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.
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. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place. Central Sparks were captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant, and played their home matches at Edgbaston and New Road.
Squad Central Sparks' squad is listed below. 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 Right-handed Right-arm medium Evelyn Jones Left-handed Left-arm medium Captain Marie Kelly Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Clare Boycott Right-handed Right-arm medium Thea Brookes Right-handed Right-arm off break Stephanie Butler Left-handed Right-arm off break Wicket-keepers Gwenan Davies Left-handed Right-arm medium Poppy Davies Right-handed — Chloe Hill Right-handed — Amy Jones Right-handed — Bowlers Emily Arlott Right-handed Right-arm medium Hannah Baker Right-handed Right-arm leg break Georgia Davis Right-handed Right-arm off break Sarah Glenn Right-handed Right arm leg break Anisha Patel Right-handed Right-arm leg break Grace Potts Right-handed Right-arm medium Elizabeth Russell Left-handed Right-arm medium Issy Wong Right-handed Right-arm medium
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy North Group
Advanced to the Final.
Fixtures
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
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
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
Wicket-keeping Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Gwenan Davies 6 4 3 1 Amy Jones 2 2 2 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
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