Player Profiles
Holly Colvin
Holly Colvin
Name: Holly Colvin
Date of Birth: 7.09.1989
Age:17
Nickname:Monkey or Colin
Job:Student
Teams: Sussex, England, Super 4’s, Brighton & Hove, Brighton College
Role In Sussex Team: Left arm spin bowler, solid number 11.
Most Memorable Moment In Cricket?Being on a hatrick against Australia in my first test at Hove.
Highest Score? 86 when I was 11. Yes believe it or not I used to be able to bat.
Favourite Sussex Player?I love them all.
All time favourite Cricket Player? I’ve never really had one.
Greatest Cricketing Achievement? Being picked for England last year and taking my first one day wicket against India.
What Do you want to achieve in the winter? To be able to spin the ball more, to find confidence in my batting again. Ooo and get runs to smash it through the field.
What would you like to achieve before you finish playing cricket? To get 100 runs and be an England All Rounder.
Biggest Prospect In Cricket? Sarah Taylor
What do you remember most from last season? Kylie White!
Best ground you have ever played on? Umm….let me think? Obviously Lord's, my first one day match against India.
What do you want to achieve next season? To play against New Zealand in the summer and be promoted to single figures in the batting order!
Holly Colvin Bowls
Favourite Food & Drink? Local Indian takeaway – Korma with Peswari Naan. Probably a snowball at Christmas.
Three Words to describe yourself Short, honest and independent
Favourite Film? Love Actually
Favourite Song? Autumn Leaves – Eva Cassidy
Greatest Achievement In Life? Either my GCSE results or being the youngest person ever to play for England at Cricket.
If You Didn’t play Cricket What Would You Be Doing? At school playing lots of squash, partying and going abroad in the summer holidays!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Hopefully still playing for England but juggling a job hopefully related to my degree in Biology.
Greatest Match played or seen? Indoor national finals under 15 for Brighton College girls cricket. Emi Turner who had never played cricket in her life before only had to stay in to win the match. Longest 3 balls of my life, I was down the other end. We won the nationals!
Holly Colvin on some of her fellow team mates:
Charlotte Russell: Charlie makes me feel better by having someone to talk to at eye level. She’s a little terrior, quiet but on the inside up for anything
Clare Connor: She is a cricket legend!! We are lucky to have someone with such experience as a captain to lead the side!! Lets hope she can get rid of her injuries this year.
Kate Oakenfold: She goes with the flow, she keeps you on your toes. Remarkable slip fielder with her gangly arms, which will pop out from no where!
Sarah Taylor: Squirt is by far one of the most talented batters oh and wickys in the Country, she has massive potential and I’m sure will play for England for a long time.
Laura Marsh: Boggy has worked hard, to finally find herself in the England squad, its thoroughly deserved. She is a brilliant fielder lets hope this season she can make her fielding 1 time!!
Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton
Name:Charlotte Burton
Date of Birth:25th May 1981
Age:25
Nickname: Menswear (because of my surname)
Job: Women & Girls’ Community Cricket Coach for Sussex
Teams: Sussex, Brighton & Hove
Role In Sussex Team: Away swing bowler, a batter who is sent in either during the last few overs or when we need some quick runs (rare to see a defensive shot!!)
Most Memorable Moment In Cricket? Best Bowling Figures? Being part of the winning County Championship team three years in a row6 for 10 off 7 against Somerset in 2006
Favourite Sussex Player? Mushtaq Ahmed
Charlotte in action
Greatest Cricketing Achievement? Playing for Sussex & winning the County Championship and playing junior England.
What Do you want to achieve in the winter? Show that I can bat and bowl and not just field!
What would you like to achieve before you finish playing cricket? Score 100 and win back the Championship (2nd one is more likely to happen!)
Biggest Prospect In Cricket? I have a few, Lucy Uncles, Sofie Cawley, Chiara Green
What do you remember most from last season? Losing the County Championship and sitting in the changing room extremely upset.
Best ground you have ever played on? The Oval
What do you want to achieve next season? To win back the Championship and play a major role.
Favourite Food & Drink? Shepherds Pie, Vodka and diet coke
Three Words to describe yourself Dedicated, mad and hard working (ok that’s four!)
Favourite Film? Snatch
Most Used Word? What
Greatest Achievement In Life? Going to a township in South Africa and coaching the kids cricket, just to see there faces and knowing you were doing something special. It also gave me the confidence to coach, which I was lacking before that trip.
If You Didn’t play Cricket What Would You Be Doing? To be honest I have no idea, maybe doing a 9-5 job in an office somewhere!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? No longer playing cricket, but hopefully still working in the sport. Also hopefully settled down with someone (maybe married!), with a couple of kids.
Greatest Match played or seen? The C&G final at Lords between Sussex & Lancashire, the atmosphere was amazing the game was exciting and we were all singing away in the crowd.
Charlotte Burton on some of her fellow team mates:
Holly Colvin: Very mature for her age, I first saw her when she was about 10 and I said she will be the next Clare Connor, a great player, always thinking about the game.
Alexia Walker: A great player, should be playing for the full England side. Has fantastic knowledge of the game, will be next Sussex captain. Also a good friend.
Sara Lord: A sneaky off spin bowler, who needs to be used more. A legendary fielder. A superb mate who has helped me through some hard times and I thank her for that.
Caroline Atkins: My book buddy! Have played cricket with Caroline the longest, since we were 11. A great cricketer and a fantastic mate.
Sara Lord
Sara Lord
Name: Sara Jane Olivia Lord
Date of Birth: 22nd April 1973
Age: 33
Nickname: Magic or Maj
Job: Law Costs Draftsman
Teams: Sussex, Brighton & Hove, Pilgrims, Eastbourne
Role In Sussex Team: Lower Middle order bat, spin bowler, occasional wicket-keeper
Most Memorable Moment In Cricket? Playing against Lashings, bowling at Richie Richardson and Chris Harris
Highest Score? 93
Favourite Sussex Player? James Kirtley
All time favourite Cricket Player? Robin Smith
Greatest Cricketing Achievement? Winning the County Championship for second time, as I was pregnant the first time Sussex won.
What do you want to achieve in the winter? A decent level of fitness
What would you like to achieve before you finish playing cricket? Another County Championship title
Biggest Prospect In Cricket? Sarah Taylor, Holly Colvin, Ben Brown
What do you remember most from last season? Beating Kent without super 4s players. A great team performance which showed the future of Sussex looks bright.
Best ground you have ever played on? The Oval
What do you want to achieve next season? Playing a game without aching too much the next day
Favourite Food & Drink? Roast Beef dinner and any wine
Three Words to describe yourself Yummy Mummy Magic
Favourite Film? Any Disney or Harry Potter
Favourite Song? Golden Brown – The Stranglers
Greatest Achievement In Life? Toby!! (My Son)
Why Did You Start Playing Cricket? It’s the only sport my dad follows, loved the game from the first time I saw it and was very lucky at Primary school that one of the teachers realised how much I would love to play (at the time it was more unusual for girls to play)
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Even Older!
Greatest Match played or seen? Any game where we beat Kent
Sara Lord on some of her fellow team mates:
Sarah Taylor: Flamboyant talent with character to match. Team clown in the nicest sense
Alexia Walker: Team organiser. Will achieve anything she puts her mind to. A loyal team mate who commits 100%
Caroline Atkins: A hard working cricketer with the talent to back it up.
Charlotte Burton: A true team player, always putting the team first and a reliable friend.
Rosalie Birch
Rosalie Birch - photo © Don Miles
Name: Rosalie Birch
Date of Birth: 6th December 1983
Age: 23
Nickname: Cheesy
Job: Hmmm unemployed technically, but I think of myself as a professional cricketer! Or sometimes telemarketer!
Team: Sussex, England, Brighton & Hove, Wallsend (Australia), Super 4’s
Role In Sussex Team: All rounder, off-spin bowler
Most Memorable Moment In Cricket? I have two: Winning the Ashes and being awarded Man of the Match on my England debut.
Best Bowling Figures? Highest Score? 5-50 for England 121 for Brighton & Hove v Reading 2006
Greatest Cricketing Achievement? Playing for England and winning the Ashes …………. But my greatest achievement is yet to come!
All Time Favourite Player? Jenny Gunn
What would you like to achieve before you finish playing cricket? I would like to captain England and score a hundred for England
Biggest Prospect In Cricket? Matt Machen
Rosalie Birch - photo © Don Miles
Best ground you have ever played on? Lord’s without a doubt
What do you want to achieve next season? Win the County Championship
Favourite Food & Drink? Seafood or steak…..and I’m loving Ginger Beer at the moment
Three Words to describe yourself Cheeky, entertaining, committed
Favourite Film? Love Actually
Favourite Song? Your Song from Moulin Rouge
Greatest Achievement In Life? Still to come………….but I guess a degree and playing for England isn’t a bad start.
If you didn’t play cricket what would you be doing? I would be a speech therapist. But I really want to be a celebrity chef or a pro surfer! (I don’t have the skills for either of these jobs yet though)
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? A yummy mummy, with a great husband and good job having captained England to World Cup victory (ok well that’s my dream anyway!)
Greatest Match played or seen? The Edgbaston test in 2005 when England (men) won by 2 runs. I know I wasn’t playing but what an awesome game!
Rosalie Birch on some of her fellow team mates:
Clare Connor: Loves words, just like me, so we have a giggle.
Holly Colvin: Pint Sized but makes up for her size with personality. Not afraid to speak her mind. That’s my girl!
Laura Marsh: Good old Moira. Favourite person in the team for a cuddle.
Nicky Pym: She’s an ambidextrous wonder as she bats and bowls right handed but throws left handed!
