Durham Women cricket team

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]

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 have been a consistent Division Two side, achieving their best finish, 2nd, in 2019.[15] In 2021, they will compete as a joint team with Northumberland, as North East Warriors.[16]

Based on appearances in the 2019 season.[17]

Name	Nationality	2019 Appearances		Notes
		WCC	WT20
Helen Fenby	England	7	8	Club captain
Madeline Atkinson	England	0	1
Mary Butler	England	2	1	Wicket-keeper
Ami Campbell	England	4	8
Laura Ellison	England	7	8
Hayley Falla	England	3	4
Becky Glen	Scotland	7	8
Laura Hockaday	England	6	8	Wicket-keeper
Rachel Hopkins	England	7	8
Hannah Knowles	England	7	4
Louise McCarthy	Ireland	3	7
Jenny McDowell	England	3	4
Rachael Petherick	England	7	8
Layla Tipton	England	7	4
Bethany Walker	England	4	6	Wicket-keeper
Bailey Wanless	England	7	6
Antonia Welch	England	3	3