Meet the Hampshire Women's Team!

Katie George

Date of Birth: 07/4/99

Playing Role: All-Rounder

Playing Style: Left-arm seam bowler and right-hand batsman

Club: Old Tauntonians & Romsey Cricket Club

"From a personal point of view I was slightly disappointed with my individual contributions, but overall as a team it was a brilliant year for us and I couldn’t have asked for any more. If we play anywhere near as well as we did last year, I think we can have a superb season. If we can keep the same team spirit and togetherness that we have shown then I think we will be fine. Last year we set our targets high and we achieved them so there’s no reason why we can do that again this season."

Cricketing Hero: Mitchell Johnson

Interesting Fact: Katie also plays football for Portsmouth FC. 

Natasha Marisa 

Date of Birth: 22/7/92

Playing Role: Batsman

Playing Style: Right-hand batsman

Club: Cove Cricket Club

"I would have liked to have scored a few more runs but I was captaining the side as well, so to lead the team to champions of division two was a great feeling. To get promoted in the T20 was a great achievement in itself, but to win division three of the championship was just amazing. We would like to finish in the top half of both leagues this year and really hold our own against tougher opposition. Last year, we were definitely better at setting a score and defending it so hopefully we can continue to do that this season."

Cricketing Hero: Andrew Flintoff

Interesting Fact: Natasha got married in Zimbabwe

Chloe Micklethwaite

Date of Birth: 9/6/93

Playing Role: Bowler

Playing Style: Left-arm seam bowler

Club: Cove Cricket Club

"I knew a few of the players before I arrived here, but everyone seems really friendly and we are busy preparing for what will be a challenging season. We’ve not just been working on being physically ready, but the mental side of things as well. I’d like to think I’ll be able to offer consistency and line and length with my bowling, so hopefully I’ll be able to contribute to the team and pick up some wickets this season."

Cricketing Hero: Mitchell Johnson

Interesting Fact: Chloe worked in Seville and Paris for a year. 

Naomi Lynch

Date of Birth: 1/7/95

Playing Role: Wicketkeeper-batsman

Playing Style: Right-hand batsman

Club: Cove Cricket Club

"Last season was a really good year for the whole team, to watch the team develop in the winter was amazing and then to come back to win pretty much every game was an outstanding achievement. Personally, with the bat I would have liked to have done a bit better, but behind the stumps I felt really sharp which was good. This season will be a challenge for us, but looking at our team and how we are training, I’m confident we will get through it and do well."

Cricketing Hero: Sarah Taylor

Interesting Fact: Naomi has spent two years playing mens cricket in Tasmania.

Rachel Carrick

Date of Birth: 12/10/94

Playing Role: Bowler

Playing Style: right-arm seam bowler

"I tore a cartilage of my knee, so I couldn’t play last season, but I thought they all played brilliantly individually last season and came together as a team really well. There are a few of us who have been here a while, but this year we have brought in some really good players. I feel I’m pretty consistent, but I’m always looking to take wickets as an opening bowler. Going up means it is going to be a really hard challenge and it’s going to be a massive jump in standard, but it will be really good to test ourselves and I definitely think we are going in there as a competitive team."

Cricketing Hero: Mitchell Johnson

Interesting Fact: Rachel is going to be playing club cricket in Australia for the second time this coming winter. 

Sian Edwards

Date of Birth: 18/01/98

Playing Role: Batsman

Playing Style: Right-hand batsman

Club: Hursely Park Cricket Club

"To come into a team when they’ve had such a good year is amazing and I feel I’ve been really accepted into the team and welcomed by everybody. I’m looking to try and open the batting because that’s what I like to do, but I know I may have to wait for the opportunity. I think we just want to play our best cricket and hopefully that will take us as far as we can."

Cricketing Hero: Andrew Strauss

Interesting Fact: Sian scored her first hundred with her dad’s bat. 

Providence Cowdrill

Date of Birth: 31/3/99

Playing Role: Spin Bowler

Playing Style: Right-arm leg-spin

Club: Cove Cricket Club & IBM Hursley Cricket Club

"I was actually injured for the first part of last season, but last year was really exciting and really enjoyable. It’s going to be a lot different this season and I know all the girls are really looking forward to the challenge. I know we will be playing against a lot of good players, but we have a lot of good players ourselves so I’m confident we can do well."

Cricketing Hero: Shane Warne (bowling), Meg Lanning (batting)

Interesting Fact: Providence plays Ultimate Frisbee for Great Britain. 

Clover Crosse

Date of Birth: 15/04/97

Playing Role: All-Rounder

Playing Style: Right-arm seam bowler & right-hand batsman

Club: Chalk Valley (Dorset)

"I’m really looking forward to the higher standard and challenging myself. Everyone has been so nice since I arrived and it’s great to be with such a lovely bunch of girls. All the girls have the same sort of sense of humour as me and I’ve fitted in really well. Everyone is so positive and up for the challenge so I’d like to think we can have a really good season."

Cricketing Hero: Joe Root

Interesting Fact: Clover is a twin. 

Alice Monaghan

Date of Birth: 20/3/2000

Playing Role: All-Rounder

Playing Style: Right-arm seam bowler & right-hand batsman

Club: Andover Cricket Club

"From U17s to Ladies cricket is a big difference so I’m excited by the challenge and I’m looking forward to what is thrown at me! I knew some of the players from before, but everyone has really welcomed me into the team. I’m really excited to see who we will be facing this season because we will be able to learn a lot from them as well and it’s going to be a great experience." 

Cricketing Hero: James Anderson and Ben Stokes

Interesting Fact: Alice is three quarters Irish. 

Becky Hartnett

Date of Birth: 19/8/91

Playing Role: Opening Bowler

Playing Style: Right-arm seam bowler

Club: Odiham & Greywell Cricket Club

"At the start of last year, we were just hoping to finish in the top half but we played brilliantly all season. We are obviously going to come up against tougher opposition, but this winter we have started training so hard and we’ve just got to take that confidence into the new season."

Cricketing Hero: Freddie Flintoff

Interesting Fact: Becky owns lots of pairs of trainers. 

Charlotte Taylor

DOB: 02/02/94

Playing Role: All-Rounder

Playing Style: Off-Spin Bowler & Right-Hand Batsman

Club: Hursley Park Cricket Club

"I'm really excited for the upcoming season, feeling positive we can hold our own in those leagues with goals to finish in the top 5 in both County Championship and T20 Leagues. Along with being the host of the new super league and having the opportunity to play at the The Ageas Bowl, it’s shaping up to be another great season for the Hampshire Ladies!"

Cricketing Hero: Sarah Taylor

Interesting Fact: Charlotte was mascot for Southampton FC in an FA Cup 4^th Round tie against Tottenham.

Ellie Musson

D:O:B: 18/06/1997

Playing Role: Bowler

Club: Hursley Park Cricket Club

"Last season was really good, the wins allowed us to become one cohesive team and hopefully will continue this season. This season is going to be very challenging and hopefully, with all the hard work we are putting in, will be another successful season and we can stay up in div two."

Cricketing Hero: James Anderson

Interesting Fact: Ellie has been playing cricket for 10 years

Emily Windsor

D:O:B: 14th June 1997

Playing Role: All-Rounder

Club: Havant CC and Hursley Ladies CC 

"Last season being promoted to division 2 as a side we are in a great place as a team. I personally finished the season on a high getting a 100 and 6 wickets in the last game of the season. I want to carry this positive energy over to 2016 and hopefully continue to put in some more good performances for the team. It's an exciting time for Women's cricket at the moment with the super league in place and I am excited and enjoying playing at this time."

Cricketing Hero: Joe Root

Interesting Fact:  Emily has a superstition about odd and even numbers.

Images: LMI Photography