Two Sussex players in squad for England Women's Academy tour

Two Sussex seam bowlers have been included in the England Women’s Academy squad for its tour to South Africa.

Regulars in the Sussex Women’s side, Ellen Burt and Tara Norris are part of a group of fourteen that will play a tri-series against Australia and South Africa.

Each side will play each other three times with the aim of qualifying for the final on Saturday 28th April. England’s first match is against South Africa tomorrow (Tuesday 10th April).  

The purpose of the tour is to allow players in and around the England Women’s Academy the opportunity to develop their skills within a competitive environment against their peers from other countries.

Twenty-year old Burt, born in Crawley, is a member of the 2017/18 England Women’s Senior Academy, her second year on the programme.

Norris, a nineteen-year-old Sussex Academy graduate who attended Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA), was part of the England Women’s Academy last year and made her Kia Super League debut for Southern Vipers last summer.

Details of the England Women’s Pathway programmes can be found here.

England Women’s Academy squad for tour to South Africa:

Hollie Armitage (Yorkshire)

Lauren Bell (Berkshire)

Georgia Boyce (Nottinghamshire)

Ellen Burt (Sussex)

Izzy Cloke (Kent)

Charlie Dean (Hampshire)

Sophia Dunkley (Middlesex)

Alice Dyson (Derbyshire)

Helen Fenby (Durham)

Sarah Glenn (Derbyshire)

Emma Lamb (Lancashire)

Alice Monaghan (Hampshire)

Tara Norris (Sussex)

Ellie Threlkeld (Lancashire)

Women’s Academy tri-series fixtures:

Tuesday April 10 England v South Africa

Thursday April 12 England v Australia

Saturday April 14 South Africa v Australia

Monday April 16 England v South Africa

Wednesday April 18 Australia v England

Friday April 20 South Africa v Australia

Sunday April 22 South Africa v England

Tuesday April 24 England v Australia

Thursday April 26 Australia v South Africa

Saturday April 28 Tri-Series Final

Ellen and Tara will be part of the Sussex Women's squad that begins its competitive season with a Royal London One-Day Cup match against Derbyshire on Sunday 6th May at the Sir Rod Aldridge Cricket Centre at the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy. A full fixture list is available here.