Paige Scholfield
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
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| name = Paige Scholfield
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| fullname = Paige Jamie Scholfield
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = All-rounder
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| international = true
| country = England
| odidebutdate = 7 September
| odidebutyear = 2024
| odidebutagainst = Ireland
| odicap = 149
| lastodidate = 9 September
| lastodiyear = 2024
| lastodiagainst = Ireland
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| T20Idebutdate = 14 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2024
| T20Idebutagainst = Ireland
| T20Icap = 65
| lastT20Idate = 15 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2024
| lastT20Iagainst = Ireland
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| club1 = Sussex
| year1 = {{nowrap|2012–2024}}
| club2 = Loughborough Lightning
| year2 = 2016–2017
| club3 = Southern Vipers
| year3 = 2018–2022
| club4 = Southern Brave
| year4 = 2021–2022
| club5 = South East Stars
| year5 = 2023–2024
| club6 = Oval Invincibles
| year6 = 2023–present
| club7 = Surrey
| year7 = 2024–present
| columns = 4
| column1 = WODI
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 59
| bat avg1 = 19.66
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| top score1 = 31
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| matches2 = 2
| runs2 = 36
| bat avg2 = 18.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 34
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| column3 = WLA
| matches3 = 95
| runs3 = 1,668
| bat avg3 = 24.89
| 100s/50s3 = 2/6
| top score3 = 134*
| deliveries3 = 1,893
| wickets3 = 51
| bowl avg3 = 26.60
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/16
| catches/stumpings3 = 40/–
| column4 = WT20
| matches4 = 127
| runs4 = 1,542
| bat avg4 = 16.94
| 100s/50s4 = 0/5
| top score4 = 73*
| deliveries4 = 920
| wickets4 = 48
| bowl avg4 = 21.18
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 3/12
| catches/stumpings4 = 44/1
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/492/492339/492339.html CricketArchive
| date = 18 October
| year = 2024
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Paige Jamie Scholfield (born 19 December 1995) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Sussex, Loughborough Lightning, Southern Vipers, South East Stars and Southern Brave.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/743647.html|title=Player Profile: Paige Scholfield|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/492/492339/492339.html|title=Player Profile: Paige Scholfield|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}}
Early life
Scholfield was born on 19 December 1995 in Durban, South Africa. She attended Loughborough College.{{cite web|url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/news/2017/the-kia-super-league-featured-23-graduates-and-students.html|title=The Kia Super League featured 23 graduates and students|publisher=Loughborough University|access-date=18 March 2021}} Scholfield has also been part of various England Academy and Development programmes, beginning in 2012.{{cite web |title=Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Paige Scholfield |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/492/492339/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html |accessdate=18 March 2021 |publisher=CricketArchive}}
Domestic career
Scholfield made her county debut in 2012, for Sussex against Middlesex. She bowled three overs, taking 1/9.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/392/392976.html|title=Sussex Women v Middlesex Women, 22 July 2012|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=18 March 2021}} A year later, Scholfield was part of the Sussex team that won the 2013 Women's County Championship, and she hit her List A high score, of 48 against Middlesex.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/474/474232.html|title=Sussex Women v Middlesex Women, 7 July 2013|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=18 March 2021}} In 2014, Scholfield hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 63* in a Twenty20 against Surrey.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/599/599774.html|title=Sussex Women v Surrey Women, 3 August 2014|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=18 March 2021}} The next season, she helped her side win the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/54692 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=18 March 2021}} In 2017, Scholfield achieved her best T20 bowling figures, taking 3/12 in a victory over Warwickshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1035/1035679.html|title=Warwickshire Women v Sussex Women, 16 July 2017|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=18 March 2021}} A year later, she achieved her best List A bowling figures, of 3/17 against Surrey.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1050/1050190.html|title=Surrey Women v Sussex Women, 13 May 2018|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=18 March 2021}} In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Scholfield was Sussex's second-highest run-scorer and leading wicket-taker, with 182 runs and 12 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Sussex_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Sussex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 October 2022}}
Scholfield also played for Loughborough Lightning from 2016 to 2017 and Southern Vipers from 2018 to 2019 in the Women's Cricket Super League. In 2016 she hit her highest KSL score, scoring 38 against Lancashire Thunder.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/953/953148.html|title=Loughborough Lightning v Lancashire Thunder, 3 August 2016|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} In 2019, she was part of the Vipers team that reached the Final, as well as taking two wickets at an average of 13.50.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Kia_Super_League_2019/Southern_Vipers_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}}
Scholfield continued playing for Southern Vipers in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 7 matches, including her side's 38-run victory in the Final over Northern Diamonds, and took 9 wickets at an average of 23.55.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/Rachael_Heyhoe-Flint_Trophy_2020/Southern_Vipers_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Southern Vipers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} In 2021, Scholfield played 5 matches, scoring 93 runs and taking 6 wickets, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy as the Vipers retained their title.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6009;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}} She was also ever-present in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and hit a crucial 41* from 36 balls in the final group stage match to beat Lightning off the final ball and qualify for Finals Day.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6009;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/charlotte-edwards-cup-2021-1252410/lightning-vs-southern-vipers-group-a-1252431/match-report |title=Paige Scholfield guides Southern Vipers to last-ball victory and Finals Day eliminator spot |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}} She was also in the Southern Brave squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/thehundred/the_hundred_squads_2021_full_mens_womens_player_lists.html|title=The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists|publisher=The Cricketer|accessdate=17 March 2021}} She was ever-present for Southern Vipers in the 2022 season, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with her main contributions coming in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, where she made her maiden List A half-century, scoring 74 against Sunrisers, as well as taking 11 wickets overall at an average of 20.09.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6009;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=6 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6009;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=6 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/southern-vipers-vs-sunrisers-1297939/match-report |title=Vipers recover from 38 for 5 to extend unbeaten run |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=6 October 2022}} She was also again in the Southern Brave squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.{{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}}
At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Scholfield had signed for South East Stars.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/paige-scholfield-and-tara-norris-to-leave-southern-vipers/ |title=Paige Scholfield And Tara Norris To Leave Southern Vipers |publisher=The Ageas Bowl |date=4 November 2022 |access-date=4 November 2022}} On 22 April 2023, she scored her first century in List A cricket, with 111* to help her side beat North West Thunder by 131 runs.{{cite web |title=Thunder v South East Stars, Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy 2023 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/thecricketer/Scorecards/1234/1234336.html |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=CricketArchive}}{{cite web |title=Dottin's 50 in vain |url=https://www.nationnews.com/2023/04/23/dottins-50-vain/ |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=Nation News}} On 1 May 2023, she scored another century, 134* against Western Storm, which was the highest score in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy that season.{{cite web |title=Paige Scholfield hundred, Alice Capsey six-for see Stars smash Storm |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-1347396/western-storm-vs-south-east-stars-12th-match-1347414/match-report |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-innings/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Highest Scores |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=18 October 2023}} She ended the season as the fourth-leading run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 439 runs at an average of 39.90.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Most Runs |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=18 October 2023}} She also played seven matches for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred, scoring 78 runs and taking 8 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/the-hundred-women-s-competition-2023-15217?team=6696team=6692 |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=18 October 2023}} In 2024, she played 20 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring three half-centuries in each competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6772 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6772 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2024}}
International career
Scholfield made her One Day International debut for England against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast on 7 September 2024, scoring 31 runs off 33 balls batting at number four.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cz6xz0q6793o|title=Cross leads youthful England to win over Ireland|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=8 September 2024}} She played her first T20I against the same opposition in Dublin on 14 September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c2dpgrln852o|title=Ruthless England thrash Ireland in first T20|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=14 September 2024}} Schofield was named in the England squad for the T20 part of their tour to South Africa in November 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/clygdlp338po|title=Uncapped Bouchier and Kemp in England Test squad|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=8 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/england-drop-alice-capsey-for-south-africa-t20is-include-two-uncapped-players-for-test|title=England drop Alice Capsey for South Africa T20Is, include two uncapped players for Test match|publisher=Wisden|accessdate=8 November 2024}} She dropped out of the squad just days before the series began due to an ankle injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/paige-scholfield-out-of-england-s-sa-tour-with-ankle-injury-1460478|title=Paige Scholfield ruled out of England's SA tour with ankle injury|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=20 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c9376nywezko|title=Scholfield out of England T20 squad with injury|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 November 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=743647}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=492339}}
{{Oval Invincibles squad}}
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