Women’s Team Captains
The Women’s Section decided after their first season to follow a different model of captaincy than the Senior section. They have a leadership group who share the captaincy and take a lead on the decision-making process affecting the Women’s Section as a whole. The three captains bring a range of experiences and leadership styles that can come into their own when on the cricket pitch and in the changing room. International coaching and playing commitments often mean not all three captains are available for each fixture so having several options means the team is never without a leader.
Abtaha Maqsood
Abtaha is an all-rounder who bowls leg-spin and scores handy runs with the bat in the middle order. She has been playing for the Scotland Women’s national team since she was 14 years old and has received over 50 caps for her country. As a member of the West of Scotland Women’s Leadership team, she hopes to use her vast experience in the game to help the younger girls at the club with their cricketing aspirations.
You can find out more about Abtaha’s international career here.
Lauren Payes
Lauren joined West of Scotland in 2018 after moving to Glasgow for university. She is an all-rounder who has represented Gibraltar in tours across Europe.
Her favourite memory at the club was the first competitive game for the Women’s Team. A Women’s Premier League win against Edinburgh South/Stewart Melville, that saw all the hard work the team had put in over the winter put into practice. She scored 32* and took the key wicket of overseas professional Hannah Short.
In her own words: ‘I was really excited to be a part of a new women's team and considering we have only been a team for 2 years we have gelled very well.’
Charlotte Dalton
Charlotte joined the club in 2018 shortly after the Women’s Section was launched. Charlotte is an all-rounder and has converted to bowling off-spin since joining the club. Charlotte is involved in the sport throughout the pathway in various roles. She is a current member of the Stormers regional team and former Scotland A player.
Coaching wise she has held roles as a club coach and currently Scotland Under 15s and Under 17s girls Assistant Coach. She is also the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Scotland Women’s national team.
Charlotte believes in empowering women and girls through sport and loves to see her teammates grow in confidence and skill.
You can read about Charlotte’s work with the Scotland Wildcats here.