Congratulations to Grace Scrivens and Mady Villiers, who have both been selected for England A’s tour of New Zealand in March.
Scrivens has been appointed captain of the fifty over side, having also led them on numerous occasions in 2023.
The A side, who will be led by former Durham head coach and current ECB performance batting coach Jon Lewis, will play three T20s and three 50 over matches in Queenstown, Dunedin and Nelson.
The tour will be taking place alongside the England Women’s tour, who play five IT20s and three ODIs.
England Women A squad
Georgia Adams (Southern Vipers)
Hannah Baker (Central Sparks)
Alice Davidson-Richards (South East Stars)
Tash Farrant (South East Stars)
Kirstie Gordon (T20 captain; The Blaze)
Freya Kemp (Southern Vipers)
Emma Lamb (Thunder)
Ryana MacDonald-Gay (South East Stars)
Sophie Munro (The Blaze)
Grace Potts (Central Sparks)
Paige Schofield (South East Stars)
Grace Scrivens (50 over captain; Sunrisers)
Seren Smale (Thunder)
Rhianna Southby (Southern Vipers)
Mady Villiers (Sunrisers)
England Women A fixtures (all start timings GMT)
16 March – 1st IT20 - Queenstown – 12am
17 March -2nd IT20 – Queenstown – 12am
20 March – 3rd IT20 – Queenstown – 12am
23 March – 1st ODI – Dunedin – 10pm
28 March – 2nd ODI – Nelson – 10pm
30 March – 3rd ODI – Nelson – 10pm