Emma Victoria Corney (born 15 September 2003) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]

Emma Corney
Personal information
Full name
Emma Victoria Corney
Born (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–2024Devon
2020–2024Western Storm
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 34 27
Runs scored 714 662
Batting average 22.50 31.52
100s/50s 0/4 0/2
Top score 82 64
Balls bowled 138 36
Wickets 2 2
Bowling average 57.00 11.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/16 2/15
Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Early life

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Corney was born on 15 September 2003. Her hometown is Exmouth, Devon.[3]

Domestic career

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Corney made her county debut for Devon in 2019, against Wales.[4] In her fourth match, she hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 55 against Middlesex.[5] She was Devon's leading run-scorer in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 165 runs including her Twenty20 high score of 44, as well as taking 2 wickets.[6][7]

In 2020, Corney played for Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, taking two wickets with a best of 1/16 against Sunrisers.[8][9] She played two matches for the side in 2021, as well as being part of the Academy squad throughout the season.[10][11][12] In 2022, she played two matches for Western Storm, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 52 runs in two innings.[13]

In April 2023, it was announced that Corney had signed her first professional contract with Western Storm.[14] She played 13 matches for the side that season, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and was the side's second-highest run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 296 runs including two half-centuries.[15][16] In 2024, she played 15 matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a high score of 46.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Emma Corney". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Emma Corney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Emma Corney". Western Storm. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Devon Women v Wales Women, 6 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Middlesex Women v Devon Women, 27 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Devon Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowling for Devon Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Western Storm/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Western Storm v Sunrisers, 19 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Western Storm announce selections for Regional Academy Programme". Western Storm. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. ^ "First Pro Contract for Emma". Western Storm. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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