Berkshire Women cricket team
Encyclopedia
The Berkshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket
team for the English historic county
of Berkshire
. They play in Division One of the Women's County Championship
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team for the English historic county
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. They play in Division One of the Women's County Championship
Women's County Championship
The Women's County Championship is the women's domestic cricket league in the British Isles...
.
Honours
- County ChampionshipWomen's County ChampionshipThe Women's County Championship is the women's domestic cricket league in the British Isles...
: Division One Runners-up (2) – 2001, 2002