The 2023 season was South East Stars' fourth 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 fifth in the group, winning three of their seven matches. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished third in the group, winning seven of their fourteen matches and progressing to the play-off. In the play-off, they lost to The Blaze by 8 wickets (DLS).

The side was captained by Bryony Smith and coached by Johann Myburgh. They played seven home matches at the County Ground, Beckenham, two at Woodbridge Road, Guildford and one apiece at The Oval and St Lawrence Ground.

Squad Departures On 3 November 2022, it was announced that Chloe Brewer had left the side, signing for Central Sparks. On 4 November 2022, it was announced that Eva Gray had left the side, signing for Sunrisers. On 7 November 2022, it was announced that Rhianna Southby had left the side, signing for Southern Vipers. Ahead of the 2023 season, it was confirmed that Grace Gibbs, Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones, Sydney Gorham were no longer in the side's full squad, and that Megan Sturge had joined the Southern Vipers Academy.

Arrivals On 4 November 2022, it was announced that South East Stars had signed Paige Scholfield from Southern Vipers. On 4 June 2023, Chloe Hill was signed on loan from Southern Vipers for June and July, and Darcey Carter was promoted from the academy to the senior squad. On 7 June 2023, Charlotte Lambert was promoted from the academy to the senior squad. On 14 June 2023, it was announced that Tazmin Brits had been signed as an overseas player, for four Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches in July. On 1 July 2023, academy players Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones and Emily Burke were included in a matchday squad for the first time, and the signing of Scotland international Priyanaz Chatterji was confirmed. On 31 August 2023, Chloe Hill's loan was renewed for the remainder of the season.

Personnel and contract changes On 4 November 2022, it was announced that Kira Chathli, Phoebe Franklin, Kalea Moore, Alexa Stonehouse, Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Emma Jones had all signed their first professional contracts with the side.

Squad list Age given is at the start of South East Stars' first match of the season (22 April 2023). Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones Right-handed — Joined July 2023 Tazmin Brits Right-handed — Overseas player; July 2023 Aylish Cranstone Left-handed Left-arm medium Kirstie White Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Emily Burke Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined July 2023 Alice Capsey Right-handed Right-arm off break Priyanaz Chatterji Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined July 2023 Alice Davidson-Richards Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Sophia Dunkley Right-handed Right-arm leg break Phoebe Franklin 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 Paige Scholfield Right-handed Right-arm medium Bryony Smith Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Wicket-keepers Kira Chathli Right-handed — Chloe Hill Right-handed — Two loan spells from Southern Vipers; June–July 2023 and September 2023 Jemima Spence Right-handed — Bowlers Claudie Cooper Right-handed Right-arm off break Freya Davies Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Tash Farrant Left-handed Left-arm medium Darcey Carter Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined June 2023 Charlotte Lambert Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined June 2023 Danielle Gregory Right-handed Right-arm leg break Bethan Miles Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Alexa Stonehouse Right-handed Left-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

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Fixtures

Play-off

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 14 13 2 1 13 12 1 1 14 13 0 2 15 14 0 2 4 3 1 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 200 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 15 21 0 13 15 0 14 15 0 7 11 0 14 10 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 10 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup Season standings

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Fixtures

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

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 7 7 0 7 7 0 6 6 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 5 5 113 77 28.25 84.32 0 1 – – – – – – – – Tazmin Brits 4 3 214 112* 107.00 133.75 1 1 – – – – – – – – Alice Capsey 3 3 23 18 7.66 100.00 0 1 3 3 107 71 35.66 146.57 0 1 Darcey Carter 1 1 2 2 2.00 50.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Kira Chathli 15 14 280 71 20.00 63.06 0 2 5 5 44 24 14.66 86.27 0 0 Priyanaz Chatterji 1 1 15 15* – 68.18 0 0 – – – – – – – – Claudie Cooper – – – – – – – – 5 1 18 18 18.00 120.00 0 0 Aylish Cranstone 6 6 124 69 20.66 76.07 0 1 4 4 11 8 2.75 36.66 0 0 Alice Davidson-Richards 13 12 322 101 26.83 77.59 1 1 5 5 90 43 22.50 104.65 0 0 Freya Davies 7 5 36 15 12.00 37.11 0 0 5 2 8 8* – 200.00 0 0 Sophia Dunkley 2 2 103 101* 103.00 93.63 1 0 3 3 85 53 28.33 116.43 0 1 Tash Farrant 4 4 90 45 22.50 72.58 0 0 7 7 64 32* 12.80 108.47 0 0 Phoebe Franklin 5 5 64 26 16.00 80.00 0 0 7 7 196 53 32.66 120.98 0 2 Danielle Gregory 15 10 35 20* 17.50 41.66 0 0 7 1 0 0* – 0.00 0 0 Chloe Hill 6 6 138 63 23.00 67.64 0 1 2 2 29 25 14.50 107.40 0 0 Emma Jones 1 1 18 18 18.00 200.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Ryana MacDonald-Gay 14 13 121 26 11.00 55.25 0 0 5 5 14 6* 7.00 70.00 0 0 Bethan Miles 7 5 86 33 17.20 66.15 0 0 – – – – – – – – Kalea Moore 7 6 36 17 7.20 37.89 0 0 4 3 15 10 7.50 88.23 0 0 Paige Scholfield 14 13 439 134* 39.90 96.06 2 1 6 6 48 31 8.00 106.66 0 0 Bryony Smith 14 13 291 97 22.38 101.39 0 2 7 7 256 83 36.57 155.15 0 2 Jemima Spence 9 7 80 29 11.42 42.32 0 0 – – – – – – – – Alexa Stonehouse 12 10 179 51 17.90 66.79 0 1 2 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 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 3 8.5 6 6.00 4.07 6/28 1 3 – – – – – – Darcey Carter 1 5.0 2 15.50 6.20 2/31 0 – – – – – – – Priyanaz Chatterji 1 5.0 0 – 5.80 – 0 – – – – – – – Claudie Cooper – – – – – – – 5 14.0 4 21.75 6.21 3/12 0 Alice Davidson-Richards 13 61.2 15 20.53 5.02 3/20 0 5 10.2 2 44.50 8.61 1/16 0 Freya Davies 7 47.0 11 18.81 4.40 3/27 0 5 15.5 4 30.75 7.76 2/14 0 Tash Farrant 4 12.0 1 45.00 3.75 1/32 0 7 – – – – – – Phoebe Franklin 5 22.0 4 23.25 4.22 3/18 0 7 21.5 7 22.71 7.28 2/18 0 Danielle Gregory 15 74.0 21 17.80 5.05 4/12 0 7 15.0 7 15.14 7.06 2/14 0 Emma Jones 1 3.0 0 – 5.33 – 0 – – – – – – – Ryana MacDonald-Gay 14 67.0 15 23.60 5.28 3/27 0 5 13.0 3 35.00 8.07 1/8 0 Bethan Miles 7 27.0 3 38.66 4.29 2/26 0 – – – – – – – Kalea Moore 7 25.5 0 – 5.38 – 0 4 4.0 0 – 11.25 – 0 Paige Scholfield 14 68.2 8 35.62 4.17 2/31 0 6 21.0 6 25.50 7.28 3/24 0 Bryony Smith 14 63.3 10 30.10 4.74 3/13 0 7 19.3 5 28.40 7.28 3/23 0 Alexa Stonehouse 12 55.0 9 28.66 4.69 2/31 0 2 3.0 0 – 7.00 – 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Madeleine Blinkhorn-Jones 5 5 2 – – – Tazmin Brits 4 4 0 – – – Alice Capsey 3 3 1 3 3 2 Darcey Carter 1 1 0 – – – Priyanaz Chatterji 1 1 0 – – – Claudie Cooper – – – 5 5 1 Aylish Cranstone 6 6 3 4 4 3 Alice Davidson-Richards 13 13 6 5 5 2 Freya Davies 7 7 1 5 5 0 Sophia Dunkley 2 2 4 3 3 1 Tash Farrant 4 4 1 7 7 3 Phoebe Franklin 5 5 4 7 7 1 Danielle Gregory 15 15 2 7 7 1 Chloe Hill 6 6 0 2 1 0 Emma Jones 1 1 0 – – – Ryana MacDonald-Gay 14 14 7 5 5 0 Bethan Miles 7 7 3 – – – Kalea Moore 7 7 1 4 4 1 Paige Scholfield 14 14 9 6 6 0 Bryony Smith 14 14 7 7 6 2 Jemima Spence 9 9 1 – – – Alexa Stonehouse 12 12 0 2 2 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Kira Chathli 15 15 16 1 5 5 2 2 Chloe Hill 6 – – – 2 1 0 0 Bryony Smith 14 – – – 7 1 2 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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