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Lauren Filer

Lauren Filer

English cricketer

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]

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