# 2020 Southern Vipers season

The 2020 season saw Southern Vipers compete in the new 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side topped the South Group of the competition, winning all six of their matches, therefore progressing to the final, where they played Northern Diamonds. The Vipers went on to become the inaugural winners of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy as they won by 38 runs, with bowler Charlotte Taylor taking 6/34. Taylor was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 15 wickets, whilst Vipers captain Georgia Adams was the leading run-scorer, with 500 runs.
After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with Southern Vipers being one of two teams that had their brand retained as a domestic regional hub. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place. Southern Vipers were captained by Georgia Adams and coached by former Vipers player Charlotte Edwards, and played their home matches at the Rose Bowl and the County Ground, Hove.

## Squad

Southern Vipers announced their squad for the season on 14 August 2020. Georgia Elwiss withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Charlotte Taylor. Age given is at the start of Southern Vipers' first match of the season (29 August 2020).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Georgia Adams | England | (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Maia Bouchier | England | (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ella McCaughan | England | (2002-09-26)26 September 2002 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Emily Windsor | England | (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Ella Chandler | England | (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Charlie Dean | England | (2000-12-22)22 December 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Freya Kemp | England | (2005-04-21)21 April 2005 (aged 15) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alice Monaghan | England | (2000-03-20)20 March 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Paige Scholfield | England | (1995-12-19)19 December 1995 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Charlotte Taylor | England | (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Danni Wyatt | England | (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Ariana Dowse | England | (2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | |
| Carla Rudd | England | (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Lauren Bell | England | (2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Providence Cowdrill | England | (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Cassidy McCarthy | England | (2002-07-23)23 July 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Tara Norris | England | (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |

## Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
### South Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Vipers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 1.017 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.510 |
| 3 | South East Stars | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | −0.197 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.365 |
Advanced to the Final.

### Fixtures

* 29 August 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 202 (46.1 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 208/3 (36.2 overs) |
| Mady Villiers 64 (83) Paige Scholfield 3/33 (9.1 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 66 (73) Alice Macleod 1/14 (3 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Chris Watts and Anna Harris
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0
* 31 August 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 261/7 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 239 (47.5 overs) |
| Charlie Dean 60* (70) Heather Knight 2/36 (10 overs) | | Heather Knight 67 (80) Tara Norris 4/45 (8 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 22 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
* 5 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 209/8 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 98 (36.5 overs) |
| Ella McCaughan 50 (81) Tash Farrant 2/28 (10 overs) | | Aylish Cranstone 28 (50) Tara Norris 3/27 (8.5 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 111 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Mark Newell and Sarah Bartlett
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
* 11 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 232 (49.5 overs) | v | Sunrisers 183 (43.5 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 89 (108) Katie Midwood 2/33 (10 overs) | | Alice Macleod 35 (45) Tara Norris 3/37 (7 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 49 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Billy Taylor and Sophie McLelland
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0
* 13 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 288/1 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 256 (50 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 154* (155) Fi Morris 1/49 (10 overs) | | Sophie Luff 79 (88) Charlotte Taylor 4/41 (10 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 32 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Mark Newell and Sarah Bartlett
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
* 19 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 227 (48.3 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 230/6 (47.2 overs) |
| Chloe Brewer 79 (107) Lauren Bell 4/36 (10 overs) | | Emily Windsor 47* (43) Danielle Gregory 3/44 (10 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 4 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Ben Debenham and Anna Harris
* South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, South East Stars 0

### Final

* 27 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 231 (49.5 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 193 (42.2 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 80 (102) Katie Levick 3/49 (8 overs) | | Sterre Kalis 55 (75) Charlotte Taylor 6/34 (10 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 38 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Neil Pratt and Rob White Player of the match: Charlotte Taylor (Southern Vipers)
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Georgia Adams | 7 | 7 | 1 | 500 | 154* | 83.33 | 81.69 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Lauren Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | – | 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maia Bouchier | 7 | 7 | 1 | 183 | 50* | 30.50 | 85.51 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Ella Chandler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Providence Cowdrill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Dean | 7 | 6 | 2 | 180 | 60* | 45.00 | 73.77 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Ella McCaughan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 63 | 28.66 | 59.10 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Alice Monaghan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5.50 | 47.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tara Norris | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 10* | 9.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carla Rudd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 35 | 16.20 | 74.31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Paige Scholfield | 7 | 6 | 1 | 87 | 31 | 17.40 | 67.96 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Charlotte Taylor | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12* | 20.00 | 55.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emily Windsor | 6 | 4 | 1 | 112 | 47* | 37.33 | 74.17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Danni Wyatt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 66 | 59.50 | 89.47 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Georgia Adams | 7 | 7 | 37.4 | 2 | 154 | 7 | 3/23 | 22.00 | 4.08 | 32.2 |
| Lauren Bell | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 2 | 151 | 7 | 4/36 | 21.57 | 4.19 | 30.8 |
| Maia Bouchier | 7 | 4 | 18.0 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 1/13 | 83.00 | 4.61 | 108.0 |
| Providence Cowdrill | 3 | 3 | 14.5 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 2/21 | 24.33 | 4.92 | 29.6 |
| Charlie Dean | 7 | 7 | 58.0 | 2 | 269 | 9 | 3/50 | 29.88 | 4.63 | 38.6 |
| Alice Monaghan | 7 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 4.50 | – |
| Tara Norris | 7 | 7 | 44.5 | 2 | 215 | 12 | 4/45 | 17.91 | 4.79 | 22.4 |
| Paige Scholfield | 7 | 7 | 51.1 | 2 | 212 | 9 | 3/33 | 23.55 | 4.14 | 34.1 |
| Charlotte Taylor | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 2 | 152 | 15 | 6/34 | 10.13 | 3.45 | 17.6 |
| Danni Wyatt | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1/16 | 27.00 | 3.85 | 42.0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Georgia Adams | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Lauren Bell | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Maia Bouchier | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Ella Chandler | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Providence Cowdrill | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Charlie Dean | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Ella McCaughan | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Alice Monaghan | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Tara Norris | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Paige Scholfield | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Charlotte Taylor | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Emily Windsor | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Danni Wyatt | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Carla Rudd | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||