2016 Western Storm season

The 2016 season was Western Storm's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they beat Loughborough Lightning by 5 wickets.[1][2] In the final, they played against Southern Vipers but lost the game by 7 wickets to finish as runners-up.[3]

Western Storm
2016 season
CoachCaroline Foster
CaptainHeather Knight
Overseas playerLizelle Lee
Rachel Priest
Stafanie Taylor
WCSLRunners-up
Most runsStafanie Taylor (289)
Most wicketsStafanie Taylor (11)
Most catchesLizelle Lee (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRachel Priest (6)

The side represented the South West of England, and was partnered with Somerset County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and the University of Exeter. They played two of their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and one at the County Ground, Bristol. Western Storm's coach was Caroline Foster, and they were captained by Heather Knight.[4][5][6]

Squad

Western Storm announced a 15-player squad on 21 April 2016.[7] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (31 July 2016).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Lizelle Lee South Africa (1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
Sophie Luff England (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Fran Wilson England (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Rosalie Birch England (1983-12-06)6 December 1983 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Georgia Hennessy England (1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Heather Knight England (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
Sophie Mackenzie England (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Caitlin O'Keefe England (1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Stafanie Taylor West Indies (1991-06-11)11 June 1991 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
Izzy Westbury England (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr England (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 22)Right-handed
Rachel Priest New Zealand (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 31)Right-handedOverseas player
Bowlers
Freya Davies England (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jodie Dibble England (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 (aged 21)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Anya Shrubsole England (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers 5 4 1 0 0 3 11 1.437
2 Western Storm 5 4 1 0 0 1 9 0.838
3 Loughborough Lightning 5 3 2 0 0 2 8 0.170
4 Surrey Stars 5 2 3 0 0 1 5 −0.274
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 5 1 4 0 0 1 3 −0.362
6 Lancashire Thunder 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 −1.724
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

  Advanced to the Final.
  Advanced to the Semi-final.

League stage

31 July
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
83 (18.3 overs)
v
Western Storm
86/6 (15.3 overs)
Emma Lamb 25 (27)
Heather Knight 3/11 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 23 (25)
Deandra Dottin 3/8 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Russell Warren and Chris Watts
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 3, Lancashire Thunder 0.
5 August
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
158/8 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
153/5 (20 overs)
Amy Jones 46 (30)
Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 74 (46)
Sonia Odedra 2/20 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 5 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Russell Warren
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 2, Western Storm 0.
7 August
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
161/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
165/5 (19.4 overs)
Nat Sciver 90* (45)
Freya Davies 2/38 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 74* (48)
Nat Sciver 2/17 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Surrey Stars 0.
12 August
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
137/3 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
140/2 (17.5 overs)
Suzie Bates 57 (50)
Heather Knight 2/27 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 78* (51)
Fi Morris 1/10 (1 over)
Western Storm won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 0.
14 August
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
118 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
119/4 (16.3 overs)
Beth Mooney 56 (44)
Anya Shrubsole 5/23 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 50 (35)
Shabnim Ismail 2/16 (2 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

Semi-final

21 August
11:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
124/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
128/5 (19.3 overs)
Ellyse Perry 64* (48)
Stafanie Taylor 3/31 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 52 (43)
Dane van Niekerk 2/21 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

Final

21 August
15:00
Scorecard
Western Storm
140/5 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
143/3 (18.5 overs)
Rachel Priest 57 (55)
Arran Brindle 2/15 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 52 (46)
Jodie Dibble 1/27 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Batting

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Freya Davies7
Jodie Dibble7
Georgia Hennessy7744520*45.00112.500070
Heather Knight7701997428.42119.1602231
Lizelle Lee760675311.16111.660192
Sophie Luff7643621*18.00116.120040
Caitlin O'Keefe7
Rachel Priest7701335719.0098.5102173
Anya Shrubsole71111*25.000000
Stafanie Taylor77228978*57.80118.4402289
Fran Wilson77310224*25.50106.2500101
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Bowling

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Freya Davies7723.5117652/3835.207.3828.6
Jodie Dibble7717.0012031/940.007.0534.0
Georgia Hennessy7718.3013331/1044.337.1837.0
Heather Knight7726.0015373/1121.855.8822.2
Anya Shrubsole7726.0214695/2316.225.6117.3
Stafanie Taylor7726.00177114/1416.096.8014.1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Fielding

Player Matches Innings Catches
Freya Davies772
Jodie Dibble771
Georgia Hennessy770
Heather Knight771
Lizelle Lee774
Sophie Luff771
Caitlin O'Keefe772
Anya Shrubsole773
Stafanie Taylor770
Fran Wilson771
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

Wicket-keeping

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Rachel Priest7724
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10]

References

  1. "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. "Semi-Final, Chelmsford, Aug 21 2016, Women's Cricket Super League: Western Storm v Loughborough Lightning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. "Final, Chelmsford, Aug 21 2016, Women's Cricket Super League: Southern Vipers v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. "The History of Western Storm". Western Storm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. "Western Storm Announce England Players". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. "Women's Cricket Super League 2016/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. "Western Storm reveal full squad as tickets go on sale". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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