Paige Scholfield
Paige Jamie Scholfield (born 19 December 1995) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers and Southern Brave. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Loughborough Lightning. Early life. Scholfield was born on 19 December 1995 in Durban, South Africa. She attended Loughborough College. Domestic career. Scholfield made her county debut in 2012, for Sussex against Middlesex. She bowled three overs, taking 1/9. A year later, Scholfield was part of the Sussex team that won the 2013 Women's County Championship, and she  hit her List A high score, of 48 against Middlesex. In 2014, Scholfield hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 63* in a Twenty20 against Surrey. The next season, she helped her side win the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup. In 2017, Scholfield achieved her best T20 bowling figures, taking 3/12 in a victory over Warwickshire. A year later, she achieved her best List A bowling figures, of 3/17 against Surrey. Scholfield also played for Loughborough Lightning from 2016 to 2017 and Southern Vipers from 2018 to 2019 in the Women's Cricket Super League. In 2016 she hit her  highest KSL score, scoring 38 against Lancashire Thunder. In 2019, she was part of the Vipers team that reached the Final, as well as taking two wickets at an average of 13.50. Scholfield continued playing for Southern Vipers in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 7 matches, including her side's 38-run victory in the Final over Northern Diamonds, and took 9 wickets at an average of 23.55. In 2021, Scholfield played 5 matches, scoring 93 runs and taking 6 wickets, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy as the Vipers retained their title. She was  also ever-present in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and hit a crucial 41* from 36 balls in the final group stage match to beat Lightning off the final ball and qualify for Finals Day. She was also in the Southern Brave squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match. Scholfield has also been part of various England Academy and Development programmes, beginning in 2012. In April 2022, she was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.