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22 Facts About Aylish Cranstone

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Aylish Cranstone was born on 28 August 1994 and is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey.

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Aylish Cranstone has previously played for Hampshire, Devon and South East Stars, as well as playing in the Women's Cricket Super League for Surrey Stars and in The Hundred for London Spirit and Oval Invincibles.

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Aylish Cranstone made her county debut in 2008, for Hampshire against Essex, scoring a duck.

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Aylish Cranstone was one of Hampshire's top batters during her time there, for example hitting 78* off 46 balls to complete a 9 wicket victory over Shropshire in 2010.

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In 2011, Aylish Cranstone joined Devon, where she would play until the end of the 2016 season.

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Aylish Cranstone was the side's leading run-scorer in the 2012,2013 and 2016 Championship seasons, and second overall in 2016.

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Aylish Cranstone scored 55 runs in four matches in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.

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In March 2022, it was announced that Aylish Cranstone had been appointed as captain of Surrey for the upcoming season.

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Aylish Cranstone scored 62 runs for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with a high score of 40.

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Aylish Cranstone played two matches for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.

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Aylish Cranstone was part of the Surrey Stars squad in the Women's Cricket Super League from 2016 to 2019, although she did not make her debut until 2018.

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Aylish Cranstone played eight matches that season, and was part of the team that beat Loughborough Lightning in the Final to claim the side's first title.

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In 2020, Aylish Cranstone played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

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Aylish Cranstone played all six matches, scoring 116 runs at an average of 19.33, with a best of 46 in a successful chase against Sunrisers.

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In December 2020, it was announced that Aylish Cranstone was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.

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Aylish Cranstone played five matches in the Stars' victorious 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign, scoring 74 runs.

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Aylish Cranstone was part of the London Spirit squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.

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In 2022, Aylish Cranstone, after having wrist surgery over the winter, was Stars' leading run-scorer, and second-highest across the entire competition, in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 235 runs at an average of 58.75, including three half-centuries.

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Aylish Cranstone played three matches for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and one match for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.

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Aylish Cranstone captained South East Stars in one match, against North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, in the absence of regular captain and vice-captain Bryony Smith and Alice Davidson-Richards.

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Aylish Cranstone was signed by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred, but did not play a match.

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Aylish Cranstone has played for England age group and development teams, as well as appearing in the 2011 Super Fours for Emeralds.