2017 Western Storm season

The 2017 season was Western Storm's second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they beat Surrey Stars by three wickets.[1][2] In the final, they faced Southern Vipers in a repeat of the previous season's final. This time, however, Western Storm were victorious by seven wickets to claim their first title.[3]

Western Storm
2017 season
CoachTrevor Griffin
CaptainHeather Knight
Overseas playerHolly Huddleston
Rachel Priest
Stafanie Taylor
WCSLChampions
Most runsRachel Priest (261)
Most wicketsStafanie Taylor (9)
Most catchesHeather Knight (3)
Georgia Hennessy (3)
Fran Wilson (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRachel Priest (8)

The side was captained by Heather Knight and coached by the newly appointed Trevor Griffin.[4] They played one of their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and their other home match at the County Ground, Bristol.[5]

Squad

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Western Storm's 15-player squad for the season is listed below.[6] Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (10 August 2017).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Sophie Luff   England (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Lauren Parfitt   Wales (1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 23) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Fran Wilson   England (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm off break
All-rounders
Georgia Hennessy   England (1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm medium
Heather Knight   England (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm off break Captain
Alice Macleod   England (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm off break
Stafanie Taylor   West Indies (1991-06-11)11 June 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm off break Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Amara Carr   England (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 23) Right-handed
Rachel Priest   New Zealand (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 32) Right-handed Overseas player
Bowlers
Jodie Dibble   England (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Freya Davies   England (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm medium
Danielle Gibson   England (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 16) Right-handed Right arm medium
Holly Huddleston   New Zealand (1987-10-11)11 October 1987 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player
Claire Nicholas   Wales (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Anya Shrubsole   England (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

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Season standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers 5 4 1 0 0 4 20 2.001
2 Surrey Stars 5 4 1 0 0 2 18 0.291
3 Western Storm 5 3 2 0 0 0 12 −0.887
4 Loughborough Lightning 5 2 3 0 0 2 10 0.664
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 5 2 3 0 0 0 8 −0.318
6 Lancashire Thunder 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 −1.692
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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League stage

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10 August 2017
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
70 (18.5 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
73/1 (9 overs)
Georgia Hennessy 22 (31)
Tash Farrant 2/10 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 47* (31)
Stafanie Taylor 1/3 (2 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 9 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: David Millns and Steve O'Shaugnessy
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Southern Vipers)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, Western Storm 0
12 August 2017
12:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
108/9 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
109/5 (19.1 overs)
Ellyse Perry 25 (28)
Stafanie Taylor 4/5 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 34 (32)
Georgia Elwiss 2/24 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
20 August 2017
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
160/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
161/0 (17 overs)
Lauren Winfield 58 (44)
Holly Huddleston 1/19 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 106* (65)
Western Storm won by 10 wickets
Clifton Park Ground, York
Umpires: Ben Debenham and James Middlebrook
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
23 August 2017
14:00
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
169/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
117 (19.3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 72 (44)
Claire Nicholas 3/20 (4 overs)
Alice Macleod 30 (29)
Nat Sciver 3/11 (3.3 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 52 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0
26 August 2017
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
122/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
123/5 (17.1 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 44 (41)
Freya Davies 2/24 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 52 (26)
Danielle Hazell 2/14 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0

Semi-final

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1 September
14:15
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
100/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
101/7 (18.5 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 30 (33)
Anya Shrubsole 3/22 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 37* (45)
Marizanne Kapp 3/11 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 3 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Western Storm)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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1 September
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
145/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
151/3 (18 overs)
Hayley Matthews 31 (28)
Stafanie Taylor 3/28 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 72 (36)
Arran Brindle 1/17 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: David Millns and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Batting

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Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Freya Davies 7 2 0 11 7 5.50 62.22 0 0 0 0
Jodie Dibble 5 2 1 4 2* 4.00 40.00 0 0 0 0
Georgia Hennessy 7 5 0 110 28 22.00 80.88 0 0 12 3
Holly Huddleston 4 2 1 4 2* 4.00 36.36 0 0 0 0
Heather Knight 7 7 1 103 48* 17.16 101.98 0 0 10 2
Sophie Luff 7 6 3 84 30* 28.00 96.55 0 0 11 0
Alice Macleod 7 5 2 41 30 13.66 74.54 0 0 3 0
Claire Nicholas 7 2 1 4 4* 4.00 50.00 0 0 0 0
Rachel Priest 7 7 1 261 106* 43.50 164.15 1 2 36 9
Anya Shrubsole 5 2 0 12 12 6.00 85.71 0 0 1 1
Stafanie Taylor 7 6 2 113 37* 28.25 85.60 0 0 12 1
Fran Wilson 7 6 0 28 10 4.66 62.22 0 0 2 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Bowling

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Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Freya Davies 7 7 22.0 0 165 5 2/24 33.00 7.50 26.4
Jodie Dibble 5 5 16.0 0 111 1 1/27 111.00 6.93 96.0
Georgia Hennessy 7 1 1.0 0 10 0 10.00
Holly Huddleston 4 4 11.0 0 104 2 1/19 52.00 9.45 33.0
Heather Knight 7 6 14.0 0 102 3 1/8 34.00 7.28 28.0
Claire Nicholas 7 7 23.0 2 126 8 3/20 15.75 5.47 17.2
Anya Shrubsole 5 5 20.0 0 131 6 3/22 21.83 6.55 17.2
Stafanie Taylor 7 7 22.0 1 105 9 4/5 11.66 4.77 14.6
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Fielding

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Player Matches Innings Catches
Freya Davies 7 7 0
Jodie Dibble 5 5 2
Georgia Hennessy 7 7 3
Holly Huddleston 4 4 1
Heather Knight 7 7 3
Sophie Luff 7 7 0
Alice Macleod 7 7 1
Claire Nicholas 7 7 2
Anya Shrubsole 5 5 1
Stafanie Taylor 7 7 2
Fran Wilson 7 7 3
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Wicket-keeping

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Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Rachel Priest 7 7 1 7
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Semi-Final, Hove, Sep 1 2017, Women's Cricket Super League: Surrey Stars v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Final (N), Hove, Sep 1 2017, Women's Cricket Super League: Southern Vipers v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Meet Western Storm's new Head Coach: Part One". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Western Storm Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Western Storm/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Western Storm/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.