| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Debra Stock |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1972 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| History | |
| WAC wins | 0 |
| WCC wins | 0 |
TheThames Valley Women's cricket team was the women's representative cricket team for theThames Valley. They competed in theWomen's Area Championship from 1980 to 1996 and in theWomen's County Championship from 1997 to 1999, after which they were replaced byBerkshire. They competed in Division One of the County Championship in their final season of existence.
Thames Valley Women played their first recorded match in 1972, which they drew againstMiddlesex.[1] Thames Valley went on to play various one-off matches, including a game against a touringAustralia in 1976.[2] They joined theWomen's Area Championship in 1980, achieving their best finish of 6th in 1992.[3] They joined theWomen's County Championship for its inaugural season in1997, in which they were promoted from Division 2, winning four of their five matches.[4] For the next two seasons they played in Division 1, after which they were disbanded and replaced byBerkshire.[3]
Players who played for Thames Valley and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (noted in brackets):[5]
Margaret Jude (1963)
Rosemary Goodchild (1966)Glynis Hullah (1973)Janet Godman (1991)Debra Stock (1992)Lucy Pearson (1996)Claire Taylor (1998)Isa Guha (2001)Mandie Godliman (2002)| Season | Division | League standings[3] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | BP | Pts | Pos | |||
| 1997 | Division 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.5 | 83.5 | 1st | Promoted |
| 1998 | Division 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 54 | 5th | |
| 1999 | Division 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36.5 | 72.5 | 3rd | |