2016 Western Storm season

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Western Storm
2016 season
Coach Caroline Foster
Captain Heather Knight
Overseas player Lizelle Lee
Rachel Priest
Stafanie Taylor
WCSL Runners-up
Most runs Stafanie Taylor (289)
Most wickets Stafanie Taylor (11)
Most catches Lizelle Lee (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals Rachel Priest (6)
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The 2016 season was Western Storm's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they beat Loughborough Lightning by 5 wickets. [1] [2] In the final, they played against Southern Vipers but lost the game by 7 wickets to finish as runners-up. [3]

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The side represented the South West of England, and was partnered with Somerset County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and the University of Exeter. They played two of their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and one at the County Ground, Bristol. Western Storm's coach was Caroline Foster, and they were captained by Heather Knight. [4] [5] [6]

Squad

Western Storm announced a 15-player squad on 21 April 2016. [7] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (31 July 2016).

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Lizelle Lee Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 April 1992 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Sophie Luff Flag of England.svg  England 6 December 1993 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Fran Wilson Flag of England.svg  England 7 November 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Rosalie Birch Flag of England.svg  England 6 December 1983 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Georgia Hennessy Flag of England.svg  England 4 November 1996 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Heather Knight Flag of England.svg  England 26 December 1990 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Sophie MackenzieFlag of England.svg  England 21 November 1998 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Caitlin O'Keefe Flag of England.svg  England 16 December 1996 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Stafanie Taylor WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 11 June 1991 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Izzy Westbury Flag of England.svg  England 8 March 1990 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr Flag of England.svg  England 17 April 1994 (aged 22)Right-handed—
Rachel Priest Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 June 1985 (aged 31)Right-handed—Overseas player
Bowlers
Freya Davies Flag of England.svg  England 27 October 1995 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jodie Dibble Flag of England.svg  England 17 September 1994 (aged 21)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Anya Shrubsole Flag of England.svg  England 7 December 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

Points table
PosTeamPldWLTNRBPPts NRR
1 Southern Vipers 541003111.437
2 Western Storm 54100190.838
3 Loughborough Lightning 53200280.170
4 Surrey Stars 5230015−0.274
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 5140013−0.362
6 Lancashire Thunder 5140002−1.724
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [1]

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League stage

31 July
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
83 (18.3 overs)
v
Western Storm
86/6 (15.3 overs)
Emma Lamb 25 (27)
Heather Knight 3/11 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 23 (25)
Deandra Dottin 3/8 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Russell Warren and Chris Watts
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 3, Lancashire Thunder 0.
5 August
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
158/8 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
153/5 (20 overs)
Amy Jones 46 (30)
Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 74 (46)
Sonia Odedra 2/20 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 5 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Russell Warren
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 2, Western Storm 0.
7 August
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
161/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
165/5 (19.4 overs)
Nat Sciver 90* (45)
Freya Davies 2/38 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 74* (48)
Nat Sciver 2/17 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Surrey Stars 0.
12 August
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
137/3 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
140/2 (17.5 overs)
Suzie Bates 57 (50)
Heather Knight 2/27 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 78* (51)
Fi Morris 1/10 (1 over)
Western Storm won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 0.
14 August
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
118 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
119/4 (16.3 overs)
Beth Mooney 56 (44)
Anya Shrubsole 5/23 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 50 (35)
Shabnim Ismail 2/16 (2 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

Semi-final

21 August
11:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
124/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
128/5 (19.3 overs)
Ellyse Perry 64* (48)
Stafanie Taylor 3/31 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 52 (43)
Dane van Niekerk 2/21 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

Final

21 August
15:00
Scorecard
Western Storm
140/5 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
143/3 (18.5 overs)
Rachel Priest 57 (55)
Arran Brindle 2/15 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 52 (46)
Jodie Dibble 1/27 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAverageStrike rate100s50s4s6s
Freya Davies 7––––––––––
Jodie Dibble 7––––––––––
Georgia Hennessy 7744520* 45.00112.500070
Heather Knight 7701997428.42119.1602231
Lizelle Lee 760675311.16111.660192
Sophie Luff 7643621* 18.00116.120040
Caitlin O'Keefe 7––––––––––
Rachel Priest 7701335719.0098.5102173
Anya Shrubsole 71111* –25.000000
Stafanie Taylor 77228978* 57.80118.4402289
Fran Wilson 77310224* 25.50106.2500101
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [8]

Bowling

PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAverageEconomyStrike rate
Freya Davies 7723.5117652/3835.207.3828.6
Jodie Dibble 7717.0012031/940.007.0534.0
Georgia Hennessy 7718.3013331/1044.337.1837.0
Heather Knight 7726.0015373/1121.855.8822.2
Anya Shrubsole 7726.0214695/2316.225.6117.3
Stafanie Taylor 7726.00177114/1416.096.8014.1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [8]

Fielding

PlayerMatchesInningsCatches
Freya Davies 772
Jodie Dibble 771
Georgia Hennessy 770
Heather Knight 771
Lizelle Lee 774
Sophie Luff 771
Caitlin O'Keefe 772
Anya Shrubsole 773
Stafanie Taylor 770
Fran Wilson 771
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [9]

Wicket-keeping

PlayerMatchesInningsCatchesStumpings
Rachel Priest 7724
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [10]

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  3. ↑ "Final, Chelmsford, Aug 21 2016, Women's Cricket Super League: Southern Vipers v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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  6. ↑ "Women's Cricket Super League 2016/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Western Storm reveal full squad as tickets go on sale". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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