Southern Vipers
The Southern Vipers was an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Southampton, Hampshire that competes in England women's Twenty20 competition, the Women's Cricket Super League.[1] The Vipers wear an orange uniform and play their home matches at the Ageas Bowl.
Team information | ||
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Colours | Orange | |
Founded | 2016 | |
Dissolved | 2019 | |
Home ground | Ageas Bowl Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground | |
Capacity | 16,500 (20,000 with temporary seating) | |
History | ||
WCSL wins | 1 | |
Official website | Official Website | |
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This cricket team is not connected with Southern Vipers floorball hockey club which started in the 1990s and trains in Farnborough.
They are currently captained by former England captain Charlotte Edwards and coached by Nick Denning.[2][3]
The Vipers won the inaugural Women's Cricket Super League, winning all but one of their group games, and then defeating Western Storm in the inaugural final day held at Chelmsford by 7 wickets on 21 August. Suzie Bates was named player of the tournament.
2019 squad
- Bold denotes players with international caps.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
9 | Thea Brookes | ![]() | 15 February 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
12 | Tammy Beaumont | ![]() | 11 March 1991 | Right-handed | — | Club Captain |
16 | Maia Bouchier | ![]() | 5 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
54 | Marie Kelly | ![]() | 9 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All Rounders | ||||||
3 | Charlie Dean | ![]() | 22 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
7 | Stafanie Taylor | ![]() | 11 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
11 | Suzie Bates | ![]() | 16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas Player |
28 | Danielle Wyatt | ![]() | 22 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
73 | Paige Scholfield | ![]() | 19 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
88 | Fi Morris | ![]() | 31 January 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
59 | Carla Rudd | ![]() | 30 December 1993 | Right-handed | — | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
14 | Lauren Bell | ![]() | 2 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
53 | Tash Farrant | ![]() | 29 May 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
95 | Issy Wong | ![]() | N/A | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | ![]() | 29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player; Replacement player |
— | Sophie Molineux | ![]() | 17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player; Ruled out for the season |
Overseas players
- Suzie Bates - New Zealand (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Sara McGlashan - New Zealand (2016)
- Morna Nielsen - New Zealand (2016)
- Megan Schutt - Australia (2016) subsequently ruled out with injury
- Hayley Matthews - West Indies (2017)
- Dane van Niekerk - South Africa (2017) subsequently ruled out with injury
- Mignon du Preez - South Africa (2017, 2018)
- Amelia Kerr - New Zealand (2018)
- Sophie Molineux - Australia (2019) subsequently ruled out with injury
- Stafanie Taylor - West Indies (2019)
- Amanda-Jade Wellington - Australia (2019)
Seasons
Women's Cricket Super League Year | Final Standing | League Standing | Note |
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2016 | Champion | 1st out of 6 | Won against Western Storm in the Final |
2017 | Runners-up | 1st out of 6 | Lost to Western Storm in the Final |
2018 | 6th out of 6 | 6th out of 6 | DNQ |
2019 | Runners-up | 3rd out of 6 | Lost to Western Storm in the Final |
Statistics
Overall Result
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
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2016 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
2017 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
2018 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
2019 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41.66 |
Total | 34 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 47.05 |
- Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
- Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Teamwise Result summary
Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
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Lancashire Thunder | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
Loughborough Lightning | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Surrey Stars | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
Western Storm | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22.22 |
Yorkshire Diamonds | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |