The Sussex Women's cricket team is the women's representative

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team for the English historic county of

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Sports Ground and the

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. They are captained by

Georgia Adams Georgia Louise Adams (born 4 October 1993) is an English cricketer who is the captain of Sussex and Southern Vipers, as well as playing for Southern Brave. Adams has previously played for Loughborough Lightning in the Women's Cricket Super Lea ...

. They have won 6

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s in their history. They are partnered with the regional side

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History

1936–1996: Early History

Sussex Women played their first recorded match in 1936, against

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. They went on to play various one-off matches, often against nearby teams such as

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, as well as against touring sides such as

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. Sussex joined the

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in 1980, and played in the competition until it was discontinued in 1996.

1997– : Women's County Championship

Sussex joined the

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, finishing bottom of Division Two with one win. After a brief stint in the top division in

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, Sussex became an established Division One side from

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onwards, and won their first title in

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. This began a prosperous era for Sussex Women, going on to be County Champions three times in a row, with victories in

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and

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. 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

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and

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. Key to this success was players such as

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Alexia Walker Alexia Laurette Walker (born 26 November 1982) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for England in August 2001 ...

and

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, who were regularly top run-scorers for the side. Sussex also joined the

Women's Twenty20 Cup The Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality Women's County T20, is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Until the end of the 2019 season, teams were organised in tie ...

for its inaugural season in 2009, and qualified for the knockout stages in every season from

. Sussex won the title in

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, beating

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by ten wickets in the final: bowling their opponents out for 52, with Sussex bowler Izi Noakes taking 3/5. Sussex went on to win their second T20 title in

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, topping Division One with six wins from eight games, and finishing ahead of

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and

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on Net Run Rate. In recent years, Sussex have struggled to replicate their early success in the County Championship, and were relegated from Division One in

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. They managed to bounce straight back however, winning Division Two in

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, and finished 3rd in Division One in

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. In

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, they competed in the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 4th with 3 victories, as well as joining the

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for its second season, in which they finished 4th out of 5 teams. In 2022, they won their group of the

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, topping the initial group stage before beating

in the final of the group Finals Day. They also joined the

South Central Counties Cup The South Central Counties Cup is a domestic women's one-day cricket competition in England. Organised by the Southern Vipers regional team for the six counties that make up the team's region in the South of England, its first edition took plac ...

in 2022, finishing fifth out of six teams in the inaugural edition.

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2022 season. denotes players with international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for Sussex and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Doris Turner (1934) * Betty Birch (1951) *

Jean Cummins Jean Mary Cummins (3 July 1920 – 29 March 1981) was an English cricketer who played as a opening batter. She appeared in three Test matches for England in 1954, all against New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island coun ...

(1954) *

Kay Green Kathleen Mary "Kay" Green (25 September 1927 – 30 November 1997) was a Welsh cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm leg break bowler, as well as an occasional wicket-keeper. She appeared in one Test match in 1954 and two One Day Interna ...

(1954) * Helene Hegarty (1954) *

Anne Sanders Elizabeth Anne Sanders (born 20 July 1931) is an English former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 11 Test matches for England between 1954 and 1969. She played domestic cricket for Middlesex ...

(1954) *

Helen Sharpe Helen Margaret Sharpe (23 February 1927 – 7 December 1996) was an English cricketer who played as a batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She appeared in five Test matches for England between 1957 and 1961, and captained them on their tour of ...

(1957) * Josephine Batson (1958) * Barbara Pont (1960) * Shirley Hodges (1969) *

Shirley Ellis Shirley Marie O'Garra (stage name Shirley Ellis, married name Shirley Elliston; January 19, 1929 – October 5, 2005) was an American soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian heritage. She is best known for her novelty hits "The Nitty Grit ...

(1973) *

Jan Southgate Janet Southgate (; born 24 September 1955) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 13 Test matches and 17 One Day Internationals for England England is a country that is part of the United K ...

(1976) *

Jan Brittin Janette Ann Brittin (4 July 1959 – 11 September 2017) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter and right-arm Off spin, off break Bowler (cricket), bowler. She appeared in 27 Women's Test cricket, Tests ...

(1979) * Helen Stother (1982) *

Jane Powell Jane Powell (born Suzanne Lorraine Burce; April 1, 1929 – September 16, 2021) was an American actress, singer, and dancer who first appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door ima ...

(1984) *

Lesley Cooke Lesley Cooke (born 28th November 1963) is an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team. She played three Test matches against India in 1986, scoring 72 and 117 as an opening batsman on her debut at Wetherby. She ...

(1986) * Joan Lee (1986) *

Elaine Wulcko Elaine Wulcko (born September 1959) was an English women's international cricketer. She played three international matches for the England women's cricket team. Her Test match debut came in an innings defeat to Australia, a match in which she ...

(1987) * Janni Jønsson (1989) * Sarah-Jane Cook (1990) *

(1995) *

Haidee Tiffen Haidee Maree Tiffen (born 4 September 1979) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricket player. She played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She appeared in 2 Test matches, 117 One Day Internationals an ...

(1999) *

Arran Brindle Arran Brindle (; born 23 November 1981) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 11 Test matches, 88 One Day Internationals and 35 Twenty20 Interna ...

(1999) *

Caroline Atkins Caroline Mary Ghislaine Foster (; born 13 January 1981) is an English cricket coach and former player. She was a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler who appeared in 9 Test matches, 58 One Day Internationals and 19 Twenty20 Interna ...

(2001) *

Kate Oakenfold Kate Georgina Elizabeth Oakenfold (born 23 July 1984) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for England in August 2001, making her debu ...

(2001) *

Mandie Godliman Mandie Claire Godliman (born 5 April 1973) is an English former cricketer. She made one Test and 11 One Day International appearances for England between 2002 and 2003. She played domestic cricket for Thames Valley, Sussex, Wellington, Canterb ...

(2002) *

Aimee Watkins Aimee Louise Watkins (; born 11 October 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. Career Watkins appeared in 2 Test matches, 103 One Day Internationals and 36 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2002 and ...

(2002) *

Sara McGlashan Sara Jade McGlashan (born 28 March 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in 2 Test matches, 134 One Day Internationals and 76 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2 ...

(2002) *

(2003) *

Holly Colvin Holly Louise Colvin (born 7 September 1989) is an English former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in five Test matches, 72 One Day Internationals and 50 Twenty20 Internationals for En ...

(2005) * Sarah Taylor (2006) *

Laura Marsh Laura Alexandra Marsh (born 5 December 1986) is an English former cricketer. Born in Pembury, Kent, she began playing cricket at 11 and started her career as a medium pace bowler but found greater success when she switched to off spin. She playe ...

(2006) *

Mignon du Preez Mignon du Preez (born 13 June 1989) is a South African cricketer, who was the women's team captain in all three forms of cricket, Test matches, ODIs and T20Is, from 2007 to 2018. A right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper, du Preez ...

(2007) * Charlie Russell (2007) *

Erin Osborne Erin Alyse Osborne (born 27 June 1989) is an Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator, who appeared in 2 Test matches, 60 One Day Internationals and 59 Twenty20 Internationals for Australia between 2009 and 2016. ...

(2009) *

Danni Wyatt Danielle Nicole Wyatt (born 22 April 1991) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave and England. She plays as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She made her England debut ...

(2010) *

Georgia Elwiss Georgia Amanda Elwiss (born 31 May 1991) is an English people, English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex Women cricket team, Sussex, Southern Vipers, Birmingham Phoenix and England women's cricket team, England. Career She was raised in W ...

(2011) *

Linsey Smith Linsey Claire Neale Smith (born 10 March 1995) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Northern Superchargers and Sydney Sixers. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, she originally played for Berkshire before moving to Sussex a ...

(2018) *

Freya Davies Freya Ruth Davies (born 27 October 1995) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Welsh Fire and England as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She made her Sussex debut in 2010 at the age of fourteen, and played her first match ...

(2019) *

Tara Norris Tara Gabriella Norris (born 4 June 1998) is an American cricketer who currently plays for Sussex, North West Thunder, London Spirit and Delhi Capitals. She plays as a left-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Loughborough Lightning ...

(2021) * Freya Kemp (2022)

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Honours

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: ** Division One Champions (6) –

** Division Two Champions (3) –

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: ** Champions (2) –

** Group winners (1) –

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References

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History

1936–1996: Early History

1997– : Women's County Championship

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Seasons

Women's County Championship

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Honours

See also

References