Gloucestershire Cricket part of joint bid to enter a Women's Super League team
12 November 2015
Gloucestershire Cricket are delighted to announce a joint bid alongside Somerset CCC and the University of Exeter to enter a team into the ECB Women’s Super League scheduled to commence in 2016.
Bringing together two of the iconic sporting rivals in the UK for the bid represents a key moment in the two clubs’ histories and is reflective of the passion all three parties share for developing women’s cricket further.
The University of Exeter is already a leading centre for women’s cricket and the hopes are to use the University as a centre of excellence for coaching and training whilst the Bristol and Taunton County Grounds will become the two primary home venues for matches.
Gloucestershire Chief Executive Will Brown said: “This is a hugely exciting moment for cricket in the South West of England and one we are all immensely proud to be part of. Both Gloucestershire and Somerset have a great and growing track record in developing Women and Girls cricket through their County Boards and the recent women’s Ashes series shows that there is massive popularity amongst spectators too. The University of Exeter and their involvement with cricket in Devon will also be key, providing a fantastic training base for players in a truly South West bid.
We believe there is a very compelling case for a South West franchise in the Women’s Cricket Super League which will allow us to develop talent and create a performance programme in the region that will feed directly into the England Women’s team.”
A decision is expected by the end of January 2016.
