2022 Western Storm season
The 2022 season saw Western Storm compete in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side won three of their six matches, finishing third in Group A.[1] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished fourth in the group, winning three of their seven matches.[2]
| 2022 season | |||
| Coach | Dan Helesfay (CEC) Trevor Griffin (RHFT) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Sophie Luff | ||
| RHFT | 4th | ||
| CEC | Group A, 3rd | ||
| Most runs | RHFT: Sophie Luff (268) CEC: Georgia Hennessy (158) & Sophie Luff (158) | ||
| Most wickets | RHFT: Lauren Filer (11) CEC: Claire Nicholas (6) & Danielle Gibson (6) | ||
| Most catches | RHFT: Danielle Gibson (5) CEC: Danielle Gibson (3) & Sophie Luff (3) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | RHFT: Nat Wraith (6) CEC: Nat Wraith (4) | ||
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The side was captained by Sophie Luff. After the departure of Mark O'Leary as coach at the start of the season, the side was coached on an interim basis by Dan Helesfay during the Charlotte Edwards Cup, before Trevor Griffin took up the position on a permanent basis starting with the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[3][4] They played two home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, two at the County Ground, Bristol, one at Sophia Gardens and one at College Ground, Cheltenham.[5][6]
Squad
Changes
On 25 November 2021, it was announced that Fran Wilson had signed for the side from Sunrisers. Wilson had previously played for Storm between 2016 and 2019 in the Women's Cricket Super League.[7] On 16 February 2022, it was announced that Mark O'Leary was stepping down from his role as Head Coach.[8] On 27 April 2022, it was announced that Anya Shrubsole had left the side, joining Southern Vipers in a player-coach role.[9] On 11 May 2022, the side announced their 17-player squad for the upcoming season: compared to the previous year, Sophia Smale was added, and Emma Corney, Emily Edgcombe, Steph Hutchins, Joleigh Roberts and Chloe Skelton were removed.[10] On 17 May 2022, it was announced that Dan Helesfay would be interim Head Coach for the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with Trevor Griffin, coach of the side between 2017 and 2019, returning to the position on a permanent basis from the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy onwards.[11] Chloe Skelton returned to the full squad to play a match in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on 9 July.[12] Emma Corney returned to the full squad to play a match in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on 11 September.[13] Emily Geach and Katie Jones were added to the full squad on 17 September 2022.[14]
Squad list
- Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (14 May 2022).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Sophie Luff |  England | 6 December 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
| Lauren Parfitt |  Wales | 1 April 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Fran Wilson | England | 7 November 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Emma Corney | England | 15 September 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined September 2022 | |
| Katie George | England | 7 April 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Danielle Gibson | England | 30 April 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Alex Griffiths | Wales | 12 June 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Georgia Hennessy | England | 4 November 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Niamh Holland | England | 27 October 2004 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Heather Knight | England | 26 December 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Fi Morris | England | 31 January 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Chloe Skelton | England | 20 June 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Joined July 2022 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Bethan Gammon | Wales | 10 March 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Katie Jones | England | 28 December 2005 (aged 16) | Right-handed | — | Joined September 2022 | |
| Nat Wraith | England | 3 October 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Lauren Filer | England | 22 December 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Emily Geach | England | 15 February 2004 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined September 2022 | |
| Nicole Harvey | England | 18 September 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Claire Nicholas | Wales | 8 September 1986 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Mollie Robbins | England | 4 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Sophia Smale | Wales | 8 December 2004 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South East Stars (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.660 |
| 2 | Central Sparks (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.552 |
| 3 | Western Storm | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.148 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.287 |
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[1]
- advanced to the semi-final
Fixtures
Central Sparks 156/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 136/6 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers 160/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 164/9 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and chose to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
Western Storm 145/6 (20 overs) |
v |
South East Stars 148/3 (19 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 169/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers 128/6 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
Western Storm 109/8 (20 overs) |
v |
South East Stars 112/7 (19.3 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks 134/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 135/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Central Sparks 0
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Hennessy | 6 | 6 | 158 | 39.50 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sophie Luff | 6 | 6 | 158 | 26.33 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
| Fran Wilson | 6 | 6 | 112 | 37.33 | 33* | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Knight | 3 | 3 | 96 | 32.00 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 6 | 6 | 96 | 19.20 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie George | 6 | 5 | 56 | 18.66 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[15] Qualification: 50 runs.
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Nicholas | 5 | 20.0 | 6 | 17.50 | 5.25 | 2/17 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 6 | 20.0 | 6 | 25.66 | 7.70 | 2/13 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[16] Qualification: 5 wickets.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0.851 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0.687 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.762 |
| 4 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.214 |
| 5 | Central Sparks | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.073 |
| 6 | Lightning | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | −0.630 |
| 7 | North West Thunder | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.366 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.046 |
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[2]
advanced to final advanced to the play-off
Fixtures
Western Storm 260/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Lightning 166/9 (34.2 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Lightning innings curtailed at 34.2 overs due to rain; target was 242.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Lightning 0
Central Sparks 206 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 184/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers 254/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 257/7 (49 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars 283/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 247 (48 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
9 September 2022 10:30 BST |
v |
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- The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and later deemed a no result with points shared.[17]
- Points: Southern Vipers 2, Western Storm 2
Northern Diamonds 334/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 230 (45.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0
North West Thunder 242/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 239/8 (44.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Western Storm innings reduced to 48 overs due to rain; target was 239.
- Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Luff | 6 | 6 | 268 | 53.60 | 100* | 1 | 1 |
| Danielle Gibson | 6 | 6 | 176 | 29.33 | 76 | 0 | 2 |
| Sophia Smale | 6 | 6 | 133 | 44.33 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Griffiths | 6 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie George | 5 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 74 | 0 | 1 |
| Fran Wilson | 6 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18] Qualification: 100 runs.
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Filer | 6 | 49.0 | 11 | 22.63 | 5.08 | 3/35 | 0 |
| Chloe Skelton | 4 | 39.0 | 10 | 17.20 | 4.41 | 5/54 | 1 |
| Danielle Gibson | 6 | 32.2 | 5 | 31.20 | 4.82 | 2/26 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[19] Qualification: 5 wickets.
Season statistics
Batting
| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Innings | Runs | High score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | Matches | Innings | Runs | High score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | |
| Emma Corney | 2 | 2 | 52 | 29 | 26.00 | 67.53 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lauren Filer | 6 | 5 | 89 | 58* | 22.25 | 84.76 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Emily Geach | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Katie George | 5 | 5 | 119 | 74 | 23.80 | 117.82 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 34 | 18.66 | 143.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 6 | 6 | 176 | 76 | 29.33 | 115.03 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 96 | 27 | 19.20 | 143.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Griffiths | 6 | 6 | 122 | 48 | 20.33 | 54.95 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 25* | 44.00 | 137.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicole Harvey | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgia Hennessy | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 158 | 50 | 39.50 | 92.94 | 0 | 1 |
| Niamh Holland | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 5.33 | 47.05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Knight | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 96 | 35 | 32.00 | 126.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Luff | 6 | 6 | 268 | 100* | 53.60 | 65.84 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 158 | 78 | 26.33 | 115.32 | 0 | 1 |
| Fi Morris | 2 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 13.50 | 61.36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 9.60 | 104.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Nicholas | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12* | – | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lauren Parfitt | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chloe Skelton | 4 | 4 | 47 | 25* | 23.50 | 51.64 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sophia Smale | 6 | 6 | 133 | 59 | 44.33 | 60.73 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | 75.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Wilson | 6 | 6 | 110 | 43 | 18.33 | 94.01 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 112 | 33* | 37.33 | 103.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Wraith | 6 | 6 | 98 | 35 | 16.33 | 92.45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 9.75 | 118.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[20][21] | ||||||||||||||||
Bowling
| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | |
| Lauren Filer | 6 | 49.0 | 11 | 22.63 | 5.08 | 3/35 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 1 | 50.00 | 10.00 | 1/30 | 0 |
| Emily Geach | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | – | 5.20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Katie George | 5 | 26.0 | 0 | – | 6.03 | – | 0 | 6 | 9.0 | 2 | 32.00 | 7.11 | 1/21 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 6 | 32.2 | 5 | 31.20 | 4.82 | 2/26 | 0 | 6 | 20.0 | 6 | 25.66 | 7.70 | 2/23 | 0 |
| Alex Griffiths | 6 | 10.0 | 1 | 55.00 | 5.50 | 1/33 | 0 | 6 | 13.3 | 2 | 44.00 | 6.51 | 1/23 | 0 |
| Nicole Harvey | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – | 10.50 | – | 0 |
| Georgia Hennessy | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 16.0 | 3 | 45.66 | 8.56 | 1/22 | 0 |
| Niamh Holland | 3 | 17.0 | 4 | 19.50 | 4.58 | 2/17 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 7.33 | – | 0 |
| Heather Knight | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11.0 | 2 | 31.00 | 5.63 | 1/18 | 0 |
| Fi Morris | 2 | 15.0 | 2 | 31.50 | 4.20 | 1/26 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | – | 11.00 | – | 0 |
| Claire Nicholas | 4 | 27.0 | 3 | 61.00 | 6.77 | 1/36 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 6 | 17.50 | 5.25 | 2/17 | 0 |
| Lauren Parfitt | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 11.00 | 5.50 | 2/22 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chloe Skelton | 4 | 39.0 | 10 | 17.20 | 4.41 | 5/54 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sophia Smale | 6 | 55.0 | 2 | 134.00 | 4.87 | 2/40 | 0 | 5 | 18.0 | 4 | 28.00 | 6.22 | 2/17 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[20][21] | ||||||||||||||
Fielding
| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Innings | Catches | Matches | Innings | Catches | |
| Emma Corney | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Lauren Filer | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Emily Geach | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Katie George | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Alex Griffiths | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Nicole Harvey | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Georgia Hennessy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Niamh Holland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Heather Knight | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sophie Luff | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Fi Morris | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Claire Nicholas | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Lauren Parfitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chloe Skelton | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Sophia Smale | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Fran Wilson | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[22][23] | ||||||
Wicket-keeping
| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | |
| Nat Wraith | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[24][25] | ||||||||
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