Rhianna Southby
Personal information
Full name
Rhianna Mae Southby
Born (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000
Hounslow, Greater London, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentSurrey
2018–2019Surrey Stars
2020–2022South East Stars
2021Oval Invincibles
2023–presentSouthern Vipers
2023–presentSouthern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 49 49
Runs scored 233 238
Batting average 8.96 12.52
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 54 50
Catches/stumpings 26/14 14/24
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2023

Rhianna Mae Southby (born 16 October 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey, Southern Vipers and Southern Brave. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Surrey Stars, South East Stars and Oval Invincibles.[1][2]

Domestic career

Southby made her county debut in 2016, for Surrey against Warwickshire, in which she took one catch and made one stumping.[3] The same season, she played four matches in the Twenty20 Cup, in which Surrey won promotion to Division 1.[4] Two seasons later, Southby was ever-present as Surrey won promotion to Division 1 of the County Championship.[5] In 2021, Southby scored 78 runs in the Twenty20 Cup, with a high score of 32.[6] She scored 96 runs in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including her maiden Twenty20 half-century, scoring 50 against Hampshire.[7][8]

Southby was also part of the Surrey Stars squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2018 and 2019. She played three matches across the two seasons, and made two stumpings.[2]

In 2020, Southby played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 32 runs, taking 1 catch and making 3 stumpings.[9] In 2021, she played three matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as being part of the Oval Invincibles winning squad in The Hundred.[10][11] In 2022, she played five matches for South East Stars, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 85 runs including her maiden List A half-century, scoring 54 against Western Storm.[12][13] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Southby had joined Southern Vipers.[14] In April 2023, it was announced that Southby had signed a professional contract with her new side.[15]

In 2023, she played 14 matches for Southern Vipers, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking ten catches and completing five stumpings.[16][17] She also played nine matches for Southern Brave in The Hundred, achieving 11 dismissals.[18] She was named Player of the Match during Brave's victory over Northern Superchargers, as she took two catches and completed two stumpings.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Rhianna Southby". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profile: Rhianna Southby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Surrey Women v Warwickshire Women, 29 May 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Rhianna Southby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Surrey Women v Hampshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "All-round Alice Davidson-Richards leads Stars to victory". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Southern Vipers Announce Professional Contract Allocation". The Ageas Bowl. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Southern Vipers Announce Five Further Pro Contracts". The Ageas Bowl. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Southern Brave (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Rhianna Southby and bowlers script Brave win over Superchargers". ESPNCricinfo. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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