Yorkshire Women cricket team
Encyclopedia
The Yorkshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket
team for the English historic county
of Yorkshire
. 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 Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. 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 Champions (5) – 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 - County Championship: Division One Runners-up (1) – 1999