Sunrisers were a women's

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team that represented the London and East region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They played their home matches at various grounds, including the County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford. They were captained by Grace Scrivens and coached by

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. The team were partnered with

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and

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, as well as

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. Sunrisers won their first trophy in 2024, winning the

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. At the end of the 2024 season, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, the team was effectively replaced by a professionalised

team.

History

In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket. Sunrisers were one of the sides created under this structure, representing the London and East region,

and

, as well as

. The side was to be captained by Amara Carr and coached by

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. Due to the

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, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the

. Sunrisers finished bottom of the South Group in the competition, losing all six of their matches. At the end of the season, five Sunrisers players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Amara Carr, Naomi Dattani, Cordelia Griffith, Jo Gardner and Kelly Castle. The following season, 2021, Sunrisers competed in both the

and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the

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. The side again lost all of their matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, finishing bottom of the eight-team group. For the Charlotte Edwards Cup, Kelly Castle was named as captain of the side. In the first match of the tournament, Sunrisers recorded their first ever victory, beating

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by 7 wickets. However, they did not win another match in the tournament and finished bottom of their group, although they did tie their home match against

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. Ahead of the 2022 season, it was announced that Castle was becoming captain of the side in all formats, and that Trevor Griffin was stepping down as Head Coach for personal reasons. Griffin was later replaced by

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, taking on the Head Coach role on an interim basis for the 2022 season. The side finished bottom of their

group, losing all six of their matches. The side also finished bottom of the

group, losing all of their completed matches. Sunrisers all-rounder Grace Scrivens was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the competition, with 13 wickets, and the third-highest run-scorer, with 297 runs. At the end of the season, it was announced that

had been appointed as the permanent Head Coach of the side. In June 2023, it was announced that Kelly Castle had stepped down as captain of the side, being replaced by overseas player

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. After van Niekerk's spell with the side ended in September 2023, Grace Scrivens took over the captaincy. That season, the side finished bottom of the group in the

, but won their first matches in the

, including a late season winning run to finish fourth in the table. Ahead of the 2024 season, Scrivens was confirmed as captain in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with van Niekerk captaining in the

. van Niekerk was later ruled out of her stint with the club, meaning that Scrivens captained the side in both formats. The side finished bottom of the group in the

. In the

, the side finished fourth in the group stage, going on to defeat

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in the semi-finals. In the final they played

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, and defeated them by 27 runs ( DLS) to win their first trophy. 2024 was the side's final season, with reforms to the structure of domestic cricket in England meaning that the side was effectively replaced by a professionalised

team.

Home grounds

Players

Current squad

Final squad, 2024 season. * No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. * denotes players with international caps.

Academy

The Sunrisers Academy team played against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selected players from across the Sunrisers regional hub, and included some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2024 Academy are listed below:

Overseas players

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(2023) *

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(2023) * Nicola Hancock –

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(2024)

Coaching staff

* Head Coach:

* Regional Director: Danni Warren * Assistant Coach: Marc Broom * Club Coach: Robbie Gunn * Sports Doctor: Phil Batty * Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Calum Burdett * Performance Analyst: Kieran Phillips * Psycho-Social Lead: Kate Green ''As of the 2024 season.''

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

* Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result) * Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.

Charlotte Edwards Cup

* Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result) * Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

*Highest team total: 308/6, v

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on 12 September 2021. *Lowest (completed) team total: 53 v

on 5 June 2021. *Highest individual score: 118 *, Grace Scrivens v

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on 1 May 2024. *Best individual bowling analysis: 5/25, Sophie Munro v

on 30 June 2024. *Most runs: 1,546 runs in 46 matches, Grace Scrivens. *Most wickets: 48 wickets in 37 matches,

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Charlotte Edwards Cup

*Highest team total: 160/5, v

on 18 May 2022. *Lowest (completed) team total: 101/7 v

on 25 August 2021. *Highest individual score: 79 *, Jo Gardner v

on 24 May 2024. *Best individual bowling analysis: 4/23, Sophie Munro v

on 19 June 2024. *Most runs: 574 runs in 28 matches, Grace Scrivens. *Most wickets: 27 wickets in 24 matches,

Honours

: ** Champions (1) –

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Notes

References

External links

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History

Home grounds

Players

Current squad

Academy

Overseas players

Coaching staff

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Honours

See also

Notes

References

External links