Lauren Filer
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Bristol, England
 Filer bowling for Western Storm in May 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lauren Louise Filer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 2000 Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 167) | 22 June 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 December 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 143) | 9 September 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 September 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 61) | 19 March 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 11 July 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Welsh Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Manchester Originals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lauren Louise Filer (born 22 December 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Durham and Manchester Originals. She plays as a right-arm fast bowler. She has previously played for Somerset, Western Storm, Welsh Fire and London Spirit.[1][2]
She made her international debut for England in June 2023, in a Test match against Australia.[3]
Domestic career
Filer made her debut for Somerset in 2018 against Nottinghamshire, taking one wicket.[5] She achieved her best List A bowling figures in 2019, taking 3/21 against Essex.[6] She appeared in one match for Somerset as they won the West Midlands Group of the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she took five wickets in five matches for Somerset, at an average of 8.80.[8]
In 2020, Filer played for Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 3 matches, taking 3 wickets at an average of 23.33, including taking 2/24 against Sunrisers.[9][6] The following season, she appeared in all seven matches for Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking five wickets at an average of 42.40.[10] She also played four matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets.[11] She also signed to play for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[12] In 2022, she played eight matches for Western Storm, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[13][14] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, she was the side's leading wicket-taker, with 11 wickets at an average of 22.63, and hit her maiden half-century, scoring 58* against Central Sparks.[13][15] She was also ever-present for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, taking two wickets in six matches.[16] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Filer had signed her first professional contract with Western Storm.[17]
In 2023, she played 11 matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 13 wickets.[18][19] She also played six matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, taking two wickets.[20] In 2024, she played eight matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking nine wickets.[21][22]
