra Maybury (1988) *

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(1988) *

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(1989) * Helen Plimmer (1989) * Jet van Noortwijk (1989) *

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(1990) * Linda Burnley (1990) *

(1995) *

(1995) * Bev Nicholson (1996) * Nicola Holt (1996) *

Laura Spragg Laura Spragg (born 16 June 1982) is an English former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium bowler and left-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match and 13 One Day Internationals for England. She also played for England under-23s. She ...

(1999) * Helen Wardlaw (2002) *

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(2004) *

Katherine Brunt Katherine Helen Brunt (born 2 July 1985) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds, Trent Rockets and England. She plays as a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed lower-order batter. She has won two Worl ...

(2004) *

Danielle Hazell Danielle Hazell (born 13 May 1988) is an English cricket coach and former player. She is currently the coach of English domestic team Northern Diamonds. As a player she was an off break bowler who batted right-handed. She represented England i ...

(2009) *

Alyssa Healy Alyssa Jean Healy (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Australian women's national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL. She made her international debut in Februa ...

(2010) * Liz Perry (2010) *

Lauren Winfield-Hill Lauren Winfield-Hill (; born 16 August 1990) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds, Oval Invincibles, Melbourne Stars and England. She plays as a right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She mad ...

(2013) * Beth Langston (2013) *

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(2015) *

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(2016) *

Becky Glen Rebecca Shelagh Glen (born 22 April 1994) is a Scottish cricketer. In July 2018, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Scotland agai ...

(2018) * Rachel Slater (2022)

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Honours

: ** Champions (6) – 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 *

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: ** Division One Champions (6) –

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, 1998,

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References

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