The Surrey Women's cricket team is the women's representative

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team for the English historic county of

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, and was a replacement for regional team

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. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including

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, as well as

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and

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. They are captained by

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and coached by

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. They currently play in the

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and the

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History

1811–1996: Early History

Surrey Women played their first recorded match in 1811, against Hampshire Women. They went on to play various one-off matches, including regular games against

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, as well as against touring sides such as

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. Surrey joined the

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in 1980, and continued to play in the competition until it was discontinued, in 1996.

1997–2024: Women's County Championship

Surrey Women joined the

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, its inaugural season, finishing 3rd in Division One. After finishing 2nd in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, they battled relegation in subsequent seasons, before suffering two successive relegations in

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and

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

. Surrey bounced back with a rapid climb back up through the Divisions, winning Division 3 in

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and Division 2 in

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. In

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, they were again relegated from Division 1, but did find success in the first season of the

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, where they were crowned champions of

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. Surrey were unable to find further success in the Twenty20 Cup however, and soon became a regular lower-table Division 1 side in both competitions. Since 2015, Surrey have also competed in the London Cup, in which they play a

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match against

. After losing the first five competitions, Surrey finally triumphed in 2020, winning the match by 4 wickets. The side also won the inaugural

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in 2020. In

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, they played in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 2nd with 4 wins, as well as losing the London Cup to Middlesex by 8 wickets and finishing second to

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in the London Championship. They finished bottom of their group in the

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, but regained their title in the Women's London Championship. They finished third in their group in the

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. In 2024, the side finished 6th in their group in the

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and 2nd in their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.

2024–Present: Reformation of Surrey Women

In 2024, with reforms to the structure of domestic cricket in England, the regional side

was replaced with a professionalised Surrey team.

Players

Current squad

* No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. * denotes players with international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for Surrey and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Mollie Child (1934) *

Molly Hide Mary Edith "Molly" Hide (24 October 1913 – September 10, 1995) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 15 Test matches for England between 1934 and 1954. She was one of the ...

(1934) *

Myrtle Maclagan Myrtle Ethel Maclagan (2 April 1911 – 11 March 1993) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter and right-arm Off spin, off break Bowling (cricket), bowler. She appeared in 14 Women's Test cricket, Test m ...

(1934) * Dorothy McEvoy (1949) * Grace Morgan (1949) * Hazel Sanders (1949) * Barbara Murrey (1951) * Jean Cummins (1954) * Helene Hegarty (1954) * Joan Westbrook (1954) *

Edna Barker Edna Barker (24 November 1936 – 25 March 2019) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 15 Test matches for England between 1957 and 1969. She played domestic cricket for S ...

(1957) * Shirley Driscoll (1957) * Joan Hawes (1957) * Josephine Batson (1958) * Sheila Plant (1960) *

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(1963) *

Eileen Vigor Eileen Vigor (; born 1935) is an English former cricketer and international lawn bowler. She played as a right-arm off break bowler, and played in five test matches for the England women's cricket team between 1963 and 1966. She played domestic ...

(1963) * Jacqueline Whitney (1966) *

Enid Bakewell Enid Bakewell ( Turton; born 16 December 1940) played for the English women's cricket team in 12 Tests between 1968 and 1979, and in 23 one-day international matches. A right-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, on her figures she ...

(1968) * Chris Watmough (1968) *

Geraldine Davies Geraldine Ann Davies (born 13 May 1946) is an English former cricketer who played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in five One Day Internationals for Young England at the 1973 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Surrey ...

(1973) * Jan Southgate (1976) *

Jan Brittin Janette Ann Brittin (4 July 1959 – 11 September 2017) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 27 Tests and 63 ODIs for England between 1979 and 1998. She played domestic ...

(1979) * Margaret Peear (1979) * Gill McConway (1982) * Patsy Lovell (1987) *

Caroline Barrs Caroline Jane Barrs (born 8 July 1964) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in 10 One Day Internationals for England, making her debut against ...

(1988) * Sandra Dawson (1993) *

Ruth Lupton Ruth Lupton (born 9 December 1964) is an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team. She was born in 1964 and played one test, against New Zealand at Scarborough, and two one day internationals, both at the 1995 Wome ...

(1995) *

Olivia Magno Olivia Magno (born 4 November 1972 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales) is an Australian former cricket player. She played in the Women's National Cricket League for the New South Wales women's cricket team in the 1996/1997 season and for the Sout ...

(1996) * Melanie Jones (1997) *

Nicky Shaw Nicola Jayne Shaw (commonly either Nicky Shaw or Nicki Shaw, born 30 December 1981) is an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team. She played for England from 1999 until 2010, making 97 international appearances. ...

(1999) *

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(2001) *

Laura Joyce Laura Michelle Joyce (born 4 October 1983) is an English former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for England in August 2001, making her debut against Scotland. She bat ...

(2001) *

Ebony Rainford-Brent Ebony-Jewel Cora-Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford-Brent (born 31 December 1983) is an English former cricketer who is now a commentator, Chair of the African-Caribbean Engagement (ACE) programme, and Non-Executive Director at The England and W ...

(2001) * Emma Beamish (2003) *

Emma Sampson Emma Margaret Sampson (born 29 July 1985) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler, and was considered one of the fastest in the women's game during her career, bowling at about . She appeared in one Test match ...

(2007) *

Rachel Candy Rachel Helen Candy (born 23 July 1986) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 18 One Day Internationals and 10 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2007 and 2013. She played domestic ...

(2007) *

Olivia Anderson Olivia Victoria Anderson (born 18 November 1987) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in five One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa in 2008. ...

(2008) *

Shakera Selman Shakera Casandra Selman (born 1 September 1989) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler. In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded her a women's contract for the 2018–19 season. Later the same month, she was na ...

(2008) *

Marizanne Kapp Marizanne Kapp ( , ; born 4 January 1990) is a South African international cricketer who plays for South Africa national women's cricket team. She was the first female cricketer to take a hat-trick in a T20 match for South Africa. Career In ...

(2009) * Susie Rowe (2010) *

Lea Tahuhu Lea-Marie Maureen Tahuhu (born 23 September 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler. She made her international debut for the New Zealand women's cricket team in June 2011. Career In December 2017, she was named ...

(2011) *

Nat Sciver-Brunt Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt (; ; born 20 August 1992) is an English cricketer who represents England women's cricket team, England in all formats. She was the first cricketer for England to take a hat-trick (cricket), hat-trick in a Women's Twen ...

(2013) *

Sophia Dunkley Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley (born 16 July 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey, Welsh Fire, Melbourne Stars and England. A right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler, she made her county debut in July 2012 for Middlesex, hav ...

(2016) *

(2018) *

Priyanaz Chatterji Priyanaz Anjum Chatterji (born 12 August 1993) is a Scottish cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She played for the Scotland women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in ...

(2018) * Natasha Miles (2021) *

Alice Capsey Alice Rose Capsey (born 11 August 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey, Oval Invincibles, Delhi Capitals and Melbourne Stars. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. In 2021, Capsey ...

(2022) * Danni Wyatt-Hodge (2025)

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

ECB Women's County One-Day

Honours

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: ** Division Two champions (1) –

** Division Three champions (1) –

: ** Champions (1) –

Notes

References

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