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Nottinghamshire Women

Personnel
Captain	Teresa Graves
Coach	Martyn Kiel
Team information
Founded	UnknownFirst recorded match: 1934
Home ground	John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Nettleworth, Warsop
History
WCC wins	0
T20 Cup wins	1
Official website	Nottinghamshire Recreational Cricket

The Nottinghamshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Nottinghamshire. They play their home games at John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Nettleworth and are captained by Teresa Graves. In 2019, they played in Division One of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and in 2021 won the East Midlands Group of the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the East Midlands regional side The Blaze.

History

1934–1999: Early History

Nottinghamshire Women's first recorded match took place in 1934, which they lost to the Women's Cricket Association. They went on to play various one-off games against nearby teams, such as Warwickshire and Lincolnshire. East Midlands Women, which included players from Nottinghamshire, joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and was a founding member of the Women's County Championship. East Midlands won Division One of the Championship in 1999.

2000– : Women's County Championship

Nottinghamshire replaced East Midlands in Division One of the County Championship for the 2000 season, finishing second with four out of five wins. Nottinghamshire remained in Division One for a further four seasons, finishing second again in 2003, but were relegated in 2004. After two seasons in Division 2, Nottinghamshire returned to Division One and remained a consistently mid-table side.

In 2009, Nottinghamshire played in the 2009 RSA T20 Cup, a tri-series in Ireland with Pakistan and Ireland. They finished bottom of the table, but managed one win against Ireland. In 2010, they joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup, placing 2nd in their regional division in their first season. They reached the semi-finals in 2013, but lost to eventual winners Kent. In 2014, however, Nottinghamshire were crowned the Champions of the tournament, first qualifying for Round 2 unbeaten, then finishing above Middlesex and Kent in the final group on Net Run Rate.

Since then, Nottinghamshire have had a brief stint in Division Two in both competitions, in 2016 in the Championship and 2017 in the T20 Cup. In both instances, they gained promotion at their first attempt. In 2019, they finished 6th in the Championship and 9th in the T20 Cup. In 2021, they competed in the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and won their region, going unbeaten with 5 wins and 3 matches abandoned due to rain. In 2022, they finished fourth in Group 1 of the Twenty20 Cup. In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side reached the group semi-final, where they lost to Lancashire. In 2024, the side finished 5th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 8th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Diya Badge	England	(2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 24)	Unknown	Unknown
Hannah Hughes	England	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28)	Unknown	Unknown
Eleanor Owen	England	(2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 19)	Unknown	Unknown
All-rounders
Teresa Graves	England	(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Club captain
Yvonne Graves	England	(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Lucy Higham	England	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Michaela Kirk	South Africa	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Maddie Ward	England	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	Right-handed	–
Annie Williams	England	Age 15	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
Olivia Baker	England	Age 17	Unknown	Unknown
Evee-Mae Hicklin	England	Age 16	Unknown	Unknown
Amelia Kite	England	(2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Rhiannon Knowling-Davies	England	(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sophie Munro	England	(2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Rebecca Widdowson	England	(1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Notable players

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

• Betty Belton (1937)
• Mona Greenwood (1937)
• Annie Geeves (1951)
• Karen Smithies (1986)
• Wendy Watson (1987)
• Jane Smit (1992)
• Ella Donnison (1999)
• Dawn Holden (1999)
• Kate Lowe (1999)
• Nicky Shaw (1999)
• Yulandi van der Merwe (2000)
• Jenny Gunn (2004)
• Leah Poulton (2006)
• Rene Farrell (2007)
• Lucy Doolan (2008)
• Danni Wyatt (2010)
• Maddy Green (2012)
• Megan Schutt (2012)
• Jodie Cook (2014)
• Sonia Odedra (2014)
• Sarah Bryce (2018)
• Rachel Hawkins (2018)
• Kirstie Gordon (2018)
• Jasmine Titmuss (2019)

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

ECB Women's County One-Day

Honours

• County Championship:
  • Division Two champions (1) – 2006
• Women's Twenty20 Cup:
  • Champions (1) – 2014
  • Division Two champions (1) – 2017
  • Group winners (1) – 2021

See also

• Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
• The Blaze (women's cricket)

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• Women's cricket teams in England