2020 Southern Vipers season
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| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Charlotte Edwards | ||
| Captain | Georgia Adams | ||
| RHFT | Champions | ||
| Most runs | Georgia Adams (500) | ||
| Most wickets | Charlotte Taylor (15) | ||
| Most catches | Maia Bouchier (10) Paige Scholfield (10) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Carla Rudd (7) | ||
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The 2020 season saw Southern Vipers compete in the new 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side topped the South Group of the competition, winning all six of their matches, therefore progressing to the final, where they played Northern Diamonds.[1] The Vipers went on to become the inaugural winners of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy as they won by 38 runs, with bowler Charlotte Taylor taking 6/34.[2] Taylor was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 15 wickets, whilst Vipers captain Georgia Adams was the leading run-scorer, with 500 runs.[3][4]
After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with Southern Vipers being one of two teams that had their brand retained as a domestic regional hub.[5] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place.[6] Southern Vipers were captained by Georgia Adams and coached by former Vipers player Charlotte Edwards, and played their home matches at the Rose Bowl and the County Ground, Hove.[7][8]
Southern Vipers announced their squad for the season on 14 August 2020.[7] Georgia Elwiss withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Charlotte Taylor.[9] Age given is at the start of Southern Vipers' first match of the season (29 August 2020).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Georgia Adams |  England | 4 October 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
| Maia Bouchier | England | 5 December 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Ella McCaughan | England | 26 September 2002 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Emily Windsor | England | 14 June 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Ella Chandler | England | 19 October 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Charlie Dean | England | 22 December 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Freya Kemp | England | 21 April 2005 (aged 15) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Alice Monaghan | England | 20 March 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Paige Scholfield | England | 19 December 1995 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Charlotte Taylor | England | 2 February 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Danni Wyatt | England | 22 April 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Ariana Dowse | England | 8 February 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Carla Rudd | England | 30 December 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Lauren Bell | England | 2 January 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Providence Cowdrill | England | 31 March 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Cassidy McCarthy | England | 23 July 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Tara Norris | England | 4 June 1998 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||