# 2020 Western Storm season

The 2020 season saw Western Storm compete in the new 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side finished second in the South Group of the competition, winning 4 of their 6 games, failing to progress to the final.
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 Western Storm being one of two teams that had their brand retained as a domestic regional hub. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place. Western Storm were captained by Sophie Luff and coached by Mark O'Leary, and played all of their home matches at the County Ground, Bristol.

## Squad

Western Storm confirmed their full 17-player squad for the season on 28 August 2020. Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (29 August 2020).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Sophie Luff | England | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Lauren Parfitt | Wales | (1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Emma Corney | England | (2003-09-15)15 September 2003 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Olivia Churcher | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Katie George | England | (1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Danielle Gibson | England | (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alex Griffiths | Wales | (2002-06-12)12 June 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Georgia Hennessy | England | (1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Niamh Holland | England | (2004-10-27)27 October 2004 (aged 15) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Heather Knight | England | (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Fi Morris | England | (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Abbie Whybrow | England | (2002-06-13)13 June 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | — | |
| Nat Wraith | England | (2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 18) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Emily Edgcombe | England | (2001-08-05)5 August 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Lauren Filer | England | (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Steph Hutchins | England | (1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| Claire Nicholas | Wales | (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Anya Shrubsole | England | (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |

## Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
### South Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Vipers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 1.017 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.510 |
| 3 | South East Stars | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | −0.197 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.365 |
Advanced to the Final.

### Fixtures

* 29 August 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 166 (48.1 overs) | v | Western Storm 167/4 (39.5 overs) |
| Susie Rowe 38 (44) Georgia Hennessy 4/31 (8.1 overs) | | Heather Knight 91* (99) Bryony Smith 1/11 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 6 wickets Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Nigel Llong
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 5, South East Stars 0
* 31 August 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 261/7 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 239 (47.5 overs) |
| Charlie Dean 60* (70) Heather Knight 2/36 (10 overs) | | Heather Knight 67 (80) Tara Norris 4/45 (8 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 22 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
* 5 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 265/6 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 179 (45 overs) |
| Sophie Luff 85 (115) Alice Macleod 1/34 (10 overs) | | Jo Gardner 54 (76) Fi Morris 5/26 (10 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 86 runs County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Nigel Llong and Nigel Cowley
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
* 11 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 212/9 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 215/3 (46.1 overs) |
| Kirstie White 50 (77) Georgia Hennessy 3/40 (10 overs) | | Sophie Luff 104* 104 (133) Tash Farrant 1/28 (7 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Fiona Richards and Mark Newell
* South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, South East Stars 0
* 13 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 288/1 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 256 (50 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 154* (155) Fi Morris 1/49 (10 overs) | | Sophie Luff 79 (88) Charlotte Taylor 4/41 (10 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 32 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Mark Newell and Sarah Bartlett
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
* 19 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 288/6 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 241 (49 overs) |
| Georgia Hennessy 105 (110) Katie Wolfe 2/34 (10 overs) | | Grace Scrivens 72 (73) Georgia Hennessy 2/29 (6 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 47 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Mark Newell and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Emma Corney | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 10.50 | 67.74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emily Edgcombe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11.00 | 91.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauren Filer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie George | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19* | 19.00 | 73.077 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33* | – | 137.50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Griffiths | 6 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 80 | 35.25 | 118.48 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Georgia Hennessy | 6 | 6 | 0 | 209 | 105 | 34.83 | 80.07 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Niamh Holland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steph Hutchins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Knight | 2 | 2 | 1 | 158 | 91* | 158.00 | 88.26 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Sophie Luff | 6 | 6 | 1 | 339 | 104* | 67.80 | 75.50 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| Fi Morris | 6 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 33 | 19.16 | 62.16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Claire Nicholas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 24* | 46.00 | 67.78 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lauren Parfitt | 5 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 33* | 22.25 | 58.94 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nat Wraith | 6 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 68 | 22.20 | 60.98 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Emma Corney | 6 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 1/16 | 44.00 | 4.40 | 60.0 |
| Emily Edgcombe | 3 | 2 | 14.0 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 1/39 | 71.00 | 5.07 | 84.0 |
| Lauren Filer | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 2/24 | 23.33 | 6.36 | 22.0 |
| Katie George | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 1/15 | 29.00 | 3.62 | 48.0 |
| Alex Griffiths | 6 | 6 | 36.0 | 3 | 189 | 3 | 2/53 | 63.00 | 5.25 | 72.0 |
| Georgia Hennessy | 6 | 6 | 53.1 | 2 | 257 | 11 | 4/31 | 23.36 | 4.83 | 29.0 |
| Niamh Holland | 6 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1/21 | 35.00 | 7.00 | 30.0 |
| Steph Hutchins | 4 | 4 | 31.0 | 4 | 130 | 3 | 1/26 | 43.33 | 4.19 | 62.0 |
| Heather Knight | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2/36 | 18.00 | 3.60 | 30.0 |
| Sophie Luff | 6 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1/27 | 27.00 | 6.75 | 24.0 |
| Fi Morris | 6 | 6 | 59.0 | 4 | 240 | 11 | 5/26 | 21.81 | 4.06 | 32.1 |
| Claire Nicholas | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 1/31 | 44.50 | 3.70 | 72.0 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | – | – | 3.44 | – |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Emma Corney | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Emily Edgcombe | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Lauren Filer | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Katie George | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Danielle Gibson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Griffiths | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Georgia Hennessy | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Niamh Holland | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Steph Hutchins | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Heather Knight | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sophie Luff | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Fi Morris | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Claire Nicholas | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lauren Parfitt | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Nat Wraith | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||