South East
REPRESENTING THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS’ CRICKET
The newly formed Centre of Excellence is one of eight Regions across the country as part of the ECB’s plan to transform women and girls’ cricket, released in October 2019. The South East Stars will work in partnership with Kent County Cricket Club and Surrey County Cricket Club. Surrey act as the ‘Regional Host’ and The County Ground in Beckenham will be the ‘Regional Performance Centre’.
Emma Calvert is the Regional Director of Women’s Cricket and is ultimately responsible for both the Elite programme and the Academy programme in the region.
In 2021, the South East Stars lifted the Charlotte Edwards Cup – the T20 competition for the eight regional sides.
In 2022, the Stars didn’t lift a trophy but have played some tremendous cricket and have seen players such as Bryony Smith, Alice Capsey, Tash Farrant and Alice Davidson-Richards blossom into elite international cricketers.
Upcoming South East Stars fixtures can be found on their social media pages.
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🚨 T20 Fixtures
— South East Stars (@SEStarsCricket) November 30, 2022
Our T20 campaign will see us play 2 home double headers with @surreycricket & @KentCricket at the Kia Oval and Canterbury respectively! pic.twitter.com/KSFMTjsRPe
2020
2020 saw the launch of the Rachel Heyhoe-Flint Trophy where the eight regions were placed into a North and South group playing 6 games in the group stage, with the winners of each group going into the final at Edgbaston. This year’s competition saw the Stars come together as a playing group for the first time, finishing 3rd in the South Group.
2021
The Regional structure is also designed to give professional contracts to 40 players outside of those that receive ECB central contracts. The first five players to receive professional contracts at South East Stars are Aylish Cranstone, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophia Dunkley, Tash Farrant and Bryony Smith. The programme also supports a full Academy structure throughout the winter with games during the summer aiming to bridge the gap between county and regional level. This change in the Women’s game allows a wider range of players to receive regular high quality coaching from the Regional team, alongside the support from a Regional Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning coach.
