2024 Western Storm season
English cricket season
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The 2024 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 two of their ten matches, finishing seventh in the group.[1] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished bottom of the group, winning four of their fourteen matches.[2]
| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Trevor Griffin | ||
| Captain | Sophie Luff | ||
| Overseas player |  Amanda-Jade Wellington | ||
| RHFT | 8th | ||
| CEC | 7th | ||
| Most runs | RHFT: Fran Wilson (500) CEC: Heather Knight (155) | ||
| Most wickets | RHFT: Chloe Skelton (17) CEC: Amanda-Jade Wellington (12) | ||
| Most catches | RHFT: Sophie Luff (5), Sophia Smale (5) & Fran Wilson (5) CEC: Sophia Smale (5) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | RHFT: Katie Jones (6) & Nat Wraith (6) CEC: Nat Wraith (7) | ||
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The side was captained by Sophie Luff and coached by Trevor Griffin.[3] They played five home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, three at the County Ground, Bristol, and two apiece at Sophia Gardens and College Ground, Cheltenham.[4][5]
This was Western Storm's final season in existence, effectively being replaced by a professionalised Somerset team under the England and Wales Cricket Board's changes to the structure of women's domestic cricket from 2025 onwards.[6]
Squad
Departures
On 17 April 2024, it was announced that Isobel Patel, Rebecca Odgers, Isla Thomson and Nicole Harvey had not been retained in the squad compared to the previous season.[7]
Arrivals
On 28 March 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Amanda-Jade Wellington as an overseas player for the entire season.[8] On 17 April 2024, it was announced that Lola Harris, Emily Geach and Imogen Cooper had been added to the squad.[9][7] On 30 April 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Ellie Anderson on a month-long loan from Central Sparks.[10] On 1 May 2024, Jess Hazell was added to the squad.[11] On 12 June 2024, Anderson's loan was extended until 23 July 2024, and then again on 23 August 2024 until the end of the season.[12][13] On 24 May 2024, it was announced that the side had signed Issy Wong on loan from Central Sparks for the duration of the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[14] Wong's loan was later extended on 27 June 2024 until the end of July, and then again on 23 August 2024 for one match on 26 August 2024.[15][13]
Personnel and contract changes
On 3 October 2023, it was announced that Mollie Robbins had signed her first professional contract with the side.[16]
Squad list
- Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (20 April 2024).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Emma Corney |  England | 15 September 2003 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Sophie Luff | England | 6 December 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
| Fran Wilson | England | 7 November 1991 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Danielle Gibson | England | 30 April 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Alex Griffiths |  Wales | 12 June 2002 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Niamh Holland | England | 27 October 2004 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Heather Knight | England | 26 December 1990 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Sophia Smale | Wales | 8 December 2004 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Jess Hazell | England | 22 August 2004 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | Joined May 2024 | |
| Katie Jones | England | 28 December 2005 (aged 18) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Nat Wraith | England | 3 October 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Ellie Anderson | England | 30 October 2003 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | On loan from Central Sparks, May to September 2024 | |
| Imogen Cooper | England | 25 October 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Lauren Filer | England | 22 December 2000 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Emily Geach | England | 15 February 2004 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Lola Harris | England | 20 October 2006 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Gemma Lane | England | 13 May 2003 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Claire Nicholas | Wales | 8 September 1986 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Mollie Robbins | England | 4 October 1998 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Chloe Skelton | England | 20 June 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | Australia | 29 May 1997 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player | |
| Issy Wong | England | 15 May 2002 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | On loan from Central Sparks, May to August 2024 | |
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0.097 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0.246 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.534 |
| 4 | Sunrisers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | −0.122 |
| 5 | The Blaze | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | −0.176 |
| 6 | North West Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.013 |
| 7 | Central Sparks | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.299 |
| 8 | Western Storm | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | −0.211 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[2]
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
Western Storm 114 (30.4 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers 116/2 (33.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Western Storm 0
Northern Diamonds 275/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 265 (49.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 252/6 (50 overs) |
v |
North West Thunder 186 (42.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0
South East Stars 298/5 (44 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 236/5 (36 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
- Western Storm innings curtailed at 36 overs due to rain; target was 229.
- Points: Western Storm 4, South East Stars 0
Southern Vipers 295/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 291/9 (50 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 275 (48.1 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 276/6 (48 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 156 (37 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 157/3 (29.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 200/5 (30 overs) |
v |
Northern Diamonds 199/4 (26.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Western Storm innings reduced to 30 overs due to rain.
- Northern Diamonds innings reduced to 29 overs due to rain; target was 199.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 217 (46.5 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 220/5 (42.3 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 284 (49.5 overs) |
v |
Central Sparks 102 (25 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Central Sparks 0
Central Sparks 297/3 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 152 (33 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 282/8 (50 overs) |
v |
South East Stars 283/5 (47.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 180 (45.5 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers 150 (39.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
North West Thunder 216/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 69/2 (20 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Western Storm innings curtailed at 20 overs due to rain; target was 72.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Western Storm 0
Tournament statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Wilson | 14 | 14 | 500 | 41.66 | 81 | 0 | 5 |
| Sophie Luff | 14 | 14 | 491 | 40.91 | 76* | 0 | 5 |
| Nat Wraith | 14 | 13 | 428 | 35.66 | 73 | 0 | 2 |
| Sophia Smale | 14 | 14 | 285 | 20.35 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | 13 | 12 | 282 | 31.33 | 83 | 0 | 1 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[17] Qualification: 200 runs.
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe Skelton | 14 | 99.1 | 17 | 27.47 | 4.70 | 5/29 | 1 |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | 13 | 112.0 | 15 | 31.26 | 4.18 | 3/30 | 0 |
| Sophia Smale | 14 | 107.5 | 13 | 40.30 | 4.85 | 3/42 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18] Qualification: 10 wickets.
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blaze (Q) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0.606 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.309 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1.001 |
| 4 | Central Sparks (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.402 |
| 5 | North West Thunder | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.727 |
| 6 | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.067 |
| 7 | Western Storm | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −0.659 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.073 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[1]
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
South East Stars 132/9 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm 128/6 (20 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks 168/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 147 (18.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 38/3 (6 overs) |
v |
|
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- No further play possible due to rain.
- Points: South East Stars 2, Western Storm 2
Southern Vipers 173/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 145/7 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 134/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers 106 (17.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
Western Storm 99 (19.3 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 103/3 (14.1 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Western Storm 0
Southern Vipers 137/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 119 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
v |
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- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 2, North West Thunder 2
Northern Diamonds 146/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 118/7 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm 142/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers 131/9 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
Tournament statistics
Batting
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[19] Qualification: 150 runs.
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | 9 | 30.1 | 12 | 15.41 | 6.13 | 3/17 | 0 |
| Sophia Smale | 9 | 29.0 | 10 | 19.90 | 6.86 | 3/15 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[20] Qualification: 10 wickets.
Season statistics
Batting
| 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 | |
| Ellie Anderson | 9 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 6.75 | 67.50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Emma Corney | 8 | 8 | 179 | 40 | 22.37 | 66.05 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 149 | 46 | 21.28 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Lauren Filer | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5* | 8.00 | 72.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 4 | 4 | 75 | 51 | 18.75 | 129.31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 40 | 18.33 | 166.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Griffiths | 14 | 12 | 107 | 26 | 9.72 | 62.57 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 19 | 8.66 | 91.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Jess Hazell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Niamh Holland | 13 | 12 | 152 | 29 | 13.81 | 61.78 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 32 | 16.60 | 84.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Jones | 6 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7.00 | 51.85 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heather Knight | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 62.00 | 105.08 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 155 | 69 | 51.66 | 131.35 | 0 | 2 |
| Sophie Luff | 14 | 14 | 491 | 76* | 40.91 | 66.71 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 130 | 41 | 18.57 | 90.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Mollie Robbins | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8.00 | 145.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Chloe Skelton | 14 | 10 | 65 | 29* | 16.25 | 85.52 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4.50 | 54.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophia Smale | 14 | 14 | 285 | 53 | 20.35 | 61.68 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 14* | 9.50 | 88.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | 13 | 12 | 282 | 83 | 31.33 | 128.76 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 124 | 31* | 24.80 | 153.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Wilson | 14 | 14 | 500 | 81 | 41.66 | 89.12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 42 | 12.33 | 87.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Issy Wong | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10* | 5.66 | 60.71 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 4.80 | 82.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Wraith | 14 | 13 | 428 | 73 | 35.66 | 95.11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 21 | 8.50 | 78.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[21][22] | ||||||||||||||||
Bowling
| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | |
| Ellie Anderson | 9 | 54.1 | 9 | 37.66 | 6.25 | 3/35 | 0 | 7 | 16.4 | 6 | 21.16 | 7.62 | 4/9 | 0 |
| Lauren Filer | 3 | 19.5 | 1 | 106.00 | 5.34 | 1/13 | 0 | 5 | 18.0 | 8 | 11.25 | 5.00 | 3/8 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 4 | 27.0 | 4 | 35.50 | 5.25 | 3/44 | 0 | 3 | 6.0 | 2 | 27.50 | 9.16 | 1/27 | 0 |
| Alex Griffiths | 14 | 60.4 | 9 | 43.33 | 6.42 | 2/23 | 0 | 6 | 7.0 | 2 | 35.50 | 10.14 | 1/17 | 0 |
| Niamh Holland | 13 | 30.2 | 5 | 41.20 | 6.79 | 2/21 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | – | 12.25 | – | 0 |
| Mollie Robbins | 7 | 36.0 | 4 | 42.50 | 4.72 | 3/28 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | – | 9.00 | – | 0 |
| Chloe Skelton | 14 | 99.1 | 17 | 27.47 | 4.70 | 5/29 | 1 | 9 | 22.0 | 4 | 43.00 | 7.81 | 2/31 | 0 |
| Sophia Smale | 14 | 107.5 | 13 | 40.30 | 4.85 | 3/42 | 0 | 9 | 29.0 | 10 | 19.90 | 6.86 | 3/15 | 0 |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | 13 | 112.0 | 15 | 31.26 | 4.18 | 3/30 | 0 | 9 | 30.1 | 12 | 15.41 | 6.13 | 3/17 | 0 |
| Issy Wong | 5 | 32.0 | 5 | 37.20 | 5.81 | 3/20 | 0 | 7 | 18.0 | 4 | 31.00 | 6.88 | 1/13 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[21][22] | ||||||||||||||
Fielding
| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Innings | Catches | Matches | Innings | Catches | |
| Ellie Anderson | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Emma Corney | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Lauren Filer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Alex Griffiths | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Jess Hazell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Niamh Holland | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Katie Jones | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Heather Knight | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sophie Luff | 14 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Mollie Robbins | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Chloe Skelton | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Sophia Smale | 14 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | 13 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Fran Wilson | 14 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Issy Wong | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Nat Wraith | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[23][24] | ||||||
Wicket-keeping
| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | |
| Katie Jones | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Nat Wraith | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[25][26] | ||||||||