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Paige Scholfield

Paige Jamie Scholfield (born 19 December 1995) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Sussex, Loughborough Lightning, Southern Vipers, South East Stars and Southern Brave.[1][2]

Paige Scholfield
Personal information
Full name
Paige Jamie Scholfield
Born (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 149)7 September 2024 v Ireland
Last ODI9 September 2024 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 65)14 September 2024 v Ireland
Last T20I15 September 2024 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2024Sussex
2016–2017Loughborough Lightning
2018–2022Southern Vipers
2021–2022Southern Brave
2023–2024South East Stars
2023–presentOval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 3 2 95 127
Runs scored 59 36 1,668 1,542
Batting average 19.66 18.00 24.89 16.94
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/6 0/5
Top score 31 34 134* 73*
Balls bowled – – 1,893 920
Wickets – – 51 48
Bowling average – – 26.60 21.18
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 3/16 3/12
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 40/– 44/1
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2024

Early life

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Scholfield was born on 19 December 1995 in Durban, South Africa.[2] She attended Loughborough College.[3] Scholfield has also been part of various England Academy and Development programmes, beginning in 2012.[4]

Domestic career

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Scholfield made her county debut in 2012, for Sussex against Middlesex. She bowled three overs, taking 1/9.[5] A year later, Scholfield was part of the Sussex team that won the 2013 Women's County Championship, and she hit her List A high score, of 48 against Middlesex.[6] In 2014, Scholfield hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 63* in a Twenty20 against Surrey.[7] The next season, she helped her side win the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[8] In 2017, Scholfield achieved her best T20 bowling figures, taking 3/12 in a victory over Warwickshire.[9] A year later, she achieved her best List A bowling figures, of 3/17 against Surrey.[10] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Scholfield was Sussex's second-highest run-scorer and leading wicket-taker, with 182 runs and 12 wickets.[11][12]

Scholfield also played for Loughborough Lightning from 2016 to 2017 and Southern Vipers from 2018 to 2019 in the Women's Cricket Super League. In 2016 she hit her highest KSL score, scoring 38 against Lancashire Thunder.[13] In 2019, she was part of the Vipers team that reached the Final, as well as taking two wickets at an average of 13.50.[14]

Scholfield continued playing for Southern Vipers in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 7 matches, including her side's 38-run victory in the Final over Northern Diamonds, and took 9 wickets at an average of 23.55.[15] In 2021, Scholfield played 5 matches, scoring 93 runs and taking 6 wickets, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy as the Vipers retained their title.[16] She was also ever-present in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and hit a crucial 41* from 36 balls in the final group stage match to beat Lightning off the final ball and qualify for Finals Day.[17][18] She was also in the Southern Brave squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[19] She was ever-present for Southern Vipers in the 2022 season, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with her main contributions coming in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, where she made her maiden List A half-century, scoring 74 against Sunrisers, as well as taking 11 wickets overall at an average of 20.09.[20][21][22] She was also again in the Southern Brave squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[23]

At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Scholfield had signed for South East Stars.[24] On 22 April 2023, she scored her first century in List A cricket, with 111* to help her side beat North West Thunder by 131 runs.[25][26] On 1 May 2023, she scored another century, 134* against Western Storm, which was the highest score in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy that season.[27][28] She ended the season as the fourth-leading run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 439 runs at an average of 39.90.[29] She also played seven matches for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred, scoring 78 runs and taking 8 wickets.[30] In 2024, she played 20 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring three half-centuries in each competition.[31][32]

International career

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Scholfield made her One Day International debut for England against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast on 7 September 2024, scoring 31 runs off 33 balls batting at number four.[33] She played her first T20I against the same opposition in Dublin on 14 September 2024.[34] Schofield was named in the England squad for the T20 part of their tour to South Africa in November 2024.[35][36] She dropped out of the squad just days before the series began due to an ankle injury.[37][38]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Paige Scholfield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Paige Scholfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The Kia Super League featured 23 graduates and students". Loughborough University. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Paige Scholfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Sussex Women v Middlesex Women, 22 July 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sussex Women v Middlesex Women, 7 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Sussex Women v Surrey Women, 3 August 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Sussex Women, 16 July 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Surrey Women v Sussex Women, 13 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Loughborough Lightning v Lancashire Thunder, 3 August 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Paige Scholfield guides Southern Vipers to last-ball victory and Finals Day eliminator spot". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  19. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Vipers recover from 38 for 5 to extend unbeaten run". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  23. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Paige Scholfield And Tara Norris To Leave Southern Vipers". The Ageas Bowl. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Thunder v South East Stars, Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Dottin's 50 in vain". Nation News. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Paige Scholfield hundred, Alice Capsey six-for see Stars smash Storm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Cross leads youthful England to win over Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  34. ^ "Ruthless England thrash Ireland in first T20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  35. ^ "Uncapped Bouchier and Kemp in England Test squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  36. ^ "England drop Alice Capsey for South Africa T20Is, include two uncapped players for Test match". Wisden. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  37. ^ "Paige Scholfield ruled out of England's SA tour with ankle injury". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  38. ^ "Scholfield out of England T20 squad with injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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