Lauren Filer

English cricketer

Lauren Filer
Filer bowling for Western Storm in May 2023
Personal information
Full name
Lauren Louise Filer
Born (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23)
Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 167)22 June 2023 v Australia
Last Test14 December 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 143)9 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI14 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 61)19 March 2024 v New Zealand
Last T20I29 March 2024 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentSomerset
2020–presentWestern Storm
2021–2022Welsh Fire
2023–presentLondon Spirit
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WLA WT20
Matches 2 3 36 44
Runs scored 16 – 124 137
Batting average 4.00 – 9.53 8.05
100s/50s 0/0 – 0/1 0/0
Top score 11 – 58* 21*
Balls bowled 300 119 1,352 648
Wickets 4 8 43 29
Bowling average 61.25 10.25 27.04 24.68
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/49 3/27 3/21 2/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 7/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 December 2023

Lauren Louise Filer (born 22 December 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset, Western Storm and London Spirit. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Welsh Fire.[1][2]

She made her international debut for England in June 2023, in a Test match against Australia.[3]

Early life

Filer was born on 22 December 2000 in Bristol.[2] Her twin sister, Jodie, plays for Somerset alongside her.[4]

Domestic career

Filer made her debut for Somerset in 2018 against Nottinghamshire, taking one wicket.[5] She achieved her best List A bowling figures in 2019, taking 3/21 against Essex.[6] She appeared in one match for Somerset as they won the West Midlands Group of the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she took five wickets in five matches for Somerset, at an average of 8.80.[8]

In 2020, Filer played for Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 3 matches, taking 3 wickets at an average of 23.33, including taking 2/24 against Sunrisers.[9][6] The following season, she appeared in all seven matches for Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking five wickets at an average of 42.40.[10] She also played four matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets.[11] She also signed to play for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[12] In 2022, she played eight matches for Western Storm, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[13][14] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, she was the side's leading wicket-taker, with 11 wickets at an average of 22.63, and hit her maiden half-century, scoring 58* against Central Sparks.[13][15] She was also ever-present for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, taking two wickets in six matches.[16] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Filer had signed her first professional contract with Western Storm.[17]

In 2023, she played 11 matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 13 wickeets.[18][19] She also played six matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, taking two wickets.[20]

International career

In June 2023, Filer was named in an England squad for the first time, being called up for the side's Test match against Australia.[21] She made her Test debut in that match, on 22 June 2023.[3] She took four wickets on debut, two in each innings.[3] She was later named in the ODI squad in the same series, but did not play a match.[22] Later that summer, she was named in England's squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[23] She made her One Day International debut during the 1st ODI of the series, taking 3/27.[24] She took eight wickets overall in the three-match series, and was subsequently named Player of the Series.[25] In December 2023, she was awarded a development contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board.[26] She played her second Test match for England on the side's tour of India in December 2023, but did not take a wicket.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Lauren Filer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Lauren Filer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Only Test, Nottingham, June 22 - 26, 2023, Women's Ashes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Twins selected for Somerset county cricket squad". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Somerset Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 7 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Lauren Filer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Bowling for Western Storm/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  12. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Sarah Glenn plays starring role as Central Sparks defeat Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Storm confirm 8 contracts". Western Storm. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  21. ^ "England name Danielle Gibson, Lauren Filer in Ashes Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  22. ^ "England Women name squad for We Got Game ODI Ashes series". England and Wales Cricket Board. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  23. ^ "England Women name squads for Sri Lanka ODI and IT20 series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Gaur, Filer enjoy dream debuts as England stroll to seven-wicket win". ESPNcricinfo. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Lauren's "Whirlwind" Summer". Western Storm. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  26. ^ "England Women 2023/24 Central Contracts announced". ECB. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Records/England Women in India Test Series/England Women Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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