Women & Girls Cricket

In 2017 England’s Women won the World Cup. Whilst Anya Shrubsole rightfully took the Player of the Match Award; Nat Sciver, (now Sciver-Brunt), made an important half-century in the first innings.

Nat started her cricket life at Stoke and never forgets her roots – she is seen above bringing the Women’s Ashes Trophy to Stoke the last time we won it; so we have a male, (Bob Willis), and female Ashes winner come through our junior programme!

Nat was part of an all-conquering Women & Girls – mostly girls – team that was set up by a team of passionate parents and enthusiastic players of all abilities.

After a bit of restructure; that involved a successful merger with East Molesey for a few years; a break was taken…

BUT IN 2024 WE’RE BACK!!!

We have re-started our girls section. As we did first time around around we welcome players of all ages and abilities. Coaching is provided.
If you are interested in playing and/or helping please e-mail stokecc@hotmail.com and we will put you in touch with the managers.

Training
Details of training times will appear here soon.

A Brief History
The Stoke D’Abernon CC Ladies section first entered League cricket in 2008 with devastating results. Under the guidance of Chris Hardy, Andy Page and numerous volunteers; the side entered Division 4 of the Women’s Cricket Southern League and were promoted to Division 3. (http://womenscsl.play-cricket.com/leaguetables/divisionTable.asp?id=10052077&seasonID=9)

Sadly the girls became a victim of their own success. A number, including Stoke captain Amy Page, (pictured below with some of her team-mates), who was the first captain of the Stoke Molesey Ladies CC, were continually selected for the Surrey Women’s 1st XI, and whilst the higher leagues were able to arrange bye-weeks in their fixture cards, lower down the ladder no exceptions could be given and Stoke were unable to play their best side in Division 3, and in some case had to concede matches due to lack of numbers.

When all the girls were available, they continued to win silverware, thrashing Reigate Priory in the 2009 Surrey Women’s Trust League competition. Sadly they were denied the opportunity to defend their title the following season when the playing conditions were altered so that county players were not allowed to take part!

Following recommendations from Surrey CCC for their county players to play in the highest leagues, a number of players were given little option but to leave Stoke, and we had to withdraw from the Women’s Cricket Southern League. A very young side was reformed in partnership with East Molesey who were suffering similar problems, and the new Stoke Molesey Ladies CC won their inaugural Surrey Trust League match against Oxted & Limpsfield.

Just one transitional year was needed. Trust League participation has continued and we won the competition four times in the short period of existence as a merged club.

Matches were played in a great spirit in front of good attendances. Home matches were played at the main grounds of Stoke D’Abernon and East Molesey CC.

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Stoke Molesey Ladies Sun 13 09 2015

HONOURS
Stoke Molesey Ladies CC
Surrey Trust League Winners in 2013
Surrey Trust League Winners in 2014
Surrey Trust League Winners in 2015
Surrey Trust League Winners in 2016
Pre-Merger, the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI also won the Surrey Trust League in 2009 and were Women’s Cricket Southern League Division 4 Runners Up in 2008.

BATTING RECORDS (Stoke Molesey Ladies CC Only)
250 or more Career Runs (To the end of the 2016 season)
660 – Amy Page (Average 165.00)
303 – Rosie Weir
280 – Alex Travers
262 – Megan Kapadia
258 – Charlotte Elworthy
Amy P has scored a further 890 runs for the pre-merger Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI to total 1550 total runs, (ave 55.35.)
Sophie Pout, (1708 runs, ave 63.26), scored the most runs for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI. Claire Trafford, (882), Nat Sciver, (793), and Rosie McEwing, (568), have all scored more than 500 runs.
To get the full list of all-time leading Run Scorers, click here – http://sdacc.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/88649 – then filter “Seasons : All” and “Team”

MOST RUNS IN A SEASON
175 – Amy Page (Not dismissed in five innings) in 2015
Sophie Pout scored 985 runs, (average 70.36), for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI in 2009.

PARTNERSHIP RECORDS
As the Stoke Molesey Ladies have played T20 and reduced overs matches only since merger, and partnerships are often broken/extended by players retiring, we will collate longer format partnership records from 2017 when the team moves into the Women’s Cricket Southern League.

The record partnerships for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI were as follows:

1st 260* Sophie Pout (146*) & Amy Page (84*) v Ashford on 31/05/2009
2nd 231* Shannen Miah (70*) & Claire Trafford (121*) v Ashford on 23/05/2010
3rd 300 Claire Trafford (213*) & Amy Page (98) v Leeds & Broomfield on 19/04/2009
4th 153* Natalie Sciver (116*) & Elizabeth Donkin (23*) v Wokingham on 27/07/2008
5th 59* Elizabeth Donkin (26*) & Jenny Nunn (37*) v Headstone Manor on 17/08/2008
6th 19 Amy Page (18*) & Jenny Nunn (3) v Shepperton on 31/07/2008
7th 48* Rosie McEwing (27*) & Jenny Nunn (24*) v Shepperton on 20/07/2008
8th 13 Natalie Sciver (59*) & Bella Hardy (7) v St.Lawrence & Highland Court on 09/05/2010
9th 33 Natalie Sciver (59*) & ? (9) v St.Lawrence & Highland Court on 09/05/2010
10th 5 Natalie Sciver (59*) & Carolyn Frost (0) v St.Lawrence & Highland Court on 09/05/2010
196 all out v Hayes Hurricanes 12/07/09 sees records for the 6th wicket (33), 8th wicket (16) and 10th wicket (11), but not sure who fell at which wicket.

CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS
As the Stoke Molesey Ladies have played T20 and reduced overs matches only since merger, and partnerships are often broken by players retiring, there have been no century partnerships involving just two players.

The century partnerships, (in date order), for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI were as follows, (date/wicket/partnership/players and their individual scores in that match):

08/06/2008 1st 168 Sophie Pout (88) & Rosie McEwing (55) v Hayes Hurricanes
23/07/2008 1st 121 Sophie Pout (68) & Lucy Binns (24) v Guildford
27/07/2008 4th 153* Natalie Sciver (116*) & Elizabeth Donkin (23*) v Wokingham
17/08/2008 2nd 117 Rosie McEwing (45) & Claire Bishop (73) v Headstone Manor
31/08/2008 1st 109* Sophie Pout (62*) & Rosie McEwing (30*) v Hayes Hurricanes
19/04/2009 3rd 300 Claire Trafford (213*) & Amy Page (98) v Leeds & Broomfield
31/05/2009 1st 260* Sophie Pout (146*) & Amy Page (84*) v Ashford (Surrey) CC
07/06/2009 1st 131 Sophie Pout (184) & Rosie McEwing (17) v Headstone Manor
13/09/2009 5th 137 Natalie Sciver (69) & Juliet Linford (60) v Ashford (Surrey) CC
23/05/2010 2nd 232* Shannen Miah (70*) & Claire Trafford (120*) v Ashford (Surrey) CC
22/08/2010 3rd 202 Amy Page (107) & Sophie Pout (118*) v East Herts Ladies

PLAYER RECORDS
Most Hundreds (Career)
The “Retire at 35” policy in the Trust League means that no centuries were scored in the Stoke Molesey Ladies era. Amy Page has managed three half-centuries having retired at 35 and then returned to the crease at the fall of the last batter.

Centuries for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI were:
3 – Sophie Pout
2 – Claire Trafford
1 – Amy Page and Nat Sciver

Most Career Sixes
6 – Amy Page
Sophie Pout, (14), hit the most sixes for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI.

BOWLING RECORDS
Most Career Wickets
24 – Charlotte Elworthy
22 – Katie Sutherland
Charlotte has taken one further wicket for the pre-merger Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI.
Rosie McEwing, (50 wickets, ave 15.16), took the most wickets for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI. Nat Sciver, (49), Mille Frost, (40), Bella Hardy, (34), Suzie Wood, (26), and Claire Trafford, (24), have all taken more than 20 wickets.

To get the full list of all-time leading wicket-takers, click here – http://sdacc.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/88650 – then filter “Seasons : All” and “Team”

Most Wickets in a Season
9 – Katie Sutherland (2015) {Average 13.11}
Nat Sciver took 28 wickets, (average 15.93), for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI in 2009.

Hat-Tricks
No Stoke Molesey CC player, (or Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI player), has ever taken a hat-trick, but Nat Sciver took a hat-trick for the full England team on the 22nd October 2013 : http://www.stokecc.co.uk/news/?p=6190

Five Wicket Hauls
No Stoke Molesey CC player has ever taken a 5-for, (Hannah Osbourne has the best analyses, 3-1-4-4), but Bella Hardy, (twice including a best of 2.5-0-3-5), and Suzie Wood, (once), have taken wicket hauls for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI.

FIELDING RECORDS
Most Catches in the Field
11 – Charlotte Elworthy
10 – Amy Page
Amy P took a further 19 catches in the field for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI.

To get the full list click here – http://sdacc.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/88651 – and Filter “Seasons : All” and “Team” then “Order By : Catches (Fielding Only)”

APPEARANCE RECORDS
Most Appearances
28 – Charlotte Elworthy
Amy Page, (44), made the most appearances for the Stoke D’Abernon Women’s 1st XI and has made 21 appearances for the Stoke Molesey Ladies so far. Including men’s cricket she has played 72 games in total, (1582 runs – average 51.03 – 17 wickets, 31 catches in the field and 6 run-outs.)

All Records Correct to the end of the 2016 Season