Surrey Women announce the signing of a batter, all-rounder, and bowler as they bolster their squad ahead of competing as a Tier One side in the revamped women's domestic structure in 2025
Surrey Women announce they have signed three more players for the 2025 season.
Surrey have added Aylish Cranstone, Phoebe Franklin, and Ryana Macdonald-Gay and taken their squad to ten players so far ahead of the new domestic structure in England next season.
Director of Women's Cricket at Surrey CCC, Emma Calvert, said "The squad is shaping up really nicely for the 2025 season and beyond, and these three players all add real quality to the group."
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All-rounder Pheobe Franklin will be an asset with both bat and ball (Ben Hoskins / Stringer)
Once again, all three players have been representing the South East Stars this season in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Middle-order batter Cranstone, all-rounder Franklin, and seamer Macdonald-Gay will provide depth and quality to the Surrey squad ahead of being one of the eight Tier One sides next season.
This announcement comes just two days after Surrey announced the signings of Kira Chathli, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, and Dani Gregory.
Cranstone, who has played 50 times for the Stars, said "I'm absolutely delighted to sign for this great club. Surrey has been home for me for a number of years and I can’t wait to continue this journey and make some more great memories."
The experienced middle-order batter is a Surrey local who grew up in Guildford, which has been an important factor in Surrey's recruitment.
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Franklin, who was part of the 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup winning side, said: "I'm so excited to have signed with Surrey from next year.
"This is such an exciting time and with the setup that Stars have made over the last few years, there's nowhere else I'd rather be!"
Part of England's U19 World Cup squad in 2023, Ryana Macdonald-Gay, said: "I'm really excited to have signed with Surrey and I'm looking forward to what representing the Three Feathers will bring.
"It's an important time for the women's game and we can't wait to show what we can do."
Surrey Women have been very proactive in their recruitment ahead of the launch of Project Darwin in the 2025 season and are looking well set.
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