Tamsin Tilley Beaumont is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent,The Blaze,Welsh Fire,Sydney Thunder and England. She plays primarily as an opening batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Surrey Stars,Adelaide Strikers,Southern Vipers,Melbourne Renegades and London Spirit.
Amy Ellen Jones is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Warwickshire,Central Sparks,Birmingham Phoenix and England. She made her England debut in 2013 and is a holder of an ECB central contract.
Bethany Alicia Langston is an English cricketer who played six matches for the England women's cricket team:twice in 2013 and four times in 2016. Predominantly a medium-pace bowler,she began her cricket career with Essex in 2009,before moving to Yorkshire in 2016. She also played in the Women's Cricket Super League for both the Loughborough Lightning and the Yorkshire Diamonds.
Loughborough Lightning were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based at Loughborough University. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They primarily played their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground. They were coached by Rob Taylor and were captained by Georgia Elwiss. The team was partnered with Loughborough University. Together with the netball team and the women's rugby union team,the cricket team was one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University that used the Loughborough Lightning name. In 2020,following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket,some elements of the Loughborough Lightning were retained for a new team,named just Lightning and representing a broader region.
Alexandra Hartley is an English former cricketer who played as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Between 2016 and 2019,she appeared in 28 One Day Internationals and four Twenty20 Internationals for England,and was part of the side that won the 2017 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Lancashire,Middlesex,Surrey Stars,Lancashire Thunder,North West Thunder,Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire in England,as well as Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes in Australia.
Sarah Jennifer Bryce is a Scottish cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a wicket-keeper-batter. At the domestic level,she plays for the Watsonian cricket club,for English teams The Blaze and Kent,and for Welsh Fire.
Kathryn Emma Bryce is a Scottish cricketer and the current captain of the national women's cricket team. An all-rounder,she plays at the domestic level for the Watsonian cricket club,and for English teams The Blaze and Derbyshire;she has also been drafted by Manchester Originals. Previously,she has taken the field for English teams Warwickshire,Loughborough Lightning,Lincolnshire and Trent Rockets. She also plays for the Warriors team in FairBreak Invitational T20 tournaments.
Abtaha Maqsood is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex,Sunrisers,Birmingham Phoenix and Scotland as a right-arm leg break bowler. The daughter of immigrants from Pakistan,she was educated at Eastwood High School,Newton Mearns,and plays club cricket for Poloc,having joined them at the age of 11. After only four months at Poloc,she was called up to the Scotland under-17 squad and debuted for them aged 12.
Alice Natica Davidson-Richards is an English cricketer who plays for Kent,South East Stars and Northern Superchargers. A right-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler,she made her county debut for Kent in 2010. She made her debut for England in March 2018.
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey,South East Stars,Welsh Fire,Gujarat Giants and England. A right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler,she made her county debut in 2012 for Middlesex and her England debut in 2018,against Bangladesh at the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. In 2020,she left Middlesex to join Surrey. In June 2021,Dunkley was awarded her first central contract with the England women's cricket team. In the same month,she made her Test debut,becoming the first black woman to play Test cricket for England.
Linsey Claire Neale Smith is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex,Southern Vipers and Northern Superchargers. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler,she originally played for Berkshire before moving to Sussex ahead of the 2017 season. In October 2018,she was named in the England women's cricket team squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament,and made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut in the tournament against Bangladesh.
The Australia women's cricket team toured England in June and July 2019 to play the England women's cricket team to contest the Women's Ashes. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs),one Women's Test match and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). A points-based system was used across all three formats of the tour. The Women's Ashes were held by Australia prior to the start of the series.
Mady Kate Villiers is an English cricketer who plays for the England women's cricket team as an off break bowler. She also plays for Essex,Sunrisers and Oval Invincibles. In July 2019,she was named in England's squad for the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures of the 2019 Women's Ashes series,making her WT20I debut for England against Australia on 31 July 2019.
Sarah Glenn is an English cricketer who plays for the England women's cricket team as a leg break bowler. She also plays for Derbyshire,The Blaze and London Spirit. After making her England debut in 2019,she played in the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and broke into the top 10 of the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings later that year. In September 2022,she rose to second in the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) bowling rankings.
The Blaze,previously known as Lightning,are a women's cricket team that represent the East Midlands region,one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds,including Trent Bridge and Grace Road. They are captained by Kirstie Gordon and coached by Chris Guest. The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Loughborough Lightning. They are partnered with Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire,Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Eleanor Threlkeld is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire,North West Thunder and Manchester Originals. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League.
Joanne Lynda Gardner is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire,Sunrisers and Trent Rockets. She plays as an all-rounder,bowling right-arm medium and batting right-handed. She has previously played for Warwickshire,Essex,Loughborough Lightning,Oval Invincibles and Southern Brave.
Alice Rose Capsey is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey,South East Stars,Oval Invincibles,Delhi Capitals and Melbourne Stars. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. In 2021,Capsey was voted the inaugural PCA Women's Young Player of the Year. Capsey made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in July 2022.
Charlotte Ellen Dean is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire,Southern Vipers and London Spirit. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in September 2021.
Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent,South East Stars and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.
