2021 Central Sparks season

Central Sparks
2021 season
CoachLloyd Tennant
CaptainEvelyn Jones
RHFT3rd
CECGroup A, 3rd
Most runsRHFT: Evelyn Jones (299)
CEC: Evelyn Jones (276)
Most wicketsRHFT: Issy Wong (14)
CEC: Georgia Davis (8)
Most catchesRHFT: Emily Arlott (5)
CEC: Evelyn Jones (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: Amy Jones (6)
CEC: Chloe Hill (3)
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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.[1] There, they played Northern Diamonds, but lost by 6 wickets.[2] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group A, winning 3 of their 6 matches.[3]

The side was captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant.[4] They played three home matches at New Road, two at Edgbaston Cricket Ground and one at Edgbaston Foundation Ground.[5][6]

Squad

Central Sparks announced their initial 19-player squad on 26 May 2021.[4] Davina Perrin was promoted to the senior squad from the Academy during the season, and played her first match on 10 September 2021.[7] 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  England (2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Evelyn Jones  England (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium Captain
Marie Kelly  England (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Davina Perrin  England (2006-09-08)8 September 2006 (aged 14) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
Clare Boycott  England (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Thea Brookes  England (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Stephanie Butler  England (1994-04-23)23 April 1994 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Ria Fackrell  England (1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Gwenan Davies  Wales (1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Poppy Davies  England (2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (aged 20) Right-handed —
Chloe Hill  England (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed —
Amy Jones  England (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Emily Arlott  England (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Hannah Baker  England (2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Georgia Davis  England (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sarah Glenn  England (1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Anisha Patel  England (1995-08-17)17 August 1995 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Grace Potts  England (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Elizabeth Russell  England (1994-05-22)22 May 1994 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Issy Wong  England (2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers (Q) 7 6 1 0 0 3 27 0.417
2 Northern Diamonds (Q) 7 5 2 0 0 3 23 1.182
3 Central Sparks (Q) 7 5 2 0 0 2 22 0.822
4 Lightning 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 0.274
5 South East Stars 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.226
6 Western Storm 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.462
7 North West Thunder 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.620
8 Sunrisers 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 −1.598
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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Fixtures

29 May 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
279 (49.2 overs)
v
Central Sparks
283/8 (48.2 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 110 (126)
Issy Wong 5/49 (10 overs)
Amy Jones 114 (114)
Linsey Smith 3/54 (9 overs)
Central Sparks won by 2 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Jasmine Naeem
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0
31 May 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
295/7 (50 overs)
v
Western Storm
254/9 (50 overs)
Amy Jones 163* (114)
Lauren Filer 2/21 (6 overs)
Lauren Parfitt 91 (122)
Ria Fackrell 4/34 (9 overs)
Central Sparks won by 41 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Sue Redfern and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
5 June 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
224 (49.2 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
104 (27.5 overs)
Evelyn Jones 55 (103)
Charlotte Taylor 3/22 (10 overs)
Danni Wyatt 61 (81)
Emily Arlott 5/29 (8 overs)
Central Sparks won by 120 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 5, Southern Vipers 0
12 June 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
203 (49.5 overs)
v
North West Thunder
205/8 (48 overs)
Evelyn Jones 100* (150)
Hannah Jones 3/33 (10 overs)
Emma Lamb 39 (47)
Georgia Davis 3/42 (10 overs)
North West Thunder won by 2 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Rob White and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0
10 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Sunrisers
204/7 (42 overs)
v
Central Sparks
208/4 (37.2 overs)
Cordelia Griffith  69 (95)
Ria Fackrell 3/30 (6 overs)
Marie Kelly 58 (63)
Kelly Castle 1/22 (9 overs)
Central Sparks won by 6 wickets (DLS)
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Ian Ramage
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Central Sparks were set a revised target of 206 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Sunrisers 0
12 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
229 (49.1 overs)
v
South East Stars
114 (31.3 overs)
Davina Perrin 43 (59)
Ryana MacDonald-Gay 2/31 (9 overs)
Alice Capsey 26 (33)
Georgia Davis 4/26 (10 overs)
Central Sparks won by 115 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 5, South East Stars 0
18 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
320/6 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
296/9 (50 overs)
Kathryn Bryce 162 (156)
Issy Wong 3/61 (10 overs)
Marie Kelly 62 (69)
Sonia Odedra 2/56 (9 overs)
Lightning won by 24 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0

Play-off

22 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
175/7 (50 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
176/4 (32.5 overs)
Ria Fackrell 42* (80)
Linsey Smith 2/25 (10 overs)
Ami Campbell 76 (78)
Emily Arlott 2/35 (9 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Robert White
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.

Tournament statistics

Batting

Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Evelyn Jones 8 8 299 42.71 100* 1 2
Amy Jones 3 3 282 141.00 163* 2 0
Gwenan Davies 8 8 193 24.12 50 0 1
Marie Kelly 7 7 182 26.00 62 0 2
Sarah Glenn 4 4 118 39.33 71 0 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Issy Wong 8 63.5 14 21.35 4.68 5/49 1
Emily Arlott 7 55.0 11 23.72 4.74 5/29 1
Ria Fackrell 8 47.0 11 24.09 5.63 4/34 0
Georgia Davis 4 40.0 9 16.88 3.80 4/26 0
Sarah Glenn 4 36.0 6 22.50 3.75 2/32 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 South East Stars (Q) 6 5 1 0 0 1 21 1.050
2 Southern Vipers (Q) 6 4 2 0 0 3 19 0.875
3 Central Sparks 6 3 3 0 0 0 12 −0.669
4 Lightning 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 −1.139
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]
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Fixtures

26 June 2021
18:30 BST (D/N)
Scorecard
Central Sparks
83 (17.5 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
85/2 (13.1 overs)
Marie Kelly 36 (41)
Charlie Dean 5/19 (3.5 overs)
Danni Wyatt 45 (33)
Emily Arlott 1/13 (2 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Anna Harris and Sarah Bartlett
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, Central Sparks 0
3 July 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
117 (19 overs)
v
South East Stars
118/5 (16.2 overs)
Evelyn Jones 49 (44)
Alice Capsey 3/13 (3 overs)
Grace Gibbs 33* (27)
Georgia Davis 3/21 (4 overs)
South East Stars won by 5 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Tom Lungley
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0
10 July 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
81 (19.1 overs)
v
Central Sparks
84/4 (19 overs)
Sophie Munro 20* (16)
Georgia Davis 4/12 (4 overs)
Gwenan Davies 31 (49)
Sophie Munro 2/10 (3 overs)
Central Sparks won by 6 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0
25 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
162/4 (20 overs)
v
Central Sparks
163/4 (19 overs)
Georgia Adams 88* (60)
Issy Wong 1/20 (4 overs)
Marie Kelly 100* (53)
Charlotte Taylor 2/36 (4 overs)
Central Sparks won by 6 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Jasmine Naeem
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Southern Vipers 0
28 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
136/8 (20 overs)
v
Central Sparks
139/6 (19.5 overs)
Abigail Freeborn 32 (33)
Emily Arlott 2/13 (3 overs)
Evelyn Jones 71 (55)
Sonia Odedra 2/14 (4 overs)
Central Sparks won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Jane Pratt
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0
30 August 2021
12:00 BST
Scorecard
South East Stars
165/6 (20 overs)
v
Central Sparks
139/6 (20 overs)
Emma Jones 46* (27)
Clare Boycott 3/22 (3 overs)
Evelyn Jones 76 (68)
Danielle Gregory 3/16 (4 overs)
South East Stars won by 26 runs
Edgbaston Foundation Ground, Birmingham
Umpires: Anna Harris and Graham Lloyd
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0

Tournament statistics

Batting

Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Evelyn Jones 6 6 276 55.20 76 0 3
Marie Kelly 6 6 170 34.00 100* 1 0
Gwenan Davies 6 6 63 10.50 31 0 0
Thea Brookes 6 6 50 8.33 21 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Georgia Davis 3 12.0 8 6.87 4.58 4/12 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[11] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

Batting

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte 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 – – – – – – –
Elizabeth Russell 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[12][13]

Bowling

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte 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[12][13]

Fielding

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte 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[14][15]

Wicket-keeping

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte 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[16][17]

References

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