2019 Western Storm season

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Western Storm
2019 season
Coach Trevor Griffin
Captain Heather Knight
Overseas player Smriti Mandhana
Rachel Priest
Deepti Sharma
WCSL Champions
Most runs Heather Knight (392)
Most wickets Freya Davies (19)
Most catches Fran Wilson (6)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals Rachel Priest (12)
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The 2019 season was Western Storm's fourth season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished top of the initial group stage, winning 9 of their 10 matches, therefore progressing straight to the final. [1] In the final they played against Southern Vipers, beating them by seven wickets to claim their second Super League title. [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 two at the County Ground, Bristol. [3]

Squad

Western Storm announced their full 15-player squad for the season on 5 July 2019. [4] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (6 August 2019).

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleNotes
Batters
Sophie Luff Flag of England.svg  England 6 December 1993 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Smriti Mandhana Flag of India.svg  India 18 July 1996 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Fran Wilson Flag of England.svg  England 7 November 1991 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm off break
All-rounders
Naomi Dattani Flag of England.svg  England 28 April 1994 (aged 25)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Heather Knight Flag of England.svg  England 26 December 1990 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Deepti Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 24 August 1997 (aged 21)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr Flag of England.svg  England 17 April 1994 (aged 25)Right-handed—
Rachel Priest Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 June 1985 (aged 34)Right-handed—Overseas player
Nat Wraith Flag of England.svg  England 3 October 2001 (aged 17)Right-handed—
Bowlers
Freya Davies Flag of England.svg  England 27 October 1995 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Danielle Gibson Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 2001 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alex Griffiths Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12 June 2002 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ellie MitchellFlag of England.svg  England 28 December 2001 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Claire Nicholas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8 September 1986 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sonia Odedra Flag of England.svg  England 3 June 1988 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Anya Shrubsole Flag of England.svg  England 7 December 1991 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

PosTeamPldWLTNRBPPts NRR
1 Western Storm 1091003391.109
2 Loughborough Lightning 1073004320.792
3 Southern Vipers 1044112220.425
4 Yorkshire Diamonds 105500020−0.456
5 Surrey Stars 103601216−0.857
6 Lancashire Thunder 10091002−1.194
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [1]

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League stage

6 August 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
125/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
126/3 (17 overs)
Amy Jones 65 (53)
Freya Davies 2/24 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 41 (39)
Sarah Glenn 2/13 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.
10 August 2019
15:00
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
141/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
143/4 (19.3 overs)
Suné Luus 62 (48)
Claire Nicholas 2/25 (4 overs)
Fran Wilson 54 (35)
Sophie Ecclestone 1/19 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
11 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
143/7 (19.5 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 44* (28)
Claire Nicholas 2/29 (4 overs)
Fran Wilson 40 (30)
Natasha Farrant 3/23 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 3 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.
13 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
158/4 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
118 (18.2 overs)
Rachel Priest 55 (43)
Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (3 overs)
Mignon du Preez 30 (24)
Freya Davies 4/27 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 40 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Martin Saggers and David Millns
Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0.
15 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
151/9 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
152/1 (14.5 overs)
Hollie Armitage 59 (56)
Anya Shrubsole 1/16 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 72* (43)
Alice Davidson-Richards 1/27 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 9 wickets
Clifton Park Ground, York
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
18 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
159/8 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
160/5 (19.5 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 50 (37)
Anya Shrubsole 3/36 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 72 (43)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/32 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
Chester Boughton Hall CC, Chester
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
20 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
170/3 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
155/9 (20 overs)
Heather Knight 61 (48)
Stafanie Taylor 1/20 (4 overs)
Danni Wyatt 56 (32)
Freya Davies 4/18 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 15 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Ian Ramage and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.
21 August 2019
15:00
Scorecard
Western Storm
159/8 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
155/8 (20 overs)
Rachel Priest 44 (16)
Marizanne Kapp 1/8 (3 overs)
Sarah Taylor 73 (54)
Deepti Sharma 3/18 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 4 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Ian Ramage
Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Surrey Stars 0
25 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
171/4 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
94 (17.5 overs)
Rachel Priest 89 (55)
Dane van Niekerk 2/34 (4 overs)
Sarah Taylor 34 (29)
Sonia Odedra 4/25 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 77 runs
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Surrey Stars 0
28 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
104/4 (10 overs)
v
Western Storm
99/3 (10 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 60 (27)
Freya Davies 3/7 (2 overs)
Fran Wilson 45 (20)
Linsey Smith 1/14 (2 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 5 runs
County Ground, Taunton, Taunton
Umpires: Mark Newell and Tom Lungley
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Yorkshire Diamonds)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0

Final

1 September 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
172/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
174/4 (19 overs)
Danni Wyatt 73 (42)
Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 78* (53)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/31 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAverageStrike rate100s50s4s6s
Naomi Dattani 113395* –75.000000
Freya Davies 111100* ––0000
Danielle Gibson 1––––––––––
Alex Griffiths 510111.0050.000000
Heather Knight 1111339278* 49.00111.3604379
Sophie Luff 111041343422.33130.0900120
Smriti Mandhana 111102687224.36137.4302423
Claire Nicholas 10––––––––––
Sonia Odedra 71111* –100.000000
Rachel Priest 111113658935.50145.41034515
Deepti Sharma 117510639* 53.00145.2000150
Anya Shrubsole 1020000.000.000000
Fran Wilson 111042985449.66138.6002374
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [5]

Bowling

PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAverageEconomyStrike rate
Naomi Dattani 1122.502222/1011.007.768.5
Freya Davies 111139.01251194/1813.216.4313.21
Danielle Gibson 112.0080––4.00–
Alex Griffiths 556.005211/1552.008.6636.0
Heather Knight 111135.0125652/2751.207.3142.0
Claire Nicholas 101035.01246122/2520.507.0217.5
Sonia Odedra 7716.0013864/2523.008.6216.0
Deepti Sharma 111138.2025493/1828.226.6225.5
Anya Shrubsole 101032.00254133/3619.537.9314.7
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [5]

Fielding

PlayerMatchesInningsCatches
Naomi Dattani 11115
Freya Davies 11110
Danielle Gibson 110
Alex Griffiths 554
Heather Knight 11112
Sophie Luff 11114
Smriti Mandhana 11115
Claire Nicholas 10103
Sonia Odedra 773
Deepti Sharma 11113
Anya Shrubsole 10103
Fran Wilson 11116
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6]

Wicket-keeping

PlayerMatchesInningsCatchesStumpings
Rachel Priest 111175
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [7]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Women's Cricket Super League 2019/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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  5. 1 2 "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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