Isla Thomson

Isla Sarah Thomson (born 27 July 2004) is an English cricketer who currently captains Wiltshire, as well as playing for Western Storm. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]

Isla Thomson
Personal information
Full name
Isla Sarah Thomson
Born (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentWiltshire
2023–presentWestern Storm
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 4 22
Runs scored 60 379
Batting average 20.00 22.29
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 30 62*
Balls bowled 40 216
Wickets 0 7
Bowling average – 33.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling – 3/22
Catches/stumpings 1/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 October 2023

Domestic career

Thomson made her county debut in 2018, for Wiltshire against Buckinghamshire.[3] She became captain of Wiltshire ahead of the 2021 season.[4] She was Wiltshire's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with four wickets at an average of 21.75.[5] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer, with 132 runs at an average of 26.40, including scoring 62* against Dorset.[6][7] She was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 143 runs in three matches, including one half-century.[8]

In 2022, Thomson was included in the Western Storm Academy.[9][10] Ahead of the 2023 season, she was promoted to the senior squad.[11] She made her debut for the side on 22 April 2023, against Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, in which she bowled one over and scored 16*.[12]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Isla Thomson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. "Player Profile: Isla Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. "Buckinghamshire Women v Wiltshire Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Isla Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. "Bowling for Wiltshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. "Batting and Fielding for Wiltshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. "Dorset Women v Wiltshire Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. "Batting and Fielding for Wiltshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. "Eight Wiltshire Players Selected to Represent Western Storm Academy and EPP Squads Next Season". Wiltshire CCC. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. "Western Storm Honours". Wiltshire CCC. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. "2023 Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy Preview: Storm v Diamonds". Western Storm. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. "3rd Match, Leeds, April 22 2023, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Northern Diamonds v Western Storm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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