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Women's T20 Blast
The T20 Blast Women, officially known as the Vitality Blast Women for sponsorship reasons, is a professional women's Twenty20 county cricket competition in England and Wales, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Launched in 2025, it serves as the successor to the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Format The tournament is split into two categories: one contested by the eight counties in League 1 and the second featuring the 10 remaining counties in League 2. Teams Eight teams from League 1 are competing in the inaugural 2025 season: the Birmingham Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, the Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, and The Blaze (Nottinghamshire). Glamorgan and Yorkshire will be awarded tier-one status and join the league in 2027, while a further two clubs will be awarded tier-one status in 2029. The remaining ten teams compete in League 2, in which each county plays eight group-stage matches (home-and-away) against the other four counties in their group. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England And Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board, aka ECB, is the Sports governing body, national governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was formed on 1 January 1997 as a single governing body to combine the roles formerly fulfilled by the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council. In April 1998 the Women's Cricket Association was integrated into the organisation. The ECB's head offices are at Lord's Cricket Ground in NW postcode area, north-west London. The board oversees all levels of cricket in England and Wales, including the national teams: England cricket team, England Men (Test cricket, Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International, T20I), England women's cricket team, England Women, England Lions cricket team, England Lions (Men's second tier), Physical Disability, Learning Disability, Visually Impaired, and England Deaf cricket team, Deaf. Although the organisation is the England and Wales Cricket Board, it is refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPNcricinfo
ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. , Sambit Bal was the editor. The site, originally conceived in a pre-World Wide Web form in 1993 by Simon King, was acquired in 2002 by the Wisden Grouppublishers of several notable cricket magazines and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As part of an eventual break-up of the Wisden Group, it was sold to ESPN, jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications, in 2007. History CricInfo was launched on 15 March 1993 by Simon King, a British researcher at the University of Minnesota. It grew with help from students and researchers at universities around the world. Contrary to some reports, Badri Seshadri, who was very instrumental in CricInfo' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham Women's Cricket Team
The Durham Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Durham. They play their home games at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, having previously used various grounds across the county, including Green Lane Cricket Ground, Durham and Park Drive, Hartlepool. They competed in the Women's County Championship from 2001 to 2019 and in the Women's Twenty20 Cup from 2009 to 2019. In 2020, it was announced that Durham was merging its team with Northumberland, becoming North East Warriors. They were partnered with the regional side Northern Diamonds. In 2024, Durham were selected as one of the eight counties to become a 'tier 1' professional women's cricket side from 2025, with all home matches to be played at the Riverside Ground. History 1930–2000: Early History 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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwickshire Women's Cricket Team
The Warwickshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Warwickshire. They play their home games at Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground, Birmingham, and are captained by Marie Kelly. In 2019, they won the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the regional side Central Sparks. History 1937–2000: Early History Warwickshire Women played their first recorded match in 1937, against Australia, which they lost by 7 wickets. Warwickshire went on to play various one-off matches, including regular matches against Surrey. Meanwhile, West Midlands Women, which included players from Warwickshire, joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it ended in 1996, upon which they joined the Women's County Championship. 2001– : Women's County Championship Warwickshire Women replaced West Midlands Women in the County Championship in 2001, and finished 4th in Division 3 in their first sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sussex Women Cricket Team
The Sussex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Sussex. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Sports Ground and the County Cricket Ground, Hove. They are captained by Georgia Adams. They have won 6 Women's County Championships and 2 Women's Twenty20 Cups in their history. They are partnered with the regional side Southern Vipers. History 1936–1996: Early History Sussex Women played their first recorded match in 1936, against Surrey. They went on to play various one-off matches, often against nearby teams such as Middlesex, as well as against touring sides such as New Zealand. Sussex joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it was discontinued in 1996. 1997– : Women's County Championship Sussex joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, finishing bottom of Division Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesex Women Cricket Team
The Middlesex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English Historic counties of England, historic county of Middlesex. They are a tier two county side and play their home games at various grounds, including Lord's, Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Merchant Taylors' School and Radlett Cricket Club. They are captained by Saskia Horley. They won Division 2 of the Women's County Championship in 2019 Women's County Championship, 2019 and won the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, 2018. Prior to the 2025 restructure of women's county cricket they were partnered with the regional side Sunrisers (women's cricket), Sunrisers. History 1935–1996: Early History Middlesex Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Civil Service Women, and went on to play various one-off games over the following years, most often against surrounding teams such as Surrey Women cricket team, Surrey Women. They joined the Women's Area Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Women Cricket Team
The Kent Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English county of Kent. They play their home matches at St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, as well as the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham. They are captained by Megan Belt and are coached by former Kent County Cricket Club player James Hockley.Kent Women Leadership model confirmed for 2025 , 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-20. They are the most successful side in both the |
Gloucestershire Women Cricket Team
The Gloucestershire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Gloucestershire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, and are captained by Liv Daniels. In 2019, they played in Division Three of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and in 2021 won the South West Group of the Women's Twenty20 Cup. The 2025 season is Gloucestershire’s first as a Tier 2 team in the restructured women’s domestic setup. They are partnered with the regional side Western Storm. History 1937–2006: Early History Gloucestershire Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Hampshire. Two years later, they drew a match against Australia as part of their tour of England. Since then, they played various one-off matches against other county sides and Second XIs. 2007– : Women's County Championship In 2007, Gloucestershire Women joined the County Challenge Cup, the feeder tier of the Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worcestershire Women Cricket Team
The Worcestershire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Worcestershire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Chester Road, Kidderminster and Stourbridge Road, Himley. They are captained by Chloe Hill. In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the West Midlands regional side Central Sparks. History Worcestershire Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against Cheshire, which they won by 75 runs. They joined the Women's County Championship in 2004, as part of the County Challenge Cup, and placed 2nd in their group in their first season. Worcestershire gained promotion from Division Three in 2009, topping the league with 7 wins from 10 games. They were relegated a season later, but immediately regained their place in Division 2, being promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northamptonshire Women Cricket Team
The Northamptonshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Northamptonshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Dolben Cricket Ground, Finedon and Northampton Road, Brixworth. They are captained by Patricia Hankins. In 2019, they played in Division Three of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers. History Northamptonshire Women joined the national women's cricket structure in 2001, playing in the Emerging Counties competition: prior to this, they had only played one-off games, combined with other county sides. They were promoted from the Emerging Counties league in 2002, and after this moved between Division Three of the Women's County Championship, and the County Challenge Cup, the tier below the Championship. In 2008, Northamptonshire were promoted from Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire Women Cricket Team
The Leicestershire Women's cricket team, officially the Leicestershire and Rutland Women's cricket team since 2010, is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. They play their home games often at Grace Road, Leicester. They are captained by Rebecca Brooker. They currently play as a Tier 2 side in the Women's One-Day Cup, and the Women's T20 Blast. History Leicestershire Women played their first recorded match in 1948, against Buckinghamshire Women. They also played a match against a touring Australia side in 1951, as a combined team with Buckinghamshire. Leicestershire joined the national women's cricket structure in 2004, competing in the County Challenge Cup, the lower tier of the Women's County Championship: they finished bottom of their group in their first season. After this, Leicestershire remained in the lower levels of the Championship. They won their Division 5 group two years in a row, in 2010 and 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derbyshire Women Cricket Team
The Derbyshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Derbyshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, and are captained by Adrianna Darlow. In 2019, they competed in Division 3 of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, which they won in 2024. They are partnered with the regional side The Blaze. History Women's County Championship Derbyshire Women joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, in which they won Division 3 and were promoted. They played in Division 2 for two seasons, before being relegated in 1999; however, they bounced straight back and were promoted the following season, winning five out of five games. After being relegated again in 2002, Derbyshire ended up in the County Challenge Cup in 2004, the competition a tier below the County Championship. Derbyshire performed well here, j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
