Women’s Cricket in Somerset in 2023 |
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Q1 – Who was appointed as captain of Somerset Women in 2023? | Q1 – Emily Edgcombe |
Q2 – Somerset Women were scheduled to play 8 matches in the 2023 Women’s County T20 competition – how many actually went ahead? | Q2 – Two |
Q3 – Which two players scored half-centuries as Somerset Women beat Wiltshire in a 50-over match in August 2023? | Q3 – Daisy Jeanes and Laila Moledina |
Q4 – Who was Western Storm’s leading wicket-taker in the 2023 regional season? | Q4 – Chloe Skelton (19) |
Q5 – The final match of the 2023 Women’s Ashes series was played at the County Ground, Taunton. Who scored a century for England during that match? | Q5 – Nat Sciver-Brunt (129) |
Somerset Women – History | Somerset Women – History |
Q6 – When did Somerset first form as a County Association within the Women’s Cricket Association? | Q6 –1953 |
Q7 – Somerset hold the record for the highest score in English women’s T20 cricket, scored against Wales in 2013 – what is that score? | Q7 – 255/3 |
Q8 – Who is Somerset Women’s leading wicket-taker across all formats? | Q8 – Lorraine Szczepanski (125) |
Q9 – How many times have Somerset won Division Two of the Women’s County Championship? | Q9 – Four (2004, 2005, 2013, 2015) |
Q10 – Which home ground have Somerset Women played at the most times in their history (in the Women’s County Championship or Women’s County T20)? | Q10 – Willis Lane, North Perrott (18 times) |
Somerset Women – Players | Somerset Women – Players |
Q11 – Which Somerset Women player hailed from the Czech Republic? | Q11 – Magdalena Pokludova |
Q12 – Four players who played for Somerset Women in their first ever Women’s County Championship game made their England debut in the same match, against the Netherlands in July 1999 – can you name them? | Q12 – Laura Harper, Jackie Hawker, Hannah Lloyd and Kath Wilkins |
Q13 – Which Somerset Women player made her England debut in 2023? | Q13 – Lauren Filer |
Q14 – Who holds the record for the highest List A score by a Somerset Women player, with 138* against Wales in 2015? | Q14 – Sophie Luff |
Q15 – Name the four players who have played for Somerset Women and have also won a Women’s Cricket World Cup. | Q15 – Jan Godman (1993), Caroline Atkins (2009), Anya Shrubsole (2009, 2017), Fran Wilson (2017) |
Women’s Cricket at the County Ground, Taunton | Women’s Cricket at the County Ground, Taunton |
Q16 – How many matches have Western Storm played at the County Ground, Taunton (during the Kia Super League, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Charlotte Edwards Cup)? | Q16 – 18 |
Q17 – Western Storm played their first match at the County Ground, Taunton in 2016 against Lancashire Thunder. Who took four wickets for Storm during that match? | Q17 – Stafanie Taylor |
Q18 – England played their first international match at the County Ground, Taunton in 1997. Who were their opponents? | Q18 – South Africa |
Q19 – Name either of the two players who scored a century at the County Ground, Taunton during the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup. | Q19 – Nicole Bolton or Smriti Mandhana |
Q20 – The first recorded women’s cricket match at the County Ground, Taunton, took place in 1953 between a Women’s Cricket Association XI and the South. How much did it cost for an adult to gain admission to the match? | Q20 – 2 shillings. |