The 2022 season was South East Stars' third season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished top of Group A, winning five of their six matches and progressing to the semi-final. In the semi-final, they lost to Central Sparks by 2 wickets. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished second in the group, winning five of their seven matches and progressing to the play-off. In the play-off, they lost to Southern Vipers by 6 wickets.

The side was captained by Bryony Smith, who replaced Tash Farrant in the position at the start of the season, and coached by Johann Myburgh. They played five home matches at the County Ground, Beckenham and two at Woodbridge Road, Guildford.

Squad Changes On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Alice Capsey and Danielle Gregory had been awarded professional contracts with the side, having previously been on temporary contracts. On 1 November 2021, Susie Rowe retired from all forms of cricket. On 18 March 2022, it was announced that Hannah Jones was taking an indefinite break from cricket. South East Stars announced their 20-player squad for the season on 9 May 2022, with the addition of Claudie Cooper being the only change from the 2021 squad. On the same day, it was announced that Bryony Smith would be taking over the captaincy of the side from Tash Farrant. On 16 July 2022, Academy players Sydney Gorham, Bethan Miles and Megan Sturge, and overseas player Lauren Smith were all named in a matchday squad for the first time. On 8 September 2022, Academy players Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones and Jemima Spence were named in a matchday squad for the first time.

Squad list Age given is at the start of South East Stars' first match of the season (14 May 2022). Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones Right-handed — Joined September 2022 Chloe Brewer Right-handed Right-arm medium Aylish Cranstone Left-handed Left-arm medium Megan Sturge Right-handed Right-arm off break Joined July 2022 Kirstie White Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Alice Capsey Right-handed Right-arm off break Alice Davidson-Richards Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Sophia Dunkley Right-handed Right-arm leg break Phoebe Franklin Right-handed Right-arm medium Grace Gibbs Right-handed Right-arm medium Emma Jones Right-handed Right-arm medium Ryana MacDonald-Gay Right-handed Right-arm medium Kalea Moore Right-handed Right-arm off break Bryony Smith Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Wicket-keepers Kira Chathli Right-handed — Rhianna Southby Right-handed — Jemima Spence Right-handed — Joined September 2022 Bowlers Claudie Cooper Right-handed Right-arm off break Freya Davies Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Tash Farrant Left-handed Left-arm medium Sydney Gorham Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined July 2022 Eva Gray Right-handed Right-arm medium Danielle Gregory Right-handed Right-arm leg break Bethan Miles Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Joined July 2022 Lauren Smith Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player; joined July 2022 Alexa Stonehouse Right-handed Left-arm medium

Charlotte Edwards Cup Group A

advanced to the semi-final

Fixtures

Semi-final

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

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

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

advanced to final advanced to the play-off

Fixtures

Play-off

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

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 3 9 0 7 9 0 6 8 0 7 6 0 4 5 0 7 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 Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones 1 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Chloe Brewer 5 5 172 61 34.40 85.57 0 2 – – – – – – – – Alice Capsey 2 2 70 64* 70.00 79.54 0 0 7 7 47 19 6.71 114.63 0 0 Aylish Cranstone 3 3 43 27 14.33 82.69 0 0 7 7 235 66* 58.75 115.76 0 3 Alice Davidson-Richards 3 3 142 50 47.33 80.22 0 2 7 6 69 26* 16.16 100.00 0 0 Freya Davies 3 3 13 8* 6.50 41.93 0 0 6 2 7 7 7.00 140.00 0 0 Sophia Dunkley – – – – – – – – 2 2 13 8 6.50 100.00 0 0 Tash Farrant – – – – – – – – 1 1 4 4 4.00 40.00 0 0 Phoebe Franklin 6 6 94 37 15.66 68.11 0 0 5 5 53 22 10.60 94.64 0 0 Grace Gibbs 2 2 15 13 7.50 50.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Eva Gray 7 7 50 18* 10.00 76.92 0 0 – – – – – – – – Danielle Gregory 7 5 35 16 11.66 45.45 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 Emma Jones – – – – – – – – 6 5 52 33 13.00 120.93 0 0 Ryana MacDonald-Gay 4 4 112 54* 112.00 96.55 0 1 1 1 1 1* – 50.00 0 0 Bethan Miles 1 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Kalea Moore – – – – – – – – 7 6 133 57* 44.33 100.00 0 1 Bryony Smith 4 4 226 114 56.50 106.60 1 1 7 7 149 50 21.28 120.16 0 1 Lauren Smith 2 2 93 73* 93.00 78.81 0 1 – – – – – – – – Rhianna Southby 5 5 85 54 17.00 83.33 0 1 – – – – – – – – Jemima Spence 3 3 88 45* 44.00 48.61 0 0 – – – – – – – – Alexa Stonehouse 7 7 82 31 11.71 62.12 0 0 6 3 9 7* 9.00 69.23 0 0 Kirstie White 5 5 32 12 6.40 43.83 0 0 2 1 15 15 15.00 150.00 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 Alice Capsey 2 5.0 2 20.50 8.20 2/26 0 7 16.0 3 36.66 6.87 1/10 0 Alice Davidson-Richards 3 28.0 9 18.22 5.85 4/33 0 7 17.1 6 20.83 7.28 2/27 0 Freya Davies 3 23.0 4 21.25 3.69 3/37 0 6 17.0 2 49.50 5.82 2/16 0 Tash Farrant – – – – – – – 1 2.0 0 – 12.00 – 0 Phoebe Franklin 6 37.0 8 21.25 4.59 2/25 0 5 4.0 1 30.00 7.50 1/16 0 Grace Gibbs 2 6.0 1 26.00 4.33 1/9 0 – – – – – – – Eva Gray 7 45.4 9 21.55 4.24 3/28 0 – – – – – – – Danielle Gregory 7 50.4 5 46.80 4.61 2/36 0 6 17.0 4 27.00 6.35 2/6 0 Emma Jones – – – – – – – 6 8.0 2 35.00 8.75 1/2 0 Ryana MacDonald-Gay 4 22.0 4 25.25 4.59 2/29 0 1 3.0 2 9.50 6.33 2/19 0 Bethan Miles 1 6.0 3 5.00 2.50 3/15 0 – – – – – – – Kalea Moore – – – – – – – 7 14.0 8 8.50 4.85 3/4 0 Bryony Smith 4 30.0 5 27.00 4.50 3/37 0 7 23.0 11 13.27 6.34 4/14 0 Lauren Smith 2 11.1 2 23.00 4.11 2/20 0 – – – – – – – Alexa Stonehouse 7 38.0 6 26.83 4.23 3/27 0 6 7.0 1 55.00 7.85 1/21 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones 1 1 0 – – – Chloe Brewer 5 5 2 – – – Alice Capsey 2 2 1 7 7 2 Aylish Cranstone 3 3 0 7 7 3 Alice Davidson-Richards 3 3 1 7 7 3 Freya Davies 3 3 1 6 6 3 Sophia Dunkley – – – 2 2 0 Tash Farrant – – – 1 1 0 Phoebe Franklin 6 6 3 5 5 3 Grace Gibbs 2 2 3 – – – Eva Gray 7 7 0 – – – Danielle Gregory 7 7 1 6 6 0 Emma Jones – – – 6 6 3 Ryana MacDonald-Gay 4 4 1 1 1 1 Bethan Miles 1 1 0 – – – Kalea Moore – – – 7 7 0 Bryony Smith 4 4 1 7 7 2 Lauren Smith 2 2 1 – – – Rhianna Southby 5 5 1 – – – Jemima Spence 3 3 0 – – – Alexa Stonehouse 7 7 1 6 6 3 Kirstie White 5 5 4 2 2 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Kira Chathli 7 7 5 1 7 7 2 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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