The 2021 season was Central Sparks' second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished third in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 5 wins from their 7 matches, therefore advancing to the play-off stage. There, they played Northern Diamonds, but lost by 6 wickets. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group A, winning 3 of their 6 matches.

The side was captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant. They played three home matches at New Road, two at Edgbaston Cricket Ground and one at Edgbaston Foundation Ground.

Squad Central Sparks announced their initial 19-player squad on 26 May 2021. Davina Perrin was promoted to the senior squad from the Academy during the season, and played her first match on 10 September 2021. Age given is at the start of Central Sparks' first match of the season (29 May 2021).

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 off break Davina Perrin Right-handed Right-arm leg break 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 Ria Fackrell Right-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 Season standings

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Fixtures

Play-off

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 8 8 1 2 3 3 2 0 8 8 0 1 7 7 0 2 4 4 0 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 8 14 1 7 11 1 8 11 0 4 9 0 4 6 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup Group A

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Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 0 3 6 6 1 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 3 8 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics Batting PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Emily Arlott 7 5 84 29* 42.00 79.24 0 0 5 5 31 22 10.33 67.39 0 0 Hannah Baker – – – – – – – – 3 2 1 1 0.50 16.66 0 0 Clare Boycott 5 3 48 17 16.00 53.93 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 Thea Brookes 4 4 90 33 30.00 76.92 0 0 6 6 50 21 8.33 76.92 0 0 Stephanie Butler 4 4 57 27 14.25 48.30 0 0 2 1 15 15 15.00 93.75 0 0 Gwenan Davies 8 8 193 50 24.12 69.67 0 1 6 6 63 31 10.50 67.02 0 0 Poppy Davies 1 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Georgia Davis 4 3 21 13 10.50 67.74 0 0 3 2 2 1* – 40.00 0 0 Ria Fackrell 8 7 75 42* 12.50 57.25 0 0 5 3 3 2* 3.00 30.00 0 0 Sarah Glenn 4 4 118 71* 39.33 113.46 0 1 – – – – – – – – Chloe Hill 4 3 49 34* 24.50 55.68 0 0 6 4 21 14 7.00 91.30 0 0 Milly Home 4 4 31 18 7.75 38.27 0 0 4 4 15 14 3.75 68.18 0 0 Amy Jones 3 3 282 163* 141.00 115.57 2 0 – – – – – – – – Evelyn Jones 8 8 299 100* 42.71 62.16 1 2 6 6 276 76 55.20 108.66 0 3 Marie Kelly 7 7 182 62 26.00 72.50 0 2 6 6 170 100* 34.00 127.81 1 0 Anisha Patel 1 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – Davina Perrin 4 4 92 43 23.00 74.79 0 0 – – – – – – – – Grace Potts – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 4 2 10 8* 10.00 111.11 0 0 1 – – – – – – – Issy Wong 8 8 55 18 9.16 90.16 0 0 6 4 21 13* 7.00 123.52 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Bowling PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Emily Arlott 7 55.0 11 23.72 4.74 5/29 1 5 14.0 3 33.33 7.14 2/13 0 Hannah Baker – – – – – – – 3 7.2 1 78.00 10.63 1/44 0 Clare Boycott 5 25.0 0 – 5.04 – 0 4 13.1 4 20.25 6.15 3/22 0 Stephanie Butler 4 12.0 2 44.00 7.33 2/46 0 2 4.0 1 22.00 5.50 1/13 0 Georgia Davis 4 40.0 9 16.88 3.80 4/26 0 3 12.0 8 6.87 4.58 4/12 0 Ria Fackrell 8 47.0 11 24.09 5.63 4/34 0 5 7.1 3 16.00 6.69 2/27 0 Sarah Glenn 4 36.0 6 22.50 3.75 2/32 0 – – – – – – – Evelyn Jones 8 15.3 3 27.66 5.35 2/31 0 6 16.0 4 26.50 6.62 3/14 0 Marie Kelly 7 1.5 1 9.00 4.90 1/9 0 6 1.0 0 – 10.00 – 0 Anisha Patel 1 6.0 1 33.00 5.50 1/33 0 2 8.0 1 52.00 6.50 1/27 0 Davina Perrin 4 1.0 0 – 10.00 – 0 – – – – – – – Grace Potts – – – – – – – 1 3.0 2 11.50 7.66 2/23 0 Elizabeth Russell 4 28.2 4 35.75 5.04 1/13 0 1 3.0 0 – 9.33 – 0 Issy Wong 8 63.5 14 21.35 4.68 5/49 1 6 20.0 4 32.00 6.40 2/16 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Emily Arlott 7 7 5 5 5 2 Hannah Baker – – – 3 3 1 Clare Boycott 5 5 0 4 4 0 Thea Brookes 4 4 0 6 6 1 Stephanie Butler 4 4 1 2 2 1 Gwenan Davies 8 7 1 6 6 1 Poppy Davies 1 1 0 – – – Georgia Davis 4 4 0 3 3 0 Ria Fackrell 8 8 2 5 5 2 Sarah Glenn 4 4 2 – – – Milly Home 4 4 0 4 4 0 Evelyn Jones 8 8 4 6 6 3 Marie Kelly 7 7 1 6 6 2 Anisha Patel 1 1 0 2 2 1 Davina Perrin 4 4 0 – – – Grace Potts – – – 1 1 0 Elizabeth Russell 4 4 1 1 1 0 Issy Wong 8 8 4 6 6 2 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Gwenan Davies 8 1 0 1 6 – – – Chloe Hill 4 4 5 0 6 6 2 1 Amy Jones 3 3 5 1 – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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