Grace Scrivens
{{Short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Grace Scrivens
| female = true
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| fullname = Grace Elizabeth Scrivens
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|11|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kent, England
| nickname =
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = All-rounder
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| internationalspan =
| club1 = Kent
| year1 = 2018–2024
| club2 = Sunrisers
| year2 = 2020–2024
| club3 = London Spirit
| year3 = 2021–2023
| club4 = Trent Rockets
| year4 = 2024–present
| club5 = Essex
| year5 = 2025–present
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 51
| runs1 = 1,610
| bat avg1 = 35.77
| 100s/50s1 = 2/12
| top score1 = 118*
| deliveries1 = 1,552
| wickets1 = 30
| bowl avg1 = 38.30
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/20
| catches/stumpings1 = 19/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 77
| runs2 = 1,494
| bat avg2 = 26.67
| 100s/50s2 = 0/10
| top score2 = 94*
| deliveries2 = 572
| wickets2 = 24
| bowl avg2 = 26.25
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/33
| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2063/2063354/2063354.html CricketArchive
| date = 19 October
| year = 2024
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Grace Elizabeth Scrivens (born 10 November 2003) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent and London Spirit. An all-rounder, she is a left-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Sunrisers.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/1184303.html|title=Player Profile: Grace Scrivens|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2063/2063354/2063354.html|title=Player Profile: Grace Scrivens|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 March 2021}}
Early life
Scrivens was born on 10 November 2003 in Kent.
Domestic career
Scrivens made her county debut in 2018, for Kent against Surrey.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1063/1063157.html|title=Kent Women v Surrey Women, 17 June 2018|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 March 2021}} In her second match, she hit 24* from 17 balls in a Twenty20 against Yorkshire to help her side to a 5 wicket victory.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1063/1063172.html|title=Kent Women v Yorkshire Women, 24 June 2018|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 March 2021}} In 2019, she was part of the Kent squad that won the 2019 Women's County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2063/2063354/Womens_List_A_Matches.html|title=Women's List A Matches played by Grace Scrivens|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 March 2021}} In 2021, she was Kent's leading run-scorer as they won the South East Group of the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 191 runs at an average of 47.75, as well as taking 4 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Kent_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Kent_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2 October 2021}} She hit 94* from 62 balls in a match against Surrey, which was named the Women's Moment of the Year at the end of season Kent Cricket Awards.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1176/1176508.html|title=Surrey Women v Kent Women, 25 April 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2 October 2021}} Scrivens was also voted the Players' Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/stevens-named-mens-player-of-the-year-for-the-third-season-in-a-row/|title=Stevens Named Men's Player of the Year for the Third Season in a Row |date=October 2021 |publisher=Kent Cricket|access-date=2 October 2021}} In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was the third-highest run-scorer across the entire competition, with 265 runs including three half-centuries.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Kent_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=7 October 2022}}
In 2020, Scrivens played for Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 137 runs at an average of 22.83 and taking 3 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/Rachael_Heyhoe-Flint_Trophy_2020/Sunrisers_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Sunrisers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/Rachael_Heyhoe-Flint_Trophy_2020/Sunrisers_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Sunrisers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 March 2021}} She hit her List A high score in her final game of the tournament, scoring 72 against Western Storm.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2020-1229289/western-storm-vs-sunrisers-south-group-1229349/full-scorecard|title=Western Storm v Sunrisers, 19 September 2020|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=24 March 2021}} In 2021, she scored 161 runs and took 4 wickets in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as scoring 92 runs and taking 5 wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6767;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=2 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6767;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=2 October 2021}} Scrivens top-scored with 34* in the side's only victory that season, over Western Storm.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/charlotte-edwards-cup-2021-1252410/western-storm-vs-sunrisers-group-b-1252414/match-report |title=Grace Scrivens seals Storm's fate as Sunrisers ease to victory |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=2 October 2021}} She also played two matches for London Spirit in The Hundred.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13891;team=6693;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=2 October 2021}} At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Scrivens had signed a professional contract with Sunrisers.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/2312968/ecb-fund-sixth-professional-contract-at-each-womens-regional-team |title=ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2021}} In April 2022, she was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}
Scrivens was ever-present for Sunrisers in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, she scored 141 runs as well as taking seven wickets, the joint most for her side.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6767;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=7 October 2022}} In a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Western Storm, she scored 56 with the bat and took 4/33 with the ball.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/charlotte-edwards-cup-2022-1298049/sunrisers-vs-western-storm-group-b-1298058/match-report |title=Grace Scrivens excels but Sunrisers sink at the last against Storm |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=7 October 2022}} In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Scrivens was the tournament's joint-leading wicket-taker, with 13 wickets at an average of 14.69, and the tournament's third-highest run-scorer, with 297 runs at an average of 49.50 including four half-centuries.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=14446;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2022/Most Runs |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=7 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=14446;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2022/Most Wickets |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=7 October 2022}} She took a four-wicket haul and scored a half-century against South East Stars, as well as taking 4/20 from 10 overs against Northern Diamonds and scoring half-centuries against Western Storm, Lightning and Central Sparks.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/south-east-stars-vs-sunrisers-1297927/match-report |title=Bryony Smith stars with bat and ball as South East Stars flatten Sunrisers |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=7 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/northern-diamonds-vs-sunrisers-1297932/match-report |title=Northern Diamonds sneak home by six runs against struggling Sunrisers |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=7 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/sunrisers-vs-western-storm-1297937/match-report |title=Unbeaten Sophie Luff century breaks Sunrisers' hearts |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=7 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/sunrisers-vs-lightning-1297949/match-report |title=Kathryn Bryce century sets up comfortable Lightning win over Sunrisers |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=7 October 2022}} She was also ever-present for London Spirit in The Hundred, scoring 57 runs and taking three wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14454;team=6693;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=7 October 2022}} At the end of the season, Scrivens was awarded Sunrisers' Player of the Year, Batter of the Year, Bowler of the Year and Supporters' Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Player of the Competition awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/scrivens-shines-at-end-of-season-awards |title=Scrivens Shines at End of Season Awards |publisher=Sunrisers Cricket |date=5 October 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022}} She was also nominated for the PCA Women's Young Player of the Year award.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pca-awards-2022-jonny-bairstow-nat-sciver-named-as-pca-players-of-the-year-at-annual-awards-1338535 |title=Jonny Bairstow, Nat Sciver named as PCA Players of the Year at annual awards |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=6 October 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022}}
In 2023, she was Sunrisers' leading run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 398 runs at an average of 39.80.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6767 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=20 October 2023}} She scored her maiden List A century in September 2023, scoring 107 against The Blaze.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-1347396/the-blaze-vs-sunrisers-51st-match-1347453/match-report |title=Scrivens, Dowse score centuries as Sunrisers outshine Blaze |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=20 October 2023}} She was also named captain of Sunrisers in September 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/squad-and-preview-sunrisers-v-western-storm-5-september |title=Squad and Preview: Sunrisers v Western Storm (5 September) |date=4 September 2023 |publisher=Sunrisers Cricket |access-date=4 September 2023}} She played four matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, scoring 38 runs.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/the-hundred-women-s-competition-2023-15217?team=6693 |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=20 October 2023}} In 2024, she played 26 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and was the side's leading run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy with 553 runs including one century as she captained the side to the title.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6767 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6767 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2024}}
The domestic structure of Women's cricket changed for the 2025 season and Scrivens moved to Essex, a newly professional women's side, along with many of her Sunrisers teammates. It was announced in January 2025 that she would be the captain of Essex.{{cite web|url=https://essexcricket.org.uk/2025/01/31/scrivens-named-essex-women-captain/ |title=Scrivens named Essex Women captain }}
International career
In October 2022, Scrivens was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2858562/england-women-u19-announce-squad-for-icc-u19-womens-t20-world-cup-2023 |title=England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board |date=18 October 2022 |access-date=18 October 2022}} She was later named as captain of the side.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/womenscricket/grace_scrivens_captain_england_under-19s_2023_womens_t20_world_cup.html |title=Grace Scrivens to captain England at Under-19s Women's T20 World Cup |work=the Cricketer |date=8 January 2023 |access-date=8 January 2023}} She was ever-present for the side as they reached the final, scoring 293 runs at an average of 41.85 and taking 9 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=15002;team=7005;type=tournament |title=Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2023}} She ended the tournament as the second-highest run-scorer across the competition, scoring three half-centuries including the tournament's highest score, 93 against Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=15002;type=tournament |title=Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23/Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=15002;type=tournament |title=Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23/High Scores |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2023}} Against Zimbabwe, she took 4/2 from her four overs.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-under-19-t20-world-cup-2022-23-1336137/england-women-under-19s-vs-zimbabwe-women-under-19s-7th-match-group-b-1336161/full-scorecard |title=7th Match, Group B, Potchefstroom, January 15 2023, ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup: England Women Under-19s v Zimbabwe Women Under-19s |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2023}} She was subsequently named Player of the Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3040981 |title=England star wins Player of the Tournament at U19 Women's T20 World Cup |publisher=International Cricket Council |date=29 January 2023 |access-date=30 January 2023}}
References
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External links
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- {{cricketarchive|id=2063354}}
{{Sunrisers (women's cricket)}}
{{Trent Rockets squad}}
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