Sapphires flag bearers walking the boundary at Sophia Gardens

Sapphires Women's CC · Cardiff

Flag bearers ✦ England v New Zealand ✦ Sophia Gardens

Turn up. Take over.

A Lisvane & Pentyrch partnership · Under-12s to Women's XI · Winter nets at Sophia Gardens

New players
U12s to seniors no trial needed
Come to a session · Message Hywel on WhatsApp
Coming up
Winter nets at Sophia Gardens
Monday evenings · Start date and times TBC
Teams

Six sides. One club.

Get in a squad
Sapphires players together after an evening match

1st XI

South Wales Women's League

Sapphires and pathway girls pitchside at Sophia Gardens

U16 Girls

SE Girls U16 Hardball

Flag bearers lined along the boundary at Sophia Gardens

U15 Girls

Format and division

New Zealand players running out through the Sapphires guard of honour

U14 Girls

SE Girls U14 Hardball

Players messing about on the outfield after a game

U13 Girls

Format and division

A Sapphires junior side at the pavilion after an evening game

U12 Girls

Two squads

Everyone trains together, U12s to seniors. You're in with the first team from night one — no kids' pen.

Fixtures & results

Who we're playing

Full season
2 Aug1st XI v Sudbrook CC Women's · H South Wales Women's LeagueResult TBC
30 JulU16 Girls v Radyr CC · H SE Girls U16 HardballWon by 5 wkts
29 JulU14 Girls v Miskin Manor CC · A SE Girls U14 Hardball—

Updated to 2 August · Full fixtures and live scores on Play-Cricket

Sapphires players in front of the scoreboard

Latest result: U16 Girls beat Radyr CC by 5 wickets

104-1

Chasing 100. Won with 7 overs spare.

U16 Girls v Radyr CC · 30 July 2026

Latest

Club news

Instagram handle TBC
16 May 2026

Flag bearers for England v New Zealand

Sapphires juniors led the teams out at Sophia Gardens for the 3rd ODI — on the same ground where we run our winter nets.

Season 2026

Six sides, U12s to seniors

Two U12 squads, age groups through to U16, and a senior XI in the South Wales Women's League — all training together.

Before you come

Stuff you'll want to know

Who we are

A partnership between Lisvane CC and Pentyrch CC — two established Cardiff clubs running one girls' and women's hardball set-up together.

Winter nets

Monday evenings at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Additional sessions Friday evenings at Cathedral School. Times to be confirmed.

In-season training

Friday evenings or Saturday mornings. All age groups train together. Times to be confirmed.

Membership

Subscription and match fees to be confirmed.

Kit

Bats, pads, helmets and balls are club equipment. Whites required for match days.

New to cricket

Sessions are run by ability within each age group. No trial required to start training.

Coaching

ECB-qualified, DBS-checked coaches across all age groups — to be confirmed.

Welfare officer

Name and contact to be confirmed.

Photography

Images of junior players are published only with parental consent, and never alongside a full name. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Policies

Safeguarding, photography and privacy policies to be published here.

Partners

Kit partner
Smarthouse Extensions

On the shirt of every Sapphires side.

Club partner
TBC — this could be you

Back girls' and women's cricket in South Wales.

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