Surrey Stars

Cricket team

Surrey Stars

Personnel
Captain| Natalie Sciver
Coach| Richard Bedbrook (2016–2019)
Team information
Colours|   Light blue
Founded| 2016
Home ground| The Oval, London
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
History
WCSL wins| 1
Official website| Surrey 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

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### 2016–2019: Women's Cricket Super League

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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

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Venue  | Games hosted by season

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16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total
The Oval | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7
Woodbridge Road, Guildford | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 8

## Players

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Final squad, 2019 season[17]

* No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
* ‡ denotes players with international caps.

No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batters
28 | Aylish Cranstone |  England |  (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium |
67 | Lizelle Lee ‡ |  South Africa |  (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player
All-rounders
4 | Bryony Smith |  England |  (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | England Academy player
8 | Hannah Jones |  England |  (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | England Academy player
10 | Nat Sciver ‡ |  England |  (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Club captain; England Performance squad
23 | Marizanne Kapp ‡ |  South Africa |  (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player
81 | Dane van Niekerk ‡ |  South Africa |  (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
17 | Rhianna Southby |  England |  (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — |
30 | Sarah Taylor ‡ |  England |  (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 36) | Right-handed | — | England Performance squad
79 | Gwenan Davies |  Wales |  (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium |
Bowlers
7 | Laura Marsh ‡ |  England |  (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | England Performance squad
18 | Eva Gray |  England |  (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
21 | Amy Gordon |  England |  (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | England Academy player
26 | Mady Villiers ‡ |  England |  (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | England Performance squad
61 | Grace Gibbs |  England |  (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |

### Overseas players

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* Rene Farrell – Australia (2016–2017)
* Marizanne Kapp – South Africa (2016–2019)
* Lea Tahuhu – New Zealand (2016)
* Lizelle Lee – South Africa (2017–2019)
* Dane van Niekerk – South Africa (2018–2019)

## Seasons

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### Women's Cricket Super League

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Season  | Final standing  | League standings  | Notes

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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

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### Overall Results

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Women's Cricket Super League - summary of results[18][19] Year  | Played  | Wins  | Losses  | Tied  | NR  | Win %

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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

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Opposition  | Mat  | Won  | Lost  | Tied  | NR  | Win %

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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

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* Highest team total: 183/6, v Loughborough Lightning on 27 August 2018.[20]
* Lowest team total: 66, v Yorkshire Diamonds on 12 August 2018.[21]
* Highest individual score: 104, Lizelle Lee v Loughborough Lightning on 27 August 2018.[22]
* Best individual bowling analysis: 5/26, Rene Farrell v Lancashire Thunder on 16 August 2017.[23]
* Most runs: 930 in 31 matches, Nat Sciver.[24]
* Most wickets: 32 wickets in 31 matches, Nat Sciver.[25]

## Honours

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* Women's Cricket Super League:
* Champions (1) – 2018

## See also

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* Surrey County Cricket Club
* Surrey Women cricket team

## References

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1. ^ "Surrey Stars to Compete in WCSL - Kia Oval". kiaoval.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
2. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2019 Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. ^ "Bedbrook Appointed Head Coach - Kia Oval". kiaoval.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
4. ^ "Sciver to Captain Surrey Stars - Kia Oval". kiaoval.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
5. ^ Nicholson, Raf (27 August 2018). "Surrey Stars thrash Loughborough Lightning to win Super League final". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
6. ^ "Women's Regional Hubs to play for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". the Cricketer. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
7. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League: Six successful bids announced for new T20 league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
8. ^ "Women's Super League 2016 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
9. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2017 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
10. ^ "Taylor helps Storm weather Kapp burst". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
11. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League, 2017/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
12. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2018 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
13. ^ "Nat Sciver stars with bat and ball to take Surrey Stars into final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
14. ^ "Lizelle Lee's commanding century powers Surrey to KSL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
15. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2019 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
16. ^ "ECB launches new plan to transform women's and girls' cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
17. ^ "Surrey Stars Squad". The Kia Oval. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
18. ^ "Women Cricket Super League match result summary". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
19. ^ "Surrey Stars opposition wise results". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
20. ^ "Surrey Stars Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
21. ^ "Surrey Stars Lowest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
22. ^ "Surrey Stars Highest scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
23. ^ "Surrey Stars Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
24. ^ "Surrey Stars Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
25. ^ "Surrey Stars Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

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Surrey Stars

History|

* Overview

Home grounds|

* The Oval
* Woodbridge Road, Guildford

Leagues|

* Women's Cricket Super League

Seasons|

* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

Coaches|

* Richard Bedbrook (2016–2019)

Captains|

* Nat Sciver (2016–2019)

Players|

* List

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Women's Cricket Super League

Seasons|

* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

Participating teams|

* Lancashire Thunder
* Loughborough Lightning
* Southern Vipers
* Surrey Stars
* Western Storm
* Yorkshire Diamonds

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