Scorchers are an Irish women's cricket team that compete in the Women's Super Series. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across Ireland. They are captained by Gaby Lewis and coached by Claire Terblanche. They have won seven Super Series tournaments.
History Scorchers were established in 2015 to compete in the Women's Super 3s, a tournament designed to bridge the gap between club cricket and international cricket in Ireland. The team was made up of some of the best players in Irish cricket, and were captained by Kim Garth and coached by Chris Siddell. Scorchers won the first edition of the tournament, winning five of their eight matches, with captain Kim Garth winning the Player of the Tournament award. In 2016, Scorchers finished second in the group with two victories in their six games, with strong performances from Lucy O'Reilly and Una Raymond-Hoey, who was selected for the national side off the back of her runs for the side.
2017 brought Scorchers' second title, as they topped the group with seven wins from their ten matches. The following season, 2018, however, Scorchers performed poorly, finishing bottom of the league with three wins. In 2019, Scorchers again won three matches, including both T20s on the final day of competition, this time finishing second in the league.
In 2020 the tournament was reduced to two teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Scorchers now facing off against Typhoons in eight 50 over matches. The two sides each won 4 matches, with Typhoons just edging out Scorchers for the title on Net Run Rate. Scorchers batters Leah Paul and Gaby Lewis led the run-scoring charts in 2020. The 2021 tournament again included just two sides, with Scorchers and Typhoons now playing for separate 50 over and T20 titles. In June, Scorchers won the 50 over section of the tournament, winning four of the seven matches, and in August won the T20 section of the tournament, again with four victories. In 2022, with the tournament expanded back to three teams, Scorchers again won both the 50 over and T20 titles. In 2023, they won the Super 20 Trophy, but finished bottom of the Super 50 Cup.
Players Current squad Based on squad announced for the 2023 season. Players in bold have international caps. No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters13 Mary-Anne Musonda Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player– Genevieve Morrissey Unknown Unknown Unknown All-rounders1 Aimee Maguire Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2 Annabel Squires Unknown Right-handed Unknown 8 Julie McNally Right-handed Right-arm medium 11 Ellie McGee Right-handed Right-arm medium 12 Lara Maritz Right-handed Right-arm medium 20 Sophie MacMahon Right-handed Right-arm medium 66 Gaby Lewis Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain– Síbha Bhoja Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers6 Isabelle McLean Unknown Unknown Unknown 11 Polly Inglis Right-handed — Overseas player15 Siúin Woods Right-handed – 85 Shauna Kavanagh Right-handed Right-arm medium Bowlers3 Christina Coulter Reilly Unknown Right-handed Right-arm leg break 4 Jenny Sparrow Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 Niamh MacNulty Right-handed Right-arm medium 28 Jane Maguire Right-handed Right-arm medium 74 Hannah Little Right-handed Right-arm medium 98 Anna Kerrison Right-handed Right-arm off break
Seasons Women's Super Series Combined format Season League standings Notes P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos 2015 8 5 2 1 0 +0.972 11 1st Champions 2016 6 2 2 0 2 +0.057 6 2nd 2017 10 7 1 0 2 +0.981 16 1st Champions 2018 10 3 5 0 2 –0.144 8 3rd 2019 10 3 4 0 3 –0.078 9 2nd 2020 8 4 4 0 0 –0.189 8 2nd
Super 50 Cup Season League standings Notes P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos 2021 7 4 1 0 2 +1.062 10 1st Champions 2022 6 5 0 0 1 +2.410 11 1st Champions 2023 6 0 3 0 3 –2.910 6 3rd
Super 20 Trophy Season League standings Notes P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos 2021 6 4 1 0 1 +0.560 9 1st Champions 2022 6 3 1 0 2 +0.500 8 1st Champions 2023 6 4 2 0 0 +0.390 18 1st Champions
Honours Women's Super Series (combined format): Winners (2): 2015, 2017 Super 50 Cup: Winners (2): 2021 & 2022 Super 20 Trophy: Winners (3): 2021, 2022 & 2023
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