Knott adds career-best haul to impressive English summer

Queensland young gun Charli Knott has stamped her authority on the English domestic summer with a career-best haul to lead Southern Vipers to a 28-run win in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.

The 21-year-old, who last month hit her maiden top-level century, added the first four-wicket haul of her career against Amanda-Jade Wellington's Western Strom overnight as she to impress in her first stint in the English competitions.

Knott opened up for the Vipers after they were sent in at The Rose Bowl by Storm skipper Sophie Luff, hitting 17 off 18 balls in a first wicket stand of 46 before becoming Wellington's first victim.

The South Australian leggie added another two in the penultimate over of the innings to finish with 3-20 from her four overs – her second three-wicket haul to start the Charlotte Edwards Cup season.

NSW Breakers' English recruit last summer, Georgia Adams, top scored for the Vipers with a 34-ball 48 as they posted 5-173 from their 20 overs.

After Adams took the opening wicket in the final over of the Powerplay, Knott then grabbed the next four as well as a run out and a catch to take the steam out of the Storm's chase, finishing with her best figures in List A or T20 cricket of 4-23 from four overs.

The off-spinner had Emma Corney stumped from the final ball of her second over, before she was on a hat-trick with the final two deliveries of her third over as she removed Niamh Holland and Issy Wong to reduce the Storm to 4-77.

She missed the hat-trick but made it 5-91 in her next over when Alex Griffiths was also out stumped, Rhianna Southby's third off Knott for the innings.

Wellington kept the Storm alive with a 15-ball 31 featuring two fours and two sixes, but her quickfire knock was also ended by Knott when she was caught short by the Queenslander's throw from deep long on.

Knott then caught Mollie Robbins on the final ball of the match off Adams to complete a stellar all-round display as the Vipers secured their second win of the season.

Knott, Wellington and fellow Aussie Erin Burns all share the top of the wickets tally with seven after the first 14 matches of this year's Charlotte Edwards Cup.

Knott also hit a half-century in her previous match as the Vipers went down to Sunrisers by five wickets in what was their first victory in three years.

2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup standings

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Ties T	No results N/R	Net Run Rate NRR	Deductions Ded.	Batting Bonus Bat	Total points PTS
1 The Blaze TBZ	10	9	1	0	0	0.606	0	3	39
2 South East Stars SOU	10	7	2	0	1	0.309	0	3	34
3 Southern Vipers SOV	10	6	4	0	0	1.001	0	2	26
4 Central Sparks CEN	10	6	4	0	0	0.402	0	2	26
5 Thunder THN	10	3	6	0	1	-0.727	0	1	15
6 Northern Diamonds NOD	10	3	7	0	0	-0.067	0	1	13
7 Western Storm WST	10	2	6	0	2	-0.659	0	1	13
8 Sunrisers SUN	10	2	8	0	0	-1.073	0	0	8

Legend

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

T: Ties

N/R: No results

NRR: Net Run Rate

Ded.: Deductions

Bat: Batting Bonus

PTS: Total points

Aussie women in England 2024

Sunrisers: Nicola Hancock

Southern Vipers: Charli Knott

Western Storm: Amanda-Jade Wellington

Central Sparks: Courtney Webb

The Blaze: Heather Graham

Thunder: Katie Mack, Georgia Voll

Northern Diamonds: Erin Burns