Sussex Women cricket team

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Sussex Women
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Personnel
Captain Georgia Adams
Coach Alexia Walker
Team information
FoundedUnknown
First recorded match: 1936
Home groundVarious
History
WCC  wins6
T20 Cup  wins2
Official website Sussex Cricket

The Sussex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Sussex. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Sports Ground and the County Cricket Ground, Hove. [1] They are captained by Georgia Adams. [2] They have won 6 Women's County Championships and 2 Women's Twenty20 Cups in their history. [3] They are partnered with the regional side Southern Vipers. [4]

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History

1936–1996: Early History

Sussex Women played their first recorded match in 1936, against Surrey. [5] They went on to play various one-off matches, often against nearby teams such as Middlesex, as well as against touring sides such as New Zealand. [6] Sussex joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it was discontinued in 1996. [7]

1997– : Women's County Championship

Sussex joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, finishing bottom of Division Two with one win. [8] After a brief stint in the top division in 2000, Sussex became an established Division One side from 2002 onwards, and won their first title in 2003. [9] This began a prosperous era for Sussex Women, going on to be County Champions three times in a row, with victories in 2004 and 2005. [10] Other the next eight seasons, until 2013, Sussex never dropped out of the top 3 of Division One, and recorded three more title wins, in 2008, 2010 and 2013. [11] Key to this success was players such as Rosalie Birch, Alexia Walker and Clare Connor, who were regularly top run-scorers for the side. [12]

Sussex also joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup for its inaugural season in 2009, and qualified for the knockout stages in every season from 2010 to 2013. [13] Sussex won the title in 2012, beating Berkshire by ten wickets in the final: bowling their opponents out for 52, with Sussex bowler Izi Noakes taking 3/5. [14] Sussex went on to win their second T20 title in 2015, topping Division One with six wins from eight games, and finishing ahead of Yorkshire and Kent on Net Run Rate. [15]

In recent years, Sussex have struggled to replicate their early success in the County Championship, and were relegated from Division One in 2017. [16] They managed to bounce straight back however, winning Division Two in 2018, and finished 3rd in Division One in 2019. [17] [18] In 2021, they competed in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 4th with 3 victories, as well as joining the Women's London Championship for its second season, in which they finished 4th out of 5 teams. [19] [20] [21] In 2022, they won their group of the Twenty20 Cup, topping the initial group stage before beating Kent in the final of the group Finals Day. [22] They also joined the South Central Counties Cup in 2022, finishing fifth out of six teams in the inaugural edition. [23] In 2023, they won their group of the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, defeating Hampshire in the final, and the South Central Counties Cup, topping the group on head-to-head record. [24] [25]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season. ‡ denotes players with international caps. [26]

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Georgia Adams Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break Club captain
Maya ChampionFlag of England.svg  England 28 November 1995 (age 27)UnknownUnknown
Isabelle Collis Flag of England.svg  England 22 September 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Ella McCaughan Flag of England.svg  England 26 September 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Emily SpoonerFlag of England.svg  England 28 August 1999 (age 24)Right-handedUnknown
Phoebe WilkinsonFlag of England.svg  England 22 March 2000 (age 23)UnknownUnknown
All-rounders
Georgia Elwiss  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 31 May 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Freya Kemp  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 21 April 2005 (age 18)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Paige Scholfield Flag of England.svg  England 19 December 1995 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Regina Suddahazai ‡Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18 June 2005 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mary Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 7 October 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alexia Walker  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 26 November 1982 (age 40)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Danni Wyatt  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 22 May 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Mollie AdamsFlag of England.svg  England 12 April 2007 (age 16)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Nicole Faltum Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 January 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
Lucy WesternFlag of England.svg  England 27 November 1998 (age 24)Right-handed–
Bowlers
Anna BuckleFlag of England.svg  England 12 February 1996 (age 27)UnknownUnknown
Freya Davies  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 27 October 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Indigo GentryFlag of England.svg  England 10 December 2002 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Daisy GibbFlag of England.svg  England 21 February 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Chiara Green Flag of England.svg  England 18 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Nancy Harman Flag of England.svg  England 11 July 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Beth HarveyFlag of England.svg  England 30 July 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Lottie JeffreysFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Tia JosephFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Cassidy McCarthy Flag of England.svg  England 23 July 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Faye MullinsFlag of England.svg  England 30 November 2000 (age 22)UnknownUnknown
Hope MullinsFlag of England.svg  England 7 July 2000 (age 23)UnknownUnknown
Alice NoakesFlag of England.svg  England 6 January 2007 (age 16)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Tara Norris  ‡Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 June 1998 (age 25)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Linsey Smith  ‡Flag of England.svg  England 10 March 1995 (age 28)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Maya TaylorFlag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknownUnknown
Millie TaylorFlag of England.svg  England 7 October 2004 (age 19)Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox

Notable players

Players who have played for Sussex and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [27]

Seasons

Women's County Championship

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [28] Notes
PWLTA/CBPPtsPos
1997 Division 25140025376th
1998 Division 25230031554th
1999 Division 25500039991stPromoted
2000 Division 15140029.541.56thRelegated
2001 Division 255000431031stPromoted
2002 Division 15210221673rd
2003 Division 15410028.586.51stChampions
2004 Division 155000461061stChampions
2005 Division 16310230881stChampions
2006 Division 1641011852nd
2007 Division 16410121122nd
2008 Division 16500111071stChampions
2009 Division 110820041642nd
2010 Division 1108200601401stChampions
2011 Division 1107201571272nd
2012 Division 18500337873rd
2013 Division 186200561161stChampions
2014 Division 18330238685th
2015 Division 18421149943rd
2016 Division 18420241812nd
2017 Division 17340036667thRelegated
2018 Division 27510145951stPromoted
2019 Division 17430045853rd

Women's Twenty20 Cup

SeasonDivisionLeague standings [29] Notes
PWLTA/CNRRPtsPos
2009 Division 130102−1.0524th
2010 Division S132100+2.3042ndLost semi-final
2011 Division S133000+2.1742ndLost semi-final
2012 Division S132001+3.0351stChampions
2013 Division S132100+1.5341stRunners-up
2014 Division 1A43100+0.20125th
2015 Division 186200+0.56241stChampions
2016 Division 172302−0.07107th
2017 Division 184202+0.54183rd
2018 Division 186200+1.19242nd
2019 Division 183401+0.30136th
2021 South East83302–0.17144th
2022 Group 665100+0.91201stGroup winners
2023 Group 563102+0.16142ndGroup winners

Honours

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