Essex Women cricket team
English county cricket team
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The Essex women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Essex. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay and Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea.[1] They are captained by Grace Scrivens.[2] In 2019, they played in Division Two of the final season of the Women's County Championship, and have since played in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] They are partnered with the regional side Sunrisers.[4]
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Grace Scrivens |
| Coach | Stephen Parry |
| Overseas player | Anneke Bosch |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1949 |
| Home ground | VariousIncluding Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay |
| History | |
| WCC wins | 0 |
| T20 Cup wins | 0 |
| Official website | Essex Women |
History
1949–2000: Early history
Essex Women played their first recorded match in 1949, against Buckinghamshire Women. Over the following years, Essex went on to play various one-off matches, most often against local Second XI teams.[5]
2000– : Women's County Championship
Essex joined the Women's County Championship in 2001, competing in Division Three, in which they came third, with two victories.[6] They played in the bottom tier of the Championship until 2008, when they were promoted to Division Two.[7] In Division Two, Essex performed strongly, finishing third and second in their first two seasons before being promoted in 2011.[8] In a rain-hit 2012 season, Essex then finished second in Division One, behind Kent.[9] After this, however, Essex fell away, being relegated from Division One in 2014, and then again from Division Two in 2016.[10][11] They managed to bounce straight back, winning Division 3C in 2017, and playing in Division Two ever since.[12] Meanwhile, in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, Essex have been a volatile side: when the tournament was regionalised in its early years, Essex bounced between Divisions One and Two of the South section.[13] Since, they briefly fell into Division 3 in 2018, but apart from this have played in Division 2, achieving their best finish of 3rd in 2015.
The side began competing in the Women's London Championship in 2020.[14] In 2021, they competed in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, but finished bottom.[15] They topped their group in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but lost to Suffolk in the group final.[16] Essex finished third in their group in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, but won the Women's London Championship, winning all four of their matches.[17][18] In 2024, the side finished 4th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and 4th in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.[19][20]
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 | Flo Miller |  England | 26 February 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 6 | Cordelia Griffith | England | 19 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 25 | Liberty Heap | England | 16 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 27 | Anneke Bosch ‡ |  South Africa | 17 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| 44 | Lissy Macleod | England | 14 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 3 | Bryony Gillgrass | England | 3 October 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 9 | Jodi Grewcock ‡ | England | 30 November 2004 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 14 | Jo Gardner | England | 25 March 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 16 | Sophia Smale |  Wales | 8 December 2004 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 29 | Grace Scrivens | England | 10 November 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Club captain |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 2 | Mollie Adams | England | 12 April 2007 | Right-handed | — | |
| 17 | Amara Carr | England | 17 April 1994 | Right-handed | — | |
| 33 | Ella Claridge ‡ |  United States | 28 September 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | UK passport; On loan from The Blaze |
| 83 | Ariana Dowse | England | 8 February 2001 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 5 | Amelie Bishop | England | 14 February 2008 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 8 | Esmae MacGregor | England | 31 July 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 10 | Eva Gray | England | 24 May 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Kate Coppack | England | 30 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | On loan at Surrey |
| 12 | Clara Thaker | England | 19 October 2008 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 18 | Abtaha Maqsood ‡ |  Scotland | 11 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 22 | Sophie Munro | England | 31 August 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Source:[21] Updated: 15 March 2026 | ||||||
Notable players
Players who have played for Essex and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[22]
Lucy Doolan (2008)- Sian Ruck (2009)
Beth MacGregor (2010)- Beth Langston (2013)
Kristen Beams (2014)- Leigh Kasperek (2015)
Catherine Dalton (2015)
Sterre Kalis (2018)
Abtaha Maqsood (2018)
Yasmin Daswani (2019)- Mady Villiers (2019)
- Heather Graham (2019)
Sharanya Sadarangani (2020)- Jodi Grewcock (2026)
Seasons
Women's County Championship
| Season | Division | League standings[23] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | BP | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2001 | Division 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.5 | 55.5 | 3rd | |
| 2002 | Division 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21.5 | 55.5 | 4th | |
| 2003 | Division 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 42 | 5th | |
| 2004 | County Challenge Cup G2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 26 | 3rd | |
| 2005 | County Challenge Cup G2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.5 | 37.5 | 3rd | |
| 2006 | County Challenge Cup G2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 1st | Lost promotion playoff |
| 2007 | County Challenge Cup Div A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 99 | 2nd | |
| 2008 | Division 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2009 | Division 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 103 | 3rd | |
| 2010 | Division 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 143 | 2nd | |
| 2011 | Division 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 131 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2012 | Division 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 2nd | |
| 2013 | Division 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 52 | 8th | |
| 2014 | Division 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 9th | Relegated |
| 2015 | Division 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 69 | 5th | |
| 2016 | Division 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 8th | Relegated |
| 2017 | Division 3C | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 87 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2018 | Division 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 6th | |
| 2019 | Division 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 94 | 3rd | |
Women's Twenty20 Cup
| Season | Division | League standings[24] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2009 | Division 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.61 | 5 | 1st | |
| 2010 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.75 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 2011 | Division S1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.38 | 0 | 4th | Relegated |
| 2012 | Division S2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.17 | 6 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2013 | Division S1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.70 | 0 | 4th | |
| 2014 | Division 1B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.44 | 0 | 9th | Relegated |
| 2015 | Division 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.31 | 20 | 3rd | |
| 2016 | Division 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +0.55 | 13 | 5th | |
| 2017 | Division 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | −0.79 | 5 | 9th | Relegated |
| 2018 | Division 3C | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.23 | 28 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2019 | Division 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.07 | 18 | 5th | |
| 2021 | South East | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −1.54 | 2 | 6th | |
| 2022 | Group 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.92 | 24 | 1st | Lost final |
| 2023 | Group 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +0.54 | 11 | 3rd | |
| 2024 | Group 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +0.27 | 63 | 4th | |