The 2024 season was Sunrisers' fifth 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 the group, winning two of their ten matches. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished fourth in the group stage, winning seven of their fourteen matches to qualify for the knockout stages. They defeated group winners Northern Diamonds in the semi-final and South East Stars in the final to win their first-ever trophy.
The side was captained by Grace Scrivens and coached by Andy Tennant. They played five home matches at the County Ground, Chelmsford, three at Brunton Memorial Ground two apiece at the County Ground, Northampton and Lord's.
This was Sunrisers' final season in existence, effectively being replaced by a professionalised Essex team under the England and Wales Cricket Board's changes to the structure of women's domestic cricket from 2025 onwards.
Squad Departures On 20 December 2023, it was announced that Scarlett Hughes had left the side, joining The Blaze. On 4 April 2024, Sunrisers confirmed their squad for the season, with Mia Rogers departing the side. On 2 September 2024, it was announced that Charley Phillips had gone on loan to The Blaze until the end of the season.
Arrivals On 23 February 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Dane van Niekerk as an overseas player from the beginning of the Charlotte Edwards Cup. van Niekerk had previously played for the side during the 2023 season. van Niekerk was later ruled out of her stint with the club due to personal reasons. On 4 April 2024, Sunrisers confirmed their squad for the season, with Charley Phillips joining the full squad from the academy. On 12 April 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Nicola Hancock as an overseas player for the first six matches of the season. On 10 May 2024, with Dane van Niekerk no longer be joining for the Charlotte Edwards Cup, it was announced that Hancock's contract would be extended to cover the Charlotte Edwards Cup. On 22 May 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Sophie Munro on loan from The Blaze for the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Munro's loan was later extended until the end of July, and later extended again until the end of the season.
Personnel and contract changes On 2 October 2023, it was announced that Ariana Dowse had signed her first professional contract with the side. On 4 April 2024, the side announced that Grace Scrivens would captain the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with Dane van Niekerk captaining in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. With van Niekerk ruled out of her stint with the club due to personal reasons, Scrivens captained the side in all formats.
Squad list Age given is at the start of Sunrisers' first match of the season (20 April 2024). Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Cordelia Griffith Right-handed Right-arm medium Florence Miller Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Kelly Castle Right-handed Right-arm medium Kate Coppack Right-handed Right-arm medium Jo Gardner Right-handed Right-arm off break Jodi Grewcock Left-handed Right-arm leg break Alice Macleod Right-handed Right-arm off break Grace Scrivens Left-handed Right-arm off break Captain Katherine Speed Right-handed Right-arm medium Amuruthaa Surenkumar Right-handed Right-arm medium Dane van Niekerk Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player; May to September 2024; ruled out for the entire season due to personal reasons. Wicket-keepers Amara Carr Right-handed — Ariana Dowse Right-handed — Jessica Olorenshaw Right-handed Right-arm medium Bowlers Eva Gray Right-handed Right-arm medium Nicola Hancock Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player; April to June 2024 Esmae MacGregor Right-handed Right-arm medium Abtaha Maqsood Right-handed Right-arm leg break Sophie Munro Right-handed Right-arm medium On loan from The Blaze, May to September 2024 Charley Phillips Right-handed Right-arm medium Loaned out to The Blaze, September 2024 Mady Villiers Right-handed Right-arm off break
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
Semi-final
Final
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 16 15 1 4 13 13 0 4 16 15 0 2 16 12 0 1 10 9 0 1 16 11 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 200 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 16 19 0 16 19 0 13 18 0 8 14 1 6 14 0 10 12 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 10 wickets.
Charlotte Edwards Cup Season standings
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 10 10 0 1 10 10 0 2 10 10 0 2 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 150 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 7 12 0 10 11 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 10 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 16 11 111 42 12.33 55.22 0 0 10 6 35 14 7.00 71.42 0 0 Kate Coppack 16 8 46 17* 9.20 54.76 0 0 4 – – – – – – – Ariana Dowse 4 4 28 13 7.00 41.79 0 0 – – – – – – – – Jo Gardner 16 12 221 53 18.41 61.55 0 1 10 10 260 79* 32.50 106.99 0 1 Eva Gray 10 7 102 37 17.00 68.91 0 0 10 7 34 12 11.33 85.00 0 0 Jodi Grewcock 16 15 370 63* 28.46 72.12 0 2 10 8 134 40 16.75 108.94 0 0 Cordelia Griffith 13 13 420 68 32.30 75.26 0 4 5 5 33 26 6.60 76.74 0 0 Nicola Hancock 6 3 37 16 18.50 64.91 0 0 8 5 12 6 4.00 120.00 0 0 Esmae MacGregor 6 2 20 20* – 43.47 0 0 – – – – – – – – Alice Macleod 10 9 218 53 36.33 80.74 0 1 10 10 165 60 16.50 128.90 0 2 Abtaha Maqsood 4 3 2 1* 1.00 16.66 0 0 1 – – – – – – – Florence Miller 16 11 204 47* 22.66 79.06 0 0 10 9 110 39* 22.00 93.22 0 0 Sophie Munro 8 5 55 20 13.75 70.51 0 0 7 4 19 9* 9.50 105.55 0 0 Grace Scrivens 16 15 553 118* 50.27 71.07 1 4 10 10 244 64* 30.50 108.44 0 2 Amuruthaa Surenkumar 6 4 55 25 13.75 58.51 0 0 5 4 53 32 13.25 100.00 0 0 Mady Villiers 13 10 122 35 13.55 96.06 0 0 10 10 131 44 14.55 116.96 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 Kate Coppack 16 96.3 19 21.84 1.30 4/27 0 4 10.0 1 79.00 7.90 1/18 0 Jo Gardner 16 19.3 2 54.00 5.53 2/13 0 10 3.0 0 – 7.33 – 0 Eva Gray 10 74.0 12 27.91 4.52 2/22 0 10 36.0 9 31.55 7.88 2/28 0 Jodi Grewcock 16 120.4 19 25.94 4.08 3/28 0 10 35.0 5 42.60 6.08 2/18 0 Nicola Hancock 6 50.0 14 15.00 4.20 3/15 0 8 22.0 4 49.00 8.90 2/30 0 Esmae MacGregor 6 21.0 3 37.00 5.28 1/16 0 – – – – – – – Abtaha Maqsood 4 24.5 3 40.00 4.83 2/19 0 1 2.0 1 12.00 6.00 1/12 0 Sophie Munro 8 42.2 14 14.14 4.67 5/25 1 7 26.0 12 15.75 7.26 4/23 0 Grace Scrivens 16 64.1 4 73.50 4.58 2/40 0 10 4.3 0 – 12.66 – 0 Amuruthaa Surenkumar 6 16.0 1 72.00 4.50 1/17 0 5 5.1 1 49.00 9.48 1/19 0 Mady Villiers 13 103.0 18 26.61 4.65 4/36 0 10 38.0 11 24.72 7.15 2/20 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Kate Coppack 16 16 2 4 4 1 Ariana Dowse 4 4 2 – – – Jo Gardner 16 16 7 10 10 4 Eva Gray 10 10 3 10 10 1 Jodi Grewcock 16 16 4 10 10 2 Cordelia Griffith 13 13 2 5 5 3 Nicola Hancock 6 6 1 8 8 2 Esmae MacGregor 6 6 3 – – – Alice Macleod 10 10 3 10 10 2 Abtaha Maqsood 4 4 0 1 1 1 Florence Miller 16 16 4 10 10 2 Sophie Munro 8 8 2 7 7 0 Grace Scrivens 16 16 5 10 10 3 Amuruthaa Surenkumar 6 6 0 5 5 1 Mady Villiers 13 13 7 10 10 2 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Amara Carr 16 16 13 4 10 10 3 6 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
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