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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
			\|-
			\| ] {{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 ] \|\|
			\|-
			\| ] {{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 \|\|
			\|-\|
			\|-
			\| ] {{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)
			*{{flagicon\|NZ}} ] (2009)
			*{{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===
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			\|-
			! 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==
			* ]
			* ]

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

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Revision as of 18:30, 9 January 2025

This redirect is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Essex County Cricket Club.

Essex Women
Personnel

Captain	Kelly Castle
Team information
Founded	UnknownFirst recorded match: 1949
Home ground	VariousIncluding Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay
History
WCC wins	0
T20 Cup wins	0
Official website	Essex Women

The Essex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Essex. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay and Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea. They are captained by Kelly Castle. In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since played in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers.

History

1949–2000: Early history

Essex Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against Buckinghamshire Women. Over the following years, Essex went on to play various one-off matches, most often against local Second XI teams.

2000– : Women's County Championship

Essex joined the Women's County Championship in 2001, competing in Division Three, in which they came third, with two victories. They played in the bottom tier of the Championship until 2008, when they were promoted to Division Two. In Division Two, Essex performed strongly, finishing third and second in their first two seasons before being promoted in 2011. In a rain-hit 2012 season, Essex then finished second in Division One, behind Kent. After this, however, Essex fell away, being relegated from Division One in 2014, and then again from Division Two in 2016. They managed to bounce straight back, winning Division 3C in 2017, and playing in Division Two ever since. Meanwhile, in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, 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. Since, they briefly fell into Division 3 in 2018, but apart from this have played in Division 2, achieving their best finish of 3rd in 2015.

The side began competing in the Women's London Championship in 2020. In 2021, they competed in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, but finished bottom. They topped their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but lost to Suffolk in the group final. Essex finished third in their group in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but won the Women's London Championship, winning all four of their matches. In 2024, the side finished 4th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 4th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.‡ denotes players with international caps.

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Catherine Dalton ‡	Ireland	(1992-10-24) 24 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Francesca Hughes	England	(1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 25)	Unknown	Unknown
Bella Johnson	England	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)	Unknown	Unknown
All-rounders
Tilly Callaghan	England	(1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 26)	Unknown	Unknown
Kelly Castle	England	(1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Club captain
Sally Chapman	England	(2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 (age 20)	Left-handed	Unknown
Emily Dack	England	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)	Unknown	Unknown
Beth Dodd	England	(2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22)	Unknown	Unknown
Bella Howarth	England	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Emma Jones	England	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Katherine Speed	England	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Jessica Bird	England	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Yasmin Daswani ‡	Hong Kong	(1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Dual-registration with Huntingdonshire
Scarlett Hughes	England	(2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 22)	Left-handed	–
Jessica Olorenshaw	England	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Dual-registration with Cambridgeshire
Millie Rawlins	England	(2008-08-31) 31 August 2008 (age 16)	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
Prisha Bedi	England	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 24)	Unknown	Right-arm leg break
Holly Dring-Richardson	England	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21)	Unknown	Unknown
Esmae MacGregor	England	(2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sophia Mitchell	England	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Afra Rose Mohamed	England	(2008-10-02) 2 October 2008 (age 16)	Unknown	Unknown
Grace Poole	England	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Jessica Pugh	England	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Mady Villiers ‡	England	(1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Sophie Willson	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):

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season	Division	League standings								Notes
Season	Division	P	W	L	T	A/C	BP	Pts	Pos	Notes
2001	Division 3	4	2	2	0	0	31.5	55.5	3rd
2002	Division 3	5	1	2	0	2	21.5	55.5	4th
2003	Division 3	5	0	3	1	1	25	42	5th
2004	County Challenge Cup G2	2	1	1	0	0	14.5	26	3rd
2005	County Challenge Cup G2	3	1	2	0	0	25.5	37.5	3rd
2006	County Challenge Cup G2	3	2	1	0	0	4	44	1st	Lost promotion playoff
2007	County Challenge Cup Div A	6	3	1	0	2	4	99	2nd
2008	Division 4	6	6	0	0	0	0	120	1st	Promoted
2009	Division 2	10	4	6	0	0	33	103	3rd
2010	Division 2	10	8	2	0	0	63	143	2nd
2011	Division 2	10	7	2	0	1	61	131	1st	Promoted
2012	Division 1	8	2	0	0	6	16	36	2nd
2013	Division 1	8	2	5	0	1	32	52	8th
2014	Division 1	8	1	5	0	2	20	30	9th	Relegated
2015	Division 2	8	3	4	0	1	39	69	5th
2016	Division 2	7	0	7	0	0	32	32	8th	Relegated
2017	Division 3C	5	5	0	0	0	37	87	1st	Promoted
2018	Division 2	7	3	3	0	1	25	55	6th
2019	Division 2	7	5	2	0	0	44	94	3rd

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season	Division	League standings								Notes
Season	Division	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos	Notes
2009	Division 3	3	2	0	0	1	+0.61	5	1st
2010	Division S&W 1	3	2	1	0	0	−0.75	4	2nd
2011	Division S1	3	0	3	0	0	−1.38	0	4th	Relegated
2012	Division S2	3	3	0	0	0	+6.17	6	1st	Promoted
2013	Division S1	3	0	3	0	0	−2.70	0	4th
2014	Division 1B	4	0	4	0	0	−3.44	0	9th	Relegated
2015	Division 2	8	5	3	0	0	+0.31	20	3rd
2016	Division 2	7	3	3	0	1	+0.55	13	5th
2017	Division 2	8	1	6	0	1	−0.79	5	9th	Relegated
2018	Division 3C	8	7	1	0	0	+3.23	28	1st	Promoted
2019	Division 2	8	4	2	0	2	−0.07	18	5th
2021	South East	8	0	6	0	2	−1.54	2	6th
2022	Group 4	6	6	0	0	0	+3.92	24	1st	Lost final
2023	Group 7	6	2	1	0	3	+0.54	11	3rd
2024	Group 3	8	3	4	0	1	+0.27	63	4th

ECB Women's County One-Day

Season	Group	League standings								Notes
Season	Group	P	W	L	T	A/C	BP	Pts	Pos	Notes
2024	Group 4	4	1	2	0	1	1	6	4th

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Current teams	Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cornwall Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire Huntingdonshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire and Rutland Lincolnshire Middlesex Norfolk Northamptonshire North East Warriors Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Scotland Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Wales Warwickshire Wiltshire Worcestershire Yorkshire
Former teams	Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Cheshire Durham East Anglia East Midlands Ireland Lancashire and Cheshire Netherlands North Representative XI Northumberland Thames Valley West West Midlands
Women's County Championship Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Women's Twenty20 Cup Seasons	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
ECB Women's County One-Day Seasons	2024
Other Competitions (current)	East of England Women's County Championship South Central Counties Cup West Midlands Regional Cup Women's London Championship Women's London Cup
Other Competitions (defunct)	Women's Area Championship Women's Territorial Tournament

Essex County Cricket Club

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Grounds

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County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford

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Captains

List of Essex cricket captains

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Men's First-Class Counties (18)	Derbyshire Durham Essex Glamorgan Gloucestershire Hampshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Middlesex Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Somerset Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Worcestershire Yorkshire
Women's Regional Teams (8)	Central Sparks Northern Diamonds North West Thunder South East Stars Southern Vipers Sunrisers The Blaze Western Storm
The Hundred Teams (8) (Men and Women)	Birmingham Phoenix London Spirit Manchester Originals Northern Superchargers Oval Invincibles Southern Brave Trent Rockets Welsh Fire
Men's National Counties (21)	Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumbria Devon Dorset Herefordshire Hertfordshire Huntingdonshire Lincolnshire Norfolk Northumberland Oxfordshire Shropshire Staffordshire Suffolk Wales National County Wiltshire
Women's Counties (34)	Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cornwall Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire Huntingdonshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire and Rutland Lincolnshire Middlesex Norfolk Northamptonshire North East Warriors Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Wales Warwickshire Wiltshire Worcestershire Yorkshire
Other Men's First-Class Teams (1)	Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
MCC Universities (6)	Cambridge UCCE Cardiff UCCE Durham UCCE Leeds/Bradford UCCE Loughborough UCCE Oxford UCCE
Major Competitions	County Championship One-Day Cup women's T20 Blast women's The Hundred Women's Twenty20 Cup
Defunct Major Competitions	ECB 40 National League Benson & Hedges Cup Charlotte Edwards Cup Friends Provident Trophy Bob Willis Trophy Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Women's County Championship Women's Cricket Super League
Other Competitions	National Counties Championship NCCA Knockout Trophy National Counties T20 Second XI Championship ECB Premier Leagues ECB National Club Cricket Championship ECB National Club Twenty20 Champion County match Eton v Harrow The University Match
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History

1949–2000: Early history

2000– : Women's County Championship

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

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See also

References