Alexa Stonehouse

Alexa Kate Stonehouse (born 5 December 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent, South East Stars and Trent Rockets. She plays as a left-arm medium bowler.[1][2]

Alexa Stonehouse
Personal information
Full name
Alexa Kate Stonehouse
Born (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004
Ashford, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentKent
2021–presentSouth East Stars
2022–presentTrent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 7 22
Runs scored 82 28
Batting average 11.71 14.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 31 15
Balls bowled 228 228
Wickets 6 7
Bowling average 26.83 35.42
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/27 3/27
Catches/stumpings 1/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 October 2022

Early life

Stonehouse was born on 5 December 2004 in Ashford, Kent.[2]

Domestic career

Stonehouse made her county debut in 2021, for Kent against Middlesex in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] She played four matches that season as her side won the South East Group of the competition.[4] She took four wickets for Kent in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including best bowling figures of 3/27.[5]

In 2021, Stonehouse was named in the South East Stars academy squad.[6] Later that year, in June, it was announced that Stonehouse had signed a contract with the senior team, and made her debut for the side a day later, in the opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, against Lightning.[7][8] She went on to play five matches in the tournament, taking two wickets, as the South East Stars emerged victorious.[9] She played 13 matches for South East Stars in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking seven wickets.[10][11] She was also in the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[12] She also played for England A against South Africa in June 2022.[13] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Stonehouse had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.[14]

International career

In October 2022, Stonehouse was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[15] She took six wickets in her five matches at the tournament, at an average of 11.33.[16]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Alexa Stonehouse". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Alexa Stonehouse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "Kent Women v Middlesex Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. "Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. "Six Surrey Players in SE Stars Academy". Kia Oval. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. "South East Stars". Twitter. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. "Lightning v South East Stars, Group A, Nottingham, June 26 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  10. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  11. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  12. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  13. "Five new faces as England Women begin new era of Test cricket". ESPNcricinfo. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  14. "11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars". Kia Oval. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  15. "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  16. "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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