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. In the final they played against Southern Vipers, beating them by seven wickets to claim their second Super League title.

Western Storm

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.

Squad

Western Storm announced their full 15-player squad for the season on 5 July 2019. 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	(1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Smriti Mandhana	India	(1996-07-18)18 July 1996 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Fran Wilson	England	(1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
All-rounders
Naomi Dattani	England	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Heather Knight	England	(1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
Deepti Sharma	India	(1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr	England	(1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 25)	Right-handed	—
Rachel Priest	New Zealand	(1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 34)	Right-handed	—	Overseas player
Nat Wraith	England	(2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 17)	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
Freya Davies	England	(1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Danielle Gibson	England	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Alex Griffiths	Wales	(2002-06-12)12 June 2002 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Ellie Mitchell	England	(2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Claire Nicholas	Wales	(1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Sonia Odedra	England	(1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Anya Shrubsole	England	(1991-12-07)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

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League stage

6 August 2019 16:00 Scorecard

Loughborough Lightning 125/6 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 126/3 (17 overs)
Amy Jones 65 (53) Freya Davies 2/24 (4 overs)		Heather Knight 41 (39) Sarah Glenn 2/13 (3 overs)

Western Storm won by 7 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)

• Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.

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10 August 2019 15:00 Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 141/6 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 143/4 (19.3 overs)
Suné Luus 62 (48) Claire Nicholas 2/25 (4 overs)		Fran Wilson 54 (35) Sophie Ecclestone 1/19 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 6 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)

• Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.

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11 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

Southern Vipers 142/5 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 143/7 (19.5 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 44* (28) Claire Nicholas 2/29 (4 overs)		Fran Wilson 40 (30) Natasha Farrant 3/23 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 3 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: James Middlebrook and Chris Watts Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)

• Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.

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13 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

Western Storm 158/4 (20 overs)	v	Loughborough Lightning 118 (18.2 overs)
Rachel Priest 55 (43) Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (3 overs)		Mignon du Preez 30 (24) Freya Davies 4/27 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 40 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Martin Saggers and David Millns Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)

• Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0.

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15 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

Yorkshire Diamonds 151/9 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 152/1 (14.5 overs)
Hollie Armitage 59 (56) Anya Shrubsole 1/16 (4 overs)		Rachel Priest 72* (43) Alice Davidson-Richards 1/27 (3 overs)

Western Storm won by 9 wickets Clifton Park Ground, York Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)

• Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

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18 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 159/8 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 160/5 (19.5 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 50 (37) Anya Shrubsole 3/36 (4 overs)		Smriti Mandhana 72 (43) Sophie Ecclestone 2/32 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 5 wickets Chester Boughton Hall CC, Chester Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)

• Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.

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20 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

Western Storm 170/3 (20 overs)	v	Southern Vipers 155/9 (20 overs)
Heather Knight 61 (48) Stafanie Taylor 1/20 (4 overs)		Danni Wyatt 56 (32) Freya Davies 4/18 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 15 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Ian Ramage and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)

• Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.

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21 August 2019 15:00 Scorecard

Western Storm 159/8 (20 overs)	v	Surrey Stars 155/8 (20 overs)
Rachel Priest 44 (16) Marizanne Kapp 1/8 (3 overs)		Sarah Taylor 73 (54) Deepti Sharma 3/18 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 4 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Neil Pratt and Ian Ramage Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Surrey Stars)

• Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 4, Surrey Stars 0

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25 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

Western Storm 171/4 (20 overs)	v	Surrey Stars 94 (17.5 overs)
Rachel Priest 89 (55) Dane van Niekerk 2/34 (4 overs)		Sarah Taylor 34 (29) Sonia Odedra 4/25 (3 overs)

Western Storm won by 77 runs Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)

• Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Western Storm 5, Surrey Stars 0

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28 August 2019 18:30 Scorecard

Yorkshire Diamonds 104/4 (10 overs)	v	Western Storm 99/3 (10 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 60 (27) Freya Davies 3/7 (2 overs)		Fran Wilson 45 (20) Linsey Smith 1/14 (2 overs)

Yorkshire Diamonds won by 5 runs County Ground, Taunton, Taunton Umpires: Mark Newell and Tom Lungley Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Yorkshire Diamonds)

• 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

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Final

1 September 2019 16:00 Scorecard

Southern Vipers 172/7 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 174/4 (19 overs)
Danni Wyatt 73 (42) Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs)		Heather Knight 78* (53) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/31 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 6 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)

• 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

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

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

Wicket-keeping

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings
Rachel Priest	11	11	7	5
Source: ESPN Cricinfo