Scorchers (women's cricket)
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Gaby Lewis |
| Coach | Claire Terblanche |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Orange |
| Founded | 2015 |
| History | |
| WSS wins | 7 |
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 Claire Terblanche.[2][3] They have won seven Super Series tournaments.
History
[edit]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.[4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7]
2017 brought Scorchers' second title, as they topped the group with seven wins from their ten matches.[8] The following season, 2018, however, Scorchers performed poorly, finishing bottom of the league with three wins.[9] In 2019, Scorchers again won three matches, including both T20s on the final day of competition, this time finishing second in the league.[10][11]
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.[12] Scorchers batters Leah Paul and Gaby Lewis led the run-scoring charts in 2020.[13] The 2021 tournament again included just two sides, with Scorchers and Typhoons now playing for separate 50 over and T20 titles.[14] 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.[15][16] In 2022, with the tournament expanded back to three teams, Scorchers again won both the 50 over and T20 titles.[17][18] In 2023, they won the Super 20 Trophy, but finished bottom of the Super 50 Cup.[19][20]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Based on squad announced for the 2023 season. Players in bold have international caps.[21]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 13 | Mary-Anne Musonda |  Zimbabwe |
4 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| – | Genevieve Morrissey |  Ireland |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 1 | Aimee Maguire | Ireland |
9 September 2006 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 2 | Annabel Squires | Ireland |
Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| 8 | Julie McNally | Ireland |
18 July 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Ellie McGee | Ireland |
2 August 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 12 | Lara Maritz | Ireland |
7 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 20 | Sophie MacMahon | Ireland |
29 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 66 | Gaby Lewis | Ireland |
27 March 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| – | Síbha Bhoja | Ireland |
Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 6 | Isabelle McLean | Ireland |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 11 | Polly Inglis |  New Zealand |
31 May 1996 | Right-handed | — | Overseas player |
| 15 | Siúin Woods | Ireland |
11 January 2004 | Right-handed | – | |
| 85 | Shauna Kavanagh | Ireland |
21 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 3 | Christina Coulter Reilly | Ireland |
Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 4 | Jenny Sparrow | Ireland |
Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 14 | Niamh MacNulty | Ireland |
6 November 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 28 | Jane Maguire | Ireland |
18 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 74 | Hannah Little | Ireland |
21 July 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 98 | Anna Kerrison | Ireland |
10 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Seasons
[edit]Women's Super Series
[edit]Combined format
[edit]| 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 | |
Super 50 Cup
[edit]| Season | League standings | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.062 | 10 | 1st | Champions |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.410 | 11 | 1st | Champions |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –2.910 | 6 | 3rd | |
Super 20 Trophy
[edit]| Season | League standings | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.560 | 9 | 1st | Champions |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.500 | 8 | 1st | Champions |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.390 | 18 | 1st | Champions |
Honours
[edit]- Women's Super Series (combined format):
- Super 50 Cup:
- Super 20 Trophy:
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Super 3's Announced for 2015". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Women's Super 50 Series to kick off on Monday; squads named". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Former South African international Claire Terblanche named new Scorchers head coach". Cricket Ireland. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Women's Super 3's Announced for 2015". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Women's Super 3s 2015 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Season Review: Women's Super 3's". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Review of Toyota Super 3's Series 2016". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Toyota Super 3s 2017 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Toyota Super 3s 2018 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "The Dragons crowned 2019 Toyota Super 3s champions!". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Toyota Super 3s 2019 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Super Series 2020 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Super Series 2020 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Arachas Super Series 2021". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Arachas Super 50 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Arachas Super 20 Trophy 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Arachas Super 20 Trophy 2022". NV Play. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Arachas Super 50 Cup 2022". NV Play. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Evoke Super 50 Cup 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Evoke Super 20 Trophy 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Women's Super Series fixtures and squads released". Cricket Ireland. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.