# Scorchers (women's cricket)

Scorchers are an Irish women's cricket team that compete in the Women's Super Series. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across Ireland. They are captained by Gaby Lewis and coached by Claire Terblanche. They have won seven Super Series tournaments.

## History

Scorchers were established in 2015 to compete in the Women's Super 3s, a tournament designed to bridge the gap between club cricket and international cricket in Ireland. The team was made up of some of the best players in Irish cricket, and were captained by Kim Garth and coached by Chris Siddell. Scorchers won the first edition of the tournament, winning five of their eight matches, with captain Kim Garth winning the Player of the Tournament award. In 2016, Scorchers finished second in the group with two victories in their six games, with strong performances from Lucy O'Reilly and Una Raymond-Hoey, who was selected for the national side off the back of her runs for the side.
2017 brought Scorchers' second title, as they topped the group with seven wins from their ten matches. The following season, 2018, however, Scorchers performed poorly, finishing bottom of the league with three wins. In 2019, Scorchers again won three matches, including both T20s on the final day of competition, this time finishing second in the league.
In 2020 the tournament was reduced to two teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Scorchers now facing off against Typhoons in eight 50 over matches. The two sides each won 4 matches, with Typhoons just edging out Scorchers for the title on Net Run Rate. Scorchers batters Leah Paul and Gaby Lewis led the run-scoring charts in 2020. The 2021 tournament again included just two sides, with Scorchers and Typhoons now playing for separate 50 over and T20 titles. In June, Scorchers won the 50 over section of the tournament, winning four of the seven matches, and in August won the T20 section of the tournament, again with four victories. In 2022, with the tournament expanded back to three teams, Scorchers again won both the 50 over and T20 titles. In 2023, they won the Super 20 Trophy, but finished bottom of the Super 50 Cup.

## Players
### Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023 season. Players in bold have international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 13 | Mary-Anne Musonda | Zimbabwe | (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| – | Genevieve Morrissey | Ireland | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 1 | Aimee Maguire | Ireland | (2006-09-09) 9 September 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 2 | Annabel Squires | Ireland | Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| 8 | Julie McNally | Ireland | (2007-07-18) 18 July 2007 (age 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Ellie McGee | Ireland | (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 12 | Lara Maritz | Ireland | (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 20 | Sophie MacMahon | Ireland | (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 66 | Gaby Lewis | Ireland | (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| – | Síbha Bhoja | Ireland | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 6 | Isabelle McLean | Ireland | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 11 | Polly Inglis | New Zealand | (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player |
| 15 | Siúin Woods | Ireland | (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | – | |
| 85 | Shauna Kavanagh | Ireland | (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 3 | Christina Coulter Reilly | Ireland | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 4 | Jenny Sparrow | Ireland | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 14 | Niamh MacNulty | Ireland | (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 28 | Jane Maguire | Ireland | (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 74 | Hannah Little | Ireland | (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 98 | Anna Kerrison | Ireland | (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

## Seasons
### Women's Super Series
#### Combined format

| Season | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | Notes |
| Season | P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | Notes |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.972 | 11 | 1st | Champions |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.057 | 6 | 2nd | |
| 2017 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.981 | 16 | 1st | Champions |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | –0.144 | 8 | 3rd | |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | –0.078 | 9 | 2nd | |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –0.189 | 8 | 2nd | |

#### Super 50 Cup

| Season | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | Notes |
| Season | P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | Notes |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.062 | 10 | 1st | Champions |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.410 | 11 | 1st | Champions |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –2.910 | 6 | 3rd | |

#### Super 20 Trophy

| Season | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | Notes |
| Season | P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | Notes |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.560 | 9 | 1st | Champions |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.500 | 8 | 1st | Champions |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.390 | 18 | 1st | Champions |

## Honours

* Women's Super Series (combined format):
** Winners (2): 2015, 2017
* Super 50 Cup:
** Winners (2): 2021 & 2022
* Super 20 Trophy:
** Winners (3): 2021, 2022 & 2023