Central Sparks

Central Sparks are a women's cricket team that represent the West Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at Edgbaston and New Road.[1][2] They are captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant.[3] The team is partnered with Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.[4]

Central Sparks
Personnel
CaptainEvelyn Jones (2020–)
CoachLloyd Tennant (2020–)
Team information
Colours   Black and orange
Established2020
Home groundEdgbaston Cricket Ground
New Road, Worcester
Edgbaston Foundation Ground
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins0
Official websiteCentral Sparks

Playing kit

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.[5] Central Sparks were one of the sides created under this structure, representing the West Midlands and partnered with Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.[4] The side was to be captained by Evelyn Jones and coached by Lloyd Tennant.[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[7] Central Sparks finished second in the North Group of the competition, winning three of their six games but failing to progress to the final.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13] In the play-off, however, the side lost to Northern Diamonds by 6 wickets to be eliminated from the competition.[14]

Home grounds
Venue Games hosted by season
2021Total
Edgbaston Cricket Ground224
New Road, Worcester235
Edgbaston Foundation Ground–11

Players

Current squad

As per 2021 season.[15]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
6Ami Campbell England (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991Left-handedRight-arm medium
8Davina Perrin England (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006Right-handedRight-arm leg break
10Milly Home England (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
11Evelyn Jones England (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992Left-handedLeft-arm mediumClub captain
All-rounders
24Clare Boycott England (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
60Stephanie Butler England (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994Left-handedRight-arm off break
77Ria Fackrell England (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
78Thea Brookes England (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
27Abigail Freeborn England (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996Right-handed—
29Poppy Davies England (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000Right-handed—
30Chloe Hill England (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997Right-handed—
40Amy Jones  England (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993Right-handed—
79Gwenan Davies Wales (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994Left-handedRight-arm medium
Bowlers
3Hannah Baker England (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg break
9Grace Potts England (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
14Emily Arlott England (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
17Anisha Patel England (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg break
33Sarah Glenn  England (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
42Elizabeth Russell England (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994Left-handedRight-arm medium
64Georgia Davis England (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
95Issy Wong England (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002Right-handedRight-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 2022 Academy are listed below:[16]

Name County
Ellie AndersonWorcestershire
Meg AustinStaffordshire
Hannah BakerWarwickshire
Caitlin BelcherShropshire
Lexie CantrillStaffordshire
Emily ChurmsWarwickshire/Shropshire
Hannah HardwickWorcestershire
Charis PavelyWorcestershire
Davina PerrinStaffordshire
Lucy ShentonStaffordshire
Laura SmittenWarwickshire
Libby ThomasWales

Coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Lloyd Tennant
  • Regional Director: Laura Macleod
  • Academy Head Coach: Darren Franklin
  • Team Operations Manager: Beth Gaskell
  • Physiotherapist: Jill Chapman
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Anna Nelson
  • Assistant Coach: Dominic Ostler
  • Team Doctor: Kim Gregory

As of the 2021 season.[6]

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season Final standing League standings[17] Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2020 Group stage 63300113−0.2852nd DNQ
2021 Losing semi-finalists: 3rd 75200222+0.8223rd Lost to Northern Diamonds in the semi-final

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2021 Group stages 63300012–0.6693rd DNQ

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – summary of results[17]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2020 6330050.00
2021 8530062.50
Total 14860057.14
  • 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[18]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Lightning303000.00
Northern Diamonds4220050.00
North West Thunder3210066.67
South East Stars11000100.00
Southern Vipers11000100.00
Sunrisers11000100.00
Western Storm11000100.00

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2021 6330050.00
Total 6330050.00
  • 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 %
Lightning22000100.00
South East Stars202000.00
Southern Vipers2110050.00

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

See also

References
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