2017 season | |||
Coach | Nicholas Denning | ||
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Captain | Charlotte Edwards | ||
Overseas player | Suzie Bates Mignon du Preez Hayley Matthews | ||
WCSL | Runners-up | ||
Most runs | Suzie Bates (260) | ||
Most wickets | Suzie Bates (8) | ||
Most catches | Suzie Bates (6) | ||
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Carla Rudd (7) | ||
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The 2017 season was Southern Vipers' second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side topped the group stage for the second year in a row, therefore progressing to the final. [1] In the final, they faced Western Storm in a repeat of the previous season's final. This time, however, Western Storm were victorious by seven wickets with twelve balls to spare. [2]
The side was captained by Charlotte Edwards and coached by Nicholas Denning. [3] They played two of their home matches at the Rose Bowl and their other home match at the Arundel Castle Cricket Ground. [4]
Southern Vipers announced a 15-player squad on 26 July 2017. [3] Dane van Niekerk were originally signed as an overseas player, but was ruled out due to injury and replaced by Mignon du Preez. [5] Age given is at the start of Southern Vipers' first match of the season (10 August 2017).
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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Batters | ||||||
Georgia Adams | England | 4 October 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Mignon du Preez | South Africa | 13 June 1989 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
Charlotte Edwards | England | 17 December 1979 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Captain | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Suzie Bates | New Zealand | 16 September 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
Arran Brindle | England | 23 November 1981 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Isabelle Collis | England | 22 September 1996 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Charlie Dean | England | 22 December 2000 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Hayley Matthews | West Indies | 19 March 1998 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
Danni Wyatt | England | 22 April 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Carla Rudd | England | 30 December 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
Ellen Burt | England | 20 November 1997 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Tash Farrant | England | 29 May 1996 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Katie George | England | 7 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Tara Norris | England | 4 June 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Linsey Smith | England | 10 March 1995 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 2.001 |
2 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.291 |
3 | Western Storm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.887 |
4 | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.664 |
5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 |
6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.692 |
Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.
Western Storm 70 (18.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 73/1 (9 overs) |
Southern Vipers 180/2 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 134 (20 overs) |
Surrey Stars 127/8 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 100/7 (16.2 overs) |
Lancashire Thunder 87 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 88/4 (14.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers 138/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 108 (18.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers 145/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 151/3 (18 overs) |
Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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Georgia Adams | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 4.40 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Suzie Bates | 6 | 6 | 3 | 260 | 119* | 86.66 | 132.65 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 |
Arran Brindle | 6 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 19* | 31.00 | 77.50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Charlie Dean | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mignon du Preez | 6 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 50* | 30.66 | 122.66 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Charlotte Edwards | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20* | 20.00 | 153.84 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Tash Farrant | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12* | 13.00 | 144.44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Katie George | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Hayley Matthews | 6 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 40 | 19.00 | 91.20 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Tara Norris | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Carla Rudd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Linsey Smith | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Danni Wyatt | 6 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 46* | 30.66 | 124.32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
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Suzie Bates | 6 | 6 | 17.0 | 0 | 95 | 8 | 3/15 | 11.87 | 5.58 | 12.7 | ||
Arran Brindle | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 0 | 110 | 7 | 2/13 | 15.71 | 5.00 | 18.8 | ||
Charlie Dean | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1/20 | 20.00 | 5.00 | 24.0 | ||
Tash Farrant | 6 | 6 | 20.0 | 0 | 123 | 6 | 2/10 | 20.50 | 6.15 | 20.0 | ||
Katie George | 4 | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 1/15 | 21.33 | 7.11 | 18.0 | ||
Hayley Matthews | 6 | 6 | 20.2 | 2 | 107 | 6 | 2/23 | 17.83 | 5.26 | 20.3 | ||
Tara Norris | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1/18 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 18.0 | ||
Linsey Smith | 6 | 5 | 19.0 | 0 | 110 | 5 | 3/16 | 22.00 | 5.78 | 22.8 | ||
Danni Wyatt | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7.00 | – | ||
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
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Georgia Adams | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Suzie Bates | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Arran Brindle | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Charlie Dean | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mignon du Preez | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Charlotte Edwards | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Tash Farrant | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Katie George | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Hayley Matthews | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Tara Norris | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Linsey Smith | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Danni Wyatt | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [7] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
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Carla Rudd | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [8] |
The Southern Vipers are a women's cricket team that represent the South of England. The Vipers wear an orange and black kit and play their home matches at the Ageas Bowl and the County Cricket Ground, Hove.
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