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Isla Thomson

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Isla Thomson
Personal information
Full name
Isla Sarah Thomson
Born (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentWiltshire
2023Western Storm
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 4 22
Runs scored 60 379
Batting average 20.00 22.29
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 30 62*
Balls bowled 40 216
Wickets 0 7
Bowling average 33.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/22
Catches/stumpings 1/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 October 2023

Isla Sarah Thomson (born 27 July 2004) is an English cricketer who currently captains Wiltshire. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]

Domestic career

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Thomson made her county debut in 2018, for Wiltshire against Buckinghamshire.[3] She became captain of Wiltshire ahead of the 2021 season.[4] She was Wiltshire's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with four wickets at an average of 21.75.[5] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer, with 132 runs at an average of 26.40, including scoring 62* against Dorset.[6][7] She was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 143 runs in three matches, including one half-century.[8]

In 2022, Thomson was included in the Western Storm Academy.[9][10] Ahead of the 2023 season, she was promoted to the senior squad.[11] She made her debut for the side on 22 April 2023, against Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, in which she bowled one over and scored 16*.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Isla Thomson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Isla Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Wiltshire Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Isla Thomson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Bowling for Wiltshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Wiltshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Dorset Women v Wiltshire Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Wiltshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Eight Wiltshire Players Selected to Represent Western Storm Academy and EPP Squads Next Season". Wiltshire CCC. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Western Storm Honours". Wiltshire CCC. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy Preview: Storm v Diamonds". Western Storm. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. ^ "3rd Match, Leeds, April 22 2023, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Northern Diamonds v Western Storm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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