2019 Western Storm season
The 2019 season was Western Storm's fourth season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished top of the initial group stage, winning 9 of their 10 matches, therefore progressing straight to the final.[1] In the final they played against Southern Vipers, beating them by seven wickets to claim their second Super League title.[2]
| 2019 season | |||
| Coach | Trevor Griffin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Heather Knight | ||
| Overseas player | Smriti Mandhana Rachel Priest Deepti Sharma | ||
| WCSL | Champions | ||
| Most runs | Heather Knight (392) | ||
| Most wickets | Freya Davies (19) | ||
| Most catches | Fran Wilson (6) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Rachel Priest (12) | ||
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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 two at the County Ground, Bristol.[3]
Squad
Western Storm announced their full 15-player squad for the season on 5 July 2019.[4] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (6 August 2019).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Sophie Luff |  England | 6 December 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Smriti Mandhana |  India | 18 July 1996 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
| Fran Wilson | England | 7 November 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Naomi Dattani | England | 28 April 1994 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Heather Knight | England | 26 December 1990 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain | |
| Deepti Sharma | India | 24 August 1997 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Amara Carr | England | 17 April 1994 (aged 25) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Rachel Priest |  New Zealand | 13 June 1985 (aged 34) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player | |
| Nat Wraith | England | 3 October 2001 (aged 17) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Freya Davies | England | 27 October 1995 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Danielle Gibson | England | 30 April 2001 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Alex Griffiths |  Wales | 12 June 2002 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Ellie Mitchell | England | 28 December 2001 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Claire Nicholas | Wales | 8 September 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Sonia Odedra | England | 3 June 1988 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Anya Shrubsole | England | 7 December 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Women's Cricket Super League
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Storm | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 1.109 |
| 2 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0.792 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0.425 |
| 4 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.456 |
| 5 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | −0.857 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.194 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]
Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.
League stage
Loughborough Lightning 125/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 126/3 (17 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.
Lancashire Thunder 141/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 143/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Southern Vipers 142/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 143/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Western Storm 158/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 118 (18.2 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds 151/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 152/1 (14.5 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Lancashire Thunder 159/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 160/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Western Storm 170/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 155/9 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Western Storm 159/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 155/8 (20 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Surrey Stars 0
Western Storm 171/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 94 (17.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Surrey Stars 0
Yorkshire Diamonds 104/4 (10 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 99/3 (10 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Final
Southern Vipers 172/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 174/4 (19 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Dattani | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5* | – | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freya Davies | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alex Griffiths | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Knight | 11 | 11 | 3 | 392 | 78* | 49.00 | 111.36 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9 |
| Sophie Luff | 11 | 10 | 4 | 134 | 34 | 22.33 | 130.09 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 11 | 11 | 0 | 268 | 72 | 24.36 | 137.43 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 3 |
| Claire Nicholas | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sonia Odedra | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Priest | 11 | 11 | 1 | 365 | 89 | 35.50 | 145.41 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 15 |
| Deepti Sharma | 11 | 7 | 5 | 106 | 39* | 53.00 | 145.20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Wilson | 11 | 10 | 4 | 298 | 54 | 49.66 | 138.60 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5] | |||||||||||
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Dattani | 11 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2/10 | 11.00 | 7.76 | 8.5 | ||
| Freya Davies | 11 | 11 | 39.0 | 1 | 251 | 19 | 4/18 | 13.21 | 6.43 | 13.21 | ||
| Danielle Gibson | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 4.00 | – | ||
| Alex Griffiths | 5 | 5 | 6.0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1/15 | 52.00 | 8.66 | 36.0 | ||
| Heather Knight | 11 | 11 | 35.0 | 1 | 256 | 5 | 2/27 | 51.20 | 7.31 | 42.0 | ||
| Claire Nicholas | 10 | 10 | 35.0 | 1 | 246 | 12 | 2/25 | 20.50 | 7.02 | 17.5 | ||
| Sonia Odedra | 7 | 7 | 16.0 | 0 | 138 | 6 | 4/25 | 23.00 | 8.62 | 16.0 | ||
| Deepti Sharma | 11 | 11 | 38.2 | 0 | 254 | 9 | 3/18 | 28.22 | 6.62 | 25.5 | ||
| Anya Shrubsole | 10 | 10 | 32.0 | 0 | 254 | 13 | 3/36 | 19.53 | 7.93 | 14.7 | ||
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5] | ||||||||||||
Fielding
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Dattani | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Freya Davies | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Griffiths | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Heather Knight | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Sophie Luff | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Claire Nicholas | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Sonia Odedra | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Deepti Sharma | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Fran Wilson | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6] | |||
Wicket-keeping
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Priest | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7] | ||||
References
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2019/Table". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Final, Hove, Sep 1 2019, Women's Cricket Super League: Western Storm v Southern Vipers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2019/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Western Storm reveal full 2019 squad". Western Storm. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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