Paige Scholfield

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Paige Scholfield
Personal information
Full name
Paige Jamie Scholfield
Born (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 29)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 149)7 September 2024 v Ireland
Last ODI9 September 2024 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 65)14 September 2024 v Ireland
Last T20I15 September 2024 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2024
Loughborough Lightning
2018–2022Southern Vipers
2021–2022Southern Brave
2023–2024South East Stars
2023–presentOval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 3 2 95 127
Runs scored 59 36 1,668 1,542
Batting average 19.66 18.00 24.89 16.94
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/6 0/5
Top score 31 34 134* 73*
Balls bowled – – 1,893 920
Wickets – – 51 48
Bowling average – – 26.60 21.18
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 3/16 3/12
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 40/– 44/1
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2024

Paige Jamie Scholfield (born 19 December 1995) is an English

Loughborough Lightning, Southern Vipers, South East Stars and Southern Brave.[1][2]

Early life

Scholfield was born on 19 December 1995 in Durban, South Africa.[2] She attended Loughborough College.[3] Scholfield has also been part of various England Academy and Development programmes, beginning in 2012.[4]

Domestic career

Scholfield made her county debut in 2012, for Sussex against Middlesex. She bowled three overs, taking 1/9.[5] A year later, Scholfield was part of the Sussex team that won the 2013 Women's County Championship, and she hit her List A high score, of 48 against Middlesex.[6] In 2014, Scholfield hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 63* in a Twenty20 against Surrey.[7] The next season, she helped her side win the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[8] In 2017, Scholfield achieved her best T20 bowling figures, taking 3/12 in a victory over Warwickshire.[9] A year later, she achieved her best List A bowling figures, of 3/17 against Surrey.[10] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Scholfield was Sussex's second-highest run-scorer and leading wicket-taker, with 182 runs and 12 wickets.[11][12]

Scholfield also played for

Loughborough Lightning from 2016 to 2017 and Southern Vipers from 2018 to 2019 in the Women's Cricket Super League. In 2016 she hit her highest KSL score, scoring 38 against Lancashire Thunder.[13] In 2019, she was part of the Vipers team that reached the Final, as well as taking two wickets at an average of 13.50.[14]

Scholfield continued playing for Southern Vipers in the

The Hundred, but did not play a match.[23]

At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Scholfield had signed for

The Hundred, scoring 78 runs and taking 8 wickets.[30] In 2024, she played 20 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring three half-centuries in each competition.[31][32]

International career

Scholfield made her One Day International debut for England against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast on 7 September 2024, scoring 31 runs off 33 balls batting at number four.[33] She played her first T20I against the same opposition in Dublin on 14 September 2024.[34] Schofield was named in the England squad for the T20 part of their tour to South Africa in November 2024.[35][36] She dropped out of the squad just days before the series began due to an ankle injury.[37][38]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Paige Scholfield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Paige Scholfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The Kia Super League featured 23 graduates and students". Loughborough University. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Paige Scholfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Sussex Women v Middlesex Women, 22 July 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sussex Women v Middlesex Women, 7 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Sussex Women v Surrey Women, 3 August 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Sussex Women, 16 July 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Surrey Women v Sussex Women, 13 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Loughborough Lightning v Lancashire Thunder, 3 August 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Paige Scholfield guides Southern Vipers to last-ball victory and Finals Day eliminator spot". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  19. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Vipers recover from 38 for 5 to extend unbeaten run". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  23. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Paige Scholfield And Tara Norris To Leave Southern Vipers". The Ageas Bowl. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Thunder v South East Stars, Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Dottin's 50 in vain". Nation News. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Paige Scholfield hundred, Alice Capsey six-for see Stars smash Storm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Cross leads youthful England to win over Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  34. ^ "Ruthless England thrash Ireland in first T20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  35. ^ "Uncapped Bouchier and Kemp in England Test squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  36. ^ "England drop Alice Capsey for South Africa T20Is, include two uncapped players for Test match". Wisden. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  37. ^ "Paige Scholfield ruled out of England's SA tour with ankle injury". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  38. ^ "Scholfield out of England T20 squad with injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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