Southern Vipers

Southern Vipers were formed in 2016 to compete in the new Women's Cricket Super League, partnering with Hampshire CCC, Sussex CCC and various cricket boards across South England.[9] In their inaugural season, they topped the group stage, winning four of their five games, progressing straight to the final.[10] In the final, the Vipers faced Western Storm, who they beat by 7 wickets to claim the inaugural WCSL title.[11]

2017 saw continued success for Southern Vipers, as they again topped the group stage, with four wins.[12] In the final, they faced Western Storm in a rematch of the previous year, but this time the result was reversed, as Storm were victorious by 7 wickets.[13] The Vipers were unable to replicate their form in 2018, finishing bottom of the group, with just two wins from ten games.[14]

In 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, however, Southern Vipers competed in their third Finals Day after qualifying third in the group, with four wins and a tie.[15] After beating Loughborough Lightning in the semi-final, the Vipers again faced Western Storm in the final.[16] Danni Wyatt's 73 helped Southern Vipers to 172/7 batting first, but Storm chased down the target with one over to spare.[17] Wyatt ended the tournament as the leading run-scorer and Player of the Tournament.[18]

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.[19] The Southern Vipers brand was retained after this restructuring, with some differences to the squad and coaching staff. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[20] Southern Vipers won all 6 of their group stage games, finishing top of the South Group and progressing to the Final, where they faced the Northern Diamonds.[21] The Vipers, batting first, reached 150-1 before collapsing to 231 all out, with captain Georgia Adams top scoring with 80. Vipers spinner Charlotte Taylor then took 6/34 as Northern Diamonds were bowled out for 193, meaning that the Vipers won the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[22] Adams and Taylor were the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in the tournament, respectively.[23][24] At the end of the season, five Vipers players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Georgia Adams, Tara Norris, Paige Scholfield, Lauren Bell and Maia Bouchier.[25]

The following season, 2021, Southern Vipers competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side progressed to Finals Day as the best second-placed team, winning four of their six matches in Group A.[26] However, they lost to Northern Diamonds in the semi-final, being bowled out for 117 in response to the Diamonds' 135/6.[27] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Southern Vipers progressed directly to the final after topping the group, winning six of their seven matches.[28] In the final they again faced Northern Diamonds, in a repeat of the previous year's match. Bowling first, the Vipers restricted their opponents to 183, but were in turn reduced to 109/7 in reply. However, an unbeaten stand of 78 for the 8th wicket between Emily Windsor (47*) and Tara Norris (40*) saw Southern Vipers home with 2 balls to spare.[29]

As per 2021 season.[30]

• 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
1	Georgia Adams	England	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Club captain
4	Emily Windsor	England	(1997-06-14) 14 June 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
8	Ella McCaughan	England	(2002-09-26) 26 September 2002	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
16	Maia Bouchier	England	(1998-12-05) 5 December 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
7	Paige Scholfield	England	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
19	Ella Chandler	England	(2000-10-19) 19 October 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
20	Alice Monaghan	England	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
21	Sophie Mitchelmore	England	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
22	Charlie Dean	England	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
26	Charlotte Taylor	England	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
28	Danni Wyatt	England	(1991-04-22) 22 April 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
34	Georgia Elwiss	England	(1991-05-31) 31 May 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
66	Gaby Lewis	Ireland	(2001-03-27) 27 March 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
17	Abbie Whybrow	England	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002	Right-handed	—
59	Carla Rudd	England	(1993-12-30) 30 December 1993	Right-handed	—
83	Ariana Dowse	England	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
5	Cassidy McCarthy	England	(2002-07-23) 23 July 2002	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
13	Gemma Lane	England	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
14	Lauren Bell	England	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
18	Finty Trussler	England	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
24	Tara Norris	United States	(1998-06-04) 4 June 1998	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
27	Chiara Green	England	(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Anya Shrubsole	England	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium

The Southern Vipers Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the Southern Vipers regional hub, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2022 Academy are listed below:[31][32]

• Suzie Bates – New Zealand (2016–2019)
• Sara McGlashan – New Zealand (2016)
• Morna Nielsen – New Zealand (2016)
• Hayley Matthews – West Indies (2017)
• Mignon du Preez – South Africa (2017–2018)
• Amelia Kerr – New Zealand (2018)
• Stafanie Taylor – West Indies (2019)
• Amanda-Jade Wellington – Australia (2019)
• Gaby Lewis – Ireland (2021)

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

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

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

• Highest team total: 184/4, v Yorkshire Diamonds on 25 August 2019.[34]
• Lowest team total: 91, v Western Storm on 31 July 2018.[35]
• Highest individual score: 119*, Suzie Bates v Loughborough Lightning on 15 August 2017.[36]
• Best individual bowling analysis: 4/10, Linsey Smith v Yorkshire Diamonds on 8 August 2016.[37]
• Most runs: 983 in 33 matches, Suzie Bates.[38]
• Most wickets: 35 wickets in 28 matches, Tash Farrant.[39]

• Highest team total: 309/9, v Sunrisers on 12 September 2021.[40][41]
• Lowest (completed) team total: 104 v Central Sparks on 5 June 2021.[40][41]
• Highest individual score: 154*, Georgia Adams v Western Storm on 13 September 2020.[42][43]
• Best individual bowling analysis: 6/34, Charlotte Taylor v Northern Diamonds on 27 September 2020.[44][45]
• Most runs: 733 runs in 15 matches, Georgia Adams.[46][47]
• Most wickets: 28 wickets in 13 matches, Charlotte Taylor.[48][49]

• Highest team total: 162/4, v Central Sparks on 25 August 2021.[50]
• Lowest (completed) team total: 117 v Northern Diamonds on 5 September 2021.[50]
• Highest individual score: 88*, Georgia Adams v Central Sparks on 25 August 2021.[51]
• Best individual bowling analysis: 5/19, Charlie Dean v Central Sparks on 26 June 2021.[52]
• Most runs: 215 runs in 7 matches, Georgia Adams.[53]
• Most wickets: 13 wickets in 7 matches, Tara Norris.[54]