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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]

Western Storm
2022 season
CoachDan Helesfay (CEC)
Trevor Griffin (RHFT)
CaptainSophie Luff
RHFT4th
CECGroup A, 3rd
Most runsRHFT: Sophie Luff (268)
CEC: Georgia Hennessy (158) &
Sophie Luff (158)
Most wicketsRHFT: Lauren Filer (11)
CEC: Claire Nicholas (6) &
Danielle Gibson (6)
Most catchesRHFT: Danielle Gibson (5)
CEC: Danielle Gibson (3) &
Sophie Luff (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: 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

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Changes

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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

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  • 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 (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
Lauren Parfitt   Wales (1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Fran Wilson   England (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Emma Corney   England (2003-09-15)15 September 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022
Katie George   England (1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Danielle Gibson   England (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alex Griffiths   Wales (2002-06-12)12 June 2002 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Georgia Hennessy   England (1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Niamh Holland   England (2004-10-27)27 October 2004 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Heather Knight   England (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Fi Morris   England (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Chloe Skelton   England (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break Joined July 2022
Wicket-keepers
Bethan Gammon   Wales (2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed —
Katie Jones   England (2005-12-28)28 December 2005 (aged 16) Right-handed — Joined September 2022
Nat Wraith   England (2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Lauren Filer   England (2000-12-22)22 December 2000 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Emily Geach   England (2004-02-15)15 February 2004 (aged 18) Left-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022
Nicole Harvey   England (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Claire Nicholas   Wales (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Mollie Robbins   England (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sophia Smale   Wales (2004-12-08)8 December 2004 (aged 17) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Charlotte Edwards Cup

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Group A

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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

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14 May 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
156/4 (20 overs)
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Western Storm
136/6 (20 overs)
Amy Jones 52 (44)
Danielle Gibson 2/37 (4 overs)
Sophie Luff 43 (29)
Issy Wong 2/28 (4 overs)
Central Sparks won by 20 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Anna Harris and Hassan Adnan
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
18 May 2022
19:00 BST (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers
160/5 (20 overs)
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Western Storm
164/9 (20 overs)
Grace Scrivens 56 (42)
Heather Knight 1/22 (4 overs)
Katie George 34 (23)
Grace Scrivens 4/33 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 1 wicket
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Chris Watts and Sue Redfern
  • Western Storm won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
21 May 2022
11:00 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
145/6 (20 overs)
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South East Stars
148/3 (19 overs)
Georgia Hennessy 50 (52)
Bryony Smith 2/22 (3 overs)
Aylish Cranstone 66* (49)
Claire Nicholas 2/17 (4 overs)
South East Stars won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Sarah Bartlett
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
29 May 2022
11:00 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
169/5 (20 overs)
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Sunrisers
128/6 (20 overs)
Sophie Luff 78 (54)
Kelly Castle 2/16 (3 overs)
Naomi Dattani 53 (51)
Danielle Gibson 2/13 (2 overs)
Western Storm won by 41 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Sophie McLelland
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
1 June 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
109/8 (20 overs)
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South East Stars
112/7 (19.3 overs)
Fran Wilson 33* (30)
Kalea Moore 3/4 (2 overs)
Alice Davidson-Richards 35 (25)
Sophia Smale 2/18 (4 overs)
South East Stars won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Anna Harris and Sarah Bartlett
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
4 June 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
134/4 (20 overs)
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Western Storm
135/3 (18.5 overs)
Amy Jones 63 (46)
Sophia Smale 2/17 (4 overs)
Georgia Hennessy 47* (45)
Emily Arlott 2/29 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jane Pratt and Naeem Ashraf
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Central Sparks 0

Tournament statistics

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Batting

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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

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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

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Season standings

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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

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2 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
260/9 (50 overs)
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Lightning
166/9 (34.2 overs)
Sophie Luff 48 (66)
Piepa Cleary 3/45 (10 overs)
Lucy Higham 34 (39)
Lauren Filer 3/35 (8 overs)
Western Storm won by 75 runs (DLS)
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Naeem Ashraf
  • 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
9 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
206 (50 overs)
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Western Storm
184/9 (50 overs)
Ami Campbell 50 (75)
Lauren Filer 3/36 (10 overs)
Lauren Filer 58* (69)
Sarah Glenn 4/23 (10 overs)
Central Sparks won by 22 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Jack Shantry and Sophie McLelland
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
16 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Sunrisers
254/6 (50 overs)
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Western Storm
257/7 (49 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 74 (106)
Niamh Holland 2/32 (7 overs)
Sophie Luff 100* (142)
Mady Villiers 2/33 (10 overs)
Western Storm won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Bob White and Sophie McLelland
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
23 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
South East Stars
283/8 (50 overs)
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Western Storm
247 (48 overs)
Chloe Brewer 61 (53)
Chloe Skelton 5/54 (9 overs)
Sophie Luff 95 (119)
Alice Davidson-Richards 4/33 (8 overs)
South East Stars won by 36 runs
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Jasmine Naeem
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
9 September 2022
10:30 BST
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No Result
County Ground, Hove
  • 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
11 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
334/6 (50 overs)
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Western Storm
230 (45.4 overs)
Hollie Armitage 131* (131)
Chloe Skelton 2/39 (10 overs)
Danielle Gibson 76 (59)
Katie Levick 4/41 (8.4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 104 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ben Peverall and Paul Baldwin
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0
18 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
242/5 (50 overs)
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Western Storm
239/8 (44.3 overs)
Seren Smale 57 (93)
Lauren Filer 3/46 (10 overs)
Danielle Gibson 56 (40)
Laura Jackson 3/50 (10 overs)
Western Storm won by 2 wickets (DLS)
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Grace Bambury
  • 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

Tournament statistics

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Batting

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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

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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

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Batting

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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

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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

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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

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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]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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