2020 Sunrisers (women's cricket) season

Sunrisers

2020 season
Coach	Trevor Griffin
Captain	Amara Carr
RHFT	South Group, 4th
Most runs	Jo Gardner (193)
Most wickets	Sonali Patel (7) Jo Gardner (7) Katie Wolfe (7)
Most catches	Naomi Dattani (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	Amara Carr (4)
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The 2020 season was Sunrisers' first season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side finished bottom of the North Group of the competition, losing all six of their matches.^[1]

After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with Sunrisers being one of the new teams, representing the London and the East of England.^[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place.^[3] Sunrisers were captained by Amara Carr and coached by Trevor Griffin, and played their home matches at the County Ground, Chelmsford.^[4]

Squad

Sunrisers' squad is listed below.^[5] Age given is at the start of Sunrisers' first match of the season (29 August 2020).

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batters
Hayley Brown	England	(1998-03-25)25 March 1998 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Cordelia Griffith	England	(1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Fran Wilson	England	(1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Kelly Castle	England	(1997-09-04)4 September 1997 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Naomi Dattani	England	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 26)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Jo Gardner	England	(1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Alice Macleod	England	(1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Katie Midwood	England	(1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Grace Scrivens	England	(2003-11-10)10 November 2003 (aged 16)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr	England	(1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 26)	Right-handed	—	Captain
Scarlett Hughes	England	(2002-06-18)18 June 2002 (aged 18)	Left-handed	—
Mia Rogers	England	(2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 18)	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 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Emily Thorpe	England	(1999-01-27)27 January 1999 (aged 21)	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 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

South Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Southern Vipers	6	6	0	0	0	3	27	1.017
2	Western Storm	6	4	2	0	0	2	18	0.510
3	South East Stars	6	2	4	0	0	2	10	−0.197
4	Sunrisers	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	−1.365

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[1]

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Fixtures

29 August 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard

Sunrisers 202 (46.1 overs)	v	Southern Vipers 208/3 (36.2 overs)
Mady Villiers 64 (83) Paige Scholfield 3/33 (9.1 overs)		Danni Wyatt 66 (73) Alice Macleod 1/14 (3 overs)

Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Chris Watts and Anna Harris

• Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0

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31 August 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard

South East Stars 289/8 (50 overs)	v	Sunrisers 212 (45.5 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 97 (116) Sonali Patel 4/52 (10 overs)		Amara Carr 99 (113) Bryony Smith 3/25 (5.5 overs)

South East Stars won by 77 runs County Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Sophie McLelland and Nigel Llong

• South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0

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5 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard

Western Storm 265/6 (50 overs)	v	Sunrisers 179 (45 overs)
Sophie Luff 85 (115) Alice Macleod 1/34 (10 overs)		Jo Gardner 54 (76) Fi Morris 5/26 (10 overs)

Western Storm won by 86 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Nigel Llong and Nigel Cowley

• Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0

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11 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard

Southern Vipers 232 (49.5 overs)	v	Sunrisers 183 (43.5 overs)
Georgia Adams 89 (108) Katie Midwood 2/33 (10 overs)		Alice Macleod 35 (45) Tara Norris 3/37 (7 overs)

Southern Vipers won by 49 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Billy Taylor and Sophie McLelland

• Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0

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13 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard

Sunrisers 198 (48.4 overs)	v	South East Stars 199/4 (37.1 overs)
Naomi Dattani 33 (41) Tash Farrant 3/24 (9.4 overs)		Alice Capsey 73* (75) Jo Gardner 2/13 (4 overs)

South East Stars won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Fiona Richards and Chris Watts

• Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0

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19 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard

Western Storm 288/6 (50 overs)	v	Sunrisers 241 (49 overs)
Georgia Hennessy 105 (110) Katie Wolfe 2/34 (10 overs)		Grace Scrivens 72 (73) Georgia Hennessy 2/29 (6 overs)

Western Storm won by 47 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Mark Newell and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper

• Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

Statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	4s	6s
Hayley Brown	1	1	0	16	16	16.00	34.78	0	0	0	0
Amara Carr	6	6	0	116	99	19.33	75.32	0	1	11	0
Kelly Castle	6	6	1	85	25	17.00	57.43	0	0	3	0
Naomi Dattani	6	6	0	125	42	20.83	58.96	0	0	15	0
Jo Gardner	6	6	0	193	54	32.16	69.17	0	1	19	3
Gayatri Gole	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	30.76	0	0	1	0
Cordelia Griffith	4	4	0	84	41	21.00	79.24	0	0	12	1
Alice Macleod	6	6	0	68	35	11.33	60.17	0	0	8	0
Katie Midwood	5	5	1	57	27	14.25	56.43	0	0	4	0
Sonali Patel	6	6	1	24	9*	4.80	39.34	0	0	1	0
Mia Rogers	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	62.50	0	0	0	0
Grace Scrivens	6	6	0	137	72	22.83	58.54	0	1	16	0
Emily Thorpe	2	2	1	23	12*	23.00	92.00	0	0	3	0
Mady Villiers	2	2	0	76	64	38.00	76.76	0	1	6	0
Fran Wilson	2	2	0	40	29	20.00	88.88	0	0	6	1
Katie Wolfe	6	6	2	13	7	3.25	40.62	0	0	1	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Bowling

Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike rate
Kelly Castle	6	3	12.0	0	95	1	1/15	95.00	7.91	72.0
Naomi Dattani	6	4	12.0	1	81	0	–	–	6.75	–
Jo Gardner	6	6	38.5	0	208	7	2/13	29.71	5.35	33.2
Gayatri Gole	1	1	5.0	0	41	0	–	–	8.20	–
Alice Macleod	6	6	37.0	0	196	4	2/64	49.00	5.29	55.5
Katie Midwood	5	5	39.0	2	180	2	2/33	90.00	4.61	117.0
Sonali Patel	6	6	31.5	2	165	7	4/52	23.57	5.18	27.2
Grace Scrivens	6	4	28.2	3	144	3	1/27	48.00	5.08	56.6
Emily Thorpe	2	2	5.0	0	32	0	–	–	6.40	–
Mady Villiers	2	2	20.0	0	97	1	1/49	97.00	4.85	120.0
Katie Wolfe	6	6	44.2	4	213	7	2/34	30.42	4.80	38.0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Fielding

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches
Hayley Brown	1	1	1
Kelly Castle	6	6	1
Naomi Dattani	6	6	3
Jo Gardner	6	6	1
Gayatri Gole	1	1	0
Cordelia Griffith	4	4	1
Alice Macleod	6	6	1
Katie Midwood	5	5	0
Sonali Patel	6	6	0
Mia Rogers	1	1	1
Grace Scrivens	6	6	1
Emily Thorpe	2	2	0
Mady Villiers	2	2	0
Fran Wilson	2	2	2
Katie Wolfe	6	6	1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Wicket-keeping

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings
Amara Carr	6	6	3	1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

References

1. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
2. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: The special-edition 50-over competition explained". the Cricketer. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
3. "Women's cricket: Domestic 50-over competition named Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
4. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
5. "Squad Analysis: Sunrisers announce their Squad for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". Female Cricket. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
6. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
7. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Sunrisers/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
8. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Sunrisers/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.