The 2022 season saw Western Storm compete in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side won three of their six matches, finishing third in Group A. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished fourth in the group, winning three of their seven matches.

The side was captained by Sophie Luff. After the departure of Mark O'Leary as coach at the start of the season, the side was coached on an interim basis by Dan Helesfay during the Charlotte Edwards Cup, before Trevor Griffin took up the position on a permanent basis starting with the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. They played two home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, two at the County Ground, Bristol, one at Sophia Gardens and one at College Ground, Cheltenham.

Squad Changes On 25 November 2021, it was announced that Fran Wilson had signed for the side from Sunrisers. Wilson had previously played for Storm between 2016 and 2019 in the Women's Cricket Super League. On 16 February 2022, it was announced that Mark O'Leary was stepping down from his role as Head Coach. On 27 April 2022, it was announced that Anya Shrubsole had left the side, joining Southern Vipers in a player-coach role. On 11 May 2022, the side announced their 17-player squad for the upcoming season: compared to the previous year, Sophia Smale was added, and Emma Corney, Emily Edgcombe, Steph Hutchins, Joleigh Roberts and Chloe Skelton were removed. On 17 May 2022, it was announced that Dan Helesfay would be interim Head Coach for the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with Trevor Griffin, coach of the side between 2017 and 2019, returning to the position on a permanent basis from the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy onwards. Chloe Skelton returned to the full squad to play a match in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on 9 July. Emma Corney returned to the full squad to play a match in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on 11 September. Emily Geach and Katie Jones were added to the full squad on 17 September 2022.

Squad list Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (14 May 2022). Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Sophie Luff Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain Lauren Parfitt Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Fran Wilson Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders Emma Corney Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022 Katie George Right-handed Left-arm medium Danielle Gibson Right-handed Right-arm medium Alex Griffiths Right-handed Right-arm medium Georgia Hennessy Right-handed Right-arm medium Niamh Holland Right-handed Right-arm medium Heather Knight Right-handed Right-arm off break Fi Morris Right-handed Right-arm off break Chloe Skelton Right-handed Right-arm off break Joined July 2022 Wicket-keepers Bethan Gammon Right-handed — Katie Jones Right-handed — Joined September 2022 Nat Wraith Right-handed — Bowlers Lauren Filer Right-handed Right-arm medium Emily Geach Left-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022 Nicole Harvey Right-handed Right-arm leg break Claire Nicholas Right-handed Right-arm off break Mollie Robbins Right-handed Right-arm medium Sophia Smale Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Charlotte Edwards Cup Group A

advanced to the semi-final

Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 5 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 5 6 0 6 6 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

advanced to final advanced to the play-off

Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 1 1 6 6 0 2 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 0 5 5 0 1 6 6 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 6 11 0 4 10 1 6 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 Emma Corney 2 2 52 29 26.00 67.53 0 0 – – – – – – – – Lauren Filer 6 5 89 58* 22.25 84.76 0 1 2 1 1 1 1.00 100.00 0 0 Emily Geach 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Katie George 5 5 119 74 23.80 117.82 0 1 6 5 56 34 18.66 143.58 0 0 Danielle Gibson 6 6 176 76 29.33 115.03 0 2 6 6 96 27 19.20 143.28 0 0 Alex Griffiths 6 6 122 48 20.33 54.95 0 0 6 3 44 25* 44.00 137.50 0 0 Nicole Harvey – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – Georgia Hennessy 2 2 11 11 5.50 55.00 0 0 6 6 158 50 39.50 92.94 0 1 Niamh Holland 3 3 16 6 5.33 47.05 0 0 3 2 5 5 2.50 100.00 0 0 Heather Knight – – – – – – – – 3 3 96 35 32.00 126.31 0 0 Sophie Luff 6 6 268 100* 53.60 65.84 1 1 6 6 158 78 26.33 115.32 0 1 Fi Morris 2 2 27 26 13.50 61.36 0 0 5 5 48 21 9.60 104.34 0 0 Claire Nicholas 4 3 14 12* – 66.66 0 0 5 – – – – – – – Lauren Parfitt 1 1 9 9 9.00 69.23 0 0 – – – – – – – – Chloe Skelton 4 4 47 25* 23.50 51.64 0 0 – – – – – – – – Sophia Smale 6 6 133 59 44.33 60.73 0 1 5 1 3 3* – 75.00 0 0 Fran Wilson 6 6 110 43 18.33 94.01 0 0 6 6 112 33* 37.33 103.70 0 0 Nat Wraith 6 6 98 35 16.33 92.45 0 0 6 4 39 27 9.75 118.18 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 Lauren Filer 6 49.0 11 22.63 5.08 3/35 0 2 5.0 1 50.00 10.00 1/30 0 Emily Geach 1 10.0 0 – 5.20 – 0 – – – – – – – Katie George 5 26.0 0 – 6.03 – 0 6 9.0 2 32.00 7.11 1/21 0 Danielle Gibson 6 32.2 5 31.20 4.82 2/26 0 6 20.0 6 25.66 7.70 2/23 0 Alex Griffiths 6 10.0 1 55.00 5.50 1/33 0 6 13.3 2 44.00 6.51 1/23 0 Nicole Harvey – – – – – – – 1 2.0 0 – 10.50 – 0 Georgia Hennessy 2 – – – – – – 6 16.0 3 45.66 8.56 1/22 0 Niamh Holland 3 17.0 4 19.50 4.58 2/17 0 3 3.0 0 – 7.33 – 0 Heather Knight – – – – – – – 3 11.0 2 31.00 5.63 1/18 0 Fi Morris 2 15.0 2 31.50 4.20 1/26 0 5 1.0 0 – 11.00 – 0 Claire Nicholas 4 27.0 3 61.00 6.77 1/36 0 5 20.0 6 17.50 5.25 2/17 0 Lauren Parfitt 1 4.0 2 11.00 5.50 2/22 0 – – – – – – – Chloe Skelton 4 39.0 10 17.20 4.41 5/54 1 – – – – – – – Sophia Smale 6 55.0 2 134.00 4.87 2/40 0 5 18.0 4 28.00 6.22 2/17 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Emma Corney 2 2 0 – – – Lauren Filer 6 6 1 2 2 1 Emily Geach 1 1 0 – – – Katie George 5 5 1 6 6 0 Danielle Gibson 6 6 5 6 6 3 Alex Griffiths 6 6 0 6 6 1 Nicole Harvey – – – 1 1 0 Georgia Hennessy 2 2 0 6 6 2 Niamh Holland 3 3 1 3 3 1 Heather Knight – – – 3 3 1 Sophie Luff 6 6 2 6 6 3 Fi Morris 2 2 3 5 5 0 Claire Nicholas 4 4 3 5 5 1 Lauren Parfitt 1 1 0 – – – Chloe Skelton 4 4 4 – – – Sophia Smale 6 6 3 5 5 1 Fran Wilson 6 6 2 6 6 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Nat Wraith 6 6 6 0 6 6 1 3 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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