Western Storm
2019 season
CoachTrevor Griffin
CaptainHeather Knight
Overseas playerSmriti Mandhana
Rachel Priest
Deepti Sharma
WCSLChampions
Most runsHeather Knight (392)
Most wicketsFreya Davies (19)
Most catchesFran Wilson (6)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRachel Priest (12)

The 2019 season was Western Storm's fourth season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished top of the initial group stage, winning 9 of their 10 matches, therefore progressing straight to the final.[1] In the final they played against Southern Vipers, beating them by seven wickets to claim their second Super League title.[2]

The side was captained by Heather Knight and coached by Trevor Griffin. They played three home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and two at the County Ground, Bristol.[3]

Squad

Western Storm announced their full 15-player squad for the season on 5 July 2019.[4] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (6 August 2019).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Sophie Luff England6 December 1993 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Smriti Mandhana India18 July 1996 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
Fran Wilson England7 November 1991 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm off break
All-rounders
Naomi Dattani England28 April 1994 (aged 25)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Heather Knight England26 December 1990 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
Deepti Sharma India24 August 1997 (aged 21)Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr England17 April 1994 (aged 25)Right-handed
Rachel Priest New Zealand13 June 1985 (aged 34)Right-handedOverseas player
Nat Wraith England3 October 2001 (aged 17)Right-handed
Bowlers
Freya Davies England27 October 1995 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Danielle Gibson England30 April 2001 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alex Griffiths Wales12 June 2002 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ellie Mitchell England28 December 2001 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Claire Nicholas Wales8 September 1986 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sonia Odedra England3 June 1988 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Anya Shrubsole England7 December 1991 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Western Storm 10 9 1 0 0 3 39 1.109
2 Loughborough Lightning 10 7 3 0 0 4 32 0.792
3 Southern Vipers 10 4 4 1 1 2 22 0.425
4 Yorkshire Diamonds 10 5 5 0 0 0 20 −0.456
5 Surrey Stars 10 3 6 0 1 2 16 −0.857
6 Lancashire Thunder 10 0 9 1 0 0 2 −1.194
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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League stage

6 August 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
125/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
126/3 (17 overs)
Amy Jones 65 (53)
Freya Davies 2/24 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 41 (39)
Sarah Glenn 2/13 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.

10 August 2019
15:00
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
141/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
143/4 (19.3 overs)
Suné Luus 62 (48)
Claire Nicholas 2/25 (4 overs)
Fran Wilson 54 (35)
Sophie Ecclestone 1/19 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.

11 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
143/7 (19.5 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 44* (28)
Claire Nicholas 2/29 (4 overs)
Fran Wilson 40 (30)
Natasha Farrant 3/23 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 3 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.

13 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
158/4 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
118 (18.2 overs)
Rachel Priest 55 (43)
Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (3 overs)
Mignon du Preez 30 (24)
Freya Davies 4/27 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 40 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Martin Saggers and David Millns
Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0.

15 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
151/9 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
152/1 (14.5 overs)
Hollie Armitage 59 (56)
Anya Shrubsole 1/16 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 9 wickets
Clifton Park Ground, York
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

18 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
159/8 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
160/5 (19.5 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 50 (37)
Anya Shrubsole 3/36 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 72 (43)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/32 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
Chester Boughton Hall CC, Chester
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.

20 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
170/3 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
155/9 (20 overs)
Heather Knight 61 (48)
Stafanie Taylor 1/20 (4 overs)
Danni Wyatt 56 (32)
Freya Davies 4/18 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 15 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Ian Ramage and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.

21 August 2019
15:00
Scorecard
Western Storm
159/8 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
155/8 (20 overs)
Rachel Priest 44 (16)
Marizanne Kapp 1/8 (3 overs)
Sarah Taylor 73 (54)
Deepti Sharma 3/18 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 4 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Ian Ramage
Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Surrey Stars 0

25 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
171/4 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
94 (17.5 overs)
Rachel Priest 89 (55)
Dane van Niekerk 2/34 (4 overs)
Sarah Taylor 34 (29)
Sonia Odedra 4/25 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 77 runs
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Surrey Stars 0

28 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
104/4 (10 overs)
v
Western Storm
99/3 (10 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 60 (27)
Freya Davies 3/7 (2 overs)
Fran Wilson 45 (20)
Linsey Smith 1/14 (2 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 5 runs
County Ground, Taunton, Taunton
Umpires: Mark Newell and Tom Lungley
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Yorkshire Diamonds)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0

Final

1 September 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
172/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
174/4 (19 overs)
Danni Wyatt 73 (42)
Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Batting

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Naomi Dattani113395*75.000000
Freya Davies111100*0000
Danielle Gibson1
Alex Griffiths510111.0050.000000
Heather Knight1111339278*49.00111.3604379
Sophie Luff111041343422.33130.0900120
Smriti Mandhana111102687224.36137.4302423
Claire Nicholas10
Sonia Odedra71111*100.000000
Rachel Priest111113658935.50145.41034515
Deepti Sharma117510639*53.00145.2000150
Anya Shrubsole1020000.000.000000
Fran Wilson111042985449.66138.6002374
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

Bowling

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Naomi Dattani1122.502222/1011.007.768.5
Freya Davies111139.01251194/1813.216.4313.21
Danielle Gibson112.00804.00
Alex Griffiths556.005211/1552.008.6636.0
Heather Knight111135.0125652/2751.207.3142.0
Claire Nicholas101035.01246122/2520.507.0217.5
Sonia Odedra7716.0013864/2523.008.6216.0
Deepti Sharma111138.2025493/1828.226.6225.5
Anya Shrubsole101032.00254133/3619.537.9314.7
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

Fielding

Player Matches Innings Catches
Naomi Dattani11115
Freya Davies11110
Danielle Gibson110
Alex Griffiths554
Heather Knight11112
Sophie Luff11114
Smriti Mandhana11115
Claire Nicholas10103
Sonia Odedra773
Deepti Sharma11113
Anya Shrubsole10103
Fran Wilson11116
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Wicket-keeping

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Rachel Priest111175
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Women's Cricket Super League 2019/Table". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Final, Hove, Sep 1 2019, Women's Cricket Super League: Western Storm v Southern Vipers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Women's Cricket Super League 2019/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Western Storm reveal full 2019 squad". Western Storm. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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