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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Sophie Luff | |
| Coach | Trevor Griffin | |
| Team information | ||
| Colours | Green | |
| Established | 2016 | |
| Home ground | County Ground, Taunton County Ground, Bristol Sophia Gardens College Ground, Cheltenham | |
| History | ||
| WCSL wins | 2 | |
| RHFT wins | 0 | |
| CEC wins | 0 | |
| Official website | Western Storm | |
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Western Storm were a women's cricket team that represented South West England and Wales, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic cricket. They primarily played their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, the County Ground, Bristol and Sophia Gardens.[1][2] They were captained by Sophie Luff and coached by Trevor Griffin.[3] The team were partnered with Somerset, Gloucestershire, Glamorgan, Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales.[4] Originally formed to compete in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016, Western Storm won the competition twice, in 2017 and 2019. When women's cricket in England was reformed in 2020, the Western Storm brand was retained, and they competed in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[5]
At the end of the 2024 season, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, the team was effectively replaced by a professionalised Somerset team.[6]
- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's Regional T20 2021 - Fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Sophie Luff to lead Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". Women’s CricZone. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Western Storm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's domestic cricket to return in August with Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". The Daily Telegraph. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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