The 2021 season saw Southern Vipers compete in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, of which they were defending champions, and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side topped the group stage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning six of their seven matches and therefore progressing straight to the final. In the final they faced Northern Diamonds, who made 183 batting first. In response, Vipers were reduced to 109/7, but an unbroken partnership of 78 between Emily Windsor and Tara Norris ensured the side defended their title, winning by 3 wickets with 2 balls to spare.

In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished second in Group A, winning four of their six matches, to progress to the semi-final as the best runner-up in the group stage. There, they played Northern Diamonds, who made 135/6 batting first. In response, Vipers were bowled out for 117 in 20 overs and were therefore eliminated from the competition.

The side was captained by Georgia Adams and coached by Charlotte Edwards. They played three home matches at the Rose Bowl, two at the County Ground, Hove and one at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground.

Squad Southern Vipers announced their initial 18-player squad on 18 May 2021. Sophie Mitchelmore, Chiara Green and Abbie Whybrow were added to the squad on 28 August 2021. Gaby Lewis was signed as an overseas player for the remainder of the season on 9 September 2021. Age given is at the start of Southern Vipers' first match of the season (29 May 2021).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Georgia Adams Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Maia Bouchier Right-handed Right-arm medium Ella McCaughan Right-handed Right-arm leg break Emily Windsor Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Ella Chandler Right-handed Right-arm medium Charlie Dean Right-handed Right-arm off break Georgia Elwiss Right-handed Right-arm medium Gaby Lewis Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player Sophie Mitchelmore Right-handed Right-arm medium Alice Monaghan Right-handed Right-arm medium Paige Scholfield Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Charlotte Taylor Right-handed Right-arm off break Danni Wyatt Right-handed Right-arm off break Wicket-keepers Ariana Dowse Right-handed — Carla Rudd Right-handed — Abbie Whybrow Right-handed — Bowlers Lauren Bell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Chiara Green Right-handed Right-arm off break Gemma Lane Right-handed Right-arm medium Cassidy McCarthy Right-handed Right-arm medium Tara Norris Left-handed Left-arm medium Finty Trussler Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

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Fixtures

Final

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 7 7 1 1 8 8 0 3 4 4 0 3 7 7 0 1 8 6 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 8 13 0 8 12 0 8 11 0 4 10 0 6 9 0 5 6 0 7 5 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup Group A

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Fixtures

Semi-final

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 7 7 0 2 7 7 0 0 4 4 0 1 7 6 0 0 4 3 0 0 7 5 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 7 13 0 7 10 0 7 9 0 4 7 1 6 5 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics Batting PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Georgia Adams 8 8 233 77 29.12 64.90 0 3 7 7 215 88* 35.83 119.44 0 2 Lauren Bell 6 1 1 1 1.00 25.00 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 Maia Bouchier 7 7 195 57* 32.50 75.58 0 1 4 4 104 53* 52.00 98.11 0 1 Ella Chandler – – – – – – – – 3 2 27 23 13.50 93.10 0 0 Charlie Dean 4 3 34 32 17.00 58.62 0 0 4 3 65 31 21.66 98.48 0 0 Georgia Elwiss 7 7 265 112* 53.00 93.30 1 1 7 7 109 45 18.16 96.46 0 0 Chiara Green – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – Gaby Lewis 4 4 97 39 24.25 65.10 0 0 – – – – – – – – Ella McCaughan 7 6 70 41 14.00 80.45 0 0 3 1 13 13 13.00 92.85 0 0 – – – – – – – – 2 1 4 4* – 200.00 0 0 Alice Monaghan 4 2 0 0* – 0.00 0 0 3 2 35 30* 35.00 145.83 0 0 Tara Norris 8 5 47 40* 15.66 78.33 0 0 7 4 34 17 8.50 69.38 0 0 Carla Rudd 8 4 24 13 6.00 33.80 0 0 7 2 14 5 7.00 100.00 0 0 Paige Scholfield 5 5 93 38* 31.00 69.40 0 0 7 6 68 41* 17.00 90.66 0 0 Charlotte Taylor 8 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 7 1 2 2* – 100.00 0 0 Emily Windsor 8 6 103 47* 25.75 51.24 0 0 7 5 60 32 30.00 84.50 0 0 Danni Wyatt 4 4 206 64* 68.66 80.46 0 3 2 2 49 45 24.50 132.43 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Bowling PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Georgia Adams 8 37.5 12 14.41 4.57 4/35 0 7 5.0 2 25.00 10.00 1/16 0 Lauren Bell 6 53.0 9 26.44 4.49 3/40 0 6 23.0 5 23.60 5.13 2/26 0 Maia Bouchier 7 5.0 1 33.00 6.60 1/20 0 – – – – – – – Charlie Dean 4 39.5 10 13.80 3.46 3/27 0 4 14.5 7 13.00 6.13 5/19 0 Georgia Elwiss 7 53.2 5 49.60 4.65 1/25 0 7 27.0 10 18.20 6.74 3/16 0 Chiara Green – – – – – – – 1 3.0 1 25.00 8.33 1/25 0 Alice Monaghan 4 2.0 1 13.00 6.50 1/13 0 – – – – – – – Tara Norris 8 68.5 11 30.09 4.80 4/14 0 7 25.5 13 13.30 6.69 4/14 0 Paige Scholfield 5 21.0 6 16.50 4.71 3/16 0 7 10.0 0 – 6.50 – 0 Charlotte Taylor 8 72.0 13 18.15 3.27 4/21 0 7 28.0 9 17.66 5.67 3/12 0 Emily Windsor 8 4.3 0 – 3.33 – 0 – – – – – – – Danni Wyatt 4 12.0 3 16.00 4.00 3/19 0 – – – – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Georgia Adams 8 8 10 7 7 3 Lauren Bell 6 6 0 6 6 2 Maia Bouchier 7 7 1 4 4 4 Ella Chandler – – – 3 3 0 Charlie Dean 4 4 3 4 4 6 Georgia Elwiss 7 7 3 7 7 1 Chiara Green – – – 1 1 0 Gaby Lewis 4 4 2 – – – Ella McCaughan 7 7 0 3 3 0 Sophie Mitchelmore – – – 2 2 0 Alice Monaghan 4 4 1 3 3 3 Tara Norris 8 8 4 7 7 2 Paige Scholfield 5 5 4 7 7 3 Charlotte Taylor 8 8 0 7 7 1 Emily Windsor 8 8 1 7 7 0 Danni Wyatt 4 4 2 2 2 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Carla Rudd 8 8 4 6 7 7 2 3 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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