Paige Scholfield

Paige Jamie Scholfield (born 19 December 1995) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers and Southern Brave. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Loughborough Lightning.[1][2]

Paige Scholfield
Personal information
Full namePaige Jamie Scholfield
Born (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentSussex
2016–2017Loughborough Lightning
2018–presentSouthern Vipers
2021–presentSouthern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 58 76
Runs scored 658 731
Batting average 18.80 13.79
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 48 63*
Balls bowled 1,167 512
Wickets 32 22
Bowling average 25.15 24.59
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/16 3/12
Catches/stumpings 23/– 23/1
Source: CricketArchive, 1 October 2021

Early life

Scholfield was born on 19 December 1995 in Durban, South Africa.[2] She attended Loughborough College.[3]

Domestic career

Scholfield made her county debut in 2012, for Sussex against Middlesex. She bowled three overs, taking 1/9.[4] A year later, Scholfield was part of the Sussex team that won the 2013 Women's County Championship, and she hit her List A high score, of 48 against Middlesex.[5] In 2014, Scholfield hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 63* in a Twenty20 against Surrey.[6] The next season, she helped her side win the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7] In 2017, Scholfield achieved her best T20 bowling figures, taking 3/12 in a victory over Warwickshire.[8] A year later, she achieved her best List A bowling figures, of 3/17 against Surrey.[9]

Scholfield also played for Loughborough Lightning from 2016 to 2017 and Southern Vipers from 2018 to 2019 in the Women's Cricket Super League. In 2016 she hit her highest KSL score, scoring 38 against Lancashire Thunder.[10] In 2019, she was part of the Vipers team that reached the Final, as well as taking two wickets at an average of 13.50.[11]

Scholfield continued playing for Southern Vipers in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 7 matches, including her side's 38-run victory in the Final over Northern Diamonds, and took 9 wickets at an average of 23.55.[12] In 2021, Scholfield played 5 matches, scoring 93 runs and taking 6 wickets, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy as the Vipers retained their title.[13] She was also ever-present in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and hit a crucial 41* from 36 balls in the final group stage match to beat Lightning off the final ball and qualify for Finals Day.[14][15] She was also in the Southern Brave squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[16]

Scholfield has also been part of various England Academy and Development programmes, beginning in 2012.[17] In April 2022, she was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[18]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Paige Scholfield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Paige Scholfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "The Kia Super League featured 23 graduates and students". Loughborough University. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. "Sussex Women v Middlesex Women, 22 July 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "Sussex Women v Middlesex Women, 7 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. "Sussex Women v Surrey Women, 3 August 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. "Warwickshire Women v Sussex Women, 16 July 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. "Surrey Women v Sussex Women, 13 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. "Loughborough Lightning v Lancashire Thunder, 3 August 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  12. "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  13. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  14. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  15. "Paige Scholfield guides Southern Vipers to last-ball victory and Finals Day eliminator spot". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  16. "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. "Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Paige Scholfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  18. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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