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2016 Western Storm season

The 2016 season was Western Storm's first 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, where they beat Loughborough Lightning by 5 wickets.[1][2] In the final, they played against Southern Vipers but lost the game by 7 wickets to finish as runners-up.[3]

Western Storm
2016 season
CoachCaroline Foster
CaptainHeather Knight
Overseas playerLizelle Lee
Rachel Priest
Stafanie Taylor
WCSLRunners-up
Most runsStafanie Taylor (289)
Most wicketsStafanie Taylor (11)
Most catchesLizelle Lee (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRachel Priest (6)
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The side represented the South West of England, and was partnered with Somerset County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and the University of Exeter. They played two of their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and one at the County Ground, Bristol. Western Storm's coach was Caroline Foster, and they were captained by Heather Knight.[4][5][6]

Squad

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Western Storm announced a 15-player squad on 21 April 2016.[7] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (31 July 2016).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Lizelle Lee   South Africa (1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Sophie Luff   England (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Fran Wilson   England (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Rosalie Birch   England (1983-12-06)6 December 1983 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Georgia Hennessy   England (1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Heather Knight   England (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Sophie Mackenzie   England (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Caitlin O'Keefe   England (1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Stafanie Taylor   West Indies (1991-06-11)11 June 1991 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Izzy Westbury   England (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr   England (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed —
Rachel Priest   New Zealand (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 31) Right-handed — Overseas player
Bowlers
Freya Davies   England (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Jodie Dibble   England (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 (aged 21) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Anya Shrubsole   England (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

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Season standings

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Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers 5 4 1 0 0 3 11 1.437
2 Western Storm 5 4 1 0 0 1 9 0.838
3 Loughborough Lightning 5 3 2 0 0 2 8 0.170
4 Surrey Stars 5 2 3 0 0 1 5 −0.274
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 5 1 4 0 0 1 3 −0.362
6 Lancashire Thunder 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 −1.724
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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League stage

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31 July
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
83 (18.3 overs)
v
Western Storm
86/6 (15.3 overs)
Emma Lamb 25 (27)
Heather Knight 3/11 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 23 (25)
Deandra Dottin 3/8 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Russell Warren and Chris Watts
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 3, Lancashire Thunder 0.
5 August
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
158/8 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
153/5 (20 overs)
Amy Jones 46 (30)
Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 74 (46)
Sonia Odedra 2/20 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 5 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Russell Warren
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 2, Western Storm 0.
7 August
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
161/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
165/5 (19.4 overs)
Nat Sciver 90* (45)
Freya Davies 2/38 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 74* (48)
Nat Sciver 2/17 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Surrey Stars 0.
12 August
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
137/3 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
140/2 (17.5 overs)
Suzie Bates 57 (50)
Heather Knight 2/27 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 78* (51)
Fi Morris 1/10 (1 over)
Western Storm won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 0.
14 August
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
118 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
119/4 (16.3 overs)
Beth Mooney 56 (44)
Anya Shrubsole 5/23 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 50 (35)
Shabnim Ismail 2/16 (2 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Paul Pollard (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

Semi-final

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21 August
11:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
124/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
128/5 (19.3 overs)
Ellyse Perry 64* (48)
Stafanie Taylor 3/31 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 52 (43)
Dane van Niekerk 2/21 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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21 August
15:00
Scorecard
Western Storm
140/5 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
143/3 (18.5 overs)
Rachel Priest 57 (55)
Arran Brindle 2/15 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 52 (46)
Jodie Dibble 1/27 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Russell Warren (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Batting

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Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Freya Davies 7 – – – – – – – – – –
Jodie Dibble 7 – – – – – – – – – –
Georgia Hennessy 7 7 4 45 20* 45.00 112.50 0 0 7 0
Heather Knight 7 7 0 199 74 28.42 119.16 0 2 23 1
Lizelle Lee 7 6 0 67 53 11.16 111.66 0 1 9 2
Sophie Luff 7 6 4 36 21* 18.00 116.12 0 0 4 0
Caitlin O'Keefe 7 – – – – – – – – – –
Rachel Priest 7 7 0 133 57 19.00 98.51 0 2 17 3
Anya Shrubsole 7 1 1 1 1* – 25.00 0 0 0 0
Stafanie Taylor 7 7 2 289 78* 57.80 118.44 0 2 28 9
Fran Wilson 7 7 3 102 24* 25.50 106.25 0 0 10 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Bowling

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Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Freya Davies 7 7 23.5 1 176 5 2/38 35.20 7.38 28.6
Jodie Dibble 7 7 17.0 0 120 3 1/9 40.00 7.05 34.0
Georgia Hennessy 7 7 18.3 0 133 3 1/10 44.33 7.18 37.0
Heather Knight 7 7 26.0 0 153 7 3/11 21.85 5.88 22.2
Anya Shrubsole 7 7 26.0 2 146 9 5/23 16.22 5.61 17.3
Stafanie Taylor 7 7 26.0 0 177 11 4/14 16.09 6.80 14.1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Fielding

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Player Matches Innings Catches
Freya Davies 7 7 2
Jodie Dibble 7 7 1
Georgia Hennessy 7 7 0
Heather Knight 7 7 1
Lizelle Lee 7 7 4
Sophie Luff 7 7 1
Caitlin O'Keefe 7 7 2
Anya Shrubsole 7 7 3
Stafanie Taylor 7 7 0
Fran Wilson 7 7 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

Wicket-keeping

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Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Rachel Priest 7 7 2 4
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Semi-Final, Chelmsford, Aug 21 2016, Women's Cricket Super League: Western Storm v Loughborough Lightning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Final, Chelmsford, Aug 21 2016, Women's Cricket Super League: Southern Vipers v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ "The History of Western Storm". Western Storm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Western Storm Announce England Players". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2016/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Western Storm reveal full squad as tickets go on sale". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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