2018 Western Storm season

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Western Storm
2018 season
CoachTrevor Griffin
CaptainHeather Knight
Overseas playerSmriti Mandhana
Rachel Priest
Stafanie Taylor
WCSL3rd
Most runsSmriti Mandhana (421)
Most wicketsFreya Davies (8)
Most catchesDanielle Gibson (5)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRachel Priest (11)
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The 2018 season was Western Storm's third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final.[1] However, they lost in the semi-final to the eventual winners Surrey Stars by 9 runs.[2]

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

Squad[]

Western Storm announced their full 15-player squad for the season on 17 July 2018.[4][5] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (22 July 2018).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Sophie Luff  England (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Smriti Mandhana  India (1996-07-18)18 July 1996 (aged 22) Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Lauren Parfitt  Wales (1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Fran Wilson  England (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Naomi Dattani  England (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 24) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Heather Knight  England (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Alice Macleod  England (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Rebecca Silk  England (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Stafanie Taylor  West Indies (1991-06-11)11 June 1991 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr  England (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed —
Rachel Priest  New Zealand (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 33) Right-handed — Overseas player
Bowlers
Freya Davies  England (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 22) Right-handed Right=arm medium
Danielle Gibson  England (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Claire Nicholas  Wales (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Anya Shrubsole  England (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League[]

Season standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Loughborough Lightning 10 7 3 0 0 5 33 1.361
2 Western Storm 10 6 3 0 1 4 30 0.919
3 Surrey Stars 10 5 4 0 1 2 24 −0.404
4 Lancashire Thunder 10 5 5 0 0 1 21 −0.825
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 10 3 6 0 1 1 15 −0.290
6 Southern Vipers 10 2 7 0 1 0 10 −0.490
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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League stage[]

22 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
162/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
166/3 (15.3 overs)
Delissa Kimmince 55*(41)
Freya Davies 2/28 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 97 (62)
Alice Davidson-Richards 2/31 (3.3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Tim Robinson (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
26 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
132/9 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
136/3 (15.5 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 37 (21)
Sophia Dunkley 3/18 (2 overs)
Sarah Taylor 50 (34)
Danielle Gibson 2/34 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Mark Newell (Eng)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0.
29 July 2018
10:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
85/2 (6 overs)
v
Smriti Mandhana 52* (19)
Georgia Elwiss 1/17 (1 over)
Western Storm won by 18 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 6 over per side due to rain.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0.
31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
91 (18.1 overs)
v
Western Storm
93/1 (9.3 overs)
Sara McGlashan 31 (30)
Claire Nicholas 2/17 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 43* (27)
Arran Brindle 1/13 (2 overs)
Western Storm won by 9 wickets
Arundel Castle, Arundel
Umpires: Chris Watts (Eng) and Rob White (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Southern Vipers 0.
3 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
153/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
154/3 (18.2 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 85* (57)
Anya Shrubsole 2/36 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 102 (61)
Amy Satterthwaite 1/7 (1.2 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
5 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
174/3 (19.2 overs)
Beth Mooney 69 (42)
Heather Knight 1/27 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 56 (36)
Katie Levick 1/16 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
9 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
185/4 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
109 (18.2 overs)
Heather Knight 76 (50)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/27 (4 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 33 (32)
Claire Nicholas 3/11 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 76 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
11 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
62/2 (8.5 overs)
v
Danielle Wyatt 27 (20)
Danielle Gibson 1/8 (1.5 overs)
No result
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Rob White (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 2.
15 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
124/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
125/1 (12.3 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 29 (27)
Kirstie Gordon 3/19 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 66* (40)
Heather Knight 1/24 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0.
18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
158/5 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
160/5 (19.4 overs)
Heather Knight 62 (47)
Dane van Niekerk 2/20 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 48 (28)
Heather Knight 1/18 (2 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 4, Western Storm 0.

Semi-final[]

27 August 2018
12:00
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
162/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
153/6 (20 overs)
Nat Sciver 72* (43)
Heather Knight 1/16 (2 overs)
Fran Wilson 58* (45)
Nat Sciver 2/21 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 9 runs
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Neil Bainton (Eng)
Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Surrey Stars)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics[]

Batting[]

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike Rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Naomi Dattani 11 4 1 26 12 8.66 100.00 0 0 3 1
Freya Davies 11 1 1 9 9* – 112.50 0 0 1 0
Danielle Gibson 11 1 0 3 3 3.00 60.00 0 0 0 0
Heather Knight 11 10 2 368 97 46.00 133.81 0 3 47 6
Sophie Luff 11 5 3 36 19* 18.00 97.29 0 0 2 0
Alice Macleod 2 1 1 2 2* – 66.66 0 0 0 0
Smriti Mandhana 10 9 2 421 102 60.14 174.68 1 2 45 21
Claire Nicholas 10 1 1 2 2* – 40.00 0 0 0 0
Rachel Priest 11 10 0 183 37 18.30 139.69 0 0 26 6
Anya Shrubsole 11 3 1 14 12 7.00 77.77 0 0 2 0
Stafanie Taylor 11 9 4 155 51* 31.00 105.44 0 1 16 1
Fran Wilson 11 8 4 132 58* 33.00 109.09 0 3 47 6
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Bowling[]

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike Rate
Naomi Dattani 11 3 6.2 0 53 3 1/10 17.66 8.36 12.6
Freya Davies 11 11 37.0 0 286 8 2/28 35.75 7.72 27.7
Danielle Gibson 11 8 18.2 0 136 5 2/34 27.20 7.41 22.0
Heather Knight 11 10 23.0 0 189 6 1/10 31.50 8.21 23.0
Claire Nicholas 10 10 29.0 0 204 7 3/11 29.14 7.03 24.8
Anya Shrubsole 11 11 35.5 0 274 6 2/36 45.66 7.64 35.8
Stafanie Taylor 11 11 29.5 0 230 6 2/18 38.33 7.70 29.8
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Fielding[]

Player Matches Innings Catches
Naomi Dattani 11 11 1
Freya Davies 11 11 0
Danielle Gibson 11 11 5
Heather Knight 11 11 1
Sophie Luff 11 11 2
Alice Macleod 2 2 0
Smriti Mandhana 10 10 2
Claire Nicholas 10 10 2
Anya Shrubsole 11 11 0
Stafanie Taylor 11 11 2
Fran Wilson 11 11 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Wicket-keeping[]

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Rachel Priest 11 11 5 6
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Table". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Semi-Final, Hove, Aug 27 2018, Women's Cricket Super League: Western Storm v Surrey Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Western Storm complete 2018 squad". Western Storm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Kia Super League 2018 Squads: Who's playing for who this season?". Western Storm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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