Durham Women cricket team
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The Durham Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Durham. They play their home games at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, having previously used various grounds across the county, including Green Lane Cricket Ground, Durham and Park Drive, Hartlepool.[1] They competed in the Women's County Championship from 2001 to 2019 and in the Women's Twenty20 Cup from 2009 to 2019.[2] In 2020, it was announced that Durham was merging its team with Northumberland, becoming North East Warriors.[3] They were partnered with the regional side Northern Diamonds.[4]
Tahlia Wilson
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Hollie Armitage |
| Coach | Danielle Hazell |
| Overseas player(s) | Heather Graham Tahlia Wilson |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1930 |
| Home ground | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| History | |
| WCC wins | 0 |
| T20 Cup wins | 0 |
| Official website | Durham Cricket |
In 2024, Durham were selected as one of the eight counties to become a 'tier 1' professional women's cricket side from 2025, with all home matches to be played at the Riverside Ground.[5]
History
1930–2000: Early History
Durham Women played their first recorded match in 1930, against Lancashire and Cheshire Women, which they won by 16 runs.[6] Over the following years, Durham played various one-off matches against surrounding teams, often combined with Northumberland Women.[7] In the early 2000s, Durham also played various games against Scotland Women.[8]
2001– : Women's County Championship
In 2001, Durham Women played in the Emerging Counties competition, which they won, thereby earning promotion to the Women's County Championship.[9] In their first season, they finished 5th in Division 3, but were promoted the following season.[10] After being relegated in 2004, Durham then began a steady climb through the divisions, reaching Division 2 in 2012, where they remained for four seasons.[11] Subsequent years saw them challenging for promotion again, just missing out in 2017, losing a play-off against Northamptonshire, but achieving it in 2018, beating Oxfordshire by 85 runs.[12][13] In 2019, however, they finished bottom of Division Two.[14] In the Women's Twenty20 Cup, meanwhile, Durham were a consistent Division Two side, achieving their best finish, 2nd, in 2019.[15] In 2021, they competed as a joint team with Northumberland, as North East Warriors, after the two teams merged in 2020.[3]
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 | ||||||
| 4 | Emily Windsor |  England | 14 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 7 | Emma Marlow | England | 12 April 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 10 | Leah Dobson | England | 6 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 28 | Harriet Robson | England | 27 December 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 14 | Trudy Johnson | England | 2 November 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 15 | Abi Glen | England | 2 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Phoebe Turner | England | 8 August 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 22 | Mady Villiers ‡ | England | 26 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 57 | Hollie Armitage ‡ | England | 14 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 70 | Katherine Fraser ‡ |  Scotland | 9 April 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 77 | Heather Graham ‡ |  Australia | 5 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 21 | Tahlia Wilson ‡ | Australia | 21 October 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 25 | Bess Heath ‡ | England | 20 August 2001 | Right-handed | — | |
| 64 | Mia Rogers | England | 29 January 2002 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 2 | Lizzie Scott | England | 1 September 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 23 | Katie Levick | England | 18 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 24 | Lauren Filer ‡ | England | 22 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | England central contract |
| 48 | Sophia Turner | England | 23 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 88 | Grace Thompson | England | 30 May 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Source:[16] Updated: 28 March 2026 | ||||||
Notable players
Players who have played for Durham and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[17]
Kari Carswell (2001)
Danielle Hazell (2009)
Morna Nielsen (2010)
Louise McCarthy (2010)- Becky Glen (2018)
Aaliyah Alleyne[a] (2019)
Elysa Hubbard (2022)
Seasons
Women's County Championship
| Season | Division | League standings[18] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | BP | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2001 | Emerging Counties | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | Promoted |
| 2002 | Division 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 54 | 5th | |
| 2003 | Division 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.5 | 82.5 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2004 | Division 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 6th | Relegated |
| 2005 | County Challenge Cup G1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 64 | 2nd | |
| 2006 | County Challenge Cup G1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 2nd | |
| 2007 | County Challenge Cup G4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 2nd | |
| 2008 | Division 5N | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 2nd | Promoted |
| 2009 | Division 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 165 | 2nd | |
| 2010 | Division 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 79 | 5th | |
| 2011 | Division 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 131 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2012 | Division 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9th | |
| 2013 | Division 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 36 | 9th | |
| 2014 | Division 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 55 | 7th | |
| 2015 | Division 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 68 | 8th | Relegated |
| 2016 | Division 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 102 | 2nd | |
| 2017 | Division 3A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 76 | 1st | Lost promotion playoff |
| 2018 | Division 3A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 92 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2019 | Division 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 46 | 8th | Relegated |
Women's Twenty20 Cup
| Season | Division | League standings[19] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2009 | Division 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | 1st | |
| 2010 | Division M&N 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | −1.73 | 1 | 4th | Relegated |
| 2011 | Division M&N 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.00 | 4 | 2nd | Lost promotion play-off |
| 2012 | Division M&N 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.27 | 2 | 3rd | |
| 2014 | Division 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.99 | 4 | 7th | |
| 2015 | Division 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | −0.55 | 9 | 7th | |
| 2016 | Division 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | −2.48 | 1 | 8th | |
| 2017 | Division 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −0.21 | 12 | 6th | |
| 2018 | Division 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.10 | 20 | 4th | |
| 2019 | Division 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.54 | 20 | 2nd | |
See also
Notes
- Alleyne has represented both the West Indies and Barbados in international cricket.