The 2023 season saw Southern Vipers compete in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side won both competitions, completing the domestic double: in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished second in the group before defeating North West Thunder in the play-off and The Blaze in the final, whilst in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy the side won the initial group stage before again defeating The Blaze in the final.
The side was captained by Georgia Adams and coached by Charlotte Edwards. They played four home matches at the Rose Bowl, three at the County Ground, Hove, two at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, and one apiece at Newclose County Cricket Ground and Falkland Cricket Club.
Squad Departures On 4 November 2022, it was announced that Paige Scholfield and Tara Norris had left the side, joining South East Stars and North West Thunder respectively. On 9 December 2022, Carla Rudd announced her retirement from all forms of cricket. On 21 April 2023, the side announced their squad for the season, confirming the departures of Ella Chandler, Ariana Dowse and Gemma Lane. On 4 June 2023, it was announced that Chloe Hill had joined South East Stars on loan for June and July. After the end of the Charlotte Edwards Cup on 11 June 2023, Anya Shrubsole announced her retirement from regional cricket. On 31 August 2023, Chloe Hill's loan to South East Stars was renewed for the remainder of the season.
Arrivals On 2 November 2022, it was announced that Linsey Smith had joined the side from Northern Diamonds, and had signed a professional contract. Smith had previously played for Vipers during the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016 and 2017. On 7 November 2022, it was announced that the side had signed Chloe Hill (who had previously been signed on loan in 2022) and Rhianna Southby, from Central Sparks and South East Stars respectively. On 21 April 2023, the side announced their squad for the season, confirming the addition of Sophie Mitchelmore. On 5 May 2023, it was confirmed that Nicole Faltum had joined the side as an overseas player. On 1 July 2023, Ava Lee, Abi Norgrove and Megan Sturge were all named in a matchday squad for the first time. On 6 July 2023, the side announced the signing of Maitlan Brown as an overseas player, for four Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches.
Personnel and contract changes On 7 November 2022, it was announced that Emily Windsor, Ella McCaughan, Georgia Elwiss and Anya Shrubsole had signed their first professional contracts with the side. On 11 April 2023, Southern Vipers announced the awarding of five further professional contracts, each six months in length, to Alice Monaghan, Charlotte Taylor, Nancy Harman, Chloe Hill and Rhianna Southby.
Squad list Age given is at the start of Southern Vipers' first match of the season (22 April 2023). Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Maia Bouchier Right-handed Right-arm medium Ella McCaughan Right-handed Right-arm leg break Abi Norgrove Right-handed Right-arm off break Joined July 2023 Emily Windsor Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Georgia Adams Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Charlie Dean Right-handed Right-arm off break Georgia Elwiss Right-handed Right-arm medium Freya Kemp Left-handed Left-arm medium Sophie Mitchelmore Right-handed Right-arm medium Alice Monaghan Right-handed Right-arm medium Megan Sturge Right-handed Right-arm off break Joined July 2023 Mary Taylor Right-handed Right-arm medium Danni Wyatt Right-handed Right-arm off break Wicket-keepers Nicole Faltum Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player; May to September 2023 Chloe Hill Right-handed — Two loan spells to South East Stars; June-July 2023 and September 2023 Rhianna Southby Right-handed — Bowlers Lauren Bell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Maitlan Brown Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player; July 2023 Nancy Harman Right-handed Right-arm leg break Ava Lee Right-handed Right-arm off break Joined July 2023 Anya Shrubsole Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Retired from regional cricket in June 2023 Linsey Smith Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Charlotte Taylor Right-handed Right-arm off break 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 13 12 0 5 12 11 0 4 14 13 0 2 9 8 0 4 11 11 0 3 9 8 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 200 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 13 20 0 12 19 0 11 14 0 7 10 0 8 10 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 10 wickets.
Charlotte Edwards Cup Season standings
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Fixtures
Semi-final
Final
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 0 3 9 9 0 1 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 8 13 0 9 13 0 9 10 0 5 8 0 9 8 0 3 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 Georgia Adams 13 12 546 94* 49.63 82.22 0 5 9 9 249 63* 49.80 125.12 0 1 Lauren Bell 4 2 0 0* 0.00 0.00 0 0 3 – – – – – – – Maia Bouchier 9 8 322 71 40.25 88.70 0 4 6 6 196 56 32.66 139.00 0 1 Maitlan Brown 4 3 38 19 12.66 79.16 0 0 – – – – – – – – Charlie Dean 7 6 83 42 13.83 75.45 0 0 5 3 34 20* 34.00 147.82 0 0 Georgia Elwiss 11 11 273 64 24.81 70.00 0 3 9 8 83 28* 16.60 89.24 0 0 Nicole Faltum 2 2 28 21 14.00 57.14 0 0 9 8 37 14 5.28 78.72 0 0 Nancy Harman 2 2 19 18 9.50 76.00 0 0 4 4 49 32* 24.50 119.51 0 0 Freya Kemp 9 8 211 47 30.14 109.32 0 0 6 6 48 13* 9.30 120.00 0 0 Ava Lee 8 4 9 9 3.00 75.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Ella McCaughan 14 13 331 67 25.46 60.73 0 2 6 6 105 42 17.50 109.37 0 0 Alice Monaghan 11 9 108 34* 18.00 90.75 0 0 6 2 1 1* 1.00 20.00 0 0 Abi Norgrove 5 5 83 48 16.60 47.70 0 0 – – – – – – – – Anya Shrubsole – – – – – – – – 8 1 0 0* – 0.00 0 0 Linsey Smith 12 10 178 51 29.66 77.05 0 1 9 2 6 5 6.00 66.66 0 0 Rhianna Southby 14 9 56 21 9.33 83.58 0 0 – – – – – – – – Megan Sturge 2 1 6 6 6.00 85.71 0 0 – – – – – – – – Charlotte Taylor 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Mary Taylor 11 8 40 16 10.00 74.07 0 0 6 2 2 2 1.00 28.57 0 0 Emily Windsor 12 11 408 84 45.33 81.60 0 4 7 5 63 25 15.75 90.00 0 0 Danni Wyatt 3 3 50 24 16.66 83.33 0 0 6 6 273 76 45.50 150.00 0 3 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 13 110.0 20 24.15 4.39 4/30 0 9 32.0 10 21.60 6.75 2/20 0 Lauren Bell 4 27.0 5 24.80 4.59 4/37 0 3 12.0 6 13.50 6.75 3/19 0 Maitlan Brown 4 33.0 5 33.40 5.06 3/52 0 – – – – – – – Charlie Dean 7 60.0 10 24.80 4.13 3/18 0 5 20.0 8 15.37 6.15 3/27 0 Georgia Elwiss 11 46.0 8 22.75 3.95 3/37 0 9 29.0 8 25.87 7.13 2/20 0 Nancy Harman 2 9.0 2 29.00 6.44 1/27 0 4 3.0 0 – 8.66 – 0 Ava Lee 8 72.1 10 30.10 4.17 2/33 0 – – – – – – – Alice Monaghan 11 47.3 8 33.00 5.55 2/19 0 6 3.0 0 – 12.00 – 0 Anya Shrubsole – – – – – – – 8 28.5 13 13.15 5.93 4/18 0 Linsey Smith 12 111.0 19 19.94 3.41 3/29 0 9 36.0 13 14.07 5.08 3/13 0 Megan Sturge 2 12.0 1 79.00 6.58 1/67 0 – – – – – – – Charlotte Taylor 1 5.0 0 – 4.40 – 0 – – – – – – – Mary Taylor 11 94.5 14 35.64 5.26 4/39 0 6 14.4 2 53.50 7.29 1/7 0 Danni Wyatt 3 1.0 0 – 15.00 – 0 6 – – – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Georgia Adams 13 13 11 9 9 3 Lauren Bell 4 4 0 3 3 0 Maia Bouchier 9 9 3 6 6 2 Maitlan Brown 4 4 2 – – – Charlie Dean 7 7 3 5 5 2 Georgia Elwiss 11 11 2 9 9 7 Nicole Faltum 2 2 0 9 0 0 Nancy Harman 2 2 2 4 4 0 Freya Kemp 9 9 2 6 6 2 Ava Lee 8 8 3 – – – Ella McCaughan 14 14 3 6 6 5 Alice Monaghan 11 11 5 6 6 1 Abi Norgrove 5 5 2 – – – Anya Shrubsole – – – 8 8 0 Linsey Smith 12 12 5 9 9 3 Megan Sturge 2 2 0 – – – Charlotte Taylor 1 1 0 – – – Mary Taylor 11 11 2 6 6 2 Emily Windsor 12 12 1 7 7 0 Danni Wyatt 3 3 0 6 6 2 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Nicole Faltum 2 – – – 9 9 6 4 Rhianna Southby 14 14 10 5 – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
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