Wikipedia

2021 Sunrisers (women's cricket) season

The 2021 season was Sunrisers' second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished bottom of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy group stage, losing all seven of their matches.[1] The side recorded their first ever win in their opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, beating Western Storm, but did not win any further matches, finishing bottom of Group B.[2][3]

Sunrisers
2021 season
CoachTrevor Griffin
CaptainAmara Carr (50-over)
Kelly Castle (T20)
RHFT8th
CECGroup B, 4th
Most runsRHFT: Cordelia Griffith (273)
CEC: Cordelia Griffith (129)
Most wicketsRHFT: Kelly Castle (10)
CEC: Grace Scrivens (5)
Most catchesRHFT: Naomi Dattani (5)
CEC: Gayatri Gole (3),
Naomi Dattani (3) &
Katherine Speed (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: Mia Rogers (3)
CEC: Amara Carr (2)
← 2020 2022 →

The side was captained by Amara Carr in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Kelly Castle in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and coached by Trevor Griffin.[4] They played three home matches at the County Ground, Chelmsford, two at Fenner's and one apiece at the County Ground, Northampton and Merchant Taylors' School.[5][6]

Squad

edit

Sunrisers announced their initial 18-player squad on 26 May 2021.[7] Florence Miller was promoted to the senior squad from the Academy on 18 August 2021.[8] Age given is at the start of Sunrisers' first match of the season (29 May 2021).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Cordelia Griffith   England (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Florence Miller   England (2004-02-26)26 February 2004 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Fran Wilson   England (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Kelly Castle   England (1997-09-04)4 September 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium T20 captain
Kate Coppack   England (1994-08-30)30 August 1994 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Naomi Dattani   England (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 27) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Jo Gardner   England (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alice Macleod   England (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Katie Midwood   England (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Grace Scrivens   England (2003-11-10)10 November 2003 (aged 17) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Katherine Speed   England (2001-10-05)5 October 2001 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr   England (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed — 50-over captain
Mia Rogers   England (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 19) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Gayatri Gole   England (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sonali Patel   England (2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Emily Thorpe   England (1999-01-27)27 January 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Mady Villiers   England (1998-08-26)26 August 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Katie Wolfe   England (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Emily Woodhouse   England (1996-10-13)13 October 1996 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

edit

Season standings

edit
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers (Q) 7 6 1 0 0 3 27 0.417
2 Northern Diamonds (Q) 7 5 2 0 0 3 23 1.182
3 Central Sparks (Q) 7 5 2 0 0 2 22 0.822
4 Lightning 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 0.274
5 South East Stars 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.226
6 Western Storm 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.462
7 North West Thunder 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.620
8 Sunrisers 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 −1.598
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

  Advanced to the final
  Advanced to the play-off

Fixtures

edit
29 May 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
South East Stars
324/7 (50 overs)
v
Sunrisers
189 (39.2 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 104* (93)
Kelly Castle 3/40 (7.4 overs)
Naomi Dattani 47 (61)
Tash Farrant 5/33 (8 overs)
South East Stars won by 135 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sue Redfern
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
31 May 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
247/9 (50 overs)
v
Sunrisers
211 (45.2 overs)
Georgie Boyce 91 (117)
Sonali Patel 4/40 (7 overs)
Fran Wilson 50 (45)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/28 (9.2 overs)
North West Thunder won by 36 runs
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 4, Sunrisers 0
5 June 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Sunrisers
53 (29.1 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
54/1 (7.4 overs)
Amara Carr 17 (43)
Jenny Gunn 3/10 (6 overs)
Hollie Armitage 14* (19)
Kate Coppack 1/14 (3 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 9 wickets
Fenner's, Cambridge
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sarah Bartlett
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Sunrisers 0
12 June 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Sunrisers
206/9 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
210/5 (40.2 overs)
Naomi Dattani 65 (92)
Teresa Graves 4/39 (10 overs)
Michaela Kirk 57 (66)
Kelly Castle 2/24 (6 overs)
Lightning won by 5 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Joanne Ibbotson
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Lightning 4, Sunrisers 0
10 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Sunrisers
204/7 (42 overs)
v
Central Sparks
208/4 (37.2 overs)
Cordelia Griffith  69 (95)
Ria Fackrell 3/30 (6 overs)
Marie Kelly 58 (63)
Kelly Castle 1/22 (9 overs)
Central Sparks won by 6 wickets (DLS)
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Ian Ramage
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Central Sparks were set a revised target of 206 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Sunrisers 0
12 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
309/9 (50 overs)
v
Sunrisers
308/6 (50 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 112* (118)
Sonali Patel 3/46 (10 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 91 (82)
Georgia Adams 2/36 (6 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 1 run
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Sophie McLelland
Player of the match: Georgia Elwiss (Southern Vipers)
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Sunrisers 0
18 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
313/4 (50 overs)
v
Sunrisers
277 (44.3 overs)
Sophie Luff 157* (142)
Mady Villiers 2/39 (10 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 49 (42)
Georgia Hennessy 2/45 (8 overs)
Western Storm won by 36 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper and Tom Lungley
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

Tournament statistics

edit

Batting

edit
Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Cordelia Griffith 7 7 273 39.00 91 0 2
Alice Macleod 7 7 214 30.57 79 0 1
Fran Wilson 6 6 165 33.00 65* 0 2
Grace Scrivens 7 7 161 23.00 46 0 0
Naomi Dattani 7 7 143 20.42 65 0 1
Kelly Castle 7 7 106 17.66 52 0 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

edit
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Kelly Castle 7 47.4 10 21.10 4.42 3/40 0
Sonali Patel 3 25.0 7 20.28 5.68 4/40 0
Mady Villiers 4 30.0 5 31.20 5.20 3/47 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup

edit

Group B

edit
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds (Q) 6 4 2 0 0 1 17 0.655
2 Western Storm 6 4 2 0 0 1 17 0.182
3 North West Thunder 6 2 3 1 0 1 11 0.029
4 Sunrisers 6 1 4 1 0 0 6 −0.871
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]
  •   Advanced to the semi-final

Fixtures

edit
26 June 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
129/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers
133/3 (17.5 overs)
Nat Wraith 36* (24)
Sonali Patel 2/26 (4 overs)
Mady Villiers 36 (26)
Danielle Gibson 1/20 (3 overs)
Sunrisers won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mark Newell and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Sunrisers 4, Western Storm 0
2 July 2021
19:00 BST (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers
116/7 (20 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
117/2 (16.2 overs)
Jo Gardner 42 (30)
Jenny Gunn 3/25 (4 overs)
Leah Dobson 44* (52)
Mady Villiers 1/22 (3 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sophie McLelland
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
9 July 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
186/1 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers
115 (20 overs)
Emma Lamb 111* (61)
Gayatri Gole 1/37 (4 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 34 (33)
Emma Lamb 3/16 (4 overs)
North West Thunder won by 71 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Neil Pratt
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: North West Thunder 5, Sunrisers 0
25 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
120/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers
101/7 (20 overs)
Beth Langston 40 (35)
Kate Coppack 2/10 (4 overs)
Jo Gardner 31 (29)
Alex MacDonald 2/11 (4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 19 runs
South Northumberland Cricket Club, Gosforth
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Jane Pratt
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
28 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
124/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers
124/4 (20 overs)
Georgie Boyce 31 (27)
Emily Thorpe 2/17 (4 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 63 (51)
Kate Cross 2/20 (4 overs)
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2
30 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
147/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers
142/7 (20 overs)
Georgia Hennessy 62 (62)
Grace Scrivens 2/23 (4 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 32 (25)
Nicole Harvey 3/17 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 runs
Fenner's, Cambridge
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Martin Saggers
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

Tournament statistics

edit

Batting

edit
Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Cordelia Griffith 4 4 129 32.25 63 0 1
Grace Scrivens 6 6 92 18.40 34* 0 0
Jo Gardner 4 3 81 40.50 42 0 0
Naomi Dattani 6 6 69 11.50 22 0 0
Katherine Speed 6 4 60 30.00 26* 0 0
Alice Macleod 4 4 55 13.75 17 0 0
Amara Carr 3 3 54 27.00 25 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[11] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

edit
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Grace Scrivens 6 23.0 5 24.00 5.21 2/23 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[12] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

edit

Batting

edit
Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s
Amara Carr 5 5 41 17 8.20 50.61 0 0 3 3 54 25 27.00 110.20 0 0
Kelly Castle 7 7 106 52 17.66 65.83 0 1 6 5 25 15 6.25 69.44 0 0
Kate Coppack 5 3 11 6* 11.00 33.33 0 0 3 – – – – – – –
Naomi Dattani 7 7 143 65 20.42 69.41 0 1 6 6 69 22 11.50 85.18 0 0
Jo Gardner 7 7 58 22 9.66 78.37 0 0 4 3 81 42 40.50 112.50 0 0
Gayatri Gole 5 4 36 15 9.00 56.25 0 0 5 3 18 11* 18.00 105.88 0 0
Cordelia Griffith 7 7 273 91 39.00 82.22 0 2 4 4 129 63 32.25 117.27 0 1
Alice Macleod 7 7 214 79 30.57 74.30 0 1 4 4 55 17 13.75 93.22 0 0
Katie Midwood 1 1 10 10* – 52.63 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Florence Miller – – – – – – – – 3 3 19 9 6.33 63.33 0 0
Sonali Patel 3 2 6 5* 6.00 33.33 0 0 4 1 1 1* – 33.33 0 0
Mia Rogers 2 2 11 8* – 78.57 0 0 6 4 20 11* 10.00 60.60 0 0
Grace Scrivens 7 7 161 46 23.00 60.07 0 0 6 6 92 34* 18.40 76.66 0 0
Katherine Speed 2 2 3 2 1.50 25.00 0 0 6 4 60 26* 30.00 98.36 0 0
Emily Thorpe 2 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – –
Mady Villiers 4 4 72 37 18.00 94.73 0 0 2 2 46 36 23.00 135.29 0 0
Fran Wilson 6 6 165 65* 33.00 99.39 0 2 – – – – – – – –
Katie Wolfe – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – –
Emily Woodhouse – – – – – – – – 2 1 3 3 3.00 42.85 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[13][14]

Bowling

edit
Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Kelly Castle 7 47.4 10 21.10 4.42 3/40 0 6 18.2 2 62.00 6.76 1/14 0
Kate Coppack 5 32.4 3 60.66 5.57 1/14 0 3 8.0 2 17.00 6.25 2/10 0
Naomi Dattani 7 35.5 3 75.00 6.27 2/20 0 6 15.0 3 40.66 8.13 2/24 0
Jo Gardner 7 21.3 1 163.00 7.58 1/35 0 4 10.0 1 73.00 7.30 1/14 0
Gayatri Gole 5 21.2 1 130.00 6.09 1/31 0 5 13.0 2 52.00 8.00 1/27 0
Alice Macleod 7 9.0 2 27.00 6.00 1/5 0 4 – – – – – –
Katie Midwood 1 8.0 1 42.00 5.25 1/42 0 – – – – – – –
Sonali Patel 3 25.0 7 20.28 5.68 4/40 0 4 13.0 3 38.00 8.76 2/26 0
Grace Scrivens 7 44.0 4 59.75 5.43 1/31 0 6 23.0 5 24.00 5.21 2/23 0
Emily Thorpe 2 10.2 0 – 7.93 – 0 1 4.0 2 8.50 4.25 2/17 0
Mady Villiers 4 30.0 5 31.20 5.20 3/47 0 2 7.0 1 50.00 7.14 1/22 0
Katie Wolfe – – – – – – – 1 3.0 1 23.00 7.66 1/23 0
Emily Woodhouse – – – – – – – 2 2.0 0 – 11.50 – 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[13][14]

Fielding

edit
Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches
Kelly Castle 7 7 1 6 6 0
Kate Coppack 5 5 0 3 3 0
Naomi Dattani 7 7 5 6 6 3
Jo Gardner 7 7 1 4 4 1
Gayatri Gole 5 5 0 5 5 3
Cordelia Griffith 7 7 3 4 4 2
Alice Macleod 7 7 2 4 4 0
Katie Midwood 1 1 0 – – –
Florence Miller – – – 3 3 0
Sonali Patel 3 3 2 4 4 1
Mia Rogers 2 – – 6 3 1
Grace Scrivens 7 7 2 6 6 0
Katherine Speed 2 2 0 6 6 3
Emily Thorpe 2 2 1 1 1 0
Mady Villiers 4 4 0 2 2 0
Fran Wilson 6 6 3 – – –
Katie Wolfe – – – 1 1 1
Emily Woodhouse – – – 2 2 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[15][16]

Wicket-keeping

edit
Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Amara Carr 5 5 1 1 3 3 0 2
Mia Rogers 2 2 2 1 6 2 1 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[17][18]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021/Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Grace Scrivens seals Storm's fate as Sunrisers ease to victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021/Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Kelly Castle Takes on Sunrisers T20 Captaincy". Sunrisers Cricket. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Meet the Squad..." Sunrisers Cricket. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Northamptonshire's Flo Miller Awarded Senior Pay As You Play Contract". Sunrisers Cricket. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Sunrisers/Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Sunrisers/Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Sunrisers/Most catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Most catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Sunrisers/Most dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Most dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2021_Sunrisers_(women%27s_cricket)_season&oldid=1165594144"