Английская Википедия:Central Sparks

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Central Sparks is a women's cricket team that represent the West Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They primarily play their home matches at Edgbaston and New Road. They are captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant. The team is partnered with Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.

History

In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket. Central Sparks were one of the sides created under this structure, representing the West Midlands and partnered with Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire. The side was to be captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Central Sparks finished second in the North Group of the competition, winning three of their six games but failing to progress to the final. At the end of the season, five Sparks players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Evelyn Jones, Marie Kelly, Issy Wong, Emily Arlott and Gwenan Davies.

The following season, 2021, Sparks competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side finished third in their group, winning three of their six matches. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Central Sparks qualified for the knockout stages of the tournament, finishing third in the group of eight with five wins from their seven matches. During the group stages, Amy Jones hit the highest score of the tournament, scoring 163* against Western Storm, whilst Emily Arlott recorded the best individual bowling figures of the tournament against Southern Vipers, taking 5/29 including a hat-trick. In the play-off, however, the side lost to Northern Diamonds by 6 wickets to be eliminated from the competition. In 2022, they reached the final of the Charlotte Edwards Cup after finishing second in Group A and beating South East Stars in the semi-final. However, they lost to Southern Vipers in the final. Sparks batter Amy Jones was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 289 runs, and was named the PCA Player of the Tournament. In July 2022, the side launched the West Midlands Regional Cup, to aid the development of players playing for county sides in the region. The side finished fifth in the group of eight in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

In 2023, Central Sparks finished seventh out of eight in the Charlotte Edwards Cup and fifth out of eight in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Sparks bowler Georgia Davis was the leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 27 wickets.

Home grounds

Venue	Games hosted by season
	20	21	22	23	Total
Edgbaston Cricket Ground	2	2	2	4	10
New Road, Worcester	2	3	4	4	13
Edgbaston Foundation Ground	–	1	1	–	2
Sir Paul Getty's Ground	–	–	–	1	1
Scorers, Shirley	–	–	–	1	1

Players

Current squad

As per 2023 season.

• No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
• Шаблон:Double-dagger denotes players with international caps.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
2	Chloe Brewer	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
6	Ami Campbell	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
8	Davina Perrin	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Evelyn Jones	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	Club captain
16	Meg Austin	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
14	Bethan Ellis	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
28	Charis Pavely	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
77	Ria Fackrell	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
99	Katie George Шаблон:Double-dagger	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
27	Abigail Freeborn	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	—
29	Poppy Davies	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	—
40	Amy Jones Шаблон:Double-dagger	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
3	Hannah Baker	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
9	Grace Potts	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
17	Anisha Patel	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
37	Emily Arlott	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
45	Ellie Anderson	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
64	Georgia Davis	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
95	Issy Wong Шаблон:Double-dagger	Шаблон:Crw	Шаблон:Birth date and age	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Academy

The Central Sparks Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the West Midlands region, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2024 Academy are listed below:

Name	County
Meg Austin	Staffordshire
Sophie Beech	Staffordshire
Phoebe Brett	Worcestershire
Lexie Cantrill	Staffordshire
Emily Churms	Warwickshire/Shropshire
Isabel Ellsmore	Staffordshire
Hannah Hardwick	Worcestershire
Amy Griffiths	Shropshire
Libby Thomas	Wales
Ebony Tweats	Staffordshire

Overseas players

• Шаблон:Flagicon Erin Burns – Australia (2023)
• Шаблон:Flagicon Maddy Green – New Zealand (2023)

Coaching staff

• Head Coach: Lloyd Tennant
• Regional Director: Laura Macleod
• Academy Head Coach: Darren Franklin
• Team Operations Manager: Beth Gaskell
• Physiotherapist: Julia Sawkings & Becky Webber
• Strength & Conditioning Lead: Nick Karamouzis
• Strength & Conditioning Coach: Andy Harland
• Assistant Coach: Dominic Ostler
• Talent Manager: Lauren Rowles
• Performance Analyst: George Isaacs

As of the 2023 season.

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season	Final standing	League standings									Notes
		P	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR	Pos
2020	Шаблон:Sort	6	3	3	0	0	1	13	−0.285	2nd	DNQ
2021	Шаблон:Sort	7	5	2	0	0	2	22	+0.822	3rd	Lost to Northern Diamonds in the semi-final
2022	Шаблон:Sort	7	2	4	0	1	1	11	+0.073	5th	DNQ
2023	Шаблон:Sort	14	6	5	1	2	1	31	–0.233	5th	DNQ

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Season	Final standing	League standings									Notes
		P	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR	Pos
2021	Шаблон:Sort	6	3	3	0	0	0	12	–0.669	3rd	DNQ
2022	Шаблон:Sort	6	4	2	0	0	1	17	+0.552	2nd	Lost to Southern Vipers in the final
2023	Шаблон:Sort	7	2	5	0	0	0	8	–0.558	7th	DNQ

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – summary of results

Year	Played	Wins	Losses	Tied	NR	Win %
2020	6	3	3	0	0	50.00
2021	8	5	3	0	0	62.50
2022	7	2	4	0	1	28.57
2023	14	6	5	1	2	42.86
Total	35	16	15	1	3	45.71

• Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
• Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – teamwise result summary

Opposition	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
Northern Diamonds	7	4	3	0	0	57.14
North West Thunder	6	3	2	1	0	50.00
South East Stars	4	2	2	0	0	50.00
Southern Vipers	4	2	2	0	0	50.00
Sunrisers	4	2	1	0	1	50.00
The Blaze	6	0	5	0	1	0.00
Western Storm	4	3	0	0	1	100.00

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results

Year	Played	Wins	Losses	Tied	NR	Win %
2021	6	3	3	0	0	50.00
2022	8	5	3	0	0	62.50
2023	7	2	5	0	0	28.57
Total	21	10	11	0	0	47.62

• Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
• Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.

Charlotte Edwards Cup - teamwise result summary

Opposition	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
Northern Diamonds	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
North West Thunder	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
South East Stars	6	2	4	0	0	33.33
Southern Vipers	4	2	2	0	0	50.00
Sunrisers	3	3	0	0	0	100.00
The Blaze	3	2	1	0	0	66.67
Western Storm	3	1	2	0	0	33.33

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

• Highest team total: 296/9, v Lightning on 18 September 2021.
• Lowest (completed) team total: 131 v South East Stars on 16 September 2023.
• Highest individual score: 163*, Amy Jones v Western Storm on 31 May 2021.
• Best individual bowling analysis: 5/29, Emily Arlott v Southern Vipers on 5 June 2021.
• Most runs: 1,297 runs in 33 matches, Evelyn Jones.
• Most wickets: 44 wickets in 25 matches, Georgia Davis.

Charlotte Edwards Cup

• Highest team total: 170/6, v South East Stars on 18 May 2022.
• Lowest (completed) team total: 109/8 v Southern Vipers on 11 June 2022.
• Highest individual score: 100*, Marie Kelly v Southern Vipers on 25 August 2021.
• Best individual bowling analysis: 4/12, Georgia Davis v Lightning on 10 July 2021.
• Most runs: 569 runs in 20 matches, Evelyn Jones.
• Most wickets: 18 wickets in 11 matches, Grace Potts and 18 wickets in 16 matches, Emily Arlott.

See also

• Shropshire Women cricket team
• Staffordshire Women cricket team
• Warwickshire Women cricket team
• Worcestershire Women cricket team