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The '''Essex Women's cricket team''' is the women's representative ] team for the English ] of ]. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including ], ] and ], ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Essex Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> They are captained by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://essexwomen.play-cricket.com/ |title=Essex Women |website=Essex Women |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the ], and have since played in the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> They are partnered with the regional side ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/ |title=Sunrisers Cricket Home Page |publisher=Sunrisers Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>

==History==
===1949–2000: Early history===
Essex Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against ]. Over the following years, Essex went on to play various one-off matches, most often against local Second XI teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Essex Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>

===2000– : Women's County Championship===
Essex joined the ] in ], competing in Division Three, in which they came third, with two victories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> They played in the bottom tier of the Championship until ], when they were promoted to Division Two.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/32946 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 4 - 2008 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> In Division Two, Essex performed strongly, finishing third and second in their first two seasons before being promoted in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/4313 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2011 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> In a rain-hit ] season, Essex then finished second in Division One, behind ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/4301 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2012 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> After this, however, Essex fell away, being relegated from Division One in ], and then again from Division Two in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/4303 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2014 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/63216 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2016 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> They managed to bounce straight back, winning Division 3C in ], and playing in Division Two ever since.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> Meanwhile, in the ], Essex have been a volatile side: when the tournament was regionalised in its early years, Essex bounced between Divisions One and Two of the South section.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> Since, they briefly fell into Division 3 in ], but apart from this have played in Division 2, achieving their best finish of 3rd in ].

The side began competing in the ] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news| title=Sussex to join London Championship for second edition of women's 50-over competition |website=The Cricketer |date=15 February 2021 |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/sussex_join_london_championship_second_edition_women_50_over_competition.html |access-date=22 September 2021}}</ref> In ], they competed in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, but finished bottom.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/95425 |title=Women's County T20 South East Group - 2021 |website=ECB Women's County Championship |accessdate=16 May 2021}}</ref> They topped their group in the ], but lost to ] in the group final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101163 |title=Women's County T20 Group 4 - 2022 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref> Essex finished third in their group in the ], but won the Women's London Championship, winning all four of their matches.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109635 |title=ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 7 - 2023 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Women's London Championship (50 Overs) - 2023/Table |url=https://womenslondonchampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/111869 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> In 2024, the side finished 4th in their group in the ] and 4th in their group in the new ] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2024.html |title=Vitality Women's County T20 2024 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Vitality_Womens_County_Championship_2024.html |title=Vitality Women's County Championship 2024 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>

==Players==
===Current squad===
<small>Based on appearances in the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Essex_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref></small>{{double-dagger}} denotes players with international caps.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|-
!style="background:#006; color:white" | Name
!style="background:#006; color:white" | Nationality
!style="background:#006; color:white" | Birth date
!style="background:#006; color:white" | Batting style
!style="background:#006; color:white" | Bowling style
!style="background:#006; color:white" | Notes
|-
! colspan="6" | Batters
|-
| ]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|Ireland}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|10|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] ||
|-
| Francesca Hughes || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} ||{{Birth date and age|1999|12|11|df=y}} || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
| Bella Johnson || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|11|28|df=y}} || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| Tilly Callaghan || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1998|5|5|df=y}} || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
| ] || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|9|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] || ]
|-
| Sally Chapman || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2004|11|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || Unknown ||
|-
| Emily Dack || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1995|5|25|df=y}} || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
| Beth Dodd || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2002|2|2|df=y}} || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
| Bella Howarth || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
| ] || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2002|8|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] ||
|-
| ] || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2001|10|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] ||
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| Jessica Bird || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|11|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] ||
|-
| ]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|Hong Kong}} || {{Birth date and age|1994|9|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] || Dual-registration with ]
|-
| ] || style="text-align:center" |{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2002|6|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || – ||
|-
| ] || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|1|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] || Dual-registration with ]
|-
| Millie Rawlins || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2008|8|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || – ||
|-
! colspan="6" | Bowlers
|-
| Prisha Bedi || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|8|20|df=y}} || Unknown || Right-arm ] ||
|-
| Holly Dring-Richardson || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|8|20|df=y}} || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
| ] || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2004|7|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] ||
|-
| Sophia Mitchell || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
| Afra Rose Mohamed || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2008|10|02|df=y}} || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-
| Grace Poole || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|8|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] ||
|-
| Jessica Pugh || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|-|
|-
| ]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1998|8|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm ] ||
|-
| Sophie Willson || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|}

===Notable players===
Players who have played for Essex and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3892/Players.html|title=Essex Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 March 2021}}</ref>

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*{{flagicon|NZ}} ] (2008)
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (2010)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (2013)
*{{flagicon|AUS}} ] (2014)
*{{flagicon|NZ}} ] (2015)
*{{flagicon|IRE|cricket}} ] (2015)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} ] (2018)
*{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} ] (2019)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} ] (2019)
*{{flagicon|AUS}} ] (2019)
*{{flagicon|GER}} ] (2020)
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==Seasons==
===Women's County Championship===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W
! scope="col" | L
! scope="col" | T
! scope="col" | A/C
! scope="col" | BP
! scope="col" | Pts
! scope="col" | Pos
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 3
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 31.5 || 55.5 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 3
| 5 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 21.5 || 55.5 || 4th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 3
| 5 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 25 || 42 || 5th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| County Challenge Cup G2
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 14.5 || 26 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| County Challenge Cup G2
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 25.5 || 37.5 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| County Challenge Cup G2
| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 44 || 1st
| style="background: silver;" | Lost promotion playoff
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| County Challenge Cup Div A
| 6 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 99 || 2nd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 4
| 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 120 || 1st
| style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 10 || 4 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 33 || 103 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 63 || 143 || 2nd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 10 || 7 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 61 || 131 || 1st
| style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 1
| 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 16 || 36 || 2nd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 1
| 8 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 32 || 52 || 8th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 1
| 8 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 20 || 30 || 9th
| style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 8 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 39 || 69 || 5th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 7 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 32 || 8th
| style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 3C
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 37 || 87 || 1st
| style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 7 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 25 || 55 || 6th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 7 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 44 || 94 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|}

===Women's Twenty20 Cup===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W
! scope="col" | L
! scope="col" | T
! scope="col" | A/C
! scope="col" | NRR
! scope="col" | Pts
! scope="col" | Pos
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 3
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || +0.61 || 5 || 1st
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division S&W 1
| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || −0.75 || 4 || 2nd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division S1
| 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −1.38 || 0 || 4th
| style="background: #ffcccc;" | Relegated
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division S2
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +6.17 || 6 || 1st
| style="background: #cfc;" | Promoted
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division S1
| 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −2.70 || 0 || 4th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 1B
| 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || −3.44 || 0 || 9th
| style="background: #ffcccc;" | Relegated
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || +0.31 || 20 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 7 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 1 || +0.55 || 13 || 5th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 8 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 1 || −0.79 || 5 || 9th
| style="background: #ffcccc;" | Relegated
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 3C
| 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +3.23 || 28 || 1st
| style="background: #cfc;" | Promoted
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Division 2
| 8 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || −0.07 || 18 || 5th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| South East
| 8 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 2 || −1.54 || 2 || 6th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Group 4
| 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +3.92 || 24 || 1st
| style="background: silver;" | Lost final
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Group 7
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 || +0.54 || 11 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Group 3
| 8 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 1 || +0.27 || 63 || 4th
| style="background: white;" |
|}

===ECB Women's County One-Day===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Group
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W
! scope="col" | L
! scope="col" | T
! scope="col" | A/C
! scope="col" | BP
! scope="col" | Pts
! scope="col" | Pos
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Group 4
| 4 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 4th
| style="background: white;" |
|}

==See also==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Women's County Cricket in England}}
{{Essex CCC}}
{{Cricket in England}}

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