Northumberland Women cricket team
Encyclopedia
The Northumberland Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket
team for the English historic county
of Northumberland
. They play in Division Five North 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 Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
. They play in Division Five North 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...
.