The 2022 season was Sunrisers' third season, in which competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished bottom of Group A, losing all six of their six matches. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished bottom of the group, losing six of their seven matches, with the other cancelled.
The side was captained by Kelly Castle in all formats, retaining the captaincy in the Charlotte Edwards Cup whilst also replacing Amara Carr as captain in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Laura Marsh coached the side, replacing Trevor Griffin on an interim basis for the season. They played four home matches at the County Ground, Chelmsford and two at the County Ground, Northampton.
Squad Changes On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Grace Scrivens had been awarded a professional contract with the side, having previously been on a temporary contract. On 25 November 2021, it was announced that Fran Wilson had left the side, joining Western Storm. On 30 March 2022, the side announced the signing of Abtaha Maqsood until the end of July. In April 2022, Kelly Castle became all-format captain of the side (previously, Castle had captained the side in the Charlotte Edwards Cup whilst Amara Carr captained in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy) and Trevor Griffin stepped down from his role as head coach for personal reasons. Laura Marsh was announced as Griffin's replacement on an interim basis for the 2022 season. On 11 May 2022, it was announced by Lightning that they had signed Katie Midwood from Sunrisers. Sunrisers announced their 17-player squad for the season on 12 May 2022, confirming the addition of Jodi Grewcock and Scarlett Hughes, and the departure of Emily Thorpe, Katie Wolfe and Emily Woodhouse. Jessica Olorenshaw was promoted from the Academy squad to the senior squad on 8 July 2022.
Squad list Age given is at the start of Sunrisers' first match of the season (14 May 2022). Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Jodi Grewcock Left-handed Right-arm leg break Cordelia Griffith Right-handed Right-arm medium Florence Miller Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Kelly Castle Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain Kate Coppack Right-handed Right-arm medium Naomi Dattani Left-handed Left-arm medium Jo Gardner Right-handed Right-arm off break Alice Macleod Right-handed Right-arm off break Grace Scrivens Left-handed Right-arm off break Katherine Speed Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers Amara Carr Right-handed — Scarlett Hughes Right-handed — Jessica Olorenshaw Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined July 2022 Mia Rogers Right-handed — Bowlers Gayatri Gole Right-handed Right-arm medium Abtaha Maqsood Right-handed Right-arm leg break Signed until end of July 2022 Sonali Patel Right-handed Right-arm medium Mady Villiers Right-handed Right-arm off break
Charlotte Edwards Cup Group A
advanced to the semi-final
Fixtures
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 0 2 6 6 0 1 5 5 0 0 6 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 5 5 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 6 7 0 6 7 0 6 6 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings
advanced to final advanced to the play-off
Fixtures
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 0 4 4 4 0 2 6 6 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 6 13 0 6 12 0 6 6 0 6 6 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 Amara Carr 4 4 61 35 15.25 60.39 0 0 2 2 68 37* 68.00 121.42 0 0 Kelly Castle 5 5 49 17 9.80 77.77 0 0 6 6 73 40* 18.25 100.00 0 0 Kate Coppack 6 4 20 12 10.00 66.66 0 0 – – – – – – – – Naomi Dattani 6 6 108 41 18.00 62.42 0 0 6 6 157 53 26.16 109.02 0 2 Jo Gardner 6 6 99 43* 24.75 82.50 0 0 5 5 94 41 31.33 97.91 0 0 Gayatri Gole 1 1 3 3 3.00 42.85 0 0 6 4 12 7* 6.00 100.00 0 0 Jodi Grewcock 2 2 40 35 20.00 44.94 0 0 – – – – – – – – Cordelia Griffith 4 4 178 74 44.50 64.49 0 2 4 3 67 26 22.33 95.71 0 0 Scarlett Hughes 1 1 4 4 4.00 50.00 0 0 6 4 16 10 4.00 66.66 0 0 Alice Macleod 1 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Abtaha Maqsood 4 3 7 3 3.50 24.13 0 0 6 1 6 6 6.00 120.00 0 0 Florence Miller – – – – – – – – 6 2 16 11* – 84.21 0 0 Jessica Olorenshaw 5 4 70 25 17.50 73.68 0 0 – – – – – – – – Sonali Patel 2 2 10 9* 10.00 37.03 0 0 – – – – – – – – Mia Rogers 5 4 21 12* 7.00 61.76 0 0 6 5 37 20 7.40 119.35 0 0 Grace Scrivens 6 6 297 74 49.50 77.54 0 4 6 6 141 56 23.50 119.49 0 1 Katherine Speed 2 2 10 7 5.00 47.61 0 0 2 2 5 3* 5.00 55.55 0 0 Mady Villiers 6 6 63 33 10.50 73.25 0 0 5 5 54 22 10.80 114.89 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 Kelly Castle 5 37.0 3 66.33 5.37 1/47 0 6 20.5 7 16.85 5.66 2/14 0 Kate Coppack 6 38.0 6 31.50 4.97 4/48 0 – – – – – – – Naomi Dattani 6 31.0 3 66.66 6.45 3/19 0 6 19.0 6 26.83 8.47 2/30 0 Jo Gardner 6 31.0 6 25.16 4.87 3/45 0 5 13.0 5 19.20 7.38 2/23 0 Gayatri Gole 1 – – – – – – 6 9.0 0 – 10.11 – 0 Jodi Grewcock 2 7.0 2 13.50 3.85 2/27 0 – – – – – – – Abtaha Maqsood 4 27.0 3 47.33 5.25 1/26 0 6 18.0 3 54.00 9.00 1/15 0 Sonali Patel 2 9.0 1 62.00 6.88 1/37 0 – – – – – – – Grace Scrivens 6 59.0 13 14.69 3.23 4/20 0 6 20.0 7 21.71 7.60 4/33 0 Mady Villiers 6 59.5 12 21.83 4.37 4/36 0 5 17.0 5 28.00 8.23 2/33 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Kelly Castle 5 5 0 6 6 3 Kate Coppack 6 6 1 – – – Naomi Dattani 6 6 5 6 6 0 Jo Gardner 6 6 1 5 5 2 Gayatri Gole 1 1 0 6 6 1 Jodi Grewcock 2 2 1 – – – Cordelia Griffith 4 4 5 4 4 0 Scarlett Hughes 1 – – 6 2 1 Alice Macleod 1 1 1 – – – Abtaha Maqsood 4 4 1 6 6 0 Florence Miller – – – 6 6 1 Jessica Olorenshaw 5 5 1 – – – Sonali Patel 2 2 1 – – – Mia Rogers 5 4 1 6 6 0 Grace Scrivens 6 6 1 6 6 1 Katherine Speed 2 2 0 2 2 0 Mady Villiers 6 6 1 5 5 2 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Amara Carr 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 1 Scarlett Hughes 1 1 2 2 6 4 2 7 Mia Rogers 5 1 1 0 6 – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
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