Susie Rowe

Susannah Elizabeth Rowe (born 14 April 1987) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter who bowled occasional right-arm medium pace. She played for England in 1 One Day International and 22 Twenty20 Internationals between 2010 and 2013.^[1] She played domestic cricket for Kent, Surrey, South East Stars and London Spirit.^[2][3]

Susie Rowe

Personal information
Full name	Susannah Elizabeth Rowe
Born	(1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 37) Lewisham, Greater London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
International information
National side	England (2010–2013)
Only ODI (cap 119)	9 January 2011 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 27)	19 November 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	5 July 2013 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2012	Kent
2013–2015	Surrey
2020–2021	Kent
2020–2021	South East Stars
2021	London Spirit
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 1 22 80 60 Runs scored – 126 1,425 809 Batting average – 21.00 33.13 26.96 100s/50s –/– 0/0 0/6 0/3 Top score – 29* 92 67 Balls bowled – – 138 84 Wickets – – 4 5 Bowling average – – 24.75 17.00 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 1/1 2/11 Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 20/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 November 2021

Early life

Rowe was born on 14 April 1987 in Lewisham, Greater London.^[2]

Domestic career

In county cricket, Rowe played for Kent from 2004 to 2012, helping them to the County Championship title in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012 as well as the Twenty20 Cup in 2011.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Rowe moved to Surrey ahead of the 2013 season.^[3] She made her county high score of 92 in the 2013 County Championship Division One Relegation Play-Off against Essex, helping her side to a 5-wicket win to retain their Division One status.^[10]

Rowe also played for various teams in the now-defunct Super Fours competition, including Knight Riders, Rubies, Emeralds, Diamonds and Sapphires.^[11]

Rowe stopped playing county cricket after the 2015 season but made a surprise return in 2020, playing two matches for Kent before joining South East Stars for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.^[12][13][14] She scored 79 runs in four matches for the Stars.^[15] She made three appearances for the side in 2021, in the Stars' successful Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign.^[16] She was also in the London Spirit's squad for The Hundred, playing three matches.^[17]

Rowe announced her retirement from all forms of cricket in November 2021.^[18]

International career

Rowe made her England debut in a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo on 19 November 2010. She did not bat or bowl in an 8-wicket win for England.^[19]

Her sole One Day International came against Australia at the WACA, Perth on 9 January 2011. She did not bat or bowl in a 7-wicket win for England.^[20]

She made her international high score of 29* from just 15 balls in a Twenty20 International against Pakistan at Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough on 5 September 2012.^[21] Her final game for England was a Twenty20 International against Pakistan at the same ground on 5 July 2013.^[22] Across her 22 Twenty20 Internationals she batted 10 times, scoring 126 runs at an average of 21.00 and a strike-rate of 107.69.^[2]

Personal life

Rowe is a talented hockey player, having represented England at under-21 level.^[23] She previously represented Canterbury Hockey Club in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division and currently plays for Sevenoaks Hockey Club in the second tier.^[12]

Rowe is the Head of Cricket at Radnor House School in Sevenoaks, Kent.^[24]

References

1. "Former England international Susie Rowe announces retirement from all forms of cricket". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
2. "Susie Rowe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
3. "Susie Rowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
4. "Frizzell Women's County Championship 2004". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
5. "Liverpool Victoria Women's County Championship 2006". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
6. "LV Women's County Championship 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
7. "LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
8. "LV Women's County Championship 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
9. "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
10. "Essex Women v Surrey Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
11. "Teams Susie Rowe played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
12. "Susie Rowe's journey from cricket and back a valuable symbol of how far women's game has come". The Cricketer. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
13. "Essex Women v Kent Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
14. "Kent Women v Surrey Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
15. "Records / Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - South East Stars / Batting And Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
16. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
17. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
18. "Susie Rowe retires from cricket". the Cricketer. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
19. "1st T20I, Colombo, Nov 19 2010, England Women tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
20. "3rd ODI, Perth, Jan 9 2011, England Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
21. "2nd T20I, Loughborough, Sep 5 2012, Pakistan Women tour of England and Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
22. "2nd T20I, Loughborough, Jul 5 2013, Pakistan Women tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
23. "Susie Rowe gets second chance to live England dream". BBC Sport. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
24. "Cricket". Radnor House Sevenoaks School. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

External links

• Susie Rowe at ESPNcricinfo
• Susie Rowe at CricketArchive (subscription required)