2020 Central Sparks season

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Central Sparks
2020 season
CoachLloyd Tennant
CaptainEvelyn Jones
RHFTNorth Group, 2nd
Most runsEvelyn Jones (334)
Most wicketsClare Boycott (8)
Anisha Patel (8)
Most catchesEmily Arlott (5)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsGwenan Davies (4)
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The 2020 season was Central Sparks' first season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side finished second in the North Group of the competition, winning three of their six matches but failing to qualify for the final.[1]

After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with Central Sparks being one of the new teams, representing the West Midlands.[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place.[3] Central Sparks were captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant, and played their home matches at Edgbaston and New Road.[4]

Squad[]

Central Sparks' squad is listed below.[5] Age given is at the start of Central Sparks' first match of the season (29 August 2020).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Milly Home  England (2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Evelyn Jones  England (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium Captain
Marie Kelly  England (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Clare Boycott  England (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Thea Brookes  England (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Stephanie Butler  England (1994-04-23)23 April 1994 (aged 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Gwenan Davies  Wales (1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 26) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Poppy Davies  England (2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (aged 20) Right-handed —
Chloe Hill  England (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed —
Amy Jones  England (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Emily Arlott  England (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Hannah Baker  England (2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 16) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Georgia Davis  England (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sarah Glenn  England (1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Anisha Patel  England (1995-08-17)17 August 1995 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Grace Potts  England (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Elizabeth Russell  England (1994-05-22)22 May 1994 (aged 26) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Issy Wong  England (2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy[]

North Group[]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds 6 5 1 0 0 3 23 1.000
2 Central Sparks 6 3 3 0 0 1 13 −0.285
3 North West Thunder 6 2 4 0 0 1 9 −0.515
4 Lightning 6 2 4 0 0 0 8 −0.113
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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Fixtures[]

29 August 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
144 (38.1 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
145/1 (24.1 overs)
Gwenan Davies 33 (44)
Katherine Brunt 5/20 (9 overs)
Lauren Winfield 72 (71)
Clare Boycott 1/5 (1 over)
Northern Diamonds won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Sue Redfern
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Central Sparks 0
31 August 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
135 (46.1 overs)
v
Central Sparks
136/6 (44 overs)
Kate Cross 45 (73)
Issy Wong 3/26 (10 overs)
Marie Kelly 59* (99)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/13 (10 overs)
Central Sparks won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Malinda Underdown and Sue Redfern
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Thunder 0
5 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
166/8 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
167/2 (38.1 overs)
Natalie Brown 27 (47)
Clare Boycott 4/40 (10 overs)
Evelyn Jones 90 (113)
Olivia Thomas 1/29 (4 overs)
Central Sparks won by 8 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Malinda Underdown and Jeremy Lloyds
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 5, Thunder 0
11 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
233/8 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
227/9 (50 overs)
Sarah Bryce 75 (98)
Anisha Patel 3/49 (10 overs)
Marie Kelly 53 (82)
Alicia Presland 3/26 (10 overs)
Lightning won by 6 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Yvette Dolphin-Cooper
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0
13 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
217 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
218/4 (46.4 overs)
Sterre Kalis 87 (115)
Elizabeth Russell 4/28 (9 overs)
Evelyn Jones 77 (114)
Beth Langston 2/27 (8 overs)
Central Sparks won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Lina Nenova and Peter Hartley
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0
19 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
303/5 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
248 (49.4 overs)
Sarah Bryce 136* (133)
Anisha Patel 2/46 (10 overs)
Evelyn Jones 115* (138)
Kathryn Bryce 3/54 (9.4 overs)
Lightning won by 55 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Malinda Underdown
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0

Statistics[]

Batting[]

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike Rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Emily Arlott 6 3 0 24 19 8.00 72.72 0 0 2 0
Hannah Baker 2 1 0 5 5 5.00 62.50 0 0 0 0
Thea Brookes 3 2 1 10 6* 10.00 25.00 0 0 0 0
Clare Boycott 5 4 1 53 33* 17.66 44.91 0 0 3 0
Stephanie Butler 1 – – – – – – – – – –
Gwenan Davies 6 6 0 169 50 28.16 68.14 0 1 22 0
Poppy Davies 4 4 2 47 31* 23.50 44.33 0 0 3 0
Georgia Davis 2 1 0 3 3 3.00 42.85 0 0 0 0
Sarah Glenn 2 2 0 23 23 11.50 51.11 0 0 1 0
Chloe Hill 4 3 1 34 23* 17.00 53.96 0 0 5 0
Milly Home 4 3 0 19 17 6.33 43.18 0 0 1 0
Amy Jones 2 2 0 38 26 19.00 64.40 0 0 4 0
Evelyn Jones 6 6 1 334 115* 66.80 74.05 1 2 42 0
Marie Kelly 6 6 2 223 59* 55.75 61.77 0 2 22 0
Anisha Patel 5 3 1 4 2* 2.00 40.00 0 0 0 0
Elizabeth Russell 5 3 1 2 1 1.00 50.00 0 0 0 0
Issy Wong 3 2 0 2 2 1.00 22.22 0 0 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Bowling[]

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike Rate
Emily Arlott 6 6 49.0 2 209 3 1/24 69.66 4.26 98.0
Hannah Baker 2 2 20.0 1 75 4 3/26 18.75 3.75
Thea Brookes 3 1 10.0 0 43 2 2/43 21.50 4.30 30.0
Clare Boycott 5 5 37.0 1 160 8 4/40 20.00 4.32 27.7
Stephanie Butler 1 1 9.0 0 38 0 – – 4.22 –
Georgia Davis 2 2 18.1 2 81 4 3/29 20.25 4.45 27.2
Sarah Glenn 2 2 16.1 1 52 1 1/17 52.00 3.21 97.0
Evelyn Jones 6 2 4.0 0 37 0 – – 9.25 –
Anisha Patel 5 5 44.0 3 202 8 3/49 25.25 4.59 33.0
Elizabeth Russell 5 5 41.0 3 174 6 4/28 29.00 4.24 41.0
Issy Wong 3 3 22.0 2 106 3 3/26 35.33 4.81 44.0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Fielding[]

Player Matches Innings Catches
Emily Arlott 6 6 5
Hannah Baker 2 2 1
Thea Brookes 3 3 0
Clare Boycott 5 5 3
Stephanie Butler 1 1 0
Gwenan Davies 6 2 1
Poppy Davies 4 4 0
Georgia Davis 2 2 0
Sarah Glenn 2 2 0
Chloe Hill 4 4 1
Milly Home 4 4 0
Evelyn Jones 6 6 2
Marie Kelly 6 6 2
Anisha Patel 5 5 1
Elizabeth Russell 5 5 0
Issy Wong 3 3 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Wicket-keeping[]

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Gwenan Davies 6 4 3 1
Amy Jones 2 2 2 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: The special-edition 50-over competition explained". the Cricketer. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's cricket: Domestic 50-over competition named Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Squad/Central Sparks". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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