Match Preview: South East Stars v Southern Vipers, RHFT

South East Stars v Southern Vipers

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Saturday 29^th April (10:30am start)

Beckenham

Southern Vipers will be aiming to bounce back after a disappointing defeat to the Sunrisers at The Ageas Bowl in their opening game of 2023.

They return to Beckenham for the first time since their resounding victory against South East Stars in the Eliminator of last year’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, where openers Ella McCaughan and Maia Bouchier helped steer the orange and black side to a six-wicket victory.

The Stars kicked off their RHFT campaign with a bang, as former Viper Paige Scholfield struck her maiden century, with contributions from England’s Alice Davidson-Richards and Bryony Smith, and highly-rated wicket-keeper Kira Chathli.

Wickets from England fast bowler Freya Davies, leg spinner Dani Gregory and England U19’s Ryana MacDonald-Gay helped the Stars to an emphatic 131-run win against Thunder.

Southern Vipers Squad

Southern Vipers have named a 15-player squad for their second match of the season.

Emily Windsor returns to the squad for the first time this year after a successful winter’s rehab programme.

Full Squad

South East Stars:

2022 Season In Numbers

• 3^rd in RHFT
• Leading run scorer: Bryony Smith (226)
• Leading wicket taker: Alice Davidson-Richards, Eva Gray (9)

Head-to-Head

Southern Vipers’ record in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches v Sunrisers:

P: 6, W: 6, T: 0, L: 0

Recent Meetings:

• September 21^st 2022 | Beckenham | Vipers won by 6 wickets (with 96 balls remaining)
• July 9^th 2022 | 1^st Central County Ground, Hove | Vipers won by 133 runs
• May 31^st 2021 | Beckenham | Vipers won by 7 wickets (with 128 balls remaining)
• September 19^th 2020 | The Oval | Vipers won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
• September 5^th 2020 | 1^st Central County Ground, Hove | Vipers won by 111 runs

Tickets

Admission for South East Stars v Southern Vipers at Beckenham is free of charge with no tickets required.

Match Coverage

A live stream will be available for the match and a link to the stream will be available in the free-to-download Hampshire Cricket App and at www.ageasbowl.com/cricket.

Both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.ageasbowl.com/cricket will also host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.

Weather Forecast

Please follow the link to view the latest weather forecast for Beckenham: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2656065.