Southern Vipers batter Maia Bouchier, all-rounders Charlie Dean and Freya Kemp, and bowler Linsey Smith have all been selected for the England Women A squad to play Australia A in their opening T20 match.
All four players have featured for England Women, with Dean and Kemp being awarded their first ECB central contacts at the end of the 2022 season.
Maia Bouchier was Southern Vipers’ third-leading run scorer, with 196 runs at an average of 32.66 whilst striking at a whopping 139.
Spinner Charlie Dean took eight wickets with a best of 3-27 against Central Sparks at Edgbaston, and took three wickets against Australia in their three-day warm-up match at Leicester.
Freya Kemp made her return to professional cricket against The Blaze in the Charlotte Edwards Cup having suffered a stress fracture in December 2022 which saw her miss out on England’s tour of the West Indies, and the T20 World Cup in South Africa.
She is yet to make a return as an all-rounder having only played as a specialist batter whilst she eases back into playing.
Linsey Smith was the Vipers’ joint-leading wicket taker in their successful Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign, picking up 13 wickets whilst having the lowest economy rate of any bowler in the competition on her return to the The Ageas Bowl-based side having spent five years away.
England Women’s A Squad (1st T20)
Lauren Winfield-Hill (Northern Diamonds) | Sarah Glenn (The Blaze) |
Maia Bouchier (Southern Vipers) | Bess Heath (Northern Diamonds) |
Alice Capsey (South East Stars) | Freya Kemp (Southern Vipers) |
Alice Davidson-Richards (South East Stars) | Paige Scholfield (South East Stars) |
Freya Davies (South East Stars) | Bryony Smith (South East Stars) |
Charlie Dean (Southern Vipers) | Linsey Smith (Southern Vipers) |
Mahika Gaur (Thunder) |
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A limited number of tickets remain for England Women v Australia in the penultimate Ashes ODI at The Ageas Bowl on Sunday 16 July.
Tickets are available form £12 for adults and just £7 for Under 17s, but 90% of tickets have already been sold, with ticket sales across the country more than double what they were in 2022.
To secure your place at The Ageas Bowl for the England Women v Australia Ashes ODI, please visit: www.ageasbowl.com/womensashes.
Hampshire's clutch duo Ben Mayes (highest run-scorer) and Manny Lumsden (highest wicket-taker) have been named in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Team of the Tournament, selected by Ian Bishop, Lydia Greenway, Andy Flower and Telford Vice
The 10th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup gets underway on 7 February, with Pakistan facing the Netherlands in the opening fixture. The tournament will be hosted across India and Sri Lanka, with the final set to take place on 8 March.
The South African-born right-hand bowler is involved in Scotland’s World Cup squad with the tournament commencing on Saturday 7th February.
