2021 Central Sparks season

Central Sparks

2021 season
Coach	Lloyd Tennant
Captain	Evelyn Jones
RHFT	3rd
CEC	Group A, 3rd
Most runs	RHFT: Evelyn Jones (299) CEC: Evelyn Jones (276)
Most wickets	RHFT: Issy Wong (14) CEC: Georgia Davis (8)
Most catches	RHFT: Emily Arlott (5) CEC: Evelyn Jones (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	RHFT: Amy Jones (6) CEC: Chloe Hill (3)
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The 2021 season was Central Sparks' second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished third in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 5 wins from their 7 matches, therefore advancing to the play-off stage. ^[1] There, they played Northern Diamonds, but lost by 6 wickets. ^[2] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group A, winning 3 of their 6 matches. ^[3]

The side was captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant. ^[4] They played three home matches at New Road, two at Edgbaston Cricket Ground and one at Edgbaston Foundation Ground. ^{[5] [6]}

Squad

Central Sparks announced their initial 19-player squad on 26 May 2021. ^[4] Davina Perrin was promoted to the senior squad from the Academy during the season, and played her first match on 10 September 2021. ^[7] Age given is at the start of Central Sparks' first match of the season (29 May 2021).

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Milly Home	England	(2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Evelyn Jones	England	(1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	Captain
Marie Kelly	England	(1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Davina Perrin	England	(2006-09-08)8 September 2006 (aged 14)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
Clare Boycott	England	(1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Thea Brookes	England	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Stephanie Butler	England	(1994-04-23)23 April 1994 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Ria Fackrell	England	(1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Gwenan Davies	Wales	(1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Poppy Davies	England	(2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (aged 20)	Right-handed	—
Chloe Hill	England	(1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	—
Amy Jones	England	(1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 27)	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
Emily Arlott	England	(1998-02-23)23 February 1998 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Hannah Baker	England	(2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Georgia Davis	England	(1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Sarah Glenn	England	(1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Anisha Patel	England	(1995-08-17)17 August 1995 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Grace Potts	England	(2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Elizabeth Russell	England	(1994-05-22)22 May 1994 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Issy Wong	England	(2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Southern Vipers (Q)	7	6	1	0	0	3	27	0.417
2	Northern Diamonds (Q)	7	5	2	0	0	3	23	1.182
3	Central Sparks (Q)	7	5	2	0	0	2	22	0.822
4	Lightning	7	3	4	0	0	1	13	0.274
5	South East Stars	7	3	4	0	0	1	13	−0.226
6	Western Storm	7	3	4	0	0	1	13	−0.462
7	North West Thunder	7	3	4	0	0	1	13	−0.620
8	Sunrisers	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	−1.598

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[1]

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Fixtures

29 May 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Northern Diamonds 279 (49.2 overs)	v	Central Sparks 283/8 (48.2 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 110 (126) Issy Wong 5/49 (10 overs)		Amy Jones 114 (114) Linsey Smith 3/54 (9 overs)

Central Sparks won by 2 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Jasmine Naeem

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0

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31 May 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Central Sparks 295/7 (50 overs)	v	Western Storm 254/9 (50 overs)
Amy Jones 163* (114) Lauren Filer 2/21 (6 overs)		Lauren Parfitt 91 (122) Ria Fackrell 4/34 (9 overs)

Central Sparks won by 41 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Sue Redfern and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper

• Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0

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5 June 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Central Sparks 224 (49.2 overs)	v	Southern Vipers 104 (27.5 overs)
Evelyn Jones 55 (103) Charlotte Taylor 3/22 (10 overs)		Danni Wyatt 61 (81) Emily Arlott 5/29 (8 overs)

Central Sparks won by 120 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Neil Pratt and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Central Sparks 5, Southern Vipers 0

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12 June 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Central Sparks 203 (49.5 overs)	v	North West Thunder 205/8 (48 overs)
Evelyn Jones 100* (150) Hannah Jones 3/33 (10 overs)		Emma Lamb 39 (47) Georgia Davis 3/42 (10 overs)

North West Thunder won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Rob White and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0

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10 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Sunrisers 204/7 (42 overs)	v	Central Sparks 208/4 (37.2 overs)
Cordelia Griffith  69 (95) Ria Fackrell 3/30 (6 overs)		Marie Kelly 58 (63) Kelly Castle 1/22 (9 overs)

Central Sparks won by 6 wickets (DLS) Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Ian Ramage

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
• Central Sparks were set a revised target of 206 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
• Points: Central Sparks 4, Sunrisers 0

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12 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Central Sparks 229 (49.1 overs)	v	South East Stars 114 (31.3 overs)
Davina Perrin 43 (59) Ryana MacDonald-Gay 2/31 (9 overs)		Alice Capsey 26 (33) Georgia Davis 4/26 (10 overs)

Central Sparks won by 115 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Central Sparks 5, South East Stars 0

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18 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Lightning 320/6 (50 overs)	v	Central Sparks 296/9 (50 overs)
Kathryn Bryce 162 (156) Issy Wong 3/61 (10 overs)		Marie Kelly 62 (69) Sonia Odedra 2/56 (9 overs)

Lightning won by 24 runs Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0

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Play-off

22 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Central Sparks 175/7 (50 overs)	v	Northern Diamonds 176/4 (32.5 overs)
Ria Fackrell 42* (80) Linsey Smith 2/25 (10 overs)		Ami Campbell 76 (78) Emily Arlott 2/35 (9 overs)

Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Rob White

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.

Tournament statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	High score	100s	50s
Evelyn Jones	8	8	299	42.71	100*	1	2
Amy Jones	3	3	282	141.00	163*	2	0
Gwenan Davies	8	8	193	24.12	50	0	1
Marie Kelly	7	7	182	26.00	62	0	2
Sarah Glenn	4	4	118	39.33	71	0	1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[8] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

Player	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi
Issy Wong	8	63.5	14	21.35	4.68	5/49	1
Emily Arlott	7	55.0	11	23.72	4.74	5/29	1
Ria Fackrell	8	47.0	11	24.09	5.63	4/34	0
Georgia Davis	4	40.0	9	16.88	3.80	4/26	0
Sarah Glenn	4	36.0	6	22.50	3.75	2/32	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[9] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	South East Stars (Q)	6	5	1	0	0	1	21	1.050
2	Southern Vipers (Q)	6	4	2	0	0	3	19	0.875
3	Central Sparks	6	3	3	0	0	0	12	−0.669
4	Lightning	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	−1.139

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[3]

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Fixtures

26 June 2021 18:30 BST (D/N) Scorecard

Central Sparks 83 (17.5 overs)	v	Southern Vipers 85/2 (13.1 overs)
Marie Kelly 36 (41) Charlie Dean 5/19 (3.5 overs)		Danni Wyatt 45 (33) Emily Arlott 1/13 (2 overs)

Southern Vipers won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Anna Harris and Sarah Bartlett

• Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Southern Vipers 5, Central Sparks 0

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3 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

Central Sparks 117 (19 overs)	v	South East Stars 118/5 (16.2 overs)
Evelyn Jones 49 (44) Alice Capsey 3/13 (3 overs)		Grace Gibbs 33* (27) Georgia Davis 3/21 (4 overs)

South East Stars won by 5 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Tom Lungley

• South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0

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10 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

Lightning 81 (19.1 overs)	v	Central Sparks 84/4 (19 overs)
Sophie Munro 20* (16) Georgia Davis 4/12 (4 overs)		Gwenan Davies 31 (49) Sophie Munro 2/10 (3 overs)

Central Sparks won by 6 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova

• Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0

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25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

Southern Vipers 162/4 (20 overs)	v	Central Sparks 163/4 (19 overs)
Georgia Adams 88* (60) Issy Wong 1/20 (4 overs)		Marie Kelly 100* (53) Charlotte Taylor 2/36 (4 overs)

Central Sparks won by 6 wickets County Cricket Ground, Hove Umpires: Ben Debenham and Jasmine Naeem

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Central Sparks 4, Southern Vipers 0

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28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

Lightning 136/8 (20 overs)	v	Central Sparks 139/6 (19.5 overs)
Abigail Freeborn 32 (33) Emily Arlott 2/13 (3 overs)		Evelyn Jones 71 (55) Sonia Odedra 2/14 (4 overs)

Central Sparks won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Paul Pollard and Jane Pratt

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0

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30 August 2021 12:00 BST Scorecard

South East Stars 165/6 (20 overs)	v	Central Sparks 139/6 (20 overs)
Emma Jones 46* (27) Clare Boycott 3/22 (3 overs)		Evelyn Jones 76 (68) Danielle Gregory 3/16 (4 overs)

South East Stars won by 26 runs Edgbaston Foundation Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Anna Harris and Graham Lloyd

• Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0

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Tournament statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	High score	100s	50s
Evelyn Jones	6	6	276	55.20	76	0	3
Marie Kelly	6	6	170	34.00	100*	1	0
Gwenan Davies	6	6	63	10.50	31	0	0
Thea Brookes	6	6	50	8.33	21	0	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[10] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

Player	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi
Georgia Davis	3	12.0	8	6.87	4.58	4/12	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[11] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

Batting

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy								Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Innings	Runs	High score	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	Matches	Innings	Runs	High score	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s
Emily Arlott	7	5	84	29*	42.00	79.24	0	0	5	5	31	22	10.33	67.39	0	0
Hannah Baker	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	2	1	1	0.50	16.66	0	0
Clare Boycott	5	3	48	17	16.00	53.93	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0
Thea Brookes	4	4	90	33	30.00	76.92	0	0	6	6	50	21	8.33	76.92	0	0
Stephanie Butler	4	4	57	27	14.25	48.30	0	0	2	1	15	15	15.00	93.75	0	0
Gwenan Davies	8	8	193	50	24.12	69.67	0	1	6	6	63	31	10.50	67.02	0	0
Poppy Davies	1	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Georgia Davis	4	3	21	13	10.50	67.74	0	0	3	2	2	1*	–	40.00	0	0
Ria Fackrell	8	7	75	42*	12.50	57.25	0	0	5	3	3	2*	3.00	30.00	0	0
Sarah Glenn	4	4	118	71*	39.33	113.46	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Chloe Hill	4	3	49	34*	24.50	55.68	0	0	6	4	21	14	7.00	91.30	0	0
Milly Home	4	4	31	18	7.75	38.27	0	0	4	4	15	14	3.75	68.18	0	0
Amy Jones	3	3	282	163*	141.00	115.57	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Evelyn Jones	8	8	299	100*	42.71	62.16	1	2	6	6	276	76	55.20	108.66	0	3
Marie Kelly	7	7	182	62	26.00	72.50	0	2	6	6	170	100*	34.00	127.81	1	0
Anisha Patel	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Davina Perrin	4	4	92	43	23.00	74.79	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grace Potts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Elizabeth Russell	4	2	10	8*	10.00	111.11	0	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Issy Wong	8	8	55	18	9.16	90.16	0	0	6	4	21	13*	7.00	123.52	0	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [12] [13]

Bowling

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy							Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi
Emily Arlott	7	55.0	11	23.72	4.74	5/29	1	5	14.0	3	33.33	7.14	2/13	0
Hannah Baker	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	7.2	1	78.00	10.63	1/44	0
Clare Boycott	5	25.0	0	–	5.04	–	0	4	13.1	4	20.25	6.15	3/22	0
Stephanie Butler	4	12.0	2	44.00	7.33	2/46	0	2	4.0	1	22.00	5.50	1/13	0
Georgia Davis	4	40.0	9	16.88	3.80	4/26	0	3	12.0	8	6.87	4.58	4/12	0
Ria Fackrell	8	47.0	11	24.09	5.63	4/34	0	5	7.1	3	16.00	6.69	2/27	0
Sarah Glenn	4	36.0	6	22.50	3.75	2/32	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Evelyn Jones	8	15.3	3	27.66	5.35	2/31	0	6	16.0	4	26.50	6.62	3/14	0
Marie Kelly	7	1.5	1	9.00	4.90	1/9	0	6	1.0	0	–	10.00	–	0
Anisha Patel	1	6.0	1	33.00	5.50	1/33	0	2	8.0	1	52.00	6.50	1/27	0
Davina Perrin	4	1.0	0	–	10.00	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grace Potts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3.0	2	11.50	7.66	2/23	0
Elizabeth Russell	4	28.2	4	35.75	5.04	1/13	0	1	3.0	0	–	9.33	–	0
Issy Wong	8	63.5	14	21.35	4.68	5/49	1	6	20.0	4	32.00	6.40	2/16	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [12] [13]

Fielding

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy			Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Innings	Catches	Matches	Innings	Catches
Emily Arlott	7	7	5	5	5	2
Hannah Baker	–	–	–	3	3	1
Clare Boycott	5	5	0	4	4	0
Thea Brookes	4	4	0	6	6	1
Stephanie Butler	4	4	1	2	2	1
Gwenan Davies	8	7	1	6	6	1
Poppy Davies	1	1	0	–	–	–
Georgia Davis	4	4	0	3	3	0
Ria Fackrell	8	8	2	5	5	2
Sarah Glenn	4	4	2	–	–	–
Milly Home	4	4	0	4	4	0
Evelyn Jones	8	8	4	6	6	3
Marie Kelly	7	7	1	6	6	2
Anisha Patel	1	1	0	2	2	1
Davina Perrin	4	4	0	–	–	–
Grace Potts	–	–	–	1	1	0
Elizabeth Russell	4	4	1	1	1	0
Issy Wong	8	8	4	6	6	2
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [14] [15]

Wicket-keeping

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy				Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings
Gwenan Davies	8	1	0	1	6	–	–	–
Chloe Hill	4	4	5	0	6	6	2	1
Amy Jones	3	3	5	1	–	–	–	–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [16] [17]

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