2017 Western Storm season
The 2017 season was Western Storm's second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they beat Surrey Stars by three wickets.[1][2] In the final, they faced Southern Vipers in a repeat of the previous season's final. This time, however, Western Storm were victorious by seven wickets to claim their first title.[3]
| 2017 season | |||
| Coach | Trevor Griffin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Heather Knight | ||
| Overseas player | Holly Huddleston Rachel Priest Stafanie Taylor | ||
| WCSL | Champions | ||
| Most runs | Rachel Priest (261) | ||
| Most wickets | Stafanie Taylor (9) | ||
| Most catches | Heather Knight (3) Georgia Hennessy (3) Fran Wilson (3) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Rachel Priest (8) | ||
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The side was captained by Heather Knight and coached by the newly appointed Trevor Griffin.[4] They played one of their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and their other home match at the County Ground, Bristol.[5]
Squad
Western Storm's 15-player squad for the season is listed below.[6] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (10 August 2017).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Sophie Luff |  England | 6 December 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Lauren Parfitt |  Wales | 1 April 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Fran Wilson | England | 7 November 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Georgia Hennessy | England | 4 November 1996 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Heather Knight | England | 26 December 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Captain | |
| Alice Macleod | England | 14 May 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| Stafanie Taylor |  West Indies | 11 June 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Overseas player | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Amara Carr | England | 17 April 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Rachel Priest |  New Zealand | 13 June 1985 (aged 32) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Jodie Dibble | England | 17 September 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Freya Davies | England | 27 October 1995 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Danielle Gibson | England | 30 April 2001 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Holly Huddleston | New Zealand | 11 October 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player | |
| Claire Nicholas | Wales | 8 September 1986 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Anya Shrubsole | England | 7 December 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
Women's Cricket Super League
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 2.001 |
| 2 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.291 |
| 3 | Western Storm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.887 |
| 4 | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.664 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.692 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]
Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.
League stage
Western Storm 70 (18.5 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 73/1 (9 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Western Storm 0
Loughborough Lightning 108/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 109/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
Yorkshire Diamonds 160/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 161/0 (17 overs) |
Rachel Priest 106* (65) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Surrey Stars 169/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 117 (19.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0
Lancashire Thunder 122/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 123/5 (17.1 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
Semi-final
Surrey Stars 100/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 101/7 (18.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Southern Vipers 145/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 151/3 (18 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freya Davies | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5.50 | 62.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jodie Dibble | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2* | 4.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Hennessy | 7 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 28 | 22.00 | 80.88 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Holly Huddleston | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2* | 4.00 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Knight | 7 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 48* | 17.16 | 101.98 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Sophie Luff | 7 | 6 | 3 | 84 | 30* | 28.00 | 96.55 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Alice Macleod | 7 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 30 | 13.66 | 74.54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Claire Nicholas | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Priest | 7 | 7 | 1 | 261 | 106* | 43.50 | 164.15 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 7 | 6 | 2 | 113 | 37* | 28.25 | 85.60 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Fran Wilson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 4.66 | 62.22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7] | |||||||||||
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freya Davies | 7 | 7 | 22.0 | 0 | 165 | 5 | 2/24 | 33.00 | 7.50 | 26.4 | ||
| Jodie Dibble | 5 | 5 | 16.0 | 0 | 111 | 1 | 1/27 | 111.00 | 6.93 | 96.0 | ||
| Georgia Hennessy | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10.00 | – | ||
| Holly Huddleston | 4 | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | 104 | 2 | 1/19 | 52.00 | 9.45 | 33.0 | ||
| Heather Knight | 7 | 6 | 14.0 | 0 | 102 | 3 | 1/8 | 34.00 | 7.28 | 28.0 | ||
| Claire Nicholas | 7 | 7 | 23.0 | 2 | 126 | 8 | 3/20 | 15.75 | 5.47 | 17.2 | ||
| Anya Shrubsole | 5 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 131 | 6 | 3/22 | 21.83 | 6.55 | 17.2 | ||
| Stafanie Taylor | 7 | 7 | 22.0 | 1 | 105 | 9 | 4/5 | 11.66 | 4.77 | 14.6 | ||
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7] | ||||||||||||
Fielding
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freya Davies | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jodie Dibble | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Georgia Hennessy | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Holly Huddleston | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Heather Knight | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Sophie Luff | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Alice Macleod | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Claire Nicholas | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Fran Wilson | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] | |||
Wicket-keeping
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Priest | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9] | ||||
References
- "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Semi-Final, Hove, Sep 1 2017, Women's Cricket Super League: Surrey Stars v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Final (N), Hove, Sep 1 2017, Women's Cricket Super League: Southern Vipers v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Meet Western Storm's new Head Coach: Part One". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Western Storm Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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