2018 Western Storm season

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Western Storm
2018 season
Coach Trevor Griffin
Captain Heather Knight
Overseas player Smriti Mandhana
Rachel Priest
Stafanie Taylor
WCSL 3rd
Most runs Smriti Mandhana (421)
Most wickets Freya Davies (8)
Most catches Danielle Gibson (5)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals Rachel Priest (11)
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The 2018 season was Western Storm's third 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. [1] However, they lost in the semi-final to the eventual winners Surrey Stars by 9 runs. [2]

Contents

The side was captained by Heather Knight and coached by Trevor Griffin. They played three home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and one apiece at the County Ground, Bristol and College Ground, Cheltenham. [3]

Squad

Western Storm announced their full 15-player squad for the season on 17 July 2018. [4] [5] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (22 July 2018).

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Sophie Luff Flag of England.svg  England 6 December 1993 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Smriti Mandhana Flag of India.svg  India 18 July 1996 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Lauren Parfitt Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1 April 1994 (aged 24)Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Fran Wilson Flag of England.svg  England 7 November 1991 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Naomi Dattani Flag of England.svg  England 28 April 1994 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Heather Knight Flag of England.svg  England 26 December 1990 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Alice Macleod Flag of England.svg  England 14 May 1994 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Rebecca SilkFlag of England.svg  England 16 November 1994 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Stafanie Taylor WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 11 June 1991 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr Flag of England.svg  England 17 April 1994 (aged 24)Right-handed—
Rachel Priest Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 June 1985 (aged 33)Right-handed—Overseas player
Bowlers
Freya Davies Flag of England.svg  England 27 October 1995 (aged 22)Right-handedRight=arm medium
Danielle Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 2001 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Claire Nicholas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8 September 1986 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Anya Shrubsole Flag of England.svg  England 7 December 1991 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

PosTeamPldWLTNRBPPts NRR
1 Loughborough Lightning 1073005331.361
2 Western Storm 1063014300.919
3 Surrey Stars 105401224−0.404
4 Lancashire Thunder 105500121−0.825
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 103601115−0.290
6 Southern Vipers 102701010−0.490
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [1]

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League stage

22 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
162/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
166/3 (15.3 overs)
Delissa Kimmince 55*(41)
Freya Davies 2/28 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 97 (62)
Alice Davidson-Richards 2/31 (3.3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Tim Robinson (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
26 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
132/9 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
136/3 (15.5 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 37 (21)
Sophia Dunkley 3/18 (2 overs)
Sarah Taylor 50 (34)
Danielle Gibson 2/34 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Mark Newell (Eng)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0.
29 July 2018
10:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
85/2 (6 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
67/0 (6 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 52* (19)
Georgia Elwiss 1/17 (1 over)
Sophie Devine 46* (21)
Western Storm won by 18 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 6 over per side due to rain.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0.
31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
91 (18.1 overs)
v
Western Storm
93/1 (9.3 overs)
Sara McGlashan 31 (30)
Claire Nicholas 2/17 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 43* (27)
Arran Brindle 1/13 (2 overs)
Western Storm won by 9 wickets
Arundel Castle, Arundel
Umpires: Chris Watts (Eng) and Rob White (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Southern Vipers 0.
3 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
153/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
154/3 (18.2 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 85* (57)
Anya Shrubsole 2/36 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 102 (61)
Amy Satterthwaite 1/7 (1.2 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
5 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
174/3 (19.2 overs)
Beth Mooney 69 (42)
Heather Knight 1/27 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 56 (36)
Katie Levick 1/16 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
9 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
185/4 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
109 (18.2 overs)
Heather Knight 76 (50)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/27 (4 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 33 (32)
Claire Nicholas 3/11 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 76 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
11 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
62/2 (8.5 overs)
v
Danielle Wyatt 27 (20)
Danielle Gibson 1/8 (1.5 overs)
No result
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Rob White (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 2.
15 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
124/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
125/1 (12.3 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 29 (27)
Kirstie Gordon 3/19 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 66* (40)
Heather Knight 1/24 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0.
18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
158/5 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
160/5 (19.4 overs)
Heather Knight 62 (47)
Dane van Niekerk 2/20 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 48 (28)
Heather Knight 1/18 (2 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 4, Western Storm 0.

Semi-final

27 August 2018
12:00
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
162/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
153/6 (20 overs)
Nat Sciver 72* (43)
Heather Knight 1/16 (2 overs)
Fran Wilson 58* (45)
Nat Sciver 2/21 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 9 runs
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Neil Bainton (Eng)
Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Surrey Stars)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAverageStrike rate100s50s4s6s
Naomi Dattani 114126128.66100.000031
Freya Davies 111199* –112.500010
Danielle Gibson 1110333.0060.000000
Heather Knight 111023689746.00133.8103476
Sophie Luff 11533619* 18.0097.290020
Alice Macleod 21122* –66.660000
Smriti Mandhana 109242110260.14174.68124521
Claire Nicholas 101122* –40.000000
Rachel Priest 111001833718.30139.6900266
Anya Shrubsole 113114127.0077.770020
Stafanie Taylor 119415551* 31.00105.4401161
Fran Wilson 118413258* 33.00109.0903476
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6]

Bowling

PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAverageEconomyStrike rate
Naomi Dattani 1136.205331/1017.668.3612.6
Freya Davies 111137.0028682/2835.757.7227.7
Danielle Gibson 11818.2013652/3427.207.4122.0
Heather Knight 111023.0018961/1031.508.2123.0
Claire Nicholas 101029.0020473/1129.147.0324.8
Anya Shrubsole 111135.5027462/3645.667.6435.8
Stafanie Taylor 111129.5023062/1838.337.7029.8
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6]

Fielding

PlayerMatchesInningsCatches
Naomi Dattani 11111
Freya Davies 11110
Danielle Gibson 11115
Heather Knight 11111
Sophie Luff 11112
Alice Macleod 220
Smriti Mandhana 10102
Claire Nicholas 10102
Anya Shrubsole 11110
Stafanie Taylor 11112
Fran Wilson 11111
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [7]

Wicket-keeping

PlayerMatchesInningsCatchesStumpings
Rachel Priest 111156
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Semi-Final, Hove, Aug 27 2018, Women's Cricket Super League: Western Storm v Surrey Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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  5. ↑ "Kia Super League 2018 Squads: Who's playing for who this season?". Western Storm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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