South East Stars

South East Stars are a women's cricket team that represent the London & South East region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham and The Oval.[1][2] They are captained by Tash Farrant and coached by Johann Myburgh.[3][4] The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Surrey Stars, but are now partnered with both Surrey and Kent.[3] The team won the inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup, beating Northern Diamonds in the final.[5]

South East Stars
Personnel
CaptainTash Farrant (2020–)
CoachJohann Myburgh (2021–)
Team information
Colours   Yellow and blue
Established2020
Home groundThe Oval
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
St Lawrence Ground
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins1
Official websiteSouth East Stars

Playing kit

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.[6] South East Stars were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Surrey Stars and representing the London & South East region, partnering with Surrey and Kent.[3] The side was to be captained by Tash Farrant and coached by Jonathan Batty.[7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[8] South East Stars finished third in the South Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.[9] At the end of the season, five Stars players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Tash Farrant, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophia Dunkley, Bryony Smith and Aylish Cranstone.[10]

The following season, 2021, South East Stars competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Johann Myburgh was named as the new Head Coach of the side.[4] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished fifth in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches, including scoring the highest team score of the tournament in the opening match, 324/7 against Sunrisers.[11][12] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the Stars topped Group A of the tournament, winning five of their six matches to progress directly to the final.[13] In the final, they played against Northern Diamonds. Chasing 139 to win, South East Stars won by 5 wickets with 2 overs to spare, with Alice Capsey top scoring with 40*.[14] Bryony Smith, who captained the side throughout most of the tournament whilst Tash Farrant was on international duty, ended the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, with 14 wickets.[15]

Home grounds
Venue Games hosted by season
2021Total
County Ground, Beckenham246
The Oval112
St Lawrence Ground–11
Woodbridge Road, Guildford–11

Players

Current squad

As per 2021 season.[16]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
10Phoebe Franklin England (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
14Kirstie White England (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium
28Aylish Cranstone England (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994Left-handedLeft-arm medium
All-rounders
2Chloe Brewer England (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
4Bryony Smith  England (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm off breakVice-captain
24Alice Davidson-Richards  England (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
26Alice Capsey England (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004Right-handedRight-arm off break
27Kalea Moore England (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm off break
29Ryana MacDonald-Gay England (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004Right-handedRight-arm medium
47Sophia Dunkley  England (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
61Grace Gibbs England (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
88Emma Jones England (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
17Rhianna Southby England (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000Right-handed—
20Kira Chathli England (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999Right-handed—
Bowlers
5Freya Davies  England (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
12Alexa Stonehouse England (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004Right-handedLeft-arm medium
18Eva Gray England (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
19Danielle Gregory England (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
53Tash Farrant  England (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996Left-handedLeft-arm mediumClub captain

Academy

The South East Stars Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The academy selects players from across the South East region, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2022 Academy are listed below:[17]

Name County
Izzy BerrySurrey
Madeleine Blinkhorn-JonesSurrey
Darcey CarterKent
Indigo GentrySussex
Sydney GorhamKent
Ryana MacDonald-GayKent
Bethan MilesBuckinghamshire
Jemima SpenceKent
Alexa StonehouseKent
Megan SturgeKent

Coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Johann Myburgh
  • Regional Director: Richard Bedbrook
  • Senior Regional Talent Manager: Tom Lister
  • Physiotherapist: Saajan Shah
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Guy Pitchers
  • Team Operations Executive: Lettie Hadley

As of the 2021 season.[18]

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season Final standing League standings[19] Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2020 Group stage 62400210−0.1973rd DNQ
2021 Group stage 73400113−0.2265th DNQ

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2021 Champions 65100121+1.0501st Won against Northern Diamonds in the final

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – summary of results[19]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2020 6240033.33
2021 7340042.86
Total 13580038.46
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – teamwise result summary[20]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks101000.00
Lightning11000100.00
Northern Diamonds101000.00
North West Thunder101000.00
Southern Vipers303000.00
Sunrisers33000100.00
Western Storm3120033.33

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2021 7610085.71
Total 7610085.71
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Charlotte Edwards Cup - teamwise result summary
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks22000100.00
Lightning22000100.00
Northern Diamonds11000100.00
Southern Vipers2110050.00

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Honours

See also

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