2023 season | |||
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Coach | Johann Myburgh | ||
Captain | Bryony Smith | ||
Overseas player | Tazmin Brits | ||
RHFT | 3rd | ||
CEC | 5th | ||
Most runs | RHFT: Paige Scholfield (439) CEC: Bryony Smith (256) | ||
Most wickets | RHFT: Danielle Gregory (21) CEC: Danielle Gregory (7) & Phoebe Franklin (7) | ||
Most catches | RHFT: Paige Scholfield (9) CEC: Aylish Cranstone (3) & Tash Farrant (3) | ||
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | RHFT: Kira Chathli (17) CEC: Kira Chathli (4) | ||
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The 2023 season was South East Stars' fourth season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished fifth in the group, winning three of their seven matches. [1] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished third in the group, winning seven of their fourteen matches and progressing to the play-off. [2] In the play-off, they lost to The Blaze by 8 wickets (DLS). [3]
The side was captained by Bryony Smith and coached by Johann Myburgh. [4] They played seven home matches at the County Ground, Beckenham, two at Woodbridge Road, Guildford and one apiece at The Oval and St Lawrence Ground. [5] [6]
On 3 November 2022, it was announced that Chloe Brewer had left the side, signing for Central Sparks. [7] On 4 November 2022, it was announced that Eva Gray had left the side, signing for Sunrisers. [8] On 7 November 2022, it was announced that Rhianna Southby had left the side, signing for Southern Vipers. [9] Ahead of the 2023 season, it was confirmed that Grace Gibbs, Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones, Sydney Gorham were no longer in the side's full squad, and that Megan Sturge had joined the Southern Vipers Academy. [4]
On 4 November 2022, it was announced that South East Stars had signed Paige Scholfield from Southern Vipers. [8] On 4 June 2023, Chloe Hill was signed on loan from Southern Vipers for June and July, and Darcey Carter was promoted from the academy to the senior squad. [10] On 7 June 2023, Charlotte Lambert was promoted from the academy to the senior squad. [11] On 14 June 2023, it was announced that Tazmin Brits had been signed as an overseas player, for four Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches in July. [12] On 1 July 2023, academy players Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones and Emily Burke were included in a matchday squad for the first time, and the signing of Scotland international Priyanaz Chatterji was confirmed. [13] On 31 August 2023, Chloe Hill's loan was renewed for the remainder of the season. [14]
On 4 November 2022, it was announced that Kira Chathli, Phoebe Franklin, Kalea Moore, Alexa Stonehouse, Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Emma Jones had all signed their first professional contracts with the side. [8]
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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Batters | ||||||
Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones | England | 20 April 2003 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | Joined July 2023 | |
Tazmin Brits | South Africa | 8 January 1991 (aged 32) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player; July 2023 | |
Aylish Cranstone | England | 28 August 1994 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Kirstie White | England | 14 March 1988 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
Emily Burke | England | 30 November 2004 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined July 2023 | |
Alice Capsey | England | 11 August 2004 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Priyanaz Chatterji | Scotland | 12 August 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined July 2023 | |
Alice Davidson-Richards | England | 29 May 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Sophia Dunkley | England | 16 July 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Phoebe Franklin | England | 18 February 1998 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Emma Jones | England | 8 August 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Ryana MacDonald-Gay | England | 12 February 2004 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Kalea Moore | England | 27 March 2003 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Paige Scholfield | England | 19 December 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Bryony Smith | England | 12 December 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Kira Chathli | England | 29 July 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | ||
Chloe Hill | England | 3 January 1997 (aged 26) | Right-handed | — | Two loan spells from Southern Vipers; June–July 2023 and September 2023 | |
Jemima Spence | England | 6 July 2006 (aged 16) | Right-handed | — | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
Claudie Cooper | England | 1 May 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Freya Davies | England | 27 October 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Tash Farrant | England | 29 May 1996 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Darcey Carter | Scotland | 31 May 2005 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined June 2023 | |
Charlotte Lambert | England | 22 June 2006 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined June 2023 | |
Danielle Gregory | England | 4 December 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Bethan Miles | England | 25 November 2003 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Alexa Stonehouse | England | 5 December 2004 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0.457 |
2 | The Blaze (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0.173 |
3 | South East Stars (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 0.583 |
4 | Sunrisers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | −0.006 |
5 | Central Sparks | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | −0.233 |
6 | Northern Diamonds | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | −0.034 |
7 | North West Thunder | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | −0.274 |
8 | Western Storm | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −1.068 |
advanced to the final advanced to the play-off
South East Stars 334/5 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 203 (42 overs) |
Southern Vipers 287/6 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 129 (36.5 overs) |
South East Stars 296/7 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 89 (30.5 overs) |
South East Stars 151/9 (29 overs) | v | Sunrisers 64 (17 overs) |
South East Stars 223 (44.2 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 178/7 (35.4 overs) |
South East Stars 205 (46 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 209/3 (33 overs) |
Central Sparks 246/8 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 225 (47.3 overs) |
South East Stars 290/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 262/7 (48 overs) |
The Blaze 159 (46.2 overs) | v | South East Stars 161/8 (34.3 overs) |
Western Storm 182/4 (36 overs) | v | |
South East Stars 145 (37.5 overs) | v | North West Thunder 147/4 (25.5 overs) |
South East Stars 278 (50 overs) | v | The Blaze 171 (38 overs) |
Southern Vipers 254 (48.2 overs) | v | South East Stars 196 (47.2 overs) |
South East Stars 283/7 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 131 (35.1 overs) |
South East Stars 148 (43.5 overs) | v | The Blaze 52/2 (8.4 overs) |
Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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Paige Scholfield | 14 | 13 | 439 | 39.90 | 134* | 2 | 1 |
Alice Davidson-Richards | 13 | 12 | 322 | 26.83 | 101 | 1 | 1 |
Bryony Smith | 14 | 13 | 291 | 22.38 | 97 | 0 | 2 |
Kira Chathli | 15 | 14 | 280 | 20.00 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
Tazmin Brits | 4 | 3 | 214 | 107.00 | 112* | 1 | 1 |
Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
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Danielle Gregory | 15 | 74.0 | 21 | 17.80 | 5.05 | 4/12 | 0 |
Alice Davidson-Richards | 13 | 61.2 | 15 | 20.53 | 5.02 | 3/20 | 0 |
Ryana MacDonald-Gay | 14 | 67.0 | 15 | 23.60 | 5.28 | 3/27 | 0 |
Freya Davies | 7 | 47.0 | 11 | 18.81 | 4.40 | 3/27 | 0 |
Bryony Smith | 14 | 63.3 | 10 | 30.10 | 4.74 | 3/13 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | The Blaze (Q) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 1.765 |
2 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.940 |
3 | North West Thunder (Q) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.331 |
4 | Northern Diamonds | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | −0.129 |
5 | South East Stars | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.096 |
6 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 |
7 | Central Sparks | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.558 |
8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.717 |
advanced to final advanced to the semi-final
South East Stars 160/8 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 161/5 (19.2 overs) |
South East Stars 169/6 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 171/4 (18.5 overs) |
Sunrisers 132/8 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 135/6 (19 overs) |
South East Stars 138/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 140/8 (20 overs) |
South East Stars 126/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 121 (19.5 overs) |
North West Thunder 165/5 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 149 (19.2 overs) |
South East Stars 176/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 170 (19.3 overs) |
Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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Bryony Smith | 7 | 7 | 256 | 36.57 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
Phoebe Franklin | 7 | 7 | 196 | 32.66 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
Alice Capsey | 3 | 3 | 107 | 35.66 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
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Danielle Gregory | 7 | 15.0 | 7 | 15.14 | 7.06 | 2/14 | 0 |
Phoebe Franklin | 7 | 21.5 | 7 | 22.71 | 7.28 | 2/18 | 0 |
Paige Scholfield | 6 | 21.0 | 6 | 25.50 | 7.28 | 3/24 | 0 |
Bryony Smith | 7 | 19.3 | 5 | 28.40 | 7.28 | 3/23 | 0 |
Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||||||||||
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Matches | Innings | Runs | High score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | Matches | Innings | Runs | High score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | |
Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones | 5 | 5 | 113 | 77 | 28.25 | 84.32 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tazmin Brits | 4 | 3 | 214 | 112* | 107.00 | 133.75 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Alice Capsey | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 7.66 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 107 | 71 | 35.66 | 146.57 | 0 | 1 |
Darcey Carter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kira Chathli | 15 | 14 | 280 | 71 | 20.00 | 63.06 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 14.66 | 86.27 | 0 | 0 |
Priyanaz Chatterji | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15* | – | 68.18 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Claudie Cooper | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 |
Aylish Cranstone | 6 | 6 | 124 | 69 | 20.66 | 76.07 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2.75 | 36.66 | 0 | 0 |
Alice Davidson-Richards | 13 | 12 | 322 | 101 | 26.83 | 77.59 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 43 | 22.50 | 104.65 | 0 | 0 |
Freya Davies | 7 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 12.00 | 37.11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8* | – | 200.00 | 0 | 0 |
Sophia Dunkley | 2 | 2 | 103 | 101* | 103.00 | 93.63 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 53 | 28.33 | 116.43 | 0 | 1 |
Tash Farrant | 4 | 4 | 90 | 45 | 22.50 | 72.58 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 32* | 12.80 | 108.47 | 0 | 0 |
Phoebe Franklin | 5 | 5 | 64 | 26 | 16.00 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 196 | 53 | 32.66 | 120.98 | 0 | 2 |
Danielle Gregory | 15 | 10 | 35 | 20* | 17.50 | 41.66 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Chloe Hill | 6 | 6 | 138 | 63 | 23.00 | 67.64 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 14.50 | 107.40 | 0 | 0 |
Emma Jones | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | 200.00 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ryana MacDonald-Gay | 14 | 13 | 121 | 26 | 11.00 | 55.25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6* | 7.00 | 70.00 | 0 | 0 |
Bethan Miles | 7 | 5 | 86 | 33 | 17.20 | 66.15 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kalea Moore | 7 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 7.20 | 37.89 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7.50 | 88.23 | 0 | 0 |
Paige Scholfield | 14 | 13 | 439 | 134* | 39.90 | 96.06 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 8.00 | 106.66 | 0 | 0 |
Bryony Smith | 14 | 13 | 291 | 97 | 22.38 | 101.39 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 256 | 83 | 36.57 | 155.15 | 0 | 2 |
Jemima Spence | 9 | 7 | 80 | 29 | 11.42 | 42.32 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Alexa Stonehouse | 12 | 10 | 179 | 51 | 17.90 | 66.79 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [19] [20] |
Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||||||||
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Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | |
Alice Capsey | 3 | 8.5 | 6 | 6.00 | 4.07 | 6/28 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Darcey Carter | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 15.50 | 6.20 | 2/31 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Priyanaz Chatterji | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | – | 5.80 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Claudie Cooper | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 14.0 | 4 | 21.75 | 6.21 | 3/12 | 0 |
Alice Davidson-Richards | 13 | 61.2 | 15 | 20.53 | 5.02 | 3/20 | 0 | 5 | 10.2 | 2 | 44.50 | 8.61 | 1/16 | 0 |
Freya Davies | 7 | 47.0 | 11 | 18.81 | 4.40 | 3/27 | 0 | 5 | 15.5 | 4 | 30.75 | 7.76 | 2/14 | 0 |
Tash Farrant | 4 | 12.0 | 1 | 45.00 | 3.75 | 1/32 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Phoebe Franklin | 5 | 22.0 | 4 | 23.25 | 4.22 | 3/18 | 0 | 7 | 21.5 | 7 | 22.71 | 7.28 | 2/18 | 0 |
Danielle Gregory | 15 | 74.0 | 21 | 17.80 | 5.05 | 4/12 | 0 | 7 | 15.0 | 7 | 15.14 | 7.06 | 2/14 | 0 |
Emma Jones | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 5.33 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ryana MacDonald-Gay | 14 | 67.0 | 15 | 23.60 | 5.28 | 3/27 | 0 | 5 | 13.0 | 3 | 35.00 | 8.07 | 1/8 | 0 |
Bethan Miles | 7 | 27.0 | 3 | 38.66 | 4.29 | 2/26 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kalea Moore | 7 | 25.5 | 0 | – | 5.38 | – | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | – | 11.25 | – | 0 |
Paige Scholfield | 14 | 68.2 | 8 | 35.62 | 4.17 | 2/31 | 0 | 6 | 21.0 | 6 | 25.50 | 7.28 | 3/24 | 0 |
Bryony Smith | 14 | 63.3 | 10 | 30.10 | 4.74 | 3/13 | 0 | 7 | 19.3 | 5 | 28.40 | 7.28 | 3/23 | 0 |
Alexa Stonehouse | 12 | 55.0 | 9 | 28.66 | 4.69 | 2/31 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 7.00 | – | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [19] [20] |
Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||
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Matches | Innings | Catches | Matches | Innings | Catches | |
Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – |
Tazmin Brits | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
Alice Capsey | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Darcey Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
Priyanaz Chatterji | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
Claudie Cooper | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Aylish Cranstone | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Alice Davidson-Richards | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Freya Davies | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Sophia Dunkley | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Tash Farrant | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Phoebe Franklin | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Danielle Gregory | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Chloe Hill | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Emma Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
Ryana MacDonald-Gay | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Bethan Miles | 7 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – |
Kalea Moore | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Paige Scholfield | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Bryony Smith | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Jemima Spence | 9 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – |
Alexa Stonehouse | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [21] [22] |
Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||
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Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | |
Kira Chathli | 15 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Chloe Hill | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bryony Smith | 14 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [23] [24] |
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