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Personnel | ||
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Captain | Bryony Smith | |
Coach | Johann Myburgh | |
Team information | ||
Colours | Yellow and blue | |
Established | 2020 | |
Home ground | County Cricket Ground, Beckenham The Oval St Lawrence Ground | |
History | ||
RHFT wins | 0 | |
CEC wins | 1 | |
Official website | South East Stars | |
South East Stars were a women's cricket team that represented the London & South East region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They played their home matches at various grounds, including the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham. [1] [2] They were captained by Bryony Smith and coached by Johann Myburgh. [3] [4] The team carried over many elements of the WCSL team Surrey Stars, but were partnered with both Surrey and Kent. [3] The team won the inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup, beating Northern Diamonds in the final. [5]
At the end of the 2024 season, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, the team was effectively replaced by a professionalised Surrey team. [6]
In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket. [7] South East Stars were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Surrey Stars and representing the London & South East region, partnering with Surrey and Kent. [3] The side was to be captained by Tash Farrant and coached by Jonathan Batty. [8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. [9] South East Stars finished third in the South Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches. [10] At the end of the season, five Stars players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Tash Farrant, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophia Dunkley, Bryony Smith and Aylish Cranstone. [11]
The following season, 2021, South East Stars competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Johann Myburgh was named as the new Head Coach of the side. [4] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished fifth in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches, including scoring the highest team score of the tournament in the opening match, 324/7 against Sunrisers. [12] [13] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the Stars topped Group A of the tournament, winning five of their six matches to progress directly to the final. [14] In the final, they played against Northern Diamonds. Chasing 139 to win, South East Stars won by 5 wickets with 2 overs to spare, with Alice Capsey top scoring with 40*. [15] Bryony Smith, who captained the side throughout most of the tournament whilst Tash Farrant was on international duty, ended the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, with 14 wickets. [16] Smith became the permanent captain of the side ahead of the 2022 season. [17] The team qualified for the semi-final of the Charlotte Edwards Cup that season after topping Group A with five wins from six matches, but lost by 2 wickets to Central Sparks. [18] [19] They finished second in the group stage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, qualifying for the play-off. [20] In the play-off, they lost to Southern Vipers by 6 wickets. [21]
In 2023, they finished fifth in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, winning three of their seven matches. [22] They finished third in the group stage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, therefore qualifying for the play-off. [23] However, they lost in the play-off to The Blaze by 8 wickets (DLS). [24] In 2024, the side were runners-up in both competitions. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, they finished second in the group stage before beating Southern Vipers in the semi-finals and losing to The Blaze in the final. [25] [26] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, they again finished second in the group, and again defeated Southern Vipers in the semi-finals. [27] They lost to Sunrisers in the final. [28] Stars batter Alice Davidson-Richards was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 650 runs. [29]
2024 was the side's final season, with reforms to the structure of domestic cricket in England meaning that the side was effectively replaced by a professionalised Surrey team. [6]
Venue | Games hosted by season | |||||
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20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Total | |
County Ground, Beckenham | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
The Oval | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 |
St Lawrence Ground | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Woodbridge Road, Guildford | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 5 |
Final squad, 2024 season. [30]
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
14 | Kirstie White | ![]() | 14 March 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
25 | Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones | ![]() | 20 April 2003 | Right-handed | – | |
28 | Aylish Cranstone | ![]() | 28 August 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
All-rounders | ||||||
4 | Bryony Smith ‡ | ![]() | 12 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Club captain |
7 | Paige Scholfield ‡ | ![]() | 19 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
10 | Phoebe Franklin | ![]() | 18 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
18 | Priyanaz Chatterji ‡ | ![]() | 12 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
24 | Alice Davidson-Richards ‡ | ![]() | 29 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
26 | Alice Capsey ‡ | ![]() | 11 August 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
27 | Kalea Moore | ![]() | 27 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
29 | Ryana MacDonald-Gay ‡ | ![]() | 12 February 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
47 | Sophia Dunkley ‡ | ![]() | 16 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
88 | Emma Jones | ![]() | 8 August 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
20 | Kira Chathli | ![]() | 29 July 1999 | Right-handed | — | |
33 | Chloe Hill | ![]() | 3 January 1997 | Right-handed | — | |
67 | Jemima Spence | ![]() | 6 July 2006 | Right-handed | — | |
Bowlers | ||||||
9 | Claudie Cooper | ![]() | 1 May 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
12 | Alexa Stonehouse | ![]() | 5 December 2004 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
19 | Danielle Gregory | ![]() | 4 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
21 | Matilda Corteen-Coleman | ![]() | 23 August 2007 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
38 | Bethan Miles | ![]() | 25 November 2003 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
53 | Tash Farrant ‡ | ![]() | 29 May 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
55 | Charlotte Lambert | ![]() | 22 June 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
The South East Stars Academy team played against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The academy selected players from across the South East region, and included some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2023/24 Academy are listed below: [31]
Name | County |
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Emily Burke | Surrey |
Hannah Burridge | Surrey |
Darcey Carter | Kent |
Matilda Corteen-Coleman | Kent |
Daisy Feast | Surrey |
Indigo Gentry | Sussex |
Genevieve Jeer | Kent |
Laxmi Johal | Surrey |
Anjali Ketan | Surrey |
Charlotte Lambert | Surrey |
Bethan Miles | Surrey |
Maddie Richardson | Kent |
Jemima Spence | Kent |
Charlotte Stubbs | Surrey |
As of the 2024 season. [32]
Season | Final standing | League standings [33] | Notes | ||||||||
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P | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Pos | |||
2020 | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | −0.197 | 3rd | DNQ |
2021 | Group stage | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.226 | 5th | DNQ |
2022 | Losing semi-finalists: 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | +0.687 | 2nd | Lost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final |
2023 | Losing semi-finalists: 3rd | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 36 | +0.583 | 3rd | Lost to The Blaze in the semi-final |
2024 | Runners-up | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | +0.246 | 2nd | Lost to Sunrisers in the final |
Season | Final standing | League standings | Notes | ||||||||
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P | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Pos | |||
2021 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | +1.050 | 1st | Won against Northern Diamonds in the final |
2022 | Losing semi-finalists: 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | +0.660 | 1st | Lost to Central Sparks in the semi-final |
2023 | Group stage | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | –0.096 | 5th | DNQ |
2024 | Runners-up | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | +0.309 | 2nd | Lost to The Blaze in the final |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
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2020 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
2021 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
2022 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62.50 |
2023 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 46.67 |
2024 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
Total | 52 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 51.92 |
Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
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Central Sparks | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Northern Diamonds | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16.67 |
North West Thunder | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
Sunrisers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 |
The Blaze | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
Western Storm | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
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2021 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
2022 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
2023 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
2024 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
Total | 33 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
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Central Sparks | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Northern Diamonds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
North West Thunder | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Southern Vipers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Sunrisers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
The Blaze | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
Western Storm | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 |
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