Scorchers (women's cricket)

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Not to be confused with Perth Scorchers (WBBL).

Scorchers
Personnel
CaptainGaby Lewis
CoachGlenn Querl
Team information
Colours  Orange
Founded2015
History
WSS wins4

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.[1] They are captained by Gaby Lewis and coached by Glenn Querl.[2] They have won four Super Series tournaments, in 2015, 2017, and two in 2021.

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.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

2017 brought Scorchers' second title, as they topped the group with seven wins from their ten matches.[7] The following season, 2018, however, Scorchers performed poorly, finishing bottom of the league with three wins.[8] In 2019, Scorchers again won three matches, including both T20s on the final day of competition, this time finishing second in the league.[9][10]

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.[11] Scorchers batters Leah Paul and Gaby Lewis led the run-scoring charts in 2020.[12] The 2021 tournament again included just two sides, with Scorchers and Typhoons now playing for separate 50 over and T20 titles.[13] 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.[14][15]

Players[]

Current squad[]

Based on squad for the 2021 season. Players in bold have international caps.[16]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
2 Caoimhe McCann  Ireland Unknown Unknown Unknown
– Una Raymond-Hoey  Ireland (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
10 Alana Dalzell  Ireland Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium
12 Lara Maritz  Ireland (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
16 Leah Paul  Ireland (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 22) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
20 Sophie MacMahon  Ireland (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
66 Gaby Lewis  Ireland (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain
89 Cara Murray  Ireland (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
– Naomi Matthews  Ireland (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
85 Shauna Kavanagh  Ireland (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
3 Christina Coulter Reilly  Ireland Unknown Unknown Unknown
7 Ashlee King  Ireland (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
9 Kate McEvoy  Ireland Unknown Unknown Right-arm medium
11 Jenny Sparrow  Ireland Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium
74 Hannah Little  Ireland (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
98 Anna Kerrison  Ireland (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
– Maria Kerrison  Ireland Unknown Unknown Unknown

Seasons[]

Women's Super Series[]

Season League standings Notes
P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos
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
2021 (LA) 7 4 1 0 2 +1.062 10 1st Champions
2021 (T20) 6 4 1 0 1 +0.560 9 1st Champions

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Women's Super 3's Announced for 2015". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Super 50 Series to kick off on Monday; squads named". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Super 3's Announced for 2015". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Super 3s 2015 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Season Review: Women's Super 3's". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Review of Toyota Super 3's Series 2016". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Toyota Super 3s 2017 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Toyota Super 3s 2018 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. ^ "The Dragons crowned 2019 Toyota Super 3s champions!". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Toyota Super 3s 2019 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Super Series 2020 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Super Series 2020 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Arachas Super Series 2021". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Arachas Super 50 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Arachas Super 20 Trophy 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Arachas Super Series 2021 - Fixtures, Squads - All you need to know". CricketWorld. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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