This is an alphabetical list of cricketers who played for Sunrisers during their existence between 2020 and 2024. They first played in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, a 50 over competition that began in 2020. In 2021, the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup was added to the women's domestic structure in England. [1] [2] [3] At the end of the 2024 season, Sunrisers were effectively replaced by a professionalised Essex team. [4]
Players' names are followed by the years in which they were active as a Sunrisers player. [5] Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. This list only includes players who appeared in at least one match for Sunrisers; players who were named in the team's squad for a season but did not play a match are not included.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Years | First | Last | LA | T20 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amara Carr |  England | 2020–2021 | 29 August 2020 | 12 June 2021 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Kelly Castle | England | 2021–2023 | 26 June 2021 | 31 May 2023 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Naomi Dattani | England | 2022 | 11 September 2022 | 11 September 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Dane van Niekerk |  South Africa | 2023 | 7 June 2023 | 24 July 2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Grace Scrivens | England | 2023–2024 | 5 September 2023 | 21 September 2024 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
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