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Sussex Women cricket team

{{short description|English women's cricket team}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox cricket team

| name = Sussex Women

| image = Sussex Women cricket team logo.jpg

| coach = Alexia Walker

| captain = Georgia Adams

| founded = Unknown{{-}}First recorded match: 1936

| ground = Various{{-}}including Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Sports Ground, Brighton

| title1 = WCC

| title1wins = 6

| title2 = T20 Cup

| title2wins = 2

| website = [https://sussexcricket.co.uk/women-and-girls Sussex Cricket]

}}

The Sussex Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Sussex. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Sports Ground and the County Cricket Ground, Hove.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Sussex Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=10 January 2021}} They are captained by Georgia Adams.{{cite news| url= http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2017/04/27/georgia-adams-will-captain-sussex-women-for-2017/| title= Georgia Adams will captain Sussex Women for 2017| work=4 the Love of Sport| date=27 April 2017| accessdate=14 July 2020}} They have won 6 Women's County Championships and 2 Women's Twenty20 Cups in their history.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}} They are partnered with the regional side Southern Vipers.{{cite news|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/rachael_heyhoe_flint_trophy_team_preview_southern_vipers_fixtures_schedule_signings_prediction.html|title=Southern Vipers Preview|work=the Cricketer|date=28 August 2020|accessdate=10 January 2021}}

History

=1936–1996: Early History=

Sussex Women played their first recorded match in 1936, against Surrey.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Sussex Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=10 January 2021}} They went on to play various one-off matches, often against nearby teams such as Middlesex, as well as against touring sides such as New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/scorecard_oracle_reveals_results.cgi |title=Sussex Women Scorecards |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=10 January 2021}} Sussex joined the Women's Area Championship in 1980, and played in the competition until it was discontinued in 1996.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/11/Womens_Area_Championship_1996.html |title=Women's Area Championship 1996 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=10 January 2021}}

=1997– : Women's County Championship=

Sussex joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, finishing bottom of Division Two with one win.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Womens_County_Championship_1997.html |title=Women's County Championship 1997 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=10 January 2021}} After a brief stint in the top division in 2000, Sussex became an established Division One side from 2002 onwards, and won their first title in 2003.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/4292 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2003 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}} This began a prosperous era for Sussex Women, going on to be County Champions three times in a row, with victories in 2004 and 2005.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}} Other the next eight seasons, until 2013, Sussex never dropped out of the top 3 of Division One, and recorded three more title wins, in 2008, 2010 and 2013.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}} Key to this success was players such as Rosalie Birch, Alexia Walker and Clare Connor, who were regularly top run-scorers for the side.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}}

Sussex also joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup for its inaugural season in 2009, and qualified for the knockout stages in every season from 2010 to 2013.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}} Sussex won the title in 2012, beating Berkshire by ten wickets in the final: bowling their opponents out for 52, with Sussex bowler Izi Noakes taking 3/5.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/448/448046.html |title=Berkshire Women v Sussex Women, 27 August 2012 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=10 January 2021}} Sussex went on to win their second T20 title in 2015, topping Division One with six wins from eight games, and finishing ahead of Yorkshire and Kent on Net Run Rate.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/54692 |title=ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup Division 1 - 2015 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}}

In recent years, Sussex have struggled to replicate their early success in the County Championship, and were relegated from Division One in 2017.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70003 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2017 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}} They managed to bounce straight back however, winning Division Two in 2018, and finished 3rd in Division One in 2019.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=76658 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2018 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=82067 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2019 |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}} In 2021, they competed in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 4th with 3 victories, as well as joining the Women's London Championship for its second season, in which they finished 4th out of 5 teams.{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/95425 |title=Women's County T20 South East Group - 2021 |website=ECB Women's County Championship |accessdate=18 May 2021}}{{cite web| title=Sussex to join London Championship for second edition of women's 50-over competition |website=The Cricketer |date=15 February 2021 |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/sussex_join_london_championship_second_edition_women_50_over_competition.html |access-date=22 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://womenslondonchampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/99206 |title=Women's London Championship (50 Overs) – 2021/Table |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=22 September 2021}} In 2022, they won their group of the Twenty20 Cup, topping the initial group stage before beating Kent in the final of the group Finals Day.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101165 |title=Women's County T20 Group 6 - 2022 |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=9 May 2022}} They also joined the South Central Counties Cup in 2022, finishing fifth out of six teams in the inaugural edition.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/report-south-central-counties-cup,-round-five/ |title=Report: South Central Counties Cup, Round Five |publisher=The Ageas Bowl |date=12 August 2022 |access-date=17 August 2022}} In 2023, they won their group of the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, defeating Hampshire in the final, and the South Central Counties Cup, topping the group on head-to-head record.{{cite web| url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109633 |title=ECB Women's County Championship/Women's County T20 Group 5 - 2023 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=30 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/sussex-women-crowned-south-central-regional-cup-winners |title=Sussex Women crowned South Central Regional Cup winners |publisher=Sussex Cricket |date=19 August 2023 |access-date=30 September 2023}} In 2024, the side topped their group in both the Twenty20 Cup and the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2024.html |title=Vitality Women's County T20 2024 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=16 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Vitality_Womens_County_Championship_2024.html |title=Vitality Women's County Championship 2024 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=16 October 2024}}

Players

=Current squad=

Based on appearances in the 2023 season. {{double-dagger}} denotes players with international caps.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Sussex_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023 |website=CricketArchive |access-date=2 June 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
style="background:#b6ebff; color:black" | Name

!style="background:#b6ebff; color:black" | Nationality

!style="background:#b6ebff; color:black" | Birth date

!style="background:#b6ebff; color:black" | Batting style

!style="background:#b6ebff; color:black" | Bowling style

!style="background:#b6ebff; color:black" | Notes

colspan="6" | Batters
Maya Championstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|1995|11|28|df=y}}UnknownUnknown
Izzy Collisstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|1996|9|22|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Phoebe Wilkinsonstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|2000|3|22|df=y}}UnknownUnknown
Rachel Kingstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|2004|10|01|df=y}}Right-handedUnknown
colspan="6" | All-rounders
Regina Suddahazai {{double-dagger}}style="text-align:center"|{{crw|Italy}}{{Birth date and age|2005|6|18|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm medium
colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
Mollie Adamsstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|2007|04|12|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm off break
Lucy Westernstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|1998|11|27|df=y}}Right-handed–
colspan="6" | Bowlers
Anna Bucklestyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|1996|2|12|df=y}}UnknownUnknown
Indigo Gentrystyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|2002|12|10|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm medium
Chiara Greenstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|1993|10|18|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm off break
Beth Harveystyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|1998|7|30|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm off break
Tia Josephstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}UnknownUnknownUnknown
Faye Mullinsstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|2000|11|30|df=y}}UnknownUnknown
Hope Mullinsstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|2000|7|7|df=y}}UnknownUnknown
Alice Noakesstyle="text-align:center"|{{crw|England}}{{Birth date and age|2007|01|06|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm medium

=Notable players=

Players who have played for Sussex and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2134/Players|title=Sussex Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 March 2021}}

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Seasons

=Women's County Championship=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division

! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes

scope="col" | P

! scope="col" | W

! scope="col" | L

! scope="col" | T

! scope="col" | A/C

! scope="col" | BP

! scope="col" | Pts

! scope="col" | Pos

scope="row" | 1997

| Division 2

| 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 37 || 6th

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 1998

| Division 2

| 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 31 || 55 || 4th

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 1999

| Division 2

| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 39 || 99 || 1st

| style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted

scope="row" | 2000

| Division 1

| 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 29.5 || 41.5 || 6th

| style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated

scope="row" | 2001

| Division 2

| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 43 || 103 || 1st

| style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted

scope="row" | 2002

| Division 1

| 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 21 || 67 || 3rd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2003

| Division 1

| 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 28.5 || 86.5 || 1st

| style="background: gold;" | Champions

scope="row" | 2004

| Division 1

| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 46 || 106 || 1st

| style="background: gold;" | Champions

scope="row" | 2005

| Division 1

| 6 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 30 || 88 || 1st

| style="background: gold;" | Champions

scope="row" | 2006

| Division 1

| 6 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 85 || 2nd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2007

| Division 1

| 6 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 112 || 2nd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2008

| Division 1

| 6 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 107 || 1st

| style="background: gold;" | Champions

scope="row" | 2009

| Division 1

| 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 164 || 2nd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2010

| Division 1

| 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 140 || 1st

| style="background: gold;" | Champions

scope="row" | 2011

| Division 1

| 10 || 7 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 57 || 127 || 2nd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2012

| Division 1

| 8 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 37 || 87 || 3rd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2013

| Division 1

| 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 56 || 116 || 1st

| style="background: gold;" | Champions

scope="row" | 2014

| Division 1

| 8 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 38 || 68 || 5th

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2015

| Division 1

| 8 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 49 || 94 || 3rd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2016

| Division 1

| 8 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 41 || 81 || 2nd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2017

| Division 1

| 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 36 || 66 || 7th

| style="background: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated

scope="row" | 2018

| Division 2

| 7 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 45 || 95 || 1st

| style="background: #dfd;" | Promoted

scope="row" | 2019

| Division 1

| 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 45 || 85 || 3rd

| style="background: white;" |

=Women's Twenty20 Cup=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division

! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=10 January 2021}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes

scope="col" | P

! scope="col" | W

! scope="col" | L

! scope="col" | T

! scope="col" | A/C

! scope="col" | NRR

! scope="col" | Pts

! scope="col" | Pos

scope="row" | 2009

| Division 1

| 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || −1.05 || 2 || 4th

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2010

| Division S1

| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +2.30 || 4 || 2nd

| style="background: silver;" | Lost semi-final

scope="row" | 2011

| Division S1

| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +2.17 || 4 || 2nd

| style="background: silver;" | Lost semi-final

scope="row" | 2012

| Division S1

| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || +3.03 || 5 || 1st

| style="background: gold;" | Champions

scope="row" | 2013

| Division S1

| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +1.53 || 4 || 1st

| style="background: silver;" | Runners-up

scope="row" | 2014

| Division 1A

| 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +0.20 || 12 || 5th

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2015

| Division 1

| 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +0.56 || 24 || 1st

| style="background: gold;" | Champions

scope="row" | 2016

| Division 1

| 7 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 2 || −0.07 || 10 || 7th

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2017

| Division 1

| 8 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || +0.54 || 18 || 3rd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2018

| Division 1

| 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +1.19 || 24 || 2nd

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2019

| Division 1

| 8 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 1 || +0.30 || 13 || 6th

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2021

| South East

| 8 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 2 || –0.17 || 14 || 4th

| style="background: white;" |

scope="row" | 2022

| Group 6

| 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +0.91 || 20 || 1st

| style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners

scope="row" | 2023

| Group 5

| 6 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || +0.16 || 14 || 2nd

| style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners

scope="row" | 2024

| Group 3

| 8 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || +1.09 || 92 || 1st

| style="background: white;" |

=ECB Women's County One-Day=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Group

! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=16 October 2024}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes

scope="col" | P

! scope="col" | W

! scope="col" | L

! scope="col" | T

! scope="col" | A/C

! scope="col" | BP

! scope="col" | Pts

! scope="col" | Pos

scope="row" | 2024

| Group 4

| 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 14 || 1st

| style="background: #cfc;" | Group winners

Honours

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{Sussex CCC}}

{{Women's County Cricket in England}}

{{Cricket in England}}

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