Somerset Women cricket team

Somerset Women
Personnel
CaptainSophie Luff
CoachErin Osborne
Overseas playerAnika Learoyd
Team information
Founded1953
Home groundVarious
including Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground
History
WCC wins0
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteSomerset Women

The Somerset Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English ceremonial county of Somerset. They play their home games at various grounds across Somerset, most often in Taunton, and are captained by Sophie Luff.[1][2] Somerset consistently competed in either Division 1 or Division 2 of the Women's County Championship, and won Division 2 of the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2019.[3] In 2021, they won the West Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup.[4] They were formerly partnered with the regional team Western Storm.[5]

History

1953–1999: Early History

Somerset Women first formed in 1953, and played their first recorded match on 6 June that year, against Gloucestershire A.[6] After this, Somerset played various one-off games, whilst West of England Women, which included Somerset, played in the Women's Area Championship from 1980 until 1996 and the Women's County Championship from 1997 until 1999.[7]

2000– : Women's County Championship

Somerset players celebrate a wicket in 2010

Somerset replaced West of England Women in the County Championship in 2000, and finished 3rd in Division 2 in their first season. Somerset remained in the second division until 2005, when they were promoted. This then began a period in which Somerset bounced between the two divisions, being promoted in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2017 and relegated in 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018. Somerset also missed out on promotion in play-offs in 2013 and 2014, with the game being abandoned in 2013 and losing to Warwickshire Women in 2014.[8][9] In 2019, Somerset finished second-bottom of Division 2.[10]

Somerset have fared similarly in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, for example winning promotion to Division 1 in 2014 and 2016 before being relegated in the following seasons.[11] In 2019, Somerset won Division 2 with 6 victories from 8 games.[12] Following the 2019 season, women's cricket in England was restructured and the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, only the Twenty20 Cup took place, with Somerset competing in the West Midlands Group. They won their regional division, winning 5 of their 8 matches.[4] Somerset bowler Lorraine Szczepanski was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 13 wickets, and batters Georgia Hennessy and Sophie Luff were the 2nd and 4th leading run-scorers, respectively.[13][14] They finished second in their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup and subsequently progressed to the group final, where they lost to Warwickshire.[15] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, all of the side's group stage matches were rained-off, but they beat Devon and Wales on the group Finals Day to win their group.[16] They also played various 50-over friendlies against other sides in the South West.[17] In 2024, the side finished 2nd in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 5th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.[18][19]

Somerset have had various notable players appear for them over the years, most prominently the former England players Anya Shrubsole and Fran Wilson.[20]

Players

Current squad

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • ‡ denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
4Anika Learoyd Australia14 April 2002Right-handedRight-arm leg spinOverseas player
5Heather Knight ‡ England26 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland central contract
18Rebecca Odgers England10 February 2003Right-handedRight-arm off break
21Emma Corney England15 September 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
40Ruby Davis England9 October 2004Right-handed—
63Sophie Luff England6 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm mediumClub captain
All-rounders
24Charlie Dean ‡ England22 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland central contract
25Alex Griffiths Wales12 June 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
27Niamh Holland England27 October 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
28Dani Gibson ‡ England30 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm mediumEngland central contract
73Jasmine Westley England19 November 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
22Jess Hazell England22 August 2004Right-handed—
38Katie Jones England28 December 2005Right-handed—
Bowlers
2Bea Willis England21 November 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
14Mollie Robbins England4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
16Erin Vukusic ‡ Croatia16 December 2005Right-handedRight-arm medium
20Chloe Skelton England20 June 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break
23Lola Harris England20 October 2006Right-handedRight-arm leg break
41Maddie Russell England4 June 2010Left-handedLeft-arm medium
45Ellie Anderson England30 October 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
95Olivia Barnes England9 July 2006Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Source:[21] Updated: 15 March 2026

Notable players

Players who have played for Somerset and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[22]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Season Division League standings[23] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2000 Division 2 5320037733rd
2001 Division 2 5320034703rd
2002 Division 2 5120218524th
2003 Division 2 5230032.556.54th
2004 Division 2 5410041891st
2005 Division 2 6410142.5101.51st Promoted
2006 Division 1 6150013334th Relegated
2007 Division 2 632014893rd
2008 Division 2 642006862nd Promoted
2009 Division 1 10370014744th
2010 Division 1 10280040606th Relegated
2011 Division 2 105302521023rd Promoted
2012 Division 1 8040421219th Relegated
2013 Division 2 87100481182nd Won Division 2 final; Lost promotion play-off
2014 Division 2 86200531132nd Lost promotion play-off
2015 Division 2 86002451051st Promoted
2016 Division 1 8250129497th Relegated
2017 Division 2 7510141912nd Promoted
2018 Division 1 7151031468th Relegated
2019 Division 2 7160043537th

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season Division League standings[24] Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
2009 Division 2 32001+1.2351st
2010 Division S&W 1 31200−0.3923rd
2011 Division S&W 1 31200+0.3323rd
2012 Division S&W 1 32100+1.4142nd
2013 Division S&W 1 33000+5.7861st Lost group final
2014 Division 2C 43100+2.50122nd Promoted
2015 Division 1 82501−0.5998th Relegated
2016 Division 2 75200+0.78201st Promoted
2017 Division 1 81502−1.3568th Relegated
2018 Division 2 84400+0.80165th
2019 Division 2 86200−0.03241st
2021 West Midlands 85102+1.75221st Group winners
2022 Group 3 64200+0.72162nd Lost final
2023 Group 8 60006+0.0063rd Group winners
2024 Group 4 86200+0.84962nd

ECB Women's County One-Day

Season Group League standings[25] Notes
P W L T A/C BP Pts Pos
2024 Group 3 41210175th

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Somerset Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Somerset Women". Somerset Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Women's County T20 West Midlands Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Western Storm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Somerset Women". Somerset Cricket Museum. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "West Women Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Essex Women v Somerset Women, 15th September 2013". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 14th September 2014". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Fixtures". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Statistics/Bowling/Standard". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Statistics/Batting/Standard". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Women's County T20 Group 3 - 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 8 - 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "Somerset Women Season Review". Somerset County Cricket Club. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Vitality Women's County T20 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Vitality Women's County Championship 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Somerset Women players". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "Somerset Players". Somerset CCC. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "Somerset Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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