2020 season | |||
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Coach | Lloyd Tennant | ||
Captain | Evelyn Jones | ||
RHFT | North Group, 2nd | ||
Most runs | Evelyn Jones (334) | ||
Most wickets | Clare Boycott (8) Anisha Patel (8) | ||
Most catches | Emily Arlott (5) | ||
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Gwenan Davies (4) | ||
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The 2020 season was Central Sparks' first season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side finished second in the North Group of the competition, winning three of their six matches but failing to qualify for the final. [1]
After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with Central Sparks being one of the new teams, representing the West Midlands. [2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place. [3] Central Sparks were captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant, and played their home matches at Edgbaston and New Road. [4]
Central Sparks' squad is listed below. [5] Age given is at the start of Central Sparks' first match of the season (29 August 2020).
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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Batters | ||||||
Milly Home | England | 27 February 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Evelyn Jones | England | 8 August 1992 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Captain | |
Marie Kelly | England | 9 February 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
Clare Boycott | England | 31 December 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Thea Brookes | England | 15 February 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Stephanie Butler | England | 23 April 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Gwenan Davies | Wales | 12 May 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Poppy Davies | England | 23 June 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | ||
Chloe Hill | England | 3 January 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | ||
Amy Jones | England | 13 June 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | — | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
Emily Arlott | England | 23 February 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Hannah Baker | England | 3 February 2004 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Georgia Davis | England | 3 June 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Sarah Glenn | England | 27 August 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
Anisha Patel | England | 17 August 1995 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Grace Potts | England | 12 July 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Elizabeth Russell | England | 22 May 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Issy Wong | England | 15 May 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Northern Diamonds | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.000 |
2 | Central Sparks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.285 |
3 | North West Thunder | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.515 |
4 | Lightning | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.113 |
Advanced to the Final.
Central Sparks 144 (38.1 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 145/1 (24.1 overs) |
North West Thunder 135 (46.1 overs) | v | Central Sparks 136/6 (44 overs) |
North West Thunder 166/8 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 167/2 (38.1 overs) |
Lightning 233/8 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 227/9 (50 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 217 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 218/4 (46.4 overs) |
Lightning 303/5 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 248 (49.4 overs) |
Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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Emily Arlott | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 8.00 | 72.72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Hannah Baker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thea Brookes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6* | 10.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clare Boycott | 5 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 33* | 17.66 | 44.91 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Stephanie Butler | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Gwenan Davies | 6 | 6 | 0 | 169 | 50 | 28.16 | 68.14 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
Poppy Davies | 4 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 31* | 23.50 | 44.33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Georgia Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 42.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sarah Glenn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 11.50 | 51.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chloe Hill | 4 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 23* | 17.00 | 53.96 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Milly Home | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 6.33 | 43.18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Amy Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 19.00 | 64.40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Evelyn Jones | 6 | 6 | 1 | 334 | 115* | 66.80 | 74.05 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
Marie Kelly | 6 | 6 | 2 | 223 | 59* | 55.75 | 61.77 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
Anisha Patel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2* | 2.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elizabeth Russell | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Issy Wong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
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Emily Arlott | 6 | 6 | 49.0 | 2 | 209 | 3 | 1/24 | 69.66 | 4.26 | 98.0 | ||
Hannah Baker | 2 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 3/26 | 18.75 | 3.75 | |||
Thea Brookes | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 2/43 | 21.50 | 4.30 | 30.0 | ||
Clare Boycott | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 1 | 160 | 8 | 4/40 | 20.00 | 4.32 | 27.7 | ||
Stephanie Butler | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 4.22 | – | ||
Georgia Davis | 2 | 2 | 18.1 | 2 | 81 | 4 | 3/29 | 20.25 | 4.45 | 27.2 | ||
Sarah Glenn | 2 | 2 | 16.1 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1/17 | 52.00 | 3.21 | 97.0 | ||
Evelyn Jones | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | – | – | 9.25 | – | ||
Anisha Patel | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 3 | 202 | 8 | 3/49 | 25.25 | 4.59 | 33.0 | ||
Elizabeth Russell | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 3 | 174 | 6 | 4/28 | 29.00 | 4.24 | 41.0 | ||
Issy Wong | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 2 | 106 | 3 | 3/26 | 35.33 | 4.81 | 44.0 | ||
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
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Emily Arlott | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Hannah Baker | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Thea Brookes | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Clare Boycott | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Stephanie Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Gwenan Davies | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Poppy Davies | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Georgia Davis | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Sarah Glenn | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Chloe Hill | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Milly Home | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Evelyn Jones | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Marie Kelly | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Anisha Patel | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Elizabeth Russell | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Issy Wong | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [7] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
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Gwenan Davies | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Amy Jones | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [8] |
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