Alice Capsey

Alice Rose Capsey (born 11 August 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey, South East Stars and Oval Invincibles. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler.[1][2]

Alice Capsey
Personal information
Full nameAlice Rose Capsey
Born (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004
Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentSurrey
2020–presentSouth East Stars
2021–presentOval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 14 29
Runs scored 284 487
Batting average 21.84 25.63
100s/50s 0/2 0/3
Top score 78 61
Balls bowled 468 495
Wickets 10 32
Bowling average 37.20 15.28
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/65 3/13
Catches/stumpings 4/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2021

In 2021, Capsey was voted the inaugural PCA Women's Young Player of the Year.[3]

Early life

Capsey was born on 11 August 2004 in Surrey.[2] She began playing cricket aged six, at Capel Cricket Club in Dorking. She is currently studying for her A-Levels.[4]

Domestic career

Capsey made her county debut in 2019, in a County Championship match for Surrey against Hampshire, and took 3/65 with the ball.[5] She played also five Twenty20 Cup matches in 2019, and took 7 wickets at an average of 13.14.[6] Capsey was part of the Surrey side that won their first London Cup in 2020, scoring 17 runs opening the batting.[7] She was Surrey's leading run-scorer and leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 134 runs and 8 wickets.[8][9]

In 2020, Capsey played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, and was the side's leading run-scorer with 141 runs at an average of 28.20, as well as taking 2 wickets.[10][11] She also achieved her maiden half-century and List A high score in the tournament, scoring 73* to help her side to a 6 wicket victory over Sunrisers.[12]

In 2021, Capsey played for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.[13] She scored a half-century at Lord's with 59 off 41 balls in her second game for the Invincibles and received the Match Hero award.[14] Capsey won The Hundred with Oval Invincibles in 2021 and also finished the competition ranked third in the MVP Rankings.[15][16] She continued her form into the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 61 in the South East Stars victory over Southern Vipers and taking 2 wickets.[17] Capsey top-scored with 40* in the final against the Northern Diamonds to help her side win the tournament, and also received the Player of the Match Award.[18] Overall, she was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the competition, with 203 runs, as well as taking 7 wickets.[19][20] She also scored 142 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with a high score of 78, made against Lightning.[21][22] At the end of the season, Capsey was voted as the inaugural PCA Women's Young Player of the Year for her performances.[3] Capsey also signed a professional contract with South East Stars at the end of the season.[23]

Capsey was named as part of the England Academy for the 2019/20 intake.[24] In April 2022, she was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[25]

International career

In December 2021, Capsey was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[26] She played five matches on the tour, including top-scoring with 44 from 31 deliveries in the first T20.[27][28][29]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Alice Capsey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Alice Capsey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. "Joe Root & Eve Jones win PCA player of the year awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. "Meet Alice Capsey, the 16-year-old schoolgirl hoping to star in the Hundred". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. "Hampshire Women v Surrey Women, 2 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. "Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. "Surrey beat Middlesex to win London Cup as women's cricket returns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. "Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  10. "Batting and Fielding for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. "Bowling for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  12. "Sunrisers v South East Stars, 13 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  13. "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. "Capsey stars as Oval Invincibles beat London Spirit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  15. "Invincibles crush Brave to win Hundred". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  16. "Women's Hundred MVP". The PCA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  17. "Full Scorecard of Southern Vipers vs South East Stars Group A 2021 - Score Report". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  18. "Stars win first Charlotte Edwards Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  19. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  20. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  21. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  22. "Alice Capsey, Bryony Smith fifties keep Stars on the up". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  23. "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  24. "England confirm Women's Academy for 2019-2020". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  25. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  26. "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  27. "Records/England A Women in Australia Unofficial ODI Series, 2021/22/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  28. "Records/England A Women in Australia Unofficial T20I Series, 2021/22/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  29. "1st unofficial T20, Adelaide, Jan 20 2022, England A Women tour of Australia: Australia A Women v England A Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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