2021 Western Storm season

Western Storm

2021 season
Coach	Mark O'Leary
Captain	Sophie Luff
RHFT	6th
CEC	Group B, 2nd
Most runs	RHFT: Sophie Luff (417) CEC: Sophie Luff (127)
Most wickets	RHFT: Georgia Hennessy (9) CEC: Nicole Harvey (12)
Most catches	RHFT: Lauren Filer (3) CEC: Danielle Gibson (5)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	RHFT: Nat Wraith (10) CEC: Nat Wraith (6)
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The 2021 season saw Western Storm compete in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished sixth in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 3 wins from their 7 matches. ^[1] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished second in Group B, narrowly missing out on progressing to Finals Day. ^[2]

The side was captained by Sophie Luff and coached by Mark O'Leary. ^[3] They played three home matches at the County Ground, Bristol, three at the County Ground, Taunton and one, a first for the side, at Sophia Gardens. ^{[4] [5]}

Squad

Western Storm announced their initial 18-player squad for the season on 27 May 2021. ^[3] Claire Nicholas re-joined the squad on 25 August 2021 after being on maternity leave. ^[6] Chloe Skelton and Joleigh Roberts were promoted to the senior squad from the Academy during the season, both playing their first match on 10 September 2021. ^[7] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (29 May 2021).

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batters
Sophie Luff	England	(1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
Lauren Parfitt	Wales	(1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Chloe Skelton	England	(2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Emma Corney	England	(2003-09-15)15 September 2003 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Katie George	England	(1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
Danielle Gibson	England	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Alex Griffiths	Wales	(2002-06-12)12 June 2002 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Georgia Hennessy	England	(1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Niamh Holland	England	(2004-10-27)27 October 2004 (aged 16)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Heather Knight	England	(1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Fi Morris	England	(1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Bethan Gammon	Wales	(2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 20)	Right-handed	—
Nat Wraith	England	(2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 19)	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
Emily Edgcombe	England	(1999-06-25)25 June 1999 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
Lauren Filer	England	(2000-12-22)22 December 2000 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Nicole Harvey	England	(1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Steph Hutchins	England	(1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Claire Nicholas	Wales	(1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Mollie Robbins	England	(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Joleigh Roberts	England	Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Anya Shrubsole	England	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-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

North West Thunder 291/8 (50 overs)	v	Western Storm 295/9 (50 overs)
Emma Lamb 121 (105) Anya Shrubsole 3/29 (10 overs)		Heather Knight 91 (90) Kate Cross 3/35 (10 overs)

Western Storm won by 1 wicket County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper

• Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 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

Western Storm 245/8 (50 overs)	v	South East Stars 249/4 (43.1 overs)
Heather Knight 73 (87) Tash Farrant 4/58 (10 overs)		Alice Davidson-Richards 92 (99) Nicole Harvey 2/43 (7 overs)

South East Stars won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Sophie McLelland and Tom Lungley

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

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12 June 2021 13:00 BST (D/N) Scorecard

Western Storm 177 (49.3 overs)	v	Southern Vipers 178/2 (34.5 overs)
Katie George 37 (60) Charlie Dean 3/27 (10 overs)		Georgia Adams 77 (101) Fi Morris 1/37 (6 overs)

Southern Vipers won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Mark Newell and Sophie McLelland Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Southern Vipers)

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

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10 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Western Storm 183 (38.1 overs)	v	Northern Diamonds 184/3 (31.1 overs)
Sophie Luff 65 (77) Linsey Smith 5/34 (9.1 overs)		Hollie Armitage 68* (69) Steph Hutchins 2/27 (5 overs)

Northern Diamonds won by 7 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova

• Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0

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12 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Western Storm 228/7 (50 overs)	v	Lightning 166 (41.2 overs)
Sophie Luff 70 (111) Kirstie Gordon 3/43 (10 overs)		Ella Claridge 39* (48) Georgia Hennessy 2/22 (8 overs)

Western Storm won by 62 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Anna Harris and Ian Ramage

• Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 5, Lightning 0

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18 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Western Storm 313/4 (50 overs)	v	Sunrisers 277 (44.3 overs)
Sophie Luff 157* (142) Mady Villiers 2/39 (10 overs)		Cordelia Griffith 49 (42) Georgia Hennessy 2/45 (8 overs)

Western Storm won by 36 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper and Tom Lungley

• Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

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Tournament statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	High score	100s	50s
Sophie Luff	7	7	417	69.50	157*	1	3
Heather Knight	3	3	223	74.33	91	0	3
Fi Morris	7	7	169	24.14	32	0	0
Lauren Parfitt	6	6	131	21.83	91	0	1
Alex Griffiths	3	3	121	40.33	55	0	1
Anya Shrubsole	3	3	101	50.50	61	0	1
Danielle Gibson	7	7	100	16.66	29	0	0

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

Bowling

Player	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi
Georgia Hennessy	7	57.0	9	31.22	4.92	3/57	0
Nicole Harvey	6	39.2	6	29.83	4.55	2/25	0
Fi Morris	7	35.0	5	40.40	5.77	2/34	0
Lauren Filer	7	39.0	5	42.40	5.43	2/21	0

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

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Northern Diamonds (Q)	6	4	2	0	0	1	17	0.655
2	Western Storm	6	4	2	0	0	1	17	0.182
3	North West Thunder	6	2	3	1	0	1	11	0.029
4	Sunrisers	6	1	4	1	0	0	6	−0.871

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[2]

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Fixtures

26 June 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

Western Storm 129/6 (20 overs)	v	Sunrisers 133/3 (17.5 overs)
Nat Wraith 36* (24) Sonali Patel 2/26 (4 overs)		Mady Villiers 36 (26) Danielle Gibson 1/20 (3 overs)

Sunrisers won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Mark Newell and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper

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

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4 July 2021 11:00 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 110/8 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 36/1 (3.1 overs)
Emma Lamb 21 (19) Lauren Parfitt 2/15 (4 overs)		Fi Morris 19 (8) Emma Lamb 1/11 (1 over)

Western Storm won by 9 wickets (DLS) Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Anna Harris and Jasmine Naeem

• North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
• Western Storm were set a revised target of 33 runs from 5 overs due to rain.
• Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0

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10 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

Western Storm 106/9 (20 overs)	v	Northern Diamonds 110/9 (20 overs)
Katie George 21 (23) Alex MacDonald 4/17 (4 overs)		Jenny Gunn 27* (21) Danielle Gibson 2/9 (4 overs)

Northern Diamonds won by 1 wicket County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Anna Harris and Chris Watts

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

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25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 100/9 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 101/3 (17.4 overs)
Emma Lamb 28 (20) Nicole Harvey 3/13 (4 overs)		Katie George 47* (46) Hannah Jones 1/22 (4 overs) Alex Hartley 1/22 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Anna Harris and Sue Redfern

• Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0

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28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

Northern Diamonds 110/9 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 111/6 (19.3 overs)
Alex MacDonald 22 (20) Nicole Harvey 2/20 (4 overs)		Sophie Luff 60* (54) Rachel Slater 2/16 (3 overs)

Western Storm won by 4 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt

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

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30 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

Western Storm 147/5 (20 overs)	v	Sunrisers 142/7 (20 overs)
Georgia Hennessy 62 (62) Grace Scrivens 2/23 (4 overs)		Cordelia Griffith 32 (25) Nicole Harvey 3/17 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 5 runs Fenner's, Cambridge Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Martin Saggers

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

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Tournament statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	High score	100s	50s
Sophie Luff	6	5	127	31.75	60*	0	1
Georgia Hennessy	6	6	120	30.00	62	0	1
Katie George	5	4	87	29.00	47	0	0
Fi Morris	6	6	72	12.00	21	0	0
Nat Wraith	6	4	58	19.33	36	0	0

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

Bowling

Player	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi
Nicole Harvey	6	24.0	12	9.41	4.70	3/13	0
Danielle Gibson	6	19.0	7	15.28	5.63	2/9	0
Fi Morris	6	20.0	7	19.42	6.80	2/21	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
Emma Corney	1	1	7	7	7.00	58.33	0	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Emily Edgcombe	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	7	7	7.00	58.33	0	0
Lauren Filer	7	4	11	6*	11.00	52.38	0	0	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bethan Gammon	1	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Katie George	1	1	37	37	37.00	61.66	0	0	5	4	87	47*	29.00	89.69	0	0
Danielle Gibson	7	7	100	29	16.66	109.89	0	0	6	6	46	15*	11.50	139.39	0	0
Alex Griffiths	3	3	121	55	40.33	82.87	0	0	6	4	26	11	6.50	83.87	0	0
Nicole Harvey	6	5	41	19*	20.50	70.68	0	0	6	1	4	4*	–	40.00	0	0
Georgia Hennessy	7	7	76	25	10.85	46.06	0	0	6	6	120	62	30.00	83.33	0	1
Steph Hutchins	1	1	0	0*	–	–	0	0	1	1	1	1*	–	33.33	0	0
Heather Knight	3	3	223	91	74.33	97.80	0	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sophie Luff	7	7	417	157*	69.50	79.73	1	3	6	5	127	60*	31.75	105.83	0	1
Fi Morris	7	7	169	32	24.14	78.60	0	0	6	6	72	21	12.00	112.50	0	0
Claire Nicholas	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lauren Parfitt	6	6	131	91	21.83	56.22	0	1	6	4	37	20*	37.00	94.87	0	0
Mollie Robbins	4	4	9	6	3.00	24.32	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joleigh Roberts	1	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anya Shrubsole	3	3	101	61*	50.50	138.35	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Chloe Skelton	3	2	43	30	43.00	68.25	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nat Wraith	7	6	63	21	10.50	66.31	0	0	6	4	58	36*	19.33	116.00	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 Edgcombe	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	7.0	1	42.00	6.00	1/14	0
Lauren Filer	7	39.0	5	42.40	5.43	2/21	0	4	4.0	2	15.00	7.50	1/7	0
Danielle Gibson	7	38.0	3	87.00	6.86	2/56	0	6	19.0	7	15.28	5.63	2/9	0
Alex Griffiths	3	3.0	0	–	6.33	–	0	6	7.5	3	17.33	6.63	2/28	0
Nicole Harvey	6	39.2	6	29.83	4.55	2/25	0	6	24.0	12	9.41	4.70	3/13	0
Georgia Hennessy	7	57.0	9	31.22	4.92	3/57	0	6	14.0	2	42.50	6.07	1/7	0
Steph Hutchins	1	5.0	2	13.50	5.40	2/27	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Heather Knight	3	13.0	1	90.00	6.92	1/30	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sophie Luff	7	2.0	0	–	8.00	–	0	6	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fi Morris	7	35.0	5	40.40	5.77	2/34	0	6	20.0	7	19.42	6.80	2/21	0
Claire Nicholas	2	15.3	3	27.33	5.29	2/60	0	2	6.0	2	21.00	7.00	1/16	0
Lauren Parfitt	6	2.1	0	–	7.84	–	0	6	16.0	3	27.66	5.18	2/15	0
Mollie Robbins	4	9.0	0	–	7.44	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joleigh Roberts	1	2.1	0	–	6.92	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anya Shrubsole	3	29.0	4	27.75	3.82	3/29	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Chloe Skelton	3	5.5	0	–	6.00	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [12] [13]

Fielding

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy			Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Innings	Catches	Matches	Innings	Catches
Emma Corney	1	1	0	1	1	1
Emily Edgcombe	–	–	–	3	3	1
Lauren Filer	7	7	3	4	4	0
Bethan Gammon	1	1	0	2	2	0
Katie George	1	1	0	5	5	3
Danielle Gibson	7	7	2	6	6	5
Alex Griffiths	3	3	0	6	6	0
Nicole Harvey	6	6	1	6	6	2
Georgia Hennessy	7	7	2	6	6	1
Steph Hutchins	1	1	0	1	1	0
Heather Knight	3	3	1	–	–	–
Sophie Luff	7	7	2	6	6	1
Fi Morris	7	7	0	6	6	3
Claire Nicholas	2	2	1	2	2	0
Lauren Parfitt	6	6	1	6	6	1
Mollie Robbins	4	4	1	–	–	–
Joleigh Roberts	1	1	0	–	–	–
Anya Shrubsole	3	3	0	–	–	–
Chloe Skelton	3	3	0	–	–	–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [14] [15]

Wicket-keeping

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy				Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings
Nat Wraith	7	7	6	4	6	6	4	2
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [16] [17]

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