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Ella McCaughan

English cricketer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ106241386
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Ella May McCaughan (born 26 September 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex and Welsh Fire. She plays as a right-handed batter.

Early life

McCaughan was born on 26 September 2002 in Southampton. She attended Seaford Head School.

Domestic career

McCaughan made her county debut in 2018, for Sussex against Surrey. She played four matches in the County Championship as her side won Division 2 and were promoted. In 2019, she was Sussex's joint-second leading run-scorer, with 135 runs, in the County Championship, helping her side to third place. She scored 96 runs for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including her Twenty20 high score of 40*. In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, McCaughan was Sussex's leading run-scorer, scoring 189 runs, including her maiden Twenty20 half-century, scoring 52* against Kent. She also took four wickets for the side, including 3/6 against Hampshire.

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