The West Midlands Women's cricket team was the women's representative cricket team for the West Midlands. They competed in the Women's Area Championship from 1980 to 1996 and in the Women's County Championship from 1997 to 1999, after which they were replaced by Staffordshire. They won the Area Championship in 1982, and competed in Division One of the County Championship in their final season of existence.
West Midlands Women played their first recorded match in 1963, which they lost to a touring Australia side by 10 wickets.[1] West Midlands played Australia again in 1976, as well as playing New Zealand in 1984, and against various county sides.[2] West Midlands joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and won the competition in 1982, beating East Anglia in the final by 5 wickets, with captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint scoring 80*.[3] West Midlands went on to finish 4th in the 1992 tournament and as runners-up in the final tournament, in 1996.[4] They then joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season, and were again runners-up in 1997.[5] In their final season of existence, 1999, they were relegated from Division 1 and subsequently replaced by Staffordshire, who immediately regained their former team's place in Division 1, in 2000.[6][7]
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Notable playersedit
Players who played for West Midlands and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (noted in brackets):[8]
^"West Midlands Women v Australia Women, 30 May 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^"West Midlands Women Miscellaneous Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^"East Anglia v West Midlands, 5 September 1982". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ ab"West Midlands Women List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^"Women's County Championship 1997 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^"Women's County Championship 1999 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^"Women's County Championship 2000 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^"West Midlands Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
January 01, 1970
west, midlands, women, cricket, team, west, midlands, women, cricket, team, women, representative, cricket, team, west, midlands, they, competed, women, area, championship, from, 1980, 1996, women, county, championship, from, 1997, 1999, after, which, they, we. The West Midlands Women s cricket team was the women s representative cricket team for the West Midlands They competed in the Women s Area Championship from 1980 to 1996 and in the Women s County Championship from 1997 to 1999 after which they were replaced by Staffordshire They won the Area Championship in 1982 and competed in Division One of the County Championship in their final season of existence West Midlands WomenPersonnelCaptainBarbara DanielsTeam informationFoundedUnknownFirst recorded match 1963Dissolved1999HistoryWAC wins1WCC wins0 Contents 1 History 2 Players 2 1 Notable players 3 Seasons 3 1 Women s County Championship 4 Honours 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editWest Midlands Women played their first recorded match in 1963 which they lost to a touring Australia side by 10 wickets 1 West Midlands played Australia again in 1976 as well as playing New Zealand in 1984 and against various county sides 2 West Midlands joined the Women s Area Championship in 1980 and won the competition in 1982 beating East Anglia in the final by 5 wickets with captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint scoring 80 3 West Midlands went on to finish 4th in the 1992 tournament and as runners up in the final tournament in 1996 4 They then joined the Women s County Championship for its inaugural season and were again runners up in 1997 5 In their final season of existence 1999 they were relegated from Division 1 and subsequently replaced by Staffordshire who immediately regained their former team s place in Division 1 in 2000 6 7 Players editNotable players edit Players who played for West Midlands and played internationally are listed below in order of first international appearance noted in brackets 8 nbsp Rachael Heyhoe Flint 1960 nbsp June Bragger 1963 nbsp Carol Evans 1968 nbsp Jill Cruwys 1969 nbsp Rosalind Heggs 1973 nbsp Wendy Williams 1973 nbsp Valerie Farrell 1973 nbsp Jan Brittin 1979 nbsp Janet Tedstone 1979 nbsp Cathy Cooke 1989 nbsp Julie Crump 1989 nbsp Barbara Daniels 1993 nbsp Clare Gough 2001 Seasons editWomen s County Championship edit Season Division League standings 4 Notes P W L T A C BP Pts Pos 1997 Division 1 5 3 2 0 0 32 5 68 5 2nd 1998 Division 1 5 2 3 0 0 33 57 3rd 1999 Division 1 5 0 5 0 0 28 28 5th RelegatedHonours editWomen s Area Championship Champions 1 1982See also editShropshire Women cricket team Staffordshire Women cricket team Warwickshire Women cricket team Worcestershire Women cricket team List of defunct English women s cricket teamsReferences edit West Midlands Women v Australia Women 30 May 1963 CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2021 West Midlands Women Miscellaneous Matches CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2021 East Anglia v West Midlands 5 September 1982 CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2021 a b West Midlands Women List A Matches CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2021 Women s County Championship 1997 Tables Cricket Archive Retrieved 20 January 2021 Women s County Championship 1999 Tables Cricket Archive Retrieved 20 January 2021 Women s County Championship 2000 Tables Cricket Archive Retrieved 20 January 2021 West Midlands Women Players CricketArchive Retrieved 20 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Midlands Women cricket team amp oldid 1104402100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
