Preview: Women’s County Championship Round Three

The Women’s County Championship concludes its group stage matches on Monday 8^th May, with a Finals Day for each group taking place later in the month.

In Group 5, Berkshire host Hampshire at Binfield CC where Emily Windsor is due to make her 100th appearance for the Rose & Crown, whilst Buckinghamshire are home to Sussex at Dinton CC.

Hampshire currently top the Group 5 table on 12 points from their four matches, with Sussex in second on six points.

In Group 3, Dorset face Shropshire at Wimborne CC as they hope to get their first points on the board, whilst Oxfordshire travel to Canterbury to take on Kent as they too are get to get off the mark in Group 6.

Group 5 - Berkshire v Hampshire

2023 Form:

• Berkshire: P: 4, W: 0, L: 0, C: 2, A: 2, Pts: 4
• Hampshire: P: 4, W: 3, L: 1, C: 0, A: 0, Pts: 12

2022 Leading Run Scorer:

• Berkshire: Mia Rogers (174)
• Hampshire: Ella Chandler (102)

2022 Leading Wicket Taker:

• Berkshire: Freya Johnson, Hollie Summerfield (8)
• Hampshire: Gemma Porter, Charlotte Taylor (5)

Berkshire Squad

Hampshire Squad

Group 5 - Buckinghamshire v Sussex

2023 Form:

• Buckinghamshire: P: 4, W: 0, L: 2, C: 2, A: 0, Pts: 2
• Sussex: P: 4, W: 1, L: 1, C: 0, A: 2, Pts: 6

2022 Leading Run Scorer:

• Buckinghamshire: Ella Claridge (119)
• Sussex: Ella McCaughan (189)

2022 Leading Wicket Taker:

• Buckinghamshire: Bethan Miles, Cara Duggan, Natasha MacBean (5)
• Sussex: Paige Scholfield (12)

Buckinghamshire Squad

Sussex Squad

Group 3 – Dorset v Shropshire

2023 Form:

• Dorset: P: 4, W: 0, L: 4, C: 0, A: 0, Pts: 0
• Shropshire: P: 4, W: 0, L: 1, C: 2, A: 1, Pts: 3

2022 Leading Run Scorer:

• Dorset: Victoria Pack (135)
• Shropshire: Amy Griffiths (62)

2022 Leading Wicket Taker:

• Dorset: Emily Roberts (6)
• Shropshire: Alice Dixon (6)

Dorset Squad

Group 6 - Kent v Oxfordshire

2023 Form:

• Kent: P: 4, W: 0, L: 0, C: 2, A: 2, Pts: 4
• Oxfordshire: P: 2, W: 0, L: 4, C: 0, A: 0, Pts: 0

2022 Leading Run Scorer:

• Kent: Grace Scrivens (265)
• Oxfordshire: Carla Wood (90)

2022 Leading Wicket Taker:

• Kent: Ryana Macdonald-Gay (10)
• Oxfordshire: Chloe Westbury (13)

Oxfordshire Squad