Surrey Stars

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Surrey Stars
Surrey Stars logo.png
Personnel
CaptainNatalie Sciver
CoachRichard Bedbrook (2016–2019)
Team information
Colours  Light blue
Founded2016
Home groundThe Oval, London
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
History
WCSL wins1
Official websiteSurrey Stars

T20 kit

The Surrey Stars were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in South London that competed in the English women's Twenty20 competition, the Women's Cricket Super League.[1] The Stars played their home matches at The Oval and Woodbridge Road, Guildford.[2] They were captained by Nat Sciver and coached by Richard Bedbrook, working with Surrey’s Director of Women’s Cricket Ebony Rainford-Brent.[3][4] The Stars won the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, beating Loughborough Lightning in the final at the County Cricket Ground, Hove.[5] In 2020, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, some elements of the Surrey Stars were retained for a new team, the South East Stars.[6]

History[]

2016–2019: Women's Cricket Super League[]

Surrey Stars were formed in 2016 to compete in the new Women's Cricket Super League, partnering with Surrey CCC.[7] In their inaugural season, they finished 4th in the group stage, just missing out on Finals Day, winning two matches.[8] In 2017, the Stars improved, winning four of their five games to finish second in the group and progress to the semi-final.[9] However, here they were beaten by eventual tournament winners Western Storm, by 3 wickets.[10] Stars all-rounder Nat Sciver was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 12 wickets.[11]

In 2018, Surrey Stars finished 3rd in the group stage, with 5 wins, qualifying for the semi-final where they again faced Western Storm.[12] This time, the Stars were victorious, winning by 9 runs thanks to a Player of the Match performance from Nat Sciver, who scored 72* and took two wickets.[13] In the final, the Stars faced Loughborough Lightning. Batting first, the Stars posted 183, with overseas player Lizelle Lee hitting 104. Loughborough then collapsed to 117 all out, giving Surrey Stars their first WCSL title.[14]

2019 saw a reversal in Surrey's fortunes, as they finished 5th out of 6 in the group stage, with 3 wins.[15] This was the final season of Surrey Stars' existence, as women's cricket in England was reformed in 2020; the South East Stars retained some elements of Surrey Stars, but represent a larger region under the new structure.[16]

Home grounds[]

Venue Games hosted by season
16 17 18 19 Total
The Oval 1 3 2 1 7
Woodbridge Road, Guildford 1 – 3 4 8

Players[]

Final squad, 2019 season[17]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
28 Aylish Cranstone  England (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm medium
67 Lizelle Lee double-dagger  South Africa (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
4 Bryony Smith  England (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break England Academy player
8 Hannah Jones  England (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break England Academy player
10 Nat Sciver double-dagger  England (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium Club captain; England Performance squad
23 Marizanne Kapp double-dagger  South Africa (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
81 Dane van Niekerk double-dagger  South Africa (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
17 Rhianna Southby  England (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 21) Right-handed —
30 Sarah Taylor double-dagger  England (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 32) Right-handed — England Performance squad
79 Gwenan Davies  Wales (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
7 Laura Marsh double-dagger  England (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break England Performance squad
18 Eva Gray  England (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
21 Amy Gordon  England (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium England Academy player
26 Mady Villiers double-dagger  England (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break England Performance squad
61 Grace Gibbs  England (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Overseas players[]

Seasons[]

Women's Cricket Super League[]

Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2016 Group Stage 5 2 3 0 0 1 5 –0.274 4th DNQ
2017 Losing semi-finalists: 3rd 5 4 1 0 0 2 18 +0.291 2nd Lost to Western Storm in the semi-final
2018 Champions 10 5 4 0 1 2 24 –0.404 3rd Won against Loughborough Lightning in the final
2019 Group Stage 10 3 6 0 1 2 16 –0.857 5th DNQ

Statistics[]

Overall Results[]

Women's Cricket Super League - summary of results[18][19]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2016 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
2017 6 4 2 0 0 66.66
2018 12 7 4 0 1 58.33
2019 10 3 6 0 1 30.00
Total 33 16 15 0 2 48.48
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.

Teamwise Result summary[]

Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Lancashire Thunder 6 5 1 0 0 83.33
Loughborough Lightning 7 2 5 0 0 28.57
Southern Vipers 6 2 3 0 1 33.33
Western Storm 8 4 4 0 0 50.00
Yorkshire Diamonds 6 3 2 0 1 50.00

Records[]

Honours[]

See also[]

References[]

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