The 2022 season was Central Sparks' third season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished second in Group A, winning four of their six matches and progressing to the semi-final as the best second-placed team. They beat South East Stars by 2 wickets in the semi-final, but lost to Southern Vipers by 6 wickets in the final. Central Sparks wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones was named as Player of the Year in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and was the tournament's leading run-scorer with 289 runs in 8 matches. The side finished fifth in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning two of their six matches.

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

Squad Changes On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Central Sparks had signed Ami Campbell from Northern Diamonds and Abigail Freeborn from Lightning, and that both players had signed a professional contract. On the same day, it was announced that Marie Kelly had left the side, joining Lightning. The side confirmed their 21-player squad for the season on 9 May 2022, with no further changes. The following day, it was confirmed that Chloe Hill had joined Southern Vipers on loan for the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Hill's loan was later extended for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Gwenan Davies joined Lightning on loan for two matches during the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Gabrielle Basketter was added to the squad in September 2022, making her debut for the side on 11 September. Squad list Age given is at the start of Central Sparks' first match of the season (14 May 2022). Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Ami Campbell Left-handed Right-arm medium Milly Home Right-handed Right-arm medium Evelyn Jones Left-handed Left-arm medium Captain Davina Perrin Right-handed Right-arm leg break All-rounders Gabrielle Basketter Right-handed Right-arm off break Joined September 2022 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 Two match loan to Lightning in July 2022 Poppy Davies Right-handed — Abigail Freeborn Right-handed — Chloe Hill Right-handed — Full season loan to Southern Vipers 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

Charlotte Edwards Cup Group A

advanced to the semi-final

Fixtures

Semi-final

Final

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

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 7 12 0 8 10 0 8 9 0 8 8 0 8 7 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

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Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 1 5 5 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 6 10 0 3 7 0 4 6 0 5 6 0 5 5 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 4 4 81 63 25.33 54.28 0 1 8 4 56 19* 56.00 121.73 0 0 Hannah Baker 5 3 2 1* 1.00 28.57 0 0 8 – – – – – – – Gabrielle Basketter 1 1 14 14 14.00 87.50 0 0 – – – – – – – – Thea Brookes 4 4 32 14 8.00 51.61 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 – 0 0 Clare Boycott 1 1 10 10* – 58.82 0 0 – – – – – – – – Stephanie Butler 1 1 12 12 12.00 38.70 0 0 – – – – – – – – Ami Campbell 6 6 89 50 14.83 58.94 0 1 8 8 163 52 20.37 98.78 0 1 Georgia Davis 6 6 76 52* 25.33 54.28 0 1 – – – – – – – – Gwenan Davies – – – – – – – – 8 7 42 17 10.50 85.71 0 0 Ria Fackrell 4 4 36 16 9.00 72.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Abigail Freeborn 6 6 227 72 45.40 81.94 0 1 8 8 163 52 20.37 98.78 0 1 Sarah Glenn 3 3 50 33 16.66 79.36 0 0 8 4 40 16 20.00 97.56 0 0 Milly Home 2 2 25 24 12.50 51.02 0 0 – – – – – – – – Amy Jones – – – – – – – – 8 8 289 80 36.12 136.96 0 3 Evelyn Jones 6 6 224 91 37.33 60.86 0 1 8 8 289 80 36.12 136.96 0 3 Anisha Patel 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Davina Perrin 5 5 137 46 27.40 61.43 0 0 6 3 30 14* 15.00 130.43 0 0 Grace Potts 6 5 46 30 15.33 51.68 0 0 7 2 0 0* – – 0 0 Elizabeth Russell 5 3 33 23 16.50 91.66 0 0 2 – – – – – – – Issy Wong – – – – – – – – 8 8 106 45 13.25 126.19 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 4 30.2 6 21.16 4.18 4/36 0 8 32.0 9 23.44 6.59 2/27 0 Hannah Baker 5 35.4 5 39.00 5.46 2/59 0 8 26.0 7 23.14 6.23 2/19 0 Georgia Davis 6 41.5 4 47.75 4.56 2/61 0 – – – – – – – Ria Fackrell 4 7.0 0 – 6.14 – 0 – – – – – – – Sarah Glenn 3 18.0 7 8.28 3.22 4/23 0 8 32.0 10 16.60 5.18 3/17 0 Evelyn Jones 6 6.4 1 34.00 5.10 1/20 0 8 – – – – – – Anisha Patel 1 5.0 0 – 4.00 – 0 – – – – – – – Davina Perrin 5 5.0 3 8.66 5.20 3/26 0 6 1.0 0 – 17.00 – 0 Grace Potts 6 47.2 10 20.60 4.35 2/33 0 7 26.0 12 16.83 7.76 4/36 0 Elizabeth Russell 5 29.0 6 27.83 5.75 3/44 0 2 6.5 2 26.00 7.60 2/24 0 Issy Wong – – – – – – – 8 30.5 8 24.87 6.45 2/8 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Abigail Freeborn 6 6 6 3 8 – – – Amy Jones – – – – 8 8 8 4 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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