# 2022 Sunrisers (women's cricket) season

The 2022 season was Sunrisers' third season, in which competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished bottom of Group A, losing all six of their six matches. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished bottom of the group, losing six of their seven matches, with the other cancelled.
The side was captained by Kelly Castle in all formats, retaining the captaincy in the Charlotte Edwards Cup whilst also replacing Amara Carr as captain in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Laura Marsh coached the side, replacing Trevor Griffin on an interim basis for the season. They played four home matches at the County Ground, Chelmsford and two at the County Ground, Northampton.

## Squad
### Changes

On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Grace Scrivens had been awarded a professional contract with the side, having previously been on a temporary contract. On 25 November 2021, it was announced that Fran Wilson had left the side, joining Western Storm. On 30 March 2022, the side announced the signing of Abtaha Maqsood until the end of July. In April 2022, Kelly Castle became all-format captain of the side (previously, Castle had captained the side in the Charlotte Edwards Cup whilst Amara Carr captained in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy) and Trevor Griffin stepped down from his role as head coach for personal reasons. Laura Marsh was announced as Griffin's replacement on an interim basis for the 2022 season. On 11 May 2022, it was announced by Lightning that they had signed Katie Midwood from Sunrisers. Sunrisers announced their 17-player squad for the season on 12 May 2022, confirming the addition of Jodi Grewcock and Scarlett Hughes, and the departure of Emily Thorpe, Katie Wolfe and Emily Woodhouse. Jessica Olorenshaw was promoted from the Academy squad to the senior squad on 8 July 2022.

### Squad list

* Age given is at the start of Sunrisers' first match of the season (14 May 2022).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Jodi Grewcock | England | (2004-11-30)30 November 2004 (aged 17) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Cordelia Griffith | England | (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Florence Miller | England | (2004-02-26)26 February 2004 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Kelly Castle | England | (1997-09-04)4 September 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Kate Coppack | England | (1994-08-30)30 August 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Naomi Dattani | England | (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Jo Gardner | England | (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Alice Macleod | England | (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Grace Scrivens | England | (2003-11-10)10 November 2003 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Katherine Speed | England | (2001-10-05)5 October 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Amara Carr | England | (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | — | |
| Scarlett Hughes | England | (2002-06-18)18 June 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | |
| Jessica Olorenshaw | England | (2005-01-27)27 January 2005 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined July 2022 |
| Mia Rogers | England | (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Gayatri Gole | England | (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Abtaha Maqsood | Scotland | (1999-06-11)11 June 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Signed until end of July 2022 |
| Sonali Patel | England | (2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Mady Villiers | England | (1998-08-26)26 August 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

## Charlotte Edwards Cup
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | South East Stars (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.660 |
| 2 | Central Sparks (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.552 |
| 3 | Western Storm | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.148 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.287 |
* advanced to the semi-final

### Fixtures

* 14 May 2022 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 122/6 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 123/4 (16.5 overs) |
| Cordelia Griffith 26 (28) Emma Jones 1/2 (1 over) | | Aylish Cranstone 56* (46) Jo Gardner 1/15 (3 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Neil Pratt and Sarah Bartlett
* South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
* 18 May 2022 19:00 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| Sunrisers 160/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 164/9 (20 overs) |
| Grace Scrivens 56 (42) Heather Knight 1/22 (4 overs) | | Katie George 34 (23) Grace Scrivens 4/33 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 1 wicket County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Chris Watts and Sue Redfern
* Western Storm won the toss and chose to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
* 21 May 2022 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Central Sparks 153/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 129/8 (20 overs) |
| Amy Jones 80 (49) Kelly Castle 2/19 (4 overs) | | Naomi Dattani 51 (32) Sarah Glenn 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 24 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Grace Bambury and Sue Redfern
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, Sunrisers 0
* 29 May 2022 11:00 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 128/6 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Luff 78 (54) Kelly Castle 2/16 (3 overs) | | Naomi Dattani 53 (51) Danielle Gibson 2/13 (2 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 41 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Alex Wharf and Sophie McLelland
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
* 1 June 2022 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Central Sparks 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 143/6 (20 overs) |
| Evelyn Jones 69 (62) Naomi Dattani 2/39 (4 overs) | | Jo Gardner 41 (30) Elizabeth Russell 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 3 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Billy Taylor and Jasmine Naeem
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, Sunrisers 0
* 5 June 2022 14:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 183/9 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 127 (17 overs) |
| Bryony Smith 50 (31) Kelly Castle 2/14 (4 overs) | | Amara Carr 31 (27) Kalea Moore 2/16 (3 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 56 runs Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Anna Harris and Sue Redfern
* South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0

### Tournament statistics
#### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
| Naomi Dattani | 6 | 6 | 157 | 26.16 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 6 | 141 | 23.50 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| Jo Gardner | 5 | 5 | 94 | 31.33 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Castle | 6 | 6 | 73 | 18.25 | 40* | 0 | 0 |
| Amara Carr | 2 | 2 | 68 | 68.00 | 37* | 0 | 0 |
| Cordelia Griffith | 4 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 5 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

#### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Kelly Castle | 6 | 20.5 | 7 | 16.85 | 5.66 | 2/14 | 0 |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 20.0 | 7 | 21.71 | 7.60 | 4/33 | 0 |
| Naomi Dattani | 6 | 19.0 | 6 | 26.83 | 8.47 | 2/30 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 5 | 13.0 | 5 | 19.20 | 7.38 | 2/23 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 5 | 17.0 | 5 | 28.00 | 8.23 | 2/33 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

## Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
### Season standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0.851 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0.687 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.762 |
| 4 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.214 |
| 5 | Central Sparks | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.073 |
| 6 | Lightning | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | −0.630 |
| 7 | North West Thunder | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.366 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.046 |
advanced to final  advanced to the play-off

### Fixtures

* 2 July 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 281/8 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 201 (41.4 overs) |
| Bryony Smith 66 (68) Grace Scrivens 4/42 (10 overs) | | Grace Scrivens 74 (74) Bryony Smith 3/37 (10 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 80 runs County Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Grace Bambury and Mark Newell
* South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
* 9 July 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 194 (49.5 overs) | v | Sunrisers 188 (45.2 overs) |
| Hollie Armitage 47 (60) Grace Scrivens 4/20 (10 overs) | | Naomi Dattani 41 (58) Linsey Smith 3/34 (10 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 6 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Jasmine Naeem
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
* 16 July 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 254/6 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 257/7 (49 overs) |
| Cordelia Griffith 74 (106) Niamh Holland 2/32 (7 overs) | | Sophie Luff 100* (142) Mady Villiers 2/33 (10 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 3 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Bob White and Sophie McLelland
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
* 23 July 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 233/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 222/8 (50 overs) |
| Paige Scholfield 74 (72) Kate Coppack 4/48 (9 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 65 (109) Charlie Dean 3/31 (10 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 11 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Billy Taylor and Grace Bambury
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Sunrisers 0
* 9 September 2022 10:30 BST
| Sunrisers | v | North West Thunder |
* No Result County Ground, Northampton
* The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and later deemed a no result with points shared.
* Points: Sunrisers 2, North West Thunder 2
* 11 September 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Lightning 230/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 160 (41 overs) |
| Kathryn Bryce 104 (109) Jo Gardner 3/45 (10 overs) | | Grace Scrivens 54 (65) Kirstie Gordon 4/31 (10 overs) |
* Lightning won by 70 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Neil Bainton and Rose Dovey
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Lightning 5, Sunrisers 0
* 17 September 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Central Sparks 260/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 121 (28.5 overs) |
| Emily Arlott 63 (73) Mady Villiers 3/44 (10 overs) | | Grace Scrivens 61 (75) Davina Perrin 3/26 (5 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 139 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Shantry and Joanne Ibbotson
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Central Sparks 5, Sunrisers 0

### Tournament statistics
#### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 6 | 297 | 49.50 | 74 | 0 | 4 |
| Cordelia Griffith | 4 | 4 | 178 | 44.50 | 74 | 0 | 2 |
| Naomi Dattani | 6 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

#### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 59.0 | 13 | 14.69 | 3.23 | 4/20 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 6 | 59.5 | 12 | 21.83 | 4.37 | 4/36 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 6 | 31.0 | 6 | 25.16 | 4.87 | 3/45 | 0 |
| Kate Coppack | 6 | 38.0 | 6 | 31.50 | 4.97 | 4/48 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

## Season statistics
### Batting

| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | High score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | Matches | Innings | Runs | High score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s |
| Amara Carr | 4 | 4 | 61 | 35 | 15.25 | 60.39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 37* | 68.00 | 121.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Castle | 5 | 5 | 49 | 17 | 9.80 | 77.77 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 40* | 18.25 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Coppack | 6 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 10.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Naomi Dattani | 6 | 6 | 108 | 41 | 18.00 | 62.42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 157 | 53 | 26.16 | 109.02 | 0 | 2 |
| Jo Gardner | 6 | 6 | 99 | 43* | 24.75 | 82.50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 41 | 31.33 | 97.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Gayatri Gole | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 42.85 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7* | 6.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jodi Grewcock | 2 | 2 | 40 | 35 | 20.00 | 44.94 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cordelia Griffith | 4 | 4 | 178 | 74 | 44.50 | 64.49 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 26 | 22.33 | 95.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlett Hughes | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 4.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Alice Macleod | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abtaha Maqsood | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3.50 | 24.13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Florence Miller | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11* | – | 84.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessica Olorenshaw | 5 | 4 | 70 | 25 | 17.50 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sonali Patel | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9* | 10.00 | 37.03 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mia Rogers | 5 | 4 | 21 | 12* | 7.00 | 61.76 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 7.40 | 119.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 6 | 297 | 74 | 49.50 | 77.54 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 141 | 56 | 23.50 | 119.49 | 0 | 1 |
| Katherine Speed | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5.00 | 47.61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3* | 5.00 | 55.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 6 | 6 | 63 | 33 | 10.50 | 73.25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 22 | 10.80 | 114.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup |
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Kelly Castle | 5 | 37.0 | 3 | 66.33 | 5.37 | 1/47 | 0 | 6 | 20.5 | 7 | 16.85 | 5.66 | 2/14 | 0 |
| Kate Coppack | 6 | 38.0 | 6 | 31.50 | 4.97 | 4/48 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Naomi Dattani | 6 | 31.0 | 3 | 66.66 | 6.45 | 3/19 | 0 | 6 | 19.0 | 6 | 26.83 | 8.47 | 2/30 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 6 | 31.0 | 6 | 25.16 | 4.87 | 3/45 | 0 | 5 | 13.0 | 5 | 19.20 | 7.38 | 2/23 | 0 |
| Gayatri Gole | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 9.0 | 0 | – | 10.11 | – | 0 |
| Jodi Grewcock | 2 | 7.0 | 2 | 13.50 | 3.85 | 2/27 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abtaha Maqsood | 4 | 27.0 | 3 | 47.33 | 5.25 | 1/26 | 0 | 6 | 18.0 | 3 | 54.00 | 9.00 | 1/15 | 0 |
| Sonali Patel | 2 | 9.0 | 1 | 62.00 | 6.88 | 1/37 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 59.0 | 13 | 14.69 | 3.23 | 4/20 | 0 | 6 | 20.0 | 7 | 21.71 | 7.60 | 4/33 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 6 | 59.5 | 12 | 21.83 | 4.37 | 4/36 | 0 | 5 | 17.0 | 5 | 28.00 | 8.23 | 2/33 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Kelly Castle | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Kate Coppack | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Naomi Dattani | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Gayatri Gole | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Jodi Grewcock | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cordelia Griffith | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Scarlett Hughes | 1 | – | – | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Alice Macleod | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Abtaha Maqsood | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Florence Miller | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Jessica Olorenshaw | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sonali Patel | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mia Rogers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Katherine Speed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Amara Carr | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Scarlett Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Mia Rogers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||