Preview: South Central Counties Cup, Round One

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The opening round of fixtures of the inaugural 50-over South Central Counties Cup competition gets underway on Monday 30th May

30 May 2022

South Central Counties Cup - Round One
Monday 30th May (11:00am Start)

Berkshire v Sussex (Falkland CC, Newbury)

Hampshire v Buckinghamshire (St Cross CC, Winchester)

Dorset v Oxfordshire (Canford School, Wimborne)

Full SCCC Fixtures

The first ever South Central Counties Cup gets underway on Monday 30th May with the aim of providing meaningful, competitive 50-over cricket to talented county players within the six consortium counties of the Southern Vipers region: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, and Sussex.

Berkshire v Sussex - Falkland CC, Newbury

Berkshire Squad

Ashleigh Muttitt Captain	Amelia Humphrey
Abigail Avery	Freya Johnson
Laura Bailey	Ava Lee
Izzy Carson †	Holly Rider
Kali-Ann Docherty	Hollie Summerfield
Ikra Farooq	Poppy Tulloch

Sussex Squad

Chiara Green Captain	Keira Lewzey
Izzy Collis	Emily Spooner
Daisy Gibb	Maisie Taylor
Nancy Harman	Mary Taylor
Asha Hinley	Millie Taylor
Rachel King †

Match Centre: Berkshire v Sussex, SCCC

Hampshire v Buckinghamshire - St Cross CC, Winchester

Hampshire Squad

Ella Chandler Captain	Danielle Ransley
Ashneet Chahal	Hannah Saunders
Clover Crosse	Pippa Sproul
Ariana Dowse †	Charlotte Taylor
Gemma Lane	PJ Watkins
Eve O'Neill

Buckinghamshire Squad

Hannah Davis Captain	Charlie Mailey
Tilly Crampsie	Bethan Miles
Amber Drewe	Alissa Shannon
Cara Duggan	Sky Springett
Chloe Hill †	Maisie Taylor
Emily Hunt

Match Centre: Hampshire v Buckinghamshire, SCCC

Dorset v Oxfordshire - Canford School, Wimborne

Dorset Squad

Emily Roberts Captain	Katie Harris
Alex Avoth	Anya Hughes
Caitlin Chissell	Mollie Joyce
Freya Cutler	Mamta Kothiyal
Leah Cutler	Sarah-Louise Matthews †
Ceri Harris	Amelie Whitaker

Oxfordshire Squad

Abi Currie Captain †	Abi Norgrove
Emilia Bartram	Lottie Oxton
Abigail Flory	Finty Trussler
Georgia Haworth	Chloe Westbury
Eleanor Ingram	Carla Wood
Alice Monaghan

Match Centre: Dorset v Oxfordshire, SCCC

Match Coverage

The counties will bring match and score updates from their respective social media channels, with periodic updates from the Southern Vipers channels.

Weather Forecast

Please follow the links to view the latest weather forecast at the respective grounds:

Falkland CC, Newbury: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641689.

St Cross CC, Winchester: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2633858.

Canford School, Wimborne: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2653894.

Latest

Free Tickets For Women And Girls For Southern Vipers’ Opening Match

Wednesday 22 March

Southern Vipers are offering free tickets to all women and girls players in Hampshire and surrounding counties with further discounts for family members, and more

Pre-Season Friendly Against Sussex Cancelled

Wednesday 22 March

Hampshire's two-day friendly against Sussex at Hove has been cancelled due to rain

Vitality Blast Countdown: Prest Makes His Mark On Edgbaston

Tuesday 21 March

19-year-old Tom Prest top scored with 64 and won Player of the Match as the Hawks cruised to victory against Somerset in the Vitality Blast Semi-Final

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Preview: South Central Counties Cup, Round One

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