The Devon Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Devon. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Knightshayes Court, Bolham and the County Ground, Exeter.[1] They are captained by Steph Hutchins.[2] 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.[3] They are partnered with the regional side Western Storm.[4]
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Steph Hutchins |
| Coach | David Joseph |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1967 |
| Home ground | VariousIncluding Knightshayes Court, Bolham |
| History | |
| WCC wins | 0 |
| T20 Cup wins | 0 |
| Official website | Devon Cricket |
History edit
Devon Women joined the County Challenge Cup in 2005, finishing 2nd in their group in their first season.[5] In 2008, their first season in the Women's County Championship proper, they were promoted from Division 5 South & West, winning all four of their games.[6] After being promoted to Division 2 in 2011, they have remained there ever since, achieving their best finish of 3rd in 2012, 2014 and 2017, helped by standout performances from players such as Rosalie Birch, Jodie Dibble and Caitlin O'Keefe.[7][8][9] Devon joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in its inaugural season, 2009, winning Division 4 with two out of three wins that year.[10] From 2015, when the competition first moved to a national format, until 2018, Devon played in Division 3: they were promoted in 2018, topping Division 3A, and played in Division 2 in 2019.[11] In 2021, they competed in the South West Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 2nd with 4 wins.[12] In 2022, they won Group 8 of the Twenty20 Cup, topping the group before emerging victorious on Finals Day, beating Cornwall in the final.[13] After all of their group stage matches were rained-off in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side lost in the group semi-final.[14]
Players edit
Current squad edit
Based on appearances in the 2023 season.[15]
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Ruby Davis |  England |
29 January 2000 | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| Rebecca Halliday | England |
27 September 2001 | Right-handed | Right-hand off break | |
| Jemima Vereker | England |
27 December 2004 | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Ellie Bishop | England |
28 November 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Emma Corney | England |
15 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Imogen Daldorph | England |
6 October 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Steph Hutchins | England |
6 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Club captain |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Amelie Munday | England |
9 October 2002 | Right-handed | – | Dual-registration with Middlesex |
| Georgia Read | England |
28 November 2002 | Unknown | – | |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Katie Donovan | England |
23 January 2004 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Eva Lewis | England |
30 November 2004 | Unknown | Right-arm leg break | |
| Hollie Perkin | England |
20 November 2003 | Unknown | Right-arm medium | |
| Erin Vukusic | England |
16 December 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Notable players edit
Players who have played for Devon and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[16]
Aimee Watkins (2002)
Rosalie Birch (2003)
Olivia Anderson (2008)- Heather Knight (2010)
- Felicity Leydon-Davis (2014)
- Jodie Cook (2014)
Seasons edit
Women's County Championship edit
| Season | Division | League standings[17] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | BP | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2005 | County Challenge Cup G4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 46.5 | 2nd | |
| 2006 | County Challenge Cup G4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 3rd | |
| 2007 | County Challenge Cup G1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 1st | Lost promotion playoff |
| 2008 | Division 5 S&W | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2009 | Division 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 150 | 2nd | |
| 2010 | Division 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 125 | 4th | |
| 2011 | Division 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 74 | 3rd | Promoted |
| 2012 | Division 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 84 | 3rd | |
| 2013 | Division 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 8th | |
| 2014 | Division 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 90 | 3rd | |
| 2015 | Division 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 75 | 7th | |
| 2016 | Division 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 84 | 4th | |
| 2017 | Division 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 96 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Division 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 74 | 4th | |
| 2019 | Division 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 84 | 4th | |
Women's Twenty20 Cup edit
| Season | Division | League standings[18] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2009 | Division 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.03 | 4 | 1st | |
| 2010 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.80 | 0 | 4th | |
| 2011 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.08 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 2012 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.04 | 0 | 4th | Relegated |
| 2013 | Division S&W 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.92 | 6 | 1st | |
| 2014 | Division 2C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.36 | 4 | 8th | Relegated |
| 2015 | Division 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.55 | 24 | 3rd | |
| 2016 | Division 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.99 | 24 | 3rd | |
| 2017 | Division 3A | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.55 | 18 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Division 3A | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.09 | 32 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2019 | Division 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.36 | 14 | 7th | |
| 2021 | South West | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2.96 | 18 | 2nd | |
| 2022 | Group 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.41 | 21 | 1st | Group winners |
| 2023 | Group 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.00 | 6 | 2nd | |
Honours edit
- Women's Twenty20 Cup:
- Group winners (1) – 2022
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Devon Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Devon Women Squad". Devon Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Western Storm. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Challenge Cup G4 - 2005". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 5S&W - 2008". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Devon Women Batting and Fielding/Royal London One-Day Cup 2014". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Devon Women Bowling/Royal London One-Day Cup 2014". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 4 - 2009". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's County T20 South West Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Women's County T20 Group 8 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 8 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Devon Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Devon Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.