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Ilenia Sims

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Ilenia Sims
Personal information
Full name
Ilenia Elisa Janet Sims
Born (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 25)28 May 2024 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentStaffordshire
2020Lightning
2022Lightning
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 1 22 29
Runs scored 1 85 84
Batting average 1.00 9.44 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 1 22* 32
Balls bowled 24 984 513
Wickets 3 25 32
Bowling average 9.00 22.84 14.09
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/27 3/15 5/8
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 May 2024

Ilenia Elisa Janet "Lenny" Sims (born 10 February 2002) is an English-Italian cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire. She plays as a right-arm off break bowler. She has previously played for Lightning.[1][2]

She made her international debut for Italy in May 2024.[3]

Early life

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Sims was born on 10 February 2002. She studied at Loughborough University. Her great-great-uncle is former England cricketer Harold Larwood.[4]

Domestic career

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Sims made her county debut in 2015, for Staffordshire against Derbyshire.[5] 2018 was her most successful season for the side, as she took 8 wickets at an average of 13.37 in the County Championship, and was the joint-fourth leading wicket-taker across the whole Twenty20 Cup, with 14 wickets at an average of 9.64.[6][7] This included her maiden county five-wicket haul, taking 5/8 in a Twenty20 against Cumbria.[8] In 2019, Sims took 9 wickets in the County Championship at an average of 12.66, including her List A best bowling figures of 3/15.[9] In 2021, Sims made her Twenty20 high score, hitting 32 opening the batting against Somerset.[10] She took six wickets for Staffordshire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 23.33.[11]

In 2020, Sims played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in one match, scoring 1* in a defeat to North West Thunder.[12][13] After not being included in the Lightning squad in 2021, she returned to the side in 2022, but did not play a match.[14]

International career

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In May 2024, Sims was named in the Italy squad for their tour of the Netherlands. She made her Twenty20 International debut in the first match of the series, taking 3/27 from her four overs.[15][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Ilenia Sims". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Ilenia Sims". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "1st T20I, Schiedam, May 28 2024, Italy Women tour of the Netherlands: Netherlands Women v Italy Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Bryce sisters and head coach Rob Taylor bring Scottish feel to Lightning". the Cricketer. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Derbyshire Women v Staffordshire Women, 2 August 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowling in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Staffordshire Women v Cumbria Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Staffordshire Women v Somerset Women, 25 April @ 15:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  13. ^ "North West Thunder v Lightning, 13 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Lightning: 2022 team guide". the Cricketer. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  15. ^ "T20I Series: Italia Femminile in Olanda Per Bilaterale Contro Le Pardoni Di Casa". Cricket Italia. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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