The Northumberland Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Northumberland. They played their home games at Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, Stocksfield.[1] They competed in the Women's County Championship from 1998 to 2019 and in the Women's Twenty20 Cup from 2009 to 2018.[2] In 2020, it was announced that Northumberland was merging its team with Durham, becoming North East Warriors.[3] They are partnered with the regional side Northern Diamonds.[4]
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1949 |
| Home ground | Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, Stocksfield |
| History | |
| WCC wins | 0 |
| T20 Cup wins | 0 |
| Official website | Northumberland Cricket Board |
History
Northumberland Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against Durham.[5] They joined the national county structure in 1998, playing in the Women's County Championship Division 3, winning one out of five games.[6] They played in the Championship for a further two years with little success, before withdrawing and only returning in 2005.[7] Since then, Northumberland consistently played in the bottom tier of the Championship, with their best season coming in 2016, finishing 3rd in Division 4 N&E.[8]
In the Women's Twenty20 Cup, Northumberland performed similarly, playing in Divisions Three and Four.[9] In 2010, they reached a Divisional Final to play for promotion, but lost to Northamptonshire.[10] Northumberland did not compete in the 2019 tournament, but will return in 2021 as North East Warriors, a combined side with Durham.[11]
Players
Notable players
Players who have played for Northumberland and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[12]
Dorothy Macfarlane (1957)- Margaret Rutherford (1960)
Sara MacLean (2001)- Linda Spence (2001)
Anuradha Doddaballapur (2020)
Lauren Payas (2024)
Seasons
Women's County Championship
| Season | Division | League standings[13] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | BP | Pts | Pos | |||
| 1998 | Division 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39 | 5th | |
| 1999 | Division 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6th | |
| 2000 | Division 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6th | |
| 2005 | County Challenge Cup G1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3rd | |
| 2006 | County Challenge Cup G1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | |
| 2007 | County Challenge Cup G4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4th | |
| 2008 | Division 5N | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4th | |
| 2009 | Division 5 N&E | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 4th | |
| 2010 | Division 5N | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 5th | |
| 2011 | Division 5N | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 3rd | |
| 2012 | Division 4 N&E | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 3rd | |
| 2013 | Division 4 N&E | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 3rd | |
| 2014 | Division 4 N&E | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 4th | |
| 2015 | Division 4 N&E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 4th | |
| 2016 | Division 4 N&E | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 48 | 3rd | |
| 2017 | Division 3A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Division 3A | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4th | |
| 2019 | Division 3A | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7th | |
Women's Twenty20 Cup
| Season | Division | League standings[14] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2009 | Division 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | 1st | |
| 2010 | Division M&N 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −1.26 | 2 | 2nd | Lost promotion play-off |
| 2011 | Division M&N 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.22 | 2 | 3rd | Relegated |
| 2012 | Division M&N 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.02 | 0 | 4th | |
| 2013 | Division M&N 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.69 | 2 | 3rd | |
| 2014 | Division 4C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.54 | 4 | 7th | |
| 2015 | Division 4C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1.44 | 3 | 4th | |
| 2016 | Division 4C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.35 | 12 | 2nd | |
| 2017 | Division 3B | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.28 | 16 | 4th | |
| 2018 | Division 3B | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −1.53 | 8 | 5th | |