Isla Thomson
English cricketer (born 2004)
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Isla Sarah Thomson (born 27 July 2004) is an English cricketer who currently captains Wiltshire. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]
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| Full name | Isla Sarah Thomson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Wiltshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
Thomson made her county debut in 2018, for Wiltshire against Buckinghamshire.[3] She became captain of Wiltshire ahead of the 2021 season.[4] She was Wiltshire's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with four wickets at an average of 21.75.[5] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer, with 132 runs at an average of 26.40, including scoring 62* against Dorset.[6][7] She was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 143 runs in three matches, including one half-century.[8]
In 2022, Thomson was included in the Western Storm Academy.[9][10] Ahead of the 2023 season, she was promoted to the senior squad.[11] She made her debut for the side on 22 April 2023, against Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, in which she bowled one over and scored 16*.[12]
