Central Sparks

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Central Sparks
Central Sparks logo.jpg
Personnel
CaptainEvelyn Jones (2020–)
CoachLloyd Tennant (2020–)
Team information
Colours   Black and orange
Established2020
Home groundEdgbaston Cricket Ground
New Road, Worcester
Edgbaston Foundation Ground
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins0
Official websiteCentral Sparks

Playing kit

Central Sparks are a women's cricket team that represent the West Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at Edgbaston and New Road.[1][2] They are captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant.[3] The team is partnered with Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.[4]

History[]

In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket.[5] Central Sparks were one of the sides created under this structure, representing the West Midlands and partnered with Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.[4] The side was to be captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant.[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[7] Central Sparks finished second in the North Group of the competition, winning three of their six games but failing to progress to the final.[8] At the end of the season, five Sparks players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Evelyn Jones, Marie Kelly, Issy Wong, Emily Arlott and Gwenan Davies.[9]

The following season, 2021, Sparks competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side finished third in their group, winning three of their six matches.[10] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Central Sparks qualified for the knockout stages of the tournament, finishing third in the group of eight with five wins from their seven matches.[11] During the group stages, Amy Jones hit the highest score of the tournament, scoring 163* against Western Storm, whilst Emily Arlott recorded the best individual bowling figures of the tournament against Southern Vipers, taking 5/29 including a hat-trick.[12][13] In the play-off, however, the side lost to Northern Diamonds by 6 wickets to be eliminated from the competition.[14]

Home grounds[]

Venue Games hosted by season
20 21 Total
Edgbaston Cricket Ground 2 2 4
New Road, Worcester 2 3 5
Edgbaston Foundation Ground – 1 1

Players[]

Current squad[]

As per 2021 season.[15]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
8 Davina Perrin  England Unknown Right-handed Right-arm leg break
10 Milly Home  England (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Evelyn Jones  England (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm medium Club captain
– Ami Campbell  England (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
24 Clare Boycott  England (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
60 Stephanie Butler  England (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break
77 Ria Fackrell  England (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
78 Thea Brookes  England (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
29 Poppy Davies  England (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 21) Right-handed —
30 Chloe Hill  England (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 24) Right-handed —
40 Amy Jones double-dagger  England (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 28) Right-handed —
79 Gwenan Davies  Wales (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium
– Abigail Freeborn  England (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 25) Right-handed —
Bowlers
3 Hannah Baker  England (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 17) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
9 Grace Potts  England (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
14 Emily Arlott  England (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
17 Anisha Patel  England (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
33 Sarah Glenn double-dagger  England (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
42 Elizabeth Russell  England (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium
64 Georgia Davis  England (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
95 Issy Wong  England (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Academy[]

The Central Sparks Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the West Midlands region, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2022 Academy are listed below:[16]

Name County
Ellie Anderson Worcestershire
Meg Austin Staffordshire
Hannah Baker Warwickshire
Caitlin Belcher Shropshire
Lexie Cantrill Staffordshire
Emily Churms Warwickshire/Shropshire
Hannah Hardwick Worcestershire
Charis Pavely Worcestershire
Davina Perrin Staffordshire
Lucy Shenton Staffordshire
Laura Smitten Warwickshire
Libby Thomas Wales

Coaching staff[]

  • Head Coach: Lloyd Tennant
  • Regional Director: Laura Macleod
  • Academy Head Coach: Darren Franklin
  • Team Operations Manager: Beth Gaskell
  • Physiotherapist: Jill Chapman
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Anna Nelson
  • Assistant Coach: Dominic Ostler
  • Team Doctor: Kim Gregory


As of the 2021 season.[6]

Seasons[]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy[]

Season Final standing League standings[17] Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2020 Group Stage 6 3 3 0 0 1 13 −0.285 2nd DNQ
2021 Losing semi-finalists: 3rd 7 5 2 0 0 2 22 +0.822 3rd Lost to Northern Diamonds in the semi-final

Charlotte Edwards Cup[]

Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2021 Group Stages 6 3 3 0 0 0 12 –0.669 3rd DNQ

Statistics[]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy[]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – summary of results[18]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2020 6 3 3 0 0 50.00
2021 8 5 3 0 0 62.50
Total 14 8 6 0 0 57.14
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – teamwise result summary[19]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Lightning 3 0 3 0 0 0.00
Northern Diamonds 4 2 2 0 0 50.00
North West Thunder 3 2 1 0 0 66.67
South East Stars 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
Southern Vipers 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
Sunrisers 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
Western Storm 1 1 0 0 0 100.00

Charlotte Edwards Cup[]

Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2021 6 3 3 0 0 50.00
Total 6 3 3 0 0 50.00
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Charlotte Edwards Cup - teamwise result summary
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Lightning 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
South East Stars 2 0 2 0 0 0.00
Southern Vipers 2 1 1 0 0 50.00

Records[]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy[]

Charlotte Edwards Cup[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Women's Regional T20 2021 - Fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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