Alice Capsey was first called up for England duty in July, 2022 at the age of seventeen. Her role as a top order batter and part time off spinner has seen her play a major part in series wins against South Africa, India and this summer, Australia, where England were able to draw the coveted Ashes series. During a whirlwind year for her country, Alice was part of the squad that saw their way to the semi-finals of both the commonwealth games and the T20 World cup.  

The inaugural Hundred Tournament gave Alice the opportunity to express her aggressive style of cricket by being the youngest player, at sixteen, to score a half century at Lord's and for the first two years of the competition in the top three most valuable players. Global Franchise cricket then drafted her into the Australian’s Women's Big Bash League and Indian Women’s Premier League competitions. 

Alice’s first introduction to Lancing was through their cricket academy run by Raj Maru, Director of Cricket. This resulted in being awarded the Peter Robinson Cricket Scholarship at the College which enabled her to become the first girl to play in the boys 1st X1.  

Growing up on her family dairy farm, summer holidays were a busy time so Alice would spend several weeks at tennis or cricket camps. Knowing she wanted a career in sport, it was always a toss-up between the two but cricket prevailed as Alice opted for the team option. 

School life meant constantly juggling training and academic studies, but Alice holds special memories of the squash department where she played as part of the school team, no pressure but always competitive!  As a cricketer, Alice is frequently away from home but spending time with friends and family on her rest periods are what remain most important.