2024 season | |||
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Coach | Andy Tennant | ||
Captain | Grace Scrivens | ||
Overseas player | Nicola Hancock Dane van Niekerk [lower-alpha 1] | ||
RHFT | Champions | ||
CEC | 8th | ||
Most runs | RHFT: Grace Scrivens (553) CEC: Jo Gardner (260) | ||
Most wickets | RHFT: Kate Coppack (19) & Jodi Grewcock (19) CEC: Sophie Munro (11) | ||
Most catches | RHFT: Mady Villiers (7) & Jo Gardner (7) CEC: Jo Gardner (4) | ||
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | RHFT: Amara Carr (17) CEC: Amara Carr (9) | ||
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The 2024 season was Sunrisers' fifth season, in which competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished bottom of the group, winning two of their ten matches. [2] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished fourth in the group stage, winning seven of their fourteen matches to qualify for the knockout stages. [3] They defeated group winners Northern Diamonds in the semi-final and South East Stars in the final to win their first-ever trophy. [4]
The side was captained by Grace Scrivens and coached by Andy Tennant. [5] They played five home matches at the County Ground, Chelmsford, three at Brunton Memorial Ground two apiece at the County Ground, Northampton and Lord's. [6] [7]
This was Sunrisers' final season in existence, effectively being replaced by a professionalised Essex team under the England and Wales Cricket Board's changes to the structure of women's domestic cricket from 2025 onwards. [8]
On 20 December 2023, it was announced that Scarlett Hughes had left the side, joining The Blaze. [9] On 4 April 2024, Sunrisers confirmed their squad for the season, with Mia Rogers departing the side. [5] On 2 September 2024, it was announced that Charley Phillips had gone on loan to The Blaze until the end of the season. [10]
On 23 February 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Dane van Niekerk as an overseas player from the beginning of the Charlotte Edwards Cup. van Niekerk had previously played for the side during the 2023 season. [11] van Niekerk was later ruled out of her stint with the club due to personal reasons. [1] On 4 April 2024, Sunrisers confirmed their squad for the season, with Charley Phillips joining the full squad from the academy. [5] On 12 April 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Nicola Hancock as an overseas player for the first six matches of the season. [12] On 10 May 2024, with Dane van Niekerk no longer be joining for the Charlotte Edwards Cup, it was announced that Hancock's contract would be extended to cover the Charlotte Edwards Cup. [1] On 22 May 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Sophie Munro on loan from The Blaze for the Charlotte Edwards Cup. [13] Munro's loan was later extended until the end of July, and later extended again until the end of the season. [14] [15]
On 2 October 2023, it was announced that Ariana Dowse had signed her first professional contract with the side. [16] On 4 April 2024, the side announced that Grace Scrivens would captain the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with Dane van Niekerk captaining in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. [5] With van Niekerk ruled out of her stint with the club due to personal reasons, Scrivens captained the side in all formats. [1]
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Batters | ||||||
Cordelia Griffith | England | 19 September 1995 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Florence Miller | England | 26 February 2004 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
Kelly Castle | England | 4 September 1997 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Kate Coppack | England | 30 August 1994 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Jo Gardner | England | 25 March 1997 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Jodi Grewcock | England | 30 November 2004 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Alice Macleod | England | 14 May 1994 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Grace Scrivens | England | 10 November 2003 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain | |
Katherine Speed | England | 5 October 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Amuruthaa Surenkumar | England | 24 October 2006 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Dane van Niekerk | South Africa | 14 May 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player; May to September 2024; ruled out for the entire season due to personal reasons. [1] | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Amara Carr | England | 17 April 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | — | ||
Ariana Dowse | England | 8 February 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | ||
Jessica Olorenshaw | England | 27 January 2005 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
Eva Gray | England | 24 May 2000 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Nicola Hancock | England | 8 November 1995 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player; April to June 2024 | |
Esmae MacGregor | England | 31 July 2004 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Abtaha Maqsood | Scotland | 11 June 1999 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Sophie Munro | England | 31 August 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | On loan from The Blaze, May to September 2024 | |
Charley Phillips | England | 8 May 2003 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Loaned out to The Blaze, September 2024 | |
Mady Villiers | England | 26 August 1998 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0.097 |
2 | South East Stars (Q) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0.246 |
3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.534 |
4 | Sunrisers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | −0.122 |
5 | The Blaze | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | −0.176 |
6 | North West Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.013 |
7 | Central Sparks | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.299 |
8 | Western Storm | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | −0.211 |
advanced to the Semi-finals
Western Storm 114 (30.4 overs) | v | Sunrisers 116/2 (33.4 overs) |
North West Thunder 292/5 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 150 (40.1 overs) |
The Blaze 87 (31.3 overs) | v | Sunrisers 91/3 (20.5 overs) |
Central Sparks 213 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 214/5 (39.4 overs) |
Sunrisers 222/9 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 223/5 (47.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers 211/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 212/7 (49.3 overs) |
Sunrisers 253 (47.3 overs) | v | North West Thunder 224 (45.2 overs) |
Central Sparks 27/0 (6.3 overs) | v | |
Evelyn Jones 14* (17) |
Sunrisers 109 (30.5 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 111/6 (24.4 overs) |
South East Stars 258 (49.5 overs) | v | Sunrisers 214 (47.5 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 188/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 189/7 (38 overs) |
Sunrisers 245 (49.4 overs) | v | The Blaze 249/4 (43.3 overs) |
Western Storm 180 (45.5 overs) | v | Sunrisers 150 (39.3 overs) |
Sunrisers 281 (50 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 88/8 (10 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 232/8 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 234/3 (43.4 overs) |
South East Stars 212 (46.2 overs) | v | Sunrisers 123/3 (25 overs) |
Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
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Grace Scrivens | 16 | 15 | 553 | 50.27 | 118* | 1 | 4 |
Cordelia Griffith | 13 | 13 | 420 | 32.30 | 68 | 0 | 4 |
Jodi Grewcock | 16 | 15 | 370 | 32.30 | 68 | 0 | 2 |
Jo Gardner | 16 | 12 | 221 | 18.41 | 63 | 0 | 1 |
Alice Macleod | 10 | 9 | 218 | 36.33 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
Florence Miller | 16 | 11 | 204 | 22.66 | 47* | 0 | 0 |
Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
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Kate Coppack | 16 | 96.3 | 19 | 21.84 | 4.30 | 4/27 | 0 |
Jodi Grewcock | 16 | 120.4 | 19 | 25.94 | 4.08 | 3/28 | 0 |
Mady Villiers | 13 | 103.0 | 18 | 26.61 | 4.65 | 4/36 | 0 |
Sophie Munro | 8 | 42.2 | 14 | 14.14 | 4.67 | 5/25 | 1 |
Nicola Hancock | 6 | 50.0 | 14 | 15.00 | 4.20 | 2/15 | 0 |
Eva Gray | 10 | 74.0 | 12 | 27.91 | 4.52 | 2/22 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | The Blaze (Q) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0.606 |
2 | South East Stars (Q) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.309 |
3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1.001 |
4 | Central Sparks (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.402 |
5 | North West Thunder | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.727 |
6 | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.067 |
7 | Western Storm | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −0.659 |
8 | Sunrisers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.073 |
advanced to the Semi-finals
Sunrisers 138/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 142/3 (14 overs) |
Southern Vipers 171/2 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 152/5 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers 134/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 131/6 (20 overs) |
Western Storm 134/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 106 (17.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 123/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 126/6 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers 116/8 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 118/4 (15 overs) |
Sunrisers 151/9 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 155/5 (19.3 overs) |
Sunrisers 137/7 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 140/2 (15.1 overs) |
South East Stars 153/4 (18 overs) | v | Sunrisers 111/5 (15.5 overs) |
Western Storm 142/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 131/9 (20 overs) |
Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jo Gardner | 10 | 10 | 260 | 32.50 | 79* | 0 | 1 |
Grace Scrivens | 10 | 10 | 244 | 30.50 | 64* | 0 | 2 |
Alice Macleod | 10 | 10 | 165 | 16.50 | 60 | 0 | 2 |
Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sophie Munro | 7 | 26.0 | 12 | 15.75 | 7.26 | 4/23 | 0 |
Mady Villiers | 10 | 38.0 | 11 | 24.72 | 7.15 | 2/20 | 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 | |
Amara Carr | 16 | 11 | 111 | 42 | 12.33 | 55.22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 14 | 7.00 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 |
Kate Coppack | 16 | 8 | 46 | 17* | 9.20 | 54.76 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ariana Dowse | 4 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 7.00 | 41.79 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jo Gardner | 16 | 12 | 221 | 53 | 18.41 | 61.55 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 260 | 79* | 32.50 | 106.99 | 0 | 1 |
Eva Gray | 10 | 7 | 102 | 37 | 17.00 | 68.91 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 12 | 11.33 | 85.00 | 0 | 0 |
Jodi Grewcock | 16 | 15 | 370 | 63* | 28.46 | 72.12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 134 | 40 | 16.75 | 108.94 | 0 | 0 |
Cordelia Griffith | 13 | 13 | 420 | 68 | 32.30 | 75.26 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 6.60 | 76.74 | 0 | 0 |
Nicola Hancock | 6 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 18.50 | 64.91 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4.00 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 |
Esmae MacGregor | 6 | 2 | 20 | 20* | – | 43.47 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Alice Macleod | 10 | 9 | 218 | 53 | 36.33 | 80.74 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 165 | 60 | 16.50 | 128.90 | 0 | 2 |
Abtaha Maqsood | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 1.00 | 16.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Florence Miller | 16 | 11 | 204 | 47* | 22.66 | 79.06 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 110 | 39* | 22.00 | 93.22 | 0 | 0 |
Sophie Munro | 8 | 5 | 55 | 20 | 13.75 | 70.51 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 9* | 9.50 | 105.55 | 0 | 0 |
Grace Scrivens | 16 | 15 | 553 | 118* | 50.27 | 71.07 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 244 | 64* | 30.50 | 108.44 | 0 | 2 |
Amuruthaa Surenkumar | 6 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 13.75 | 58.51 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 13.25 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
Mady Villiers | 13 | 10 | 122 | 35 | 13.55 | 96.06 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 131 | 44 | 14.55 | 116.96 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [21] [22] |
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 | |
Kate Coppack | 16 | 96.3 | 19 | 21.84 | 1.30 | 4/27 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 | 1 | 79.00 | 7.90 | 1/18 | 0 |
Jo Gardner | 16 | 19.3 | 2 | 54.00 | 5.53 | 2/13 | 0 | 10 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 7.33 | – | 0 |
Eva Gray | 10 | 74.0 | 12 | 27.91 | 4.52 | 2/22 | 0 | 10 | 36.0 | 9 | 31.55 | 7.88 | 2/28 | 0 |
Jodi Grewcock | 16 | 120.4 | 19 | 25.94 | 4.08 | 3/28 | 0 | 10 | 35.0 | 5 | 42.60 | 6.08 | 2/18 | 0 |
Nicola Hancock | 6 | 50.0 | 14 | 15.00 | 4.20 | 3/15 | 0 | 8 | 22.0 | 4 | 49.00 | 8.90 | 2/30 | 0 |
Esmae MacGregor | 6 | 21.0 | 3 | 37.00 | 5.28 | 1/16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Abtaha Maqsood | 4 | 24.5 | 3 | 40.00 | 4.83 | 2/19 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 12.00 | 6.00 | 1/12 | 0 |
Sophie Munro | 8 | 42.2 | 14 | 14.14 | 4.67 | 5/25 | 1 | 7 | 26.0 | 12 | 15.75 | 7.26 | 4/23 | 0 |
Grace Scrivens | 16 | 64.1 | 4 | 73.50 | 4.58 | 2/40 | 0 | 10 | 4.3 | 0 | – | 12.66 | – | 0 |
Amuruthaa Surenkumar | 6 | 16.0 | 1 | 72.00 | 4.50 | 1/17 | 0 | 5 | 5.1 | 1 | 49.00 | 9.48 | 1/19 | 0 |
Mady Villiers | 13 | 103.0 | 18 | 26.61 | 4.65 | 4/36 | 0 | 10 | 38.0 | 11 | 24.72 | 7.15 | 2/20 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [21] [22] |
Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||
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Matches | Innings | Catches | Matches | Innings | Catches | |
Kate Coppack | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Ariana Dowse | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – |
Jo Gardner | 16 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Eva Gray | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Jodi Grewcock | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Cordelia Griffith | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Nicola Hancock | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Esmae MacGregor | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – |
Alice Macleod | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Abtaha Maqsood | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Florence Miller | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Sophie Munro | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Grace Scrivens | 16 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Amuruthaa Surenkumar | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Mady Villiers | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [23] [24] |
Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||
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Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | |
Amara Carr | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [25] [26] |
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