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Alice Capsey is an English cricketer. She played for the Delhi Capitals Women in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League. In 2021, she played for the Oval Invincibles in the inaugural season of The Hundred.
Wiki/Biography
Alice Rose Capsey was born on Wednesday, 11 August 2004 (age 18 years, as of 2022) in Redhill, Surrey, England. Her zodiac sign is Leo. She started playing cricket at six with her brothers at the Capel Cricket Club in Dorking, Surrey. She soon impressed the selectors and later participated in the county trials for Surrey Women’s team. Capsey was selected for the Surrey Under-11 team at the age of eight and went on to represent different age groups of the team. She studied at the Belmont School in Dorking, Surrey, England. In 2017, she joined Lancing College, Lancing, East Sussex, England. In 2021, Capsey completed her sixth form (secondary education) at Bede’s Senior School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. After completing her sixth form, she pursued an A-level Psychology course and a double B-Tech in Sport Leadership.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 5″
Weight (approx.): 60 kg
Hair Colour: Dark brown
Eye Colour: Blue
Body Measurements (approx.): 36-28-36
Family
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name was Mike Capsey. Her mother’s name was Bridget Capsey. Her family owns a dairy farm in Dorking, England. She has four siblings, two brothers, and two sisters. Her brother, Robert Capsey, was a dairy farmer. Her brother, David James Capsey, was an occupational therapist at the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). Her sister, Jules Sandford, owned the now-defunct Libby’s Larder in Dorking, England, and managed the family farm along with Robert Capsey and her sister Libby Capsey.
Alice Capsey (second from left) with David James Capsey, Libby Capsey, and Jules Sandford (extreme left)
Alice Capsey’s parents
A photograph of David James Capsey with his partner and Robert Capsey (right)
Relationships/Affairs
Not known.
Religion
She follows Christianity.
Signature/Autograph
Alice Capsey’s signature
Cricket
Domestic
Alice Capsey has represented the Capel Cricket Club, Surrey Under-13 Women, Surrey Under-15 Women, Surrey Under-17 Women, Reigate Priory Women, Surrey Stars, Surrey Women, South East Stars, South East Stars Second XI, South East Stars Academy, England Academy Women, England A Women, Oval Invincibles Women, Melbourne Stars Women, and the Delhi Capitals Women at the domestic level. She made an instant impact after joining the youth ranks of the Surrey Women and was part of the Surrey Under-17 Women’s team at the age of thirteen.
A childhood photograph of Alice Capsey
She was named to the Surrey Under-17 Women’s team for the Under-17 County Cup. On 2 June 2019, she made her senior debut for the Surrey Women’s team in the Women’s County Championship at the age of 14; she took a three-wicket haul against the Hampshire Women in her debut match. Seven days later, she played her first T20 match for Surrey Women’s team in the Vitality Women’s Twenty20 Cup 2019 (Division One); Alice bowled four overs and took two wickets at an economy of 5.00. In November 2019, the England Women’s team named Capsey to the list of players selected for the England Women’s Academy (EWA) for the 2019-2020 season. The cricketer played in four more T20 matches before her 15th birthday; she took 7 wickets at an economy of 6.13 between June 2019 and January 2020.
Alice Capsey practising with her teammates
On 22 July 2020, she was named to the playing eleven of the Surrey Women’s team for the 2020 Women’s London Cup; she scored 17 runs from 21 balls and Surrey defeated Middlesex and won their maiden trophy. In August 2020, she was named to the South East Stars team for the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. On 13 September 2020, she scored 73 runs (not out) from 75 balls and bowled ten overs at an economy of 3.50 against the Sunrisers team; she was named the player of the match. The cricketer finished the competition (2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy) with 141 runs from six matches with an average of 28.20 and took two wickets at an economy of 4.17; she was South East Stars’ top scorer in the competition. Alice was the leading wicket-taker and topscorer of the Surrey Women’s team in the 2021 Women’s Twenty20 Cup; she took eight wickets at an economy of 6.29 and scored 134 runs from eight matches including a half-century (51) against the Essex Women’s team.
Alice Capsey top scored in our victory over @Sunriserscrick yesterday.@backandacross spoke to her after the game 🎤 https://t.co/D5GsMKyBpi pic.twitter.com/akkMxIKcTB
— South East Stars (@SEStarsCricket) September 14, 2020
In April 2021, Alice was named to the South East Stars team for the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. In the opening match of the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Capsey was dismissed on a duck against the Sunrisers team; she bowled four overs at an economy of 3.50 and took a wicket. In May 2021, the cricketer was named to the South East Stars team for the inaugural season (2021) of the Charlotte Edwards Cup; she scored 21 runs from 14 balls in the opening match of the competition against the Lightning team. On 6 June 2021, she scored 73 runs from 55 balls with a strike rate of 132.7 for the Reigate Priory Women against the Guildford CC in the Surrey Women’s Cricket League (Division One).
Alice Capsey (right) with the Reigate Priory Women teammates
She took a three-wicket haul and scored 14 runs against the Central Sparks team on 3 July 2021 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. On 28 August 2021, Alice scored 61 runs from 46 balls and took two wickets against the Southern Vipers. South East Stars beat the Northern Diamonds team in the final of the 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup on 5 September 2021 and she scored 40 runs (not out) from 26 balls and bowled four overs at an economy of 7.50; she was named the player of the match. The cricketer scored 203 runs from six matches with an average of 40.60 and took seven wickets at an economy of 5.83; she was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup. She scored 78 runs from 73 balls and took two wickets against the Lightning team in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on 10 September 2021. Capsey scored 142 runs from seven matches and took five wickets at an economy of 4.73 in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy between May 2021 and September 2021. In October 2021, she signed a professional contract with South East Stars.
A photograph of Alice Capsey and her teammate with the Charlotte Edwards Cup
In December 2021, the cricketer was named to the England A Women’s team for the tour of Australia in January 2022; this was the first time she was named to the England A team. On 20 January 2022, she scored 44 runs from 31 balls against the Australia A Women in the opening T20 match of the series; she played in all three T20 matches and was named to the playing eleven for two ODI matches of the series. In May 2022, Alice was named to the South East Stars team for the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup. The cricketer scored 47 runs and took three wickets from seven matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup between May 2022 and June 2022.
Alice Capsey playing for the Surrey Women’s team
In the opening match of the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Capsey scored a half-century (64 not out) and took two wickets at an economy of 6.50 against the Sunrisers team. On 22 July 2022, she was named to the playing eleven of the Surrey Women’s team for the 2022 Women’s London Cup and took three wickets; Surrey beat Middlesex by nine wickets and won their second title. In the 2022 Women’s Twenty20 Cup, she played three matches for the Surrey Women’s team and scored 41 runs and took six wickets at an economy of 6.16. In April 2023, the cricketer was named to the South East Stars team for the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
100-Ball Cricket
In 2021, the cricketer was signed by the Oval Invincibles Women for the inaugural season of The Hundred after the competition got delayed by a year following Covid-19. She only managed to score four runs in the opening match of the competition against the Manchester Originals Women. In the second match against London Spirit Women, she scored a half-century (59 runs from 41 balls) and was named the player of the match.
💬 It’s good for younger people who can aspire to be out here as I definitely didn’t have that 💬
Alice Capsey – wise head on young shoulders! 👍#TheHundred 💯 | #OvalInvincibles 🟢
🖥️ YouTube 👉 https://t.co/cm9gBfbcm0📺 SS The Hundred 👉 https://t.co/lay9R7j5cX pic.twitter.com/KjaxRGUH0T
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 25, 2021
On 31 July 2021, she took two wickets against the Northern Superchargers Women and scored eight runs. Alice took two wickets from 20 balls against the London Spirit Women on 14 August 2021. In the eliminator match against the Birmingham Phoenix Women, she scored 26 runs from 20 balls and took a wicket. On 21 August 2021, in the final against the Southern Brave Women, she scored 18 runs from 12 balls and took two wickets from twenty balls; Oval Invincibles Women defeated the Southern Brave Women by 48 runs and lifted the trophy. The cricketer finished the 2021 season of The Hundred with ten wickets and 150 runs.
A photograph of Alice Capsey with the winner’s medal of The Hundred
The Oval Invincibles Women retained her in the team ahead of the 2022 season of The Hundred. In the opening match of the 2022 season against the Northern Superchargers Women, she scored 25 runs from eight balls and took one wicket from five balls. She was not named to the playing eleven for the match against the Southern Brave Women on 14 August 2022. Three days later, she scored 24 runs from 18 balls and took a wicket against the Trent Rockets Women. On 23 August 2022, she took a three-wicket haul and scored 20 runs against the Birmingham Phoenix Women; Capsey was named the player of the match.
Too much love @AliceCapsey 😂😂😂 #Thehundred pic.twitter.com/OQYsCSitWS
— Marizanne Kapp (@kappie777) August 22, 2021
Eight days later, the cricketer scored 18 runs from 12 balls against the Manchester Originals Women. On 3 September 2022, she took two wickets from 20 balls and scored 25 runs from 17 balls against the Southern Brave Women in the final of the 2022 season of The Hundred; Oval Invincibles won the match by five wickets and retained their trophy. Alice scored 118 runs from six matches with an average of 29.50 and took eight wickets at an economy of 6.25. On 16 February 2023, the Oval Invincibles Women signed her ahead of the 2023 season of The Hundred.
Look who’s coming back to #TheHundred! 👇😍 pic.twitter.com/h2dzSPABvg
— The Hundred (@thehundred) February 16, 2023
International
One Day International (ODI)
Alice Capsey made her international ODI debut against India Women on 18 September 2022 during the India Women’s team tour of England; she scored 19 runs from 28 balls. Three days later, in the second ODI match of the series, she scored 39 runs from 36 balls and she was named to the playing eleven for the final match of the series. In November 2022, she was named to the England Women’s team for the tour of the West Indies. She scored 17 runs from 13 balls in the first match of the series against the West Indies Women’s team; she got injured during the match, and the diagnosis confirmed that she broke her left collarbone. Alice was ruled out of the entire series and returned to the UK.
A photograph of Alice Capsey and Libby Capsey after an international match
T20
On 23 July 2022, she made her international T20 debut against South Africa Women during the South Africa Women’s team tour of England; she bowled one over and took her maiden international wicket. Two days later, Capsey was named to the playing eleven for the final match of the series and she scored 25 runs from 17 balls and bowled an over at an economy of 4.00. In September 2022, the cricketer was named to the England Women’s team for the India Women’s team tour of England. On 10 September 2022, she scored 32 runs (not out) from 20 balls with a strike rate of 160.00 and helped England beat India by nine wickets. Alice was named to the playing eleven for the third match of the series on 15 September 2022 and scored 38 runs from 24 balls.
Alice Capsey is back! 💪#T20WorldCup ready! 🌍🏆@AliceCapsey | #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/forgBndd9r
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 6, 2023
In January 2023, the England Women’s team for the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup held in South Africa was announced and Alice was named to the list; however, she was not completely recovered from the broken collarbone she suffered during the England Women’s team tour of the West Indies in December 2022. On 11 February 2023, in the opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against the West Indies Women’s team, she scored 13 runs from nine balls. Two days later, she scored her second international half-century (51 runs from 22 balls) against the Ireland Women’s team and was named the player of the match. The cricketer was dismissed on a duck against the South Africa Women’s team in the semi-final of the competition. Capsey played in all five matches of the tournament and scored 73 runs with an average of 14.60.
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In February 2023, she was signed by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
On 5 March 2023, she was named to the playing eleven of the team for the opening match of the WPL; she bowled two overs and took two wickets at an economy of 5.00. Two days later, the cricketer scored 21 runs from ten balls and bowled four overs at an economy of 6.25 against the UP Warriorz Women. On 13 March 2023, Alice scored 38 runs from 24 balls against the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women. She took a three-wicket haul at an economy of 6.50 and scored 34 runs from 31 balls on 21 March 2023 against the UP Warriorz Women; Capsey was named the player of the match.
Stumping x 2⃣
When @AliceCapsey got Deepti Sharma & Sophie Ecclestone in the same over!
Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/r4rFmhENd7#TATAWPL | #UPWvDC pic.twitter.com/ixHdbqWH7u
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 21, 2023
On 26 March 2023, the cricketer was dismissed on a duck and bowled 3.3 overs at an economy of 9.71 in the final of the WPL; she took the catch of Yastika Bhatia and dismissed Harmanpreet Kaur on a run-out. Mumbai Indians Women defeated Delhi Capitals in the final by seven wickets and Capsey ended her first WPL season with 159 runs from eight matches with an average of 26.50 and six wickets with an economy of 7.02.
Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL)
In September 2022, Melbourne Stars Women announced the signing of Capsey ahead of the 2022-2023 season of the Women’s Big Bash League. On 15 October 2022, she was named to the playing eleven for the Melbourne Stars against the Brisbane Heat in the opening match of the season; she scored 15 runs from nine balls and took one wicket at an economy of 9.50. Alice took one wicket and scored 49 runs from 31 balls against the Adelaide Strikers Women on 2 November 2022.
ALICE. CAPSEY. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/oqbDkFBzXw
— Melbourne Stars (@StarsBBL) November 15, 2022
The cricketer scored 80 runs (not out) from 52 balls and took one wicket against the Hobart Hurricanes Women on 15 November 2022; she was named the player of the match. One day later, she took two wickets and scored 38 runs from 26 balls against the Hobart Hurricanes Women. On 19 November 2022, she took a three-wicket haul against the Perth Scorchers Women and scored 18 runs from 14 balls. The cricketer was the second top-scorer of the team with 259 runs from 14 matches with an average of 25.90; she took nine wickets at an economy of 6.98.
Commonwealth Games
In July 2022, Capsey was named to the England Women’s team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She scored 45 runs from 44 balls against the Sri Lanka Women’s team in the opening match of the competition. On 2 August 2022, she scored her maiden international half-century from 37 balls and bowled one over at an economy of 5.00 against the South Africa Women’s team. Alice was named to the playing eleven of the team England Women’s team against the India Women’s team in the semi-final of the competition on 6 August 2022 and she scored 13 runs from eight balls. One day later, she played against the New Zealand Women’s team in the third place play-off match and scored five runs. The cricketer scored 135 runs from five matches with an average of 27.00 and was the top scorer of the England Women’s team in the competition.
Awards
- 2021: PCA Women’s Young Player of the Year (BBC)
Salary
In February 2023, she was signed by the Delhi Capitals at the inaugural WPL auction for Rs. 75 Lakhs. On March 2023, the Oval Invincibles Women signed her for £25,000 for the 2023 season of The Hundred.
Facts/Trivia
- The cricketer was 16 years old when she played the Oval Invincibles Women in the first edition of The Hundred; she was the youngest player in the competition
- In 2022, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) named the cricketer to the central contracts for the 2022-2023 season; this was her maiden contract with the England team.
- On 25 June 2022, Natasha Farrant presented Capsey with her international t20 cap.
“This cap is so special. It may not always be an easy road, but the laughs, the lifelong mates and the memories is irreplaceable and it won’t be replicated elsewhere.”@tashfarrant presented @AliceCapsey her England IT20 cap! ❤️
🏴 #ENGvSA 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/U0DdL4xbZ5
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 25, 2022
- In December 2022, the cricketer suffered an injury during a match against the South African Women’s team; the diagnosis confirmed a broken collarbone and she missed the entire series.
A photograph of an injured Alice Capsey with her siblings
- The cricketer was not a member of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) when she won the PCA Women’s Young Player of the Year award in 2021.
- In April 2023, a mural painting was completed to honour her contributions to the Surrey Women’s team.
Part of The Kia Oval furniture 🖼️@AliceCapsey is now part of our famous ground with the creation of this outstanding mural by Murwalls 🔥
Alice is busy preparing for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa, and all of us wish her the best of luck 🤎#SurreyCricket pic.twitter.com/eTrcVKEuCB
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) February 10, 2023
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