Middlesex Women cricket team

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Middlesex Women
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Personnel
Captain Saskia Horley
CoachSanjay Patel
Team information
Founded1935
Home groundVarious
History
WCC  wins0
T20 Cup  wins1
Official website Middlesex Cricket

The Middlesex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Middlesex. They play their home games at various grounds, most commonly at Mill Hill School, and are captained by Saskia Horley. [1] [2] They won Division 2 of the Women's County Championship in 2019 and won the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2018. [3] They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers. [4]

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History

1935–1996: Early History

Middlesex Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Civil Service Women, and went on to play various one-off games over the following years, most often against surrounding teams such as Surrey Women. They joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, winning the first two titles, and winning again in 1985. [5]

1997– : Women's County Championship

After the Area Championship ended in 1996, Middlesex Women were one of the founding teams for the Women's County Championship, beginning in 1997, finishing 5th in Division Two in their first season. [6] After being relegated to Division Three the following season, Middlesex then began a steady rise up through the divisions, finally reaching Division One for the first time in 2011. From here, they remained a mid-table side over subsequent seasons, until they were relegated in 2018, the same year in which they won their first major title, the Twenty20 Cup (after being runners-up in 2014 and 2017). In 2019, the final year of the County Championship, Middlesex won Division 2. [7] Since 2015, Middlesex have also competed in the London Cup, in which they play a Twenty20 match against Surrey. Middlesex won the first five competitions, but Surrey won in 2020. [8] [9] The side has also competed in the Women's London Championship since 2020. [10] In 2021, they competed in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 5th with 3 wins, and regained the London Cup, beating Surrey by 8 wickets. [11] [12] They won their group of the Twenty20 Cup in 2022, going unbeaten. [13] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Middlesex finished top of their group and reached the group final, but the title was shared due to rain. [14]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season. denotes players with international caps. [15]

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Cordelia Griffith Flag of England.svg  England 19 September 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Gemma MarriottFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknownDual-registration with Hertfordshire
Natasha Miles  Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 19 October 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Louise PoulterFlag of England.svg  England 18 March 1998 (age 25)UnknownUnknown
Isabella RoutledgeFlag of England.svg  England 2 November 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Chloe Abel Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownRight-handedRight-arm medium
Kate Coppack Flag of England.svg  England 30 August 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Naomi Dattani Flag of England.svg  England 28 April 1994 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Mariko Hill  Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 20 November 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Saskia Horley  Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23 February 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break Club captain
Riva PindoriaFlag of England.svg  England UnknownRight-handedRight-arm off break
Lucy PorterFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Amuruthaa Surenkumar Flag of England.svg  England 24 October 2006 (age 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Hermione Baxter-ChineryFlag of England.svg  England February 2001 (age 23)Unknown
Amara Carr Flag of England.svg  England 17 April 1994 (age 29)Right-handed
Iqraa HussainFlag of England.svg  England 21 September 1999 (age 24)Unknown
Amelie MundayFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownDual-registration with Devon
Bowlers
Jenny BloefeldFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Anisha DissanayakeFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownRight-arm leg break
Bhavika GajipraFlag of England.svg  England UnknownRight-handedRight-arm off break
Gayatri Gole Flag of England.svg  England 22 July 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Katie GreenFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Abtaha Maqsood  Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11 June 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Sonali Patel Flag of England.svg  England 23 May 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Emily Thorpe Flag of England.svg  England 27 January 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Lauren TurnerFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown

Notable players

Players who have played for Middlesex and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [16]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [17] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
1997 Division 25140026385th
1998 Division 25140026386thRelegated
1999 Division 35320039752nd
2000 Division 35320040762nd
2001 Division 34400038.586.51stPromoted
2002 Division 25030220425th
2003 Division 25410038.586.52nd
2004 Division 25230031.555.55th
2005 Division 36230136.571.52nd
2006 Division 3632016743rd
2007 Division 3622027772nd
2008 Division 36330010702ndPromoted
2009 Division 2107300141542nd
2010 Division 2108200641441stPromoted
2011 Division 110530245953rd
2012 Division 18120518284th
2013 Division 18260045657th
2014 Division 18230328486th
2015 Division 18340144745th
2016 Division 18430136766th
2017 Division 17340046765th
2018 Division 17240132527thRelegated
2019 Division 275110471021st

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [18] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2009 Division 331101–0.2533rd
2010 Division S131200–1.8423rd
2011 Division S131200–1.5223rd
2012 Division S130201–1.2323rd
2013 Division S132100+0.3483rd
2014 Division 1A43100+0.3162nd
2015 Division 185300+1.34204th
2016 Division 173202+0.29143rd
2017 Division 185300+0.76202nd
2018 Division 187100+0.55281stChampions
2019 Division 182402–0.61108th
2021 South East83401+0.18135th
2022 South East66000+5.13241stGroup winners
2023 Group 664002+1.34181stShared group winners

Honours

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