2018 Western Storm season
The 2018 season was Western Storm's third 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.[1] However, they lost in the semi-final to the eventual winners Surrey Stars by 9 runs.[2]
| 2018 season | |||
| Coach | Trevor Griffin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Heather Knight | ||
| Overseas player | Smriti Mandhana Rachel Priest Stafanie Taylor | ||
| WCSL | 3rd | ||
| Most runs | Smriti Mandhana (421) | ||
| Most wickets | Freya Davies (8) | ||
| Most catches | Danielle Gibson (5) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Rachel Priest (11) | ||
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The side was captained by Heather Knight and coached by Trevor Griffin. They played three home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and one apiece at the County Ground, Bristol and College Ground, Cheltenham.[3]
Squad
Western Storm announced their full 15-player squad for the season on 17 July 2018.[4][5] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (22 July 2018).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Sophie Luff |  England | 6 December 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Smriti Mandhana |  India | 18 July 1996 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
| Lauren Parfitt |  Wales | 1 April 1994 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Fran Wilson | England | 7 November 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Naomi Dattani | England | 28 April 1994 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Heather Knight | England | 26 December 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain | |
| Alice Macleod | England | 14 May 1994 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Rebecca Silk | England | 16 November 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Stafanie Taylor |  West Indies | 11 June 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Amara Carr | England | 17 April 1994 (aged 24) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Rachel Priest |  New Zealand | 13 June 1985 (aged 33) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Freya Davies | England | 27 October 1995 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right=arm medium | ||
| Danielle Gibson | England | 30 April 2001 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Claire Nicholas | Wales | 8 September 1986 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Anya Shrubsole | England | 7 December 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Women's Cricket Super League
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 1.361 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0.919 |
| 3 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.404 |
| 4 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | −0.825 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.290 |
| 6 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.490 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]
Advanced to the final
Advanced to the semi-final
League stage
Yorkshire Diamonds 162/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 166/3 (15.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Western Storm 132/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 136/3 (15.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0.
Western Storm 85/2 (6 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 67/0 (6 overs) |
Sophie Devine 46* (21) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 6 over per side due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0.
Southern Vipers 91 (18.1 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 93/1 (9.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Southern Vipers 0.
Lancashire Thunder 153/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 154/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds 172/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 174/3 (19.2 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Western Storm 185/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Thunder 109 (18.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Southern Vipers 62/2 (8.5 overs) |
v |
|
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 2.
Western Storm 124/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 125/1 (12.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0.
Western Storm 158/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 160/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Western Storm 0.
Semi-final
Surrey Stars 162/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 153/6 (20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Dattani | 11 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8.66 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Freya Davies | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | – | 112.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Knight | 11 | 10 | 2 | 368 | 97 | 46.00 | 133.81 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 6 |
| Sophie Luff | 11 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19* | 18.00 | 97.29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alice Macleod | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 10 | 9 | 2 | 421 | 102 | 60.14 | 174.68 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 21 |
| Claire Nicholas | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Priest | 11 | 10 | 0 | 183 | 37 | 18.30 | 139.69 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 11 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7.00 | 77.77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 11 | 9 | 4 | 155 | 51* | 31.00 | 105.44 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Fran Wilson | 11 | 8 | 4 | 132 | 58* | 33.00 | 109.09 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 6 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6] | |||||||||||
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Dattani | 11 | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 1/10 | 17.66 | 8.36 | 12.6 | ||
| Freya Davies | 11 | 11 | 37.0 | 0 | 286 | 8 | 2/28 | 35.75 | 7.72 | 27.7 | ||
| Danielle Gibson | 11 | 8 | 18.2 | 0 | 136 | 5 | 2/34 | 27.20 | 7.41 | 22.0 | ||
| Heather Knight | 11 | 10 | 23.0 | 0 | 189 | 6 | 1/10 | 31.50 | 8.21 | 23.0 | ||
| Claire Nicholas | 10 | 10 | 29.0 | 0 | 204 | 7 | 3/11 | 29.14 | 7.03 | 24.8 | ||
| Anya Shrubsole | 11 | 11 | 35.5 | 0 | 274 | 6 | 2/36 | 45.66 | 7.64 | 35.8 | ||
| Stafanie Taylor | 11 | 11 | 29.5 | 0 | 230 | 6 | 2/18 | 38.33 | 7.70 | 29.8 | ||
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6] | ||||||||||||
Fielding
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Dattani | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Freya Davies | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Heather Knight | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Sophie Luff | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Alice Macleod | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| Claire Nicholas | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Fran Wilson | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7] | |||
Wicket-keeping
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Priest | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] | ||||
References
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Table". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Semi-Final, Hove, Aug 27 2018, Women's Cricket Super League: Western Storm v Surrey Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Western Storm complete 2018 squad". Western Storm. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Kia Super League 2018 Squads: Who's playing for who this season?". Western Storm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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