The Exec
President
Sophia Abbasi
Nickname: Soph
Year and course: 2nd year, History
Cricketing Hero: Charlotte Edwards
Claim to fame: Clean bowling Charlotte Edwards when I was 1 and a half and she was 19…!
Favourite cricket moment: Taking a wicket with my first ever ball for Essex!
Why choose UWWCC? Because whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, you will make great friends and have lots of fun playing the beautiful game!!
Publicity Officer
Chloe Palmer
Nickname: Chlo
Year and course: 2nd year, English Literature
Cricketing Hero: Sophia Abbasi
Claim to fame: Can wiggle ears and featured in a Jackie Chan film
Favourite cricket moment: Playing with my twin and Dad in the road growing up, I always (and still do) hit it into the bushes and would have to climb on my brother’s shoulders to retrieve it
Why choose UWWCC? It feels fantastic to work with a great and genuine group of girls in pioneering Warwick’s all-female cricket team. It’s a brilliant sport to both watch and take part in!
Social Secretary
Hetty Melrose
Nickname: Het / Hets
Year and Course: 2nd year, English and Theatre
Cricketing Hero: I want to marry Joe Root but my hero is Anya Shrubsole
Claim to Fame: Why have a claim to fame when you are destined to be famous yourself
Favourite cricket moment: Scoring 50 runs and forced cruelly into retirement
Why choose UWWCC? Because it will be a lot of fun with a fab group of people
Club Secretary
Zoe Baxter-Sibley
Nickname: Zo
Year and Course: 2nd year, Politics and International Studies
Cricketing Hero: Heather Knight
Claim to Fame: Being interviewed by RAW at the Warwick Fringe Festival last year
Favourite cricket moment: Scoring my first four, it involved a rather undignified shriek!
Why choose UWWCC? It’s a new club run by a group of friendly people and a chance to try something new
Treasurer
Amelia Ghanbouri
Nickname: Mia/Milz/Ame
Year and Course: 2nd year, Biomedical Science
Cricketing hero: Joe Root
Claim to Fame: May or may not have knocked George Ballington’s tooth out during a wild night at Pop #sorrynotsorry
Favourite cricket moment: Training at UWWCC
Why choose UWWCC? It’s so much fun! The club is just starting out so it’s a great time to get involved and try something new! I hadn’t played much cricket before uni and now I love the game!