Girls Competitions

An action packed calendar of exciting festivals, tournaments and leagues for girls teams to enter throughout the season.

Under 11

At the Under 11 Girls age group, there are two formats of competition, Hardball and Softball leagues. There are 4 leagues in total, two hardball and two softball, opposition is dictated by geography, with a finals day at the end of the summer.

Our annual Gloucestershire Under 11 Lady Taverners competition, takes place at Golden Hill cricket club on Sunday 3rd September. Entries forms will be circulated shortly, keep and eye on your inbox to avoid missing out.

Head to our dedicated Women & Girls play cricket site to find out more.

GCF Women and Girls Competitions (play-cricket.com)

Under 13

At the Under 13 Girls Age Group competition comes in both soft ball and hard ball format.

There are three avenues of competition for clubs looking for hard-ball competition at this age group. Within Gloucestershire we have an Under 13 Girls hard-ball league which is played in a pairs cricket format, we have an under 13 Girls hard-ball standard rules competition and also an under 13 Girls softball competition.

Our annual Gloucestershire Under 13 Lady Taverners competition, takes place at Golden Hill cricket club on Sunday 3rd September. Entries forms will be circulated shortly, keep and eye on your inbox to avoid missing out.

Head to our dedicated Women & Girls play cricket site to find out more.

GCF Women and Girls Competitions (play-cricket.com)

 

Under 15

Our 15s Blast available for the Under 15 age group. The innovative 9-a-side, 16 overs per inning format inspires and enthuses young people to stay in the game at their clubs.

New for 2024 we also have a softball offer, the perfect opportunity for girls trying cricket for the first post school competitions, or for those not wishing to transition into hardball.

Clubs in Gloucestershire, wearing coloured kit, playing music and smashing a pink ball around has made a huge impact and is helping to:

  • Retain young players within the game by providing them with additional opportunities to play with friends
  • Encourage more girls to transition from youth to adult cricket
  • Create exciting match day experiences
  • Create volunteering opportunities for young players within the club

Head to our dedicated Women & Girls play cricket site to find out more.

GCF Women and Girls Competitions (play-cricket.com)

Under 18

New for 2024 our 11-a-side, 20 over format inspires and enthuses young people to stay in the game at their clubs.

Clubs in Gloucestershire, wearing coloured kit, playing music and smashing a pink ball around has made a huge impact and is helping to:

  • Retain young players within the game by providing them with additional opportunities to play with friends
  • Encourage more girls to transition from youth to adult cricket
  • Create exciting match day experiences
  • Create volunteering opportunities for young players within the club

Head to our dedicated Women & Girls play cricket site to find out more.

GCF Women and Girls Competitions (play-cricket.com)

Laura Charles-Price / Women & Girls Development Officer

Laura Charles-Price / Head of Women & Girls

Laura’s role is to grow, sustain and support the recreational Women and Girls game across Gloucestershire from All Stars and Dynamos Cricket through to Ladies Soft and Hard Ball.  She supports clubs in ensuring they are creating a welcoming environment for Women and Girls to play recreationally and oversees all Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation leagues from Girls U9 festivals through to working with community programmes to enhance opportunities available to Women and Girls within the leadership and playing of cricket.

In addition, Laura also leads the Girls County Age Group winter and summer Programmes from U11’s through to U18’s and County Women. No day is the same, making each day extremely exciting and rewarding as the Women and Girls game continues to go from strength to strength.