Eight Sussex players in 2021 Southern Vipers playing squad

Southern Vipers have announced their 2021 playing squad for this summer’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Regional T20 competitions.

Eight Sussex players have been included: Georgia Adams, Georgia Elwiss, Cassidy McCarthy, Ella McCaughan, Tara Norris, Carla Rudd, Paige Scholfield and Danni Wyatt.

Georgia Adams will once again captain the squad and is one of five full-time professionally contracted players, alongside Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Tara Norris and Paige Scholfield.

Right arm seamer, Gemma Lane and leg spin bowler, Finty Trussler are the two new additions to this year set-up.

Vipers head coach Charlotte Edwards said: “We’re delighted with the squad we’ve selected for this summer. We’ve had an excellent winter of training for the first time as a squad, followed by some important preseason internal fixtures. We have added two exciting young prospects in Gemma Lane and Finty Trussler to our squad, both have been rewarded for their early season form.

“Although still a young team we have lots of experienced cricketers at regional level who have aspirations to play at the highest level, which is very exciting. As a squad, we’re determined to build on the success of last season, with the added bonus of being able to play in front of our home fans across the region.”

Adam Carty, Regional Director of Women’s Cricket for the Vipers region, added: “We are thrilled with the squad we have selected for 2021 and the strength in depth across both our senior and academy squads is testament to the seven county Pathway Programmes across the region. In the squad we have named, we believe we have complimented experience & youth effectively and to be able to retain all available players from last year’s title-winning squad is very reassuring.

“Charlotte and her support team have worked tirelessly having travelled the length & breadth of the region to ensure all players of interest have been well serviced in all of their cricketing needs, and it is evident from the full warm-up and competitive county matches fixtures we’ve seen thus far, that the squad will be competitive across both elite domestic formats in 2021. We remain very grateful for the ongoing support of the ECB and are also delighted at the prospect of welcoming supporters back into grounds from the outset of the campaign in eleven days’ time.”

2021 Southern Vipers Squad:            

Georgia Adams (captain), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Ella Chandler, Charlie Dean, Ariana Dowse, Georgia Elwiss, Gemma Lane, Cassidy McCarthy, Ella McCaughan, Alice Monaghan, Tara Norris, Carla Rudd, Paige Scholfield, Charlotte Taylor, Finty Trussler, Emily Windsor, Danni Wyatt.

Southern Vipers’ full fixture list is available here.

The Vipers will play two matches at The 1st Central County Ground and tickets are available now!