Kent intends to bid for professional women’s teams in 2025. Kent officially announced on Friday, March 8, that it would submit its Tier 1 bid to the ECB later in March. The expectation of receiving the results later this year.
In a departure from the current South East Stars regional setup, Kent intends to bid for one of the eight professional women’s teams in England’s premier domestic competition. Surrey, another major contributor to the Stars team, have already declared its intention to take complete control of South East Stars. Notably, the women’s competition currently features the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (50-over) and the Charlotte Edwards Cup (20-over).
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In February this year, the English and ECB invited submissions from the 18 first-class county cricket clubs
The MCC for the establishment of eight women’s professional Tier 1 clubs. These teams will compete at the highest level of an expanded three-tier women’s domestic structure beginning with the 2025 season. The ECB’s goal is to align teams more closely with existing countries and men’s teams. Meanwhile, Kent officially announced on Friday. It would submit its Tier 1 bid to the ECB later in March, with the expectation of receiving the results later this year.
“Becoming a professional cricketer in Kent would be a completely different prospect than my personal journey thus far. Being able to train and practice as much as a men’s county team, in the same facilities, and with access to the same level of support staff, would be a game changer for us. “I’m hoping that our bid is successful. Kent Women can once again compete for silverware against the best domestic teams in the country,” said Megan Belt, Kent Women’s captain.
Kent Women, also known as ‘The Horses. ‘ Have an impressive record of ten league championships and five T20 titles to their name.
Their dominance was confirmed when they won the final Women’s County Championship in 2019. Tammy Beaumont, Tash Farrant, and Alice Davidson-Richards are prominent homegrown international representatives for the club, as is retired star Lydia Greenway.
Simon Cook stated that the club is “Determine to provide a professional cricketing future. For aspiring young female cricketers from our county.”
“We’ve seen local talent win the biggest prizes on the biggest stages in regional, franchise, and international cricket for many years. There’s a lot of optimism in Kent that we can continue to produce elite cricketers for many years to come. “A professional Kent Women’s team would continue to produce England players. Through our extensive talent identification, training, and facilities,” he added.
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