2018 Surrey Stars season
The 2018 season was Surrey Stars' third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the group stage, winning 5 of their 10 matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they played against Western Storm.[1] They went on to beat Storm by 9 runs to advance to the final, where they faced group winners Loughborough Lightning.[2] A century from Lizelle Lee ensured that the Stars beat Loughborough Lightning by 66 runs to claim their first WCSL title.[3]
| 2018 season | |||
| Coach | Richard Bedbrook | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Nat Sciver | ||
| Overseas player | Marizanne Kapp Lizelle Lee Dane van Niekerk | ||
| WCSL | Champions | ||
| Most runs | Nat Sciver (362) | ||
| Most wickets | Dane van Niekerk (13) | ||
| Most catches | Nat Sciver (6) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Sarah Taylor (6) | ||
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The side was captained by Nat Sciver and coached by Richard Bedbrook.[4] They played three of their home matches at Woodbridge Road, Guildford and two at The Oval.[5]
Squad
Surrey Stars' 15-player squad is listed below.[4] Ellen Burt was originally named in the squad, but was ruled out due to injury and replaced by Gayatri Gole.[6] Grace Gibbs was ruled out of the squad during the tournament due to injury, and replaced by Amy Gordon.[7] Age given is at the start of Surrey Stars' first match of the season (22 July 2018).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Aylish Cranstone | 28 August 1994 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |||
| Lizelle Lee | 2 April 1992 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Sophia Dunkley | 16 July 1998 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Hannah Jones | 21 July 1999 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Marizanne Kapp | 4 January 1990 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player | ||
| Nat Sciver | 20 August 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain | ||
| Bryony Smith | 12 December 1997 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Dane van Niekerk | 14 May 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Rhianna Southby | 16 October 2000 (aged 17) | Right-handed | — | |||
| Sarah Taylor | 20 May 1989 (aged 29) | Right-handed | — | |||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Grace Gibbs | 1 May 1995 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Gayatri Gole | 22 July 1998 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Amy Gordon | 3 October 2001 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Injury replacement player | ||
| Eva Gray | 24 May 2000 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Laura Marsh | 5 December 1986 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |||
| Mady Villiers | 26 August 1998 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
Women's Cricket Super League
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 1.361 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0.919 |
| 3 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.404 |
| 4 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | −0.825 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.290 |
| 6 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.490 |
Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.
League stage
Surrey Stars 141/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 145/3 (17 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Surrey Stars 0
Western Storm 132/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 136/3 (15.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0
v |
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- No toss.
- Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 2
Surrey Stars 148/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Thunder 151/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Surrey Stars 0
Surrey Stars 95 (18 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 96/1 (10 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
Surrey Stars 167/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Thunder 112 (19.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Loughborough Lightning 100/7 (13 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 106/3 (11.2 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
Surrey Stars 66 (16.4 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Diamonds 67/1 (9.3 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 5, Surrey Stars 0
Southern Vipers 147/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 148/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm 158/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 160/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Semi-final
Surrey Stars 162/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 153/6 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Surrey Stars 183/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 117 (18.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylish Cranstone | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10.00 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sophia Dunkley | 11 | 10 | 2 | 98 | 66 | 12.25 | 119.51 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Grace Gibbs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eva Gray | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marizanne Kapp | 11 | 9 | 4 | 104 | 32* | 20.80 | 122.35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Lizelle Lee | 11 | 11 | 0 | 352 | 104 | 32.00 | 149.15 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 18 |
| Laura Marsh | 11 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4.25 | 47.22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nat Sciver | 11 | 11 | 3 | 362 | 95* | 45.25 | 143.65 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 4 |
| Bryony Smith | 11 | 11 | 0 | 147 | 39 | 13.36 | 90.74 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Rhianna Southby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarah Taylor | 10 | 10 | 1 | 177 | 51 | 19.66 | 122.91 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 9 | 9 | 2 | 146 | 31 | 20.85 | 93.58 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Mady Villiers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] | |||||||||||
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Dunkley | 11 | 8 | 18.0 | 0 | 144 | 6 | 3/18 | 24.00 | 8.00 | 18.0 | ||
| Grace Gibbs | 6 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 2/10 | 12.66 | 7.86 | 9.6 | ||
| Eva Gray | 9 | 5 | 8.3 | 0 | 68 | 0 | – | – | 8.00 | – | ||
| Marizanne Kapp | 11 | 11 | 36.2 | 0 | 206 | 11 | 2/14 | 18.72 | 5.66 | 19.8 | ||
| Laura Marsh | 11 | 10 | 37.2 | 0 | 275 | 8 | 2/28 | 34.37 | 7.36 | 28.0 | ||
| Nat Sciver | 11 | 11 | 34.0 | 1 | 280 | 10 | 4/32 | 28.00 | 8.23 | 20.4 | ||
| Bryony Smith | 11 | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 2/9 | 15.66 | 7.62 | 12.3 | ||
| Dane van Niekerk | 9 | 9 | 29.0 | 0 | 192 | 13 | 3/20 | 14.76 | 6.62 | 13.3 | ||
| Mady Villiers | 11 | 6 | 13.0 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 3/22 | 18.00 | 6.92 | 15.6 | ||
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] | ||||||||||||
Fielding
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylish Cranstone | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Sophia Dunkley | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Grace Gibbs | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Eva Gray | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marizanne Kapp | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Lizelle Lee | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Laura Marsh | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Nat Sciver | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Bryony Smith | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| Mady Villiers | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9] | |||
Wicket-keeping
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhianna Southby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarah Taylor | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10] | ||||
References
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- "Final, Hove, Aug 27 2018, Women's Cricket Super League: Loughborough Lightning v Surrey Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "KIA SUPER LEAGUE 2018 SQUADS: Who's playing for who this season?". the Cricketer. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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- "Llama Amy Gordon Selected for Surrey Stars Squad". Reigate Priory Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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