2021 Western Storm season
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| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Mark O'Leary | ||
| Captain | Sophie Luff | ||
| RHFT | 6th | ||
| CEC | Group B, 2nd | ||
| Most runs | RHFT: Sophie Luff (417) CEC: Sophie Luff (127) | ||
| Most wickets | RHFT: Georgia Hennessy (9) CEC: Nicole Harvey (12) | ||
| Most catches | RHFT: Lauren Filer (3) CEC: Danielle Gibson (5) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | RHFT: Nat Wraith (10) CEC: Nat Wraith (6) | ||
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The 2021 season saw Western Storm compete in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished sixth in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 3 wins from their 7 matches.[1] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished second in Group B, narrowly missing out on progressing to Finals Day.[2]
The side was captained by Sophie Luff and coached by Mark O'Leary.[3] They played three home matches at the County Ground, Bristol, three at the County Ground, Taunton and one, a first for the side, at Sophia Gardens.[4][5]
Western Storm announced their initial 18-player squad for the season on 27 May 2021.[3] Claire Nicholas re-joined the squad on 25 August 2021 after being on maternity leave.[6] Chloe Skelton and Joleigh Roberts were promoted to the senior squad from the Academy during the season, both playing their first match on 10 September 2021.[7] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (29 May 2021).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Sophie Luff |  England | 6 December 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
| Lauren Parfitt |  Wales | 1 April 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Chloe Skelton | England | 20 June 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Emma Corney | England | 15 September 2003 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Katie George | England | 7 April 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Danielle Gibson | England | 30 April 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Alex Griffiths | Wales | 12 June 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Georgia Hennessy | England | 4 November 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Niamh Holland | England | 27 October 2004 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Heather Knight | England | 26 December 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Fi Morris | England | 31 January 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Bethan Gammon | Wales | 10 March 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Nat Wraith | England | 3 October 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Emily Edgcombe | England | 25 June 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Lauren Filer | England | 22 December 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Nicole Harvey | England | 18 September 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Steph Hutchins | England | 6 October 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Claire Nicholas | Wales | 8 September 1986 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Mollie Robbins | England | 4 October 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Joleigh Roberts | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Anya Shrubsole | England | 7 December 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0.417 |
| 2 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.182 |
| 3 | Central Sparks (Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.822 |
| 4 | Lightning | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.274 |
| 5 | South East Stars | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.226 |
| 6 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.462 |
| 7 | North West Thunder | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.620 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.598 |
Advanced to the final
Advanced to the play-off
Fixtures
North West Thunder 291/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 295/9 (50 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
Central Sparks 295/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 254/9 (50 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 245/8 (50 overs) |
v |
South East Stars 249/4 (43.1 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 177 (49.3 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 178/2 (34.5 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 183 (38.1 overs) |
v |
Northern Diamonds 184/3 (31.1 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 228/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Lightning 166 (41.2 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Lightning 0
Western Storm 313/4 (50 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers 277 (44.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
Tournament statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Luff | 7 | 7 | 417 | 69.50 | 157* | 1 | 3 |
| Heather Knight | 3 | 3 | 223 | 74.33 | 91 | 0 | 3 |
| Fi Morris | 7 | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Lauren Parfitt | 6 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 91 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Griffiths | 3 | 3 | 121 | 40.33 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 3 | 3 | 101 | 50.50 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| Danielle Gibson | 7 | 7 | 100 | 16.66 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] Qualification: 100 runs.
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Hennessy | 7 | 57.0 | 9 | 31.22 | 4.92 | 3/57 | 0 |
| Nicole Harvey | 6 | 39.2 | 6 | 29.83 | 4.55 | 2/25 | 0 |
| Fi Morris | 7 | 35.0 | 5 | 40.40 | 5.77 | 2/34 | 0 |
| Lauren Filer | 7 | 39.0 | 5 | 42.40 | 5.43 | 2/21 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9] Qualification: 5 wickets.