| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rhianna Mae Southby | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 2000 Hounslow, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Surrey Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Oval Invincibles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Southern Vipers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Southern Brave | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,25 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhianna Mae Southby (born 16 October 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire and Southern Brave. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Surrey Stars,South East Stars,Southern Vipers and Oval Invincibles. [1] [2]
Southby made her county debut in 2016,for Surrey against Warwickshire,in which she took one catch and made one stumping. [3] The same season,she played four matches in the Twenty20 Cup,in which Surrey won promotion to Division 1. [4] Two seasons later,Southby was ever-present as Surrey won promotion to Division 1 of the County Championship. [5] In 2021,Southby scored 78 runs in the Twenty20 Cup,with a high score of 32. [6] She scored 96 runs in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup,including her maiden Twenty20 half-century,scoring 50 against Hampshire. [7] [8]
Southby was also part of the Surrey Stars squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2018 and 2019. She played three matches across the two seasons,and made two stumpings. [2]
In 2020,Southby played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches,scoring 32 runs,taking 1 catch and making 3 stumpings. [9] In 2021,she played three matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,as well as being part of the Oval Invincibles winning squad in The Hundred. [10] [11] In 2022,she played five matches for South East Stars,all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,scoring 85 runs including her maiden List A half-century,scoring 54 against Western Storm. [12] [13] At the end of the 2022 season,it was announced that Southby had joined Southern Vipers. [14] In April 2023,it was announced that Southby had signed a professional contract with her new side. [15]
In 2023,she played 14 matches for Southern Vipers,all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,taking ten catches and completing five stumpings. [16] [17] She also played nine matches for Southern Brave in The Hundred,achieving 11 dismissals. [18] She was named Player of the Match during Brave's victory over Northern Superchargers,as she took two catches and completed two stumpings. [19] In 2024,she played 24 matches for Southern Vipers,across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup,making 23 dismissals. [20] [21]