The 2024 season saw Southern Vipers compete in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side reached the semi-final stage in both competitions: in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in the group, winning six of their ten matches, before losing to South East Stars in the semi-final, whilst in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy the side again finished third in the group, winning seven of their fourteen matches, before again losing to South East Stars in the semi-final.
The side was captained by Georgia Adams and coached by Charlotte Edwards. They played five home matches at the Rose Bowl, two apiece at the County Ground, Hove, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground and Sir Paul Getty's Ground and one at Falkland Cricket Club.
This was Southern Vipers' final season in existence, effectively being replaced by a professionalised Hampshire team under the England and Wales Cricket Board's changes to the structure of women's domestic cricket from 2025 onwards.
Squad Departures On 18 October 2023, it was announced that Chloe Hill had left the side to join South East Stars on a permanent basis, having been on loan to Stars for parts of the 2023 season.
Arrivals On 6 December 2023, it was announced that Freya Davies had joined the side from South East Stars. On 19 February 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Charli Knott as an overseas player from April to July 2024. On 17 May 2024, Poppy Tulloch was named in a matchday squad for the first time. On 9 July 2024, Rachel King was named in a matchday squad for the first time. On 29 August 2024, it was announced that Rebecca Tyson had signed on a Pay As You Play contract for the remainder of the season. On 3 September 2024, it was announced that the side had loaned in Naomi Dattani from North West Thunder for the remainder of the season.
Personnel and contract changes On 1 November 2023, it was announced that Mary Taylor had signed her first professional contract with the side.
Squad list Age given is at the start of Southern Vipers' first match of the season (20 April 2024). Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Maia Bouchier Right-handed Right-arm medium Ella McCaughan Right-handed Right-arm leg break Abi Norgrove Right-handed Right-arm off break Emily Windsor Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Georgia Adams Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Naomi Dattani Left-handed Left-arm medium On loan from North West Thunder, September 2024 Charlie Dean Right-handed Right-arm off break Georgia Elwiss Right-handed Right-arm medium Freya Kemp Left-handed Left-arm medium Charli Knott Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player; April to July 2024 Sophie Mitchelmore Right-handed Right-arm medium Alice Monaghan Right-handed Right-arm medium Mary Taylor Right-handed Right-arm medium Danni Wyatt Right-handed Right-arm off break Wicket-keepers Rachel King Right-handed — Joined July 2024 Rhianna Southby Right-handed — Megan Sturge Right-handed Right-arm off break Bowlers Lauren Bell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Freya Davies Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Nancy Harman Right-handed Right-arm leg break Ava Lee Right-handed Right-arm off break Linsey Smith Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Charlotte Taylor Right-handed Right-arm off break Finty Trussler Right-handed Right-arm leg break Poppy Tulloch Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined May 2024 Rebecca Tyson Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Joined August 2024
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
Semi-final
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 12 12 1 3 13 12 0 3 9 9 1 2 13 13 0 1 10 8 0 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 200 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 13 21 0 9 16 0 12 13 0 7 10 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 10 wickets.
Charlotte Edwards Cup Season standings
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
Semi-final
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 10 10 0 1 11 11 0 1 10 10 0 1 9 9 0 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 150 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 11 16 0 10 13 0 10 12 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 10 wickets.
Season statistics Batting PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Georgia Adams 13 12 362 65 30.16 74.33 0 3 10 10 213 55 23.66 115.76 0 1 Lauren Bell – – – – – – – – 4 2 1 1* – 166.66 0 0 Maia Bouchier 3 3 93 34 31.00 88.57 0 0 5 5 109 93 21.80 139.74 0 1 Naomi Dattani 3 3 50 34 16.66 86.20 0 0 – – – – – – – – Freya Davies 12 8 21 7 5.25 70.00 0 0 10 3 3 1* 1.50 30.00 0 0 Charlie Dean 3 2 32 29 16.00 103.22 0 0 6 6 136 64* 34.00 137.37 0 1 Georgia Elwiss 12 12 488 101* 69.71 81.60 1 3 10 10 242 73* 30.25 106.14 0 1 Nancy Harman 6 6 115 38 23.00 76.66 0 0 7 5 44 14 11.00 84.61 0 0 Freya Kemp 5 5 128 50 64.00 109.40 0 1 9 9 155 55* 22.14 131.35 0 1 Charli Knott 9 9 346 102 49.42 79.54 1 2 11 11 217 50 19.72 111.85 0 1 Ava Lee 7 5 28 14* 14.00 58.33 0 0 1 1 5 5* – 166.66 0 0 Ella McCaughan 13 13 340 83 26.15 65.00 0 1 3 3 29 19 9.66 67.44 0 0 Alice Monaghan 7 6 69 27* 17.25 79.31 0 0 7 5 59 44* 19.66 118.00 0 0 Abi Norgrove 10 8 205 64 25.62 62.12 0 1 – – – – – – – – Linsey Smith 8 4 13 10 3.25 46.42 0 0 10 3 18 10* 18.00 75.00 0 0 Rhianna Southby 13 10 166 36 18.44 71.24 0 0 11 6 58 25* 14.50 96.66 0 0 Megan Sturge 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Mary Taylor 12 6 26 10* 13.00 92.85 0 0 6 1 13 13 13.00 92.85 0 0 Rebecca Tyson 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Emily Windsor 13 11 160 41 14.54 67.22 0 0 7 5 36 17 12.00 105.88 0 0 Danni Wyatt 1 1 11 11 11.00 110.00 0 0 4 4 70 34 17.50 116.66 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Bowling PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Georgia Adams 13 106.1 21 20.23 4.00 4/30 0 10 33.0 8 29.87 7.24 3/23 0 Lauren Bell – – – – – – – 4 13.0 4 26.75 8.23 2/31 0 Naomi Dattani 3 24.0 6 24.50 6.12 5/51 1 – – – – – – – Freya Davies 12 104.0 13 36.69 4.58 4/14 0 10 35.0 12 20.08 6.88 3/22 0 Charlie Dean 3 28.0 6 16.66 3.57 4/34 0 6 21.5 9 15.00 6.18 3/5 0 Georgia Elwiss 12 36.0 5 28.60 3.97 3/39 0 10 – – – – – – Nancy Harman 6 10.0 0 – 5.80 – 0 7 5.0 1 37.00 7.40 1/20 0 Freya Kemp 5 5.0 1 12.00 2.40 1/12 0 9 – – – – – – Charli Knott 9 74.0 16 21.87 4.72 3/35 0 11 37.0 16 14.93 6.45 4/23 0 Ava Lee 7 55.0 10 27.50 5.00 4/51 0 1 2.0 1 9.00 4.50 1/9 0 Alice Monaghan 7 14.2 1 74.00 5.16 1/33 0 7 3.0 2 9.00 6.00 2/18 0 Linsey Smith 8 78.0 9 35.33 4.07 3/19 0 10 39.0 13 14.76 4.92 3/9 0 Mary Taylor 12 78.2 9 45.33 5.20 3/32 0 6 18.0 4 29.75 6.61 2/12 0 Rebecca Tyson 3 29.0 4 32.50 4.48 3/49 0 – – – – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Georgia Adams 13 13 2 10 10 8 Lauren Bell – – – 4 4 0 Maia Bouchier 3 3 3 5 5 3 Naomi Dattani 3 3 1 – – – Freya Davies 12 12 3 10 10 0 Charlie Dean 3 3 1 6 6 1 Georgia Elwiss 12 12 3 10 10 1 Nancy Harman 6 6 0 7 7 1 Freya Kemp 5 5 3 9 9 3 Charli Knott 9 9 4 11 11 5 Ava Lee 7 7 2 1 1 0 Ella McCaughan 13 13 3 3 3 0 Alice Monaghan 7 7 3 7 7 2 Abi Norgrove 10 10 2 – – – Linsey Smith 8 8 6 10 10 2 Mary Taylor 12 12 3 6 6 1 Rebecca Tyson 3 3 2 – – – Emily Windsor 13 13 2 7 7 1 Danni Wyatt 1 1 1 4 4 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Rhianna Southby 13 13 7 2 11 11 5 9 Megan Sturge 1 1 4 0 – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
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