This is an alphabetical list of cricketers who played for Western Storm during their existence between 2016 and 2024. They first played in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition, that ran from 2016 to 2019. [1] After a restructure of English women's domestic cricket in 2020, they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and, from 2021, the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. [2] [1] [3] At the end of the 2024 season, Western Storm were effectively replaced by a professionalised Somerset team. [4]
Players' names are followed by the years in which they were active as a Western Storm player. [5] Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. This list only includes players who appeared in at least one match for Western Storm; players who were named in the team's squad for a season but did not play a match are not included.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Years | First | Last | LA | T20 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather Knight |  England | 2016–2019 | 31 July 2016 | 1 September 2019 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2 | Sophie Luff | England | 2020–2024 | 29 August 2020 | 7 September 2024 | 43 | 27 | 70 |
| 3 | Danielle Gibson | England | 2023 | 29 April 2023 | 10 May 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Anya Shrubsole is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed lower-order batter. She played for England between 2008 and 2022, and played domestic cricket for Somerset, Berkshire, Western Storm, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave and Perth Scorchers. She made her England debut in 2008, and was Player of the Match in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final. In 2018, she became the first woman to appear on the cover of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. In April 2022, Shrubsole announced her retirement from international cricket. In June 2023, she announced her intention to retire from all forms of cricket after the 2023 season of The Hundred.
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Heather Clare Knight is an English cricketer who is captain of the England women's cricket team. She is a right-handed batter and right arm off spin bowler. Knight played in her 100th Women's One Day International match for England in December 2019.
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Frances Claire Wilson is an English cricketer. A right handed batter and right arm off break bowler, she was born in Farnham in Surrey and plays for Gloucestershire, Western Storm and Trent Rockets. She previously played for Somerset, Middlesex, Kent, Sunrisers, Oval Invincibles, Welsh Fire and Canterbury. She has appeared for the England Academy Women's team and the England Cricket Board Development Women's XI. She made her One Day International debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo on 15 November 2010 and played her first Twenty20 International game for her country four days later. In October 2021, Wilson announced her retirement from international cricket.
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Western Storm were a women's cricket team that represented South West England and Wales, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic cricket. They primarily played their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, the County Ground, Bristol and Sophia Gardens. They were captained by Sophie Luff and coached by Trevor Griffin. The team were partnered with Somerset, Gloucestershire, Glamorgan, Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales. Originally formed to compete in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016, Western Storm won the competition twice, in 2017 and 2019. When women's cricket in England was reformed in 2020, the Western Storm brand was retained, and they competed in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
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Lauren Katie Bell is an English cricketer who plays for Berkshire, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave, UP Warriorz and Sydney Thunder. She has previously played for Middlesex in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. Bell made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in June 2022.
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Cordelia Lauren Griffith is an English cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex, Sunrisers and London Spirit. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Essex, as well as Surrey Stars and Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League, and Manchester Originals and Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.
Danielle Rose Gibson is an English cricketer who currently plays for Gloucestershire, Western Storm, London Spirit and Adelaide Strikers. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Wales.