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2018 In English Cricket
The 2018 English cricket season ran between 1 April and 27 September 2018 and was the 119th in which the County Championship has been an official competition. It featured first-class cricket, first-class, List A cricket, one-day and Twenty20 cricket competitions throughout England and Wales. The season saw men's international tours by Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan, Australia national cricket team, Australia and India national cricket team, India, with Pakistan and India playing Test cricket, Test matches against England cricket team, England. The South Africa women's national cricket team, South African and New Zealand women's national cricket team, New Zealand women's teams also toured England, each playing three Women's One Day International cricket, One Day International matches against the England women's cricket team. The three teams also competed in the 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series Twenty20 competition. The 18 first-class counties competed in the 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 County Championship
The 2018 County Championship, known as the 2018 Specsavers County Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the 119th cricket County Championship season. As in 2017, Division One has eight teams and Division Two has ten teams, with two teams relegated and two promoted at the end of the season. The first round of matches began on 13 April and the final round of matches were scheduled to end on 27 September. Most of the matches of the Championship were played as day matches, although each team played one day-night match during the season. In September 2018, the match between Somerset County Cricket Club, Somerset and Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire at Taunton finished as a tie (cricket), tie. It was the first tie in a County Championship game since 2003 County Championship, 2003, Somerset's first tied match since 1939 County Championship, 1939 and Lancashire's first since 1952 County Championship, 1952. By winning their game against Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughborough Lightning (women's Cricket)
Loughborough Lightning were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based at Loughborough University. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They primarily played their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground. They were coached by Rob Taylor and were captained by Georgia Elwiss. The team was partnered with Loughborough University. Together with the netball team and the women's rugby union team, the cricket team was one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University that used the Loughborough Lightning name. In 2020, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, some elements of the Loughborough Lightning were retained for a new team, named just Lightning and representing a broader region. History 2016–2019: Women's Cricket Super League Loughborough Lightning were formed in 2016 to compete in the new Women's Cricket Super League, partnering with Loughborough University and playing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Knight (cricketer)
Heather Clare Knight (born 26 December 1990) is an English international cricketer and former captain of the England women's cricket team. She is a right-handed batter and right arm off spin bowler. Knight played in her 100th Women's One Day International match for England in December 2019. Early life Knight was born on 26 December 1990 in Rochdale and was educated at Plymstock School, a state secondary school in Plymouth, Devon. She was offered a place at the University of Cambridge to study natural sciences, but turned it down so that she would have the time to play cricket. She went on to study Biomedical Sciences at Cardiff University. Domestic career Knight played club cricket for Plymstock Cricket Club in the Devon Cricket League. She started attending colts training sessions at 8 years old and progressed through the club's youth system. Knight is a prolific batter at county level, initially for her home county of Devon and currently for Berkshire. She topped the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shai Hope
Shai Diego Hope (born 10 November 1993) is a Barbadian cricketer, who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the West Indies cricket team. He is also the current ODI &T20I captain of the Windies. In June 2018, he was named the Men's Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year and the ODI Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards. The following year, he was named the CWI ODI Player of the Year. He is generally regarded as one of the best ODI batsmen in the contemporary cricketing world. Hope has also twice been named, for both 2020 and 2022, in the ICC ODI Team of the Year. Personal life Hope has an elder brother, Kyle Hope, who also plays professional cricket. He pursued secondary schooling at Queen's College in Saint James, Barbados. Early and domestic career Hope was further educated at Bedes Senior School in East Sussex, England under the guidance of former Sussex captain Alan Wells. Whilst at Bedes, Hope guided the 1st XI to the national 20/20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Denly
Joseph Liam Denly (born 16 March 1986) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional leg break bowler who plays as a top-order batsman. Denly played age group cricket for Kent and began his professional career with the county before moving to Middlesex for three seasons between 2012 and 2014. He won the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year award in 2018 and was named the season's Most Valuable Player. Denly has represented England in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. He played age group cricket for England and made 14 one-day appearances for the international team between 2009 and 2010 before falling out of favour with the national selectors. He was called back into the England Test match and one-day squads in 2018 following two seasons of good performances for Kent, making his Test debut for England in January 2019. Early life Denly was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence Cowdrill
Providence Ann Courtenay Cowdrill (born 31 March 1999) is an English cricketer who plays as a right-arm leg break bowler. She has played for Hampshire and Southern Vipers. Early life Cowdrill was born on 31 March 1999 in Frimley, Surrey. Domestic career Cowdrill made her county debut in 2015, for Hampshire against Devon, and took 3/7 from 1.5 overs. In 2016, she hit her Twenty20 high score, of 33 * against Wales. In 2017, Cowdrill took 10 wickets at an average of 18.60 in the County Championship as Hampshire were promoted to Division 1. The following season, Cowdrill was the joint-leading wicket-taker across the whole competition in the Twenty20 Cup, with 15 wickets including 6/27 against Somerset, as well as taking 9 wickets as Hampshire won Division 1 of the County Championship. In 2019, she was Hampshire's leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup and joint-leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 12 wickets in each of the competitions. In 2020, Cowdrill played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sussex Women Cricket Team
The Sussex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Sussex. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Sports Ground and the County Cricket Ground, Hove. They are captained by Georgia Adams. They have won 6 Women's County Championships and 2 Women's Twenty20 Cups in their history. They are partnered with the regional side Southern Vipers. History 1936–1996: Early History Sussex Women played their first recorded match in 1936, against Surrey. They went on to play various one-off matches, often against nearby teams such as Middlesex, as well as against touring sides such as New Zealand. Sussex joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it was discontinued in 1996. 1997– : Women's County Championship Sussex joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, finishing bottom of Division Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesex Women Cricket Team
The Middlesex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English Historic counties of England, historic county of Middlesex. They are a tier two county side and play their home games at various grounds, including Lord's, Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Merchant Taylors' School and Radlett Cricket Club. They are captained by Saskia Horley. They won Division 2 of the Women's County Championship in 2019 Women's County Championship, 2019 and won the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, 2018. Prior to the 2025 restructure of women's county cricket they were partnered with the regional side Sunrisers (women's cricket), Sunrisers. 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 cricket team, Surrey Women. They joined the Women's Area Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup
The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 10th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June and July, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus Scotland and Wales. Middlesex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, as winners of Division 1, therefore achieving their first title. The tournament followed the 50-over 2018 Women's County Championship, and was subsequently followed by the Twenty20 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, competed for by regional teams. Competition format Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned the Champions. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows: Win: 4 points. Tie: 1 point. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point. Teams The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzie Bates
Suzannah Wilson Bates (born 16 September 1987) is a New Zealand cricketer and former captain of national women cricket team. Born in Dunedin, she plays domestic cricket for the Otago Sparks, as well as for the White Ferns. She currently holds the highest score and highest batting average in the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 cricket team. She won the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2013. Bates again won ICC Women's ODI and T20I Cricketer of the Year 2016. Basketball Bates represented New Zealand in Women's basketball during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Suzie played professional basketball for the Christchurch Sirens in the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), starting 24 games between 2007 and 2008, before moving to the Otago Gold Rush in 2009 and the Logan Thunder in 2009/10. Bates joined the Otago Nuggets as an assistant coach for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season. Cricket On 8 June 2018, she scored her tenth century in WODIs, with 151 runs against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire Women Cricket Team
The Yorkshire Women's cricket team is the women's cricket team for the English historic county of Yorkshire. They play their home games at Headingley Stadium, Leeds, and are captained by Lauren Winfield-Hill. As of the start of the 2025 season Yorkshire Women will play their cricket in Tier 2 of the new division set up after Project Darwin. In 2026 they will move up to Tier 1 of the new division. History 1935–1996: Early History Yorkshire Women played their first recorded match in 1935, against Yorkshire Cricket Federation Women. They went on to play various one-off matches, often against neighbouring teams such as Lancashire, as well as against touring sides such as Australia and New Zealand. Yorkshire joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it ended in 1996. Yorkshire won the Area Championship six times, including all of the final five tournaments. 1997– : Women's County Championship Yorkshire joined the Women's County Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire Women Cricket Team
The Hampshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Hampshire, and was a replacement for regional team Southern Vipers. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including the Rose Bowl, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, and Falkland CC. They are captained by Georgia Adams. They currently play in the Women's One-Day Cup and the Women's T20 Blast History 1811–1996: Early History Hampshire Women played their first recorded match in 1811, against Surrey Women. They then went on to play various one-off matches against neighbouring counties, sometimes as a combined team with Dorset. They played against a touring Australia side in 1937 and 1957. 1997– : Women's County Championship Hampshire Women joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, finishing 3rd in Division 3. Over the following seasons, Hampshire remained in the lower divisions of the Championship: they wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
