# 2021 Sunrisers (women's cricket) season

The 2021 season was Sunrisers' second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished bottom of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy group stage, losing all seven of their matches. The side recorded their first ever win in their opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, beating Western Storm, but did not win any further matches, finishing bottom of Group B.
The side was captained by Amara Carr in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Kelly Castle in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and coached by Trevor Griffin. They played three home matches at the County Ground, Chelmsford, two at Fenner's and one apiece at the County Ground, Northampton and Merchant Taylors' School.

## Squad

Sunrisers announced their initial 18-player squad on 26 May 2021. Florence Miller was promoted to the senior squad from the Academy on 18 August 2021. Age given is at the start of Sunrisers' first match of the season (29 May 2021).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Cordelia Griffith | England | (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Florence Miller | England | (2004-02-26)26 February 2004 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Fran Wilson | England | (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Kelly Castle | England | (1997-09-04)4 September 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 captain |
| Kate Coppack | England | (1994-08-30)30 August 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Naomi Dattani | England | (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Jo Gardner | England | (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alice Macleod | England | (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Katie Midwood | England | (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Grace Scrivens | England | (2003-11-10)10 November 2003 (aged 17) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Katherine Speed | England | (2001-10-05)5 October 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Amara Carr | England | (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | — | 50-over captain |
| Mia Rogers | England | (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Gayatri Gole | England | (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sonali Patel | England | (2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Emily Thorpe | England | (1999-01-27)27 January 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Mady Villiers | England | (1998-08-26)26 August 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Katie Wolfe | England | (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Emily Woodhouse | England | (1996-10-13)13 October 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

## Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
### Season standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0.417 |
| 2 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.182 |
| 3 | Central Sparks (Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.822 |
| 4 | Lightning | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.274 |
| 5 | South East Stars | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.226 |
| 6 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.462 |
| 7 | North West Thunder | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.620 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.598 |
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## Fixtures

* 29 May 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 324/7 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 189 (39.2 overs) |
| Sophia Dunkley 104* (93) Kelly Castle 3/40 (7.4 overs) | | Naomi Dattani 47 (61) Tash Farrant 5/33 (8 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 135 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sue Redfern
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
* 31 May 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 247/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 211 (45.2 overs) |
| Georgie Boyce 91 (117) Sonali Patel 4/40 (7 overs) | | Fran Wilson 50 (45) Sophie Ecclestone 3/28 (9.2 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 36 runs Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, Sunrisers 0
* 5 June 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 53 (29.1 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 54/1 (7.4 overs) |
| Amara Carr 17 (43) Jenny Gunn 3/10 (6 overs) | | Hollie Armitage 14* (19) Kate Coppack 1/14 (3 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 9 wickets Fenner's, Cambridge Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sarah Bartlett
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Sunrisers 0
* 12 June 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 206/9 (50 overs) | v | Lightning 210/5 (40.2 overs) |
| Naomi Dattani 65 (92) Teresa Graves 4/39 (10 overs) | | Michaela Kirk 57 (66) Kelly Castle 2/24 (6 overs) |
* Lightning won by 5 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Joanne Ibbotson
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Lightning 4, Sunrisers 0
* 10 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 204/7 (42 overs) | v | Central Sparks 208/4 (37.2 overs) |
| Cordelia Griffith 69 (95) Ria Fackrell 3/30 (6 overs) | | Marie Kelly 58 (63) Kelly Castle 1/22 (9 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 6 wickets (DLS) Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Ian Ramage
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Central Sparks were set a revised target of 206 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, Sunrisers 0
* 12 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 309/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 308/6 (50 overs) |
| Georgia Elwiss 112* (118) Sonali Patel 3/46 (10 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 91 (82) Georgia Adams 2/36 (6 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 1 run County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Sophie McLelland Player of the match: Georgia Elwiss (Southern Vipers)
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Sunrisers 0
* 18 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 313/4 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 277 (44.3 overs) |
| Sophie Luff 157* (142) Mady Villiers 2/39 (10 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 49 (42) Georgia Hennessy 2/45 (8 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 36 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper and Tom Lungley
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

### Tournament statistics
#### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
| Cordelia Griffith | 7 | 7 | 273 | 39.00 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
| Alice Macleod | 7 | 7 | 214 | 30.57 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| Fran Wilson | 6 | 6 | 165 | 33.00 | 65* | 0 | 2 |
| Grace Scrivens | 7 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Naomi Dattani | 7 | 7 | 143 | 20.42 | 65 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly Castle | 7 | 7 | 106 | 17.66 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

#### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Kelly Castle | 7 | 47.4 | 10 | 21.10 | 4.42 | 3/40 | 0 |
| Sonali Patel | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 20.28 | 5.68 | 4/40 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 4 | 30.0 | 5 | 31.20 | 5.20 | 3/47 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

## Charlotte Edwards Cup
### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.655 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.182 |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.029 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.871 |
* Advanced to the semi-final

### Fixtures

* 26 June 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 129/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 133/3 (17.5 overs) |
| Nat Wraith 36* (24) Sonali Patel 2/26 (4 overs) | | Mady Villiers 36 (26) Danielle Gibson 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Sunrisers won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Mark Newell and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Sunrisers 4, Western Storm 0
* 2 July 2021 19:00 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| Sunrisers 116/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 117/2 (16.2 overs) |
| Jo Gardner 42 (30) Jenny Gunn 3/25 (4 overs) | | Leah Dobson 44* (52) Mady Villiers 1/22 (3 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 8 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sophie McLelland
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
* 9 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 186/1 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 115 (20 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 111* (61) Gayatri Gole 1/37 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 34 (33) Emma Lamb 3/16 (4 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 71 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Neil Pratt
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: North West Thunder 5, Sunrisers 0
* 25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 120/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 101/7 (20 overs) |
| Beth Langston 40 (35) Kate Coppack 2/10 (4 overs) | | Jo Gardner 31 (29) Alex MacDonald 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 19 runs South Northumberland Cricket Club, Gosforth Umpires: Paul Pollard and Jane Pratt
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
* 28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 124/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 124/4 (20 overs) |
| Georgie Boyce 31 (27) Emily Thorpe 2/17 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 63 (51) Kate Cross 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Match tied County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2
* 30 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 147/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 142/7 (20 overs) |
| Georgia Hennessy 62 (62) Grace Scrivens 2/23 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 32 (25) Nicole Harvey 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 5 runs Fenner's, Cambridge Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Martin Saggers
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

### Tournament statistics
#### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
| Cordelia Griffith | 4 | 4 | 129 | 32.25 | 63 | 0 | 1 |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 6 | 92 | 18.40 | 34* | 0 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 4 | 3 | 81 | 40.50 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Naomi Dattani | 6 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Katherine Speed | 6 | 4 | 60 | 30.00 | 26* | 0 | 0 |
| Alice Macleod | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Amara Carr | 3 | 3 | 54 | 27.00 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

#### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Grace Scrivens | 6 | 23.0 | 5 | 24.00 | 5.21 | 2/23 | 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 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 8.20 | 50.61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 27.00 | 110.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Castle | 7 | 7 | 106 | 52 | 17.66 | 65.83 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 6.25 | 69.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Coppack | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6* | 11.00 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Naomi Dattani | 7 | 7 | 143 | 65 | 20.42 | 69.41 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 22 | 11.50 | 85.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 7 | 7 | 58 | 22 | 9.66 | 78.37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 42 | 40.50 | 112.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Gayatri Gole | 5 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 9.00 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11* | 18.00 | 105.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordelia Griffith | 7 | 7 | 273 | 91 | 39.00 | 82.22 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 129 | 63 | 32.25 | 117.27 | 0 | 1 |
| Alice Macleod | 7 | 7 | 214 | 79 | 30.57 | 74.30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 17 | 13.75 | 93.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Midwood | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | – | 52.63 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Florence Miller | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6.33 | 63.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonali Patel | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5* | 6.00 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Mia Rogers | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8* | – | 78.57 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 11* | 10.00 | 60.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Scrivens | 7 | 7 | 161 | 46 | 23.00 | 60.07 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 92 | 34* | 18.40 | 76.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Katherine Speed | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 26* | 30.00 | 98.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Emily Thorpe | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mady Villiers | 4 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 18.00 | 94.73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 36 | 23.00 | 135.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Wilson | 6 | 6 | 165 | 65* | 33.00 | 99.39 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Katie Wolfe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Emily Woodhouse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 42.85 | 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 | 7 | 47.4 | 10 | 21.10 | 4.42 | 3/40 | 0 | 6 | 18.2 | 2 | 62.00 | 6.76 | 1/14 | 0 |
| Kate Coppack | 5 | 32.4 | 3 | 60.66 | 5.57 | 1/14 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 | 2 | 17.00 | 6.25 | 2/10 | 0 |
| Naomi Dattani | 7 | 35.5 | 3 | 75.00 | 6.27 | 2/20 | 0 | 6 | 15.0 | 3 | 40.66 | 8.13 | 2/24 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 7 | 21.3 | 1 | 163.00 | 7.58 | 1/35 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 | 1 | 73.00 | 7.30 | 1/14 | 0 |
| Gayatri Gole | 5 | 21.2 | 1 | 130.00 | 6.09 | 1/31 | 0 | 5 | 13.0 | 2 | 52.00 | 8.00 | 1/27 | 0 |
| Alice Macleod | 7 | 9.0 | 2 | 27.00 | 6.00 | 1/5 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Katie Midwood | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 42.00 | 5.25 | 1/42 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sonali Patel | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 20.28 | 5.68 | 4/40 | 0 | 4 | 13.0 | 3 | 38.00 | 8.76 | 2/26 | 0 |
| Grace Scrivens | 7 | 44.0 | 4 | 59.75 | 5.43 | 1/31 | 0 | 6 | 23.0 | 5 | 24.00 | 5.21 | 2/23 | 0 |
| Emily Thorpe | 2 | 10.2 | 0 | – | 7.93 | – | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 8.50 | 4.25 | 2/17 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 4 | 30.0 | 5 | 31.20 | 5.20 | 3/47 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 | 1 | 50.00 | 7.14 | 1/22 | 0 |
| Katie Wolfe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 23.00 | 7.66 | 1/23 | 0 |
| Emily Woodhouse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | – | 11.50 | – | 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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Kate Coppack | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Naomi Dattani | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Jo Gardner | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Gayatri Gole | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Cordelia Griffith | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Alice Macleod | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Katie Midwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Florence Miller | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sonali Patel | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Mia Rogers | 2 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Grace Scrivens | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Katherine Speed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Emily Thorpe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fran Wilson | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Katie Wolfe | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Emily Woodhouse | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mia Rogers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||