The 2017 season was Western Storm's second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they beat Surrey Stars by three wickets. In the final, they faced Southern Vipers in a repeat of the previous season's final. This time, however, Western Storm were victorious by seven wickets to claim their first title.
The side was captained by Heather Knight and coached by the newly appointed Trevor Griffin. They played one of their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton and their other home match at the County Ground, Bristol.
Squad Western Storm's 15-player squad for the season is listed below. Age given is at the start of Western Storm's first match of the season (10 August 2017).
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batsmen Sophie Luff Right-handed Right-arm medium Lauren Parfitt Right-handed Left-arm medium Fran Wilson Right-handed Right arm off break All-rounders Georgia Hennessy Right-handed Right arm medium Heather Knight Right-handed Right arm off break Captain Alice Macleod Right-handed Right arm off break Stafanie Taylor Right-handed Right arm off break Overseas player Wicket-keepers Amara Carr Right-handed — Rachel Priest Right-handed — Overseas player Bowlers Jodie Dibble Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Freya Davies Right-handed Right arm medium Danielle Gibson Right-handed Right arm medium Holly Huddleston Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player Claire Nicholas Right-handed Right-arm off break Anya Shrubsole Right-handed Right arm medium
Women's Cricket Super League Season standings
Advanced to the Final. Advanced to the Semi-final.
League stage
Semi-final
Final
Statistics Batting Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s Freya Davies 7 2 0 11 7 5.50 62.22 0 0 0 0 Jodie Dibble 5 2 1 4 2* 4.00 40.00 0 0 0 0 Georgia Hennessy 7 5 0 110 28 22.00 80.88 0 0 12 3 Holly Huddleston 4 2 1 4 2* 4.00 36.36 0 0 0 0 Heather Knight 7 7 1 103 48* 17.16 101.98 0 0 10 2 Sophie Luff 7 6 3 84 30* 28.00 96.55 0 0 11 0 Alice Macleod 7 5 2 41 30 13.66 74.54 0 0 3 0 Claire Nicholas 7 2 1 4 4* 4.00 50.00 0 0 0 0 Rachel Priest 7 7 1 261 106* 43.50 164.15 1 2 36 9 Anya Shrubsole 5 2 0 12 12 6.00 85.71 0 0 1 1 Stafanie Taylor 7 6 2 113 37* 28.25 85.60 0 0 12 1 Fran Wilson 7 6 0 28 10 4.66 62.22 0 0 2 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Bowling Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate Freya Davies 7 7 22.0 0 165 5 2/24 33.00 7.50 26.4 Jodie Dibble 5 5 16.0 0 111 1 1/27 111.00 6.93 96.0 Georgia Hennessy 7 1 1.0 0 10 0 – – 10.00 – Holly Huddleston 4 4 11.0 0 104 2 1/19 52.00 9.45 33.0 Heather Knight 7 6 14.0 0 102 3 1/8 34.00 7.28 28.0 Claire Nicholas 7 7 23.0 2 126 8 3/20 15.75 5.47 17.2 Anya Shrubsole 5 5 20.0 0 131 6 3/22 21.83 6.55 17.2 Stafanie Taylor 7 7 22.0 1 105 9 4/5 11.66 4.77 14.6 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Fielding Player Matches Innings Catches Freya Davies 7 7 0 Jodie Dibble 5 5 2 Georgia Hennessy 7 7 3 Holly Huddleston 4 4 1 Heather Knight 7 7 3 Sophie Luff 7 7 0 Alice Macleod 7 7 1 Claire Nicholas 7 7 2 Anya Shrubsole 5 5 1 Stafanie Taylor 7 7 2 Fran Wilson 7 7 3 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Wicket-keeping Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Rachel Priest 7 7 1 7 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
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