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Essex name women's captain ahead of maiden professional season

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Grace Scrivens, who skippered Sunrisers to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the last piece of silverware of the regional era, will lead the club in 2025

Nick Howson | 31/01/2025 at 14:00

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