๐ฅ๐ EVE JONES WINS CINCH PCA WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR ๐๐ฅ
The cherry on top of a fantastic season as
@eve_jones11
makes history as the first ever domestic female professional cricketer to pick up the player-voted cinch PCA Award. Congrats skip, we are all so proud! ๐๐คฉ
๐ฅ ARLOTT, JONES & WONG SELECTED FOR ENGLAND A ๐ฅ
Sparks captain
@eve_jones11
and pacers
@EmArlott
and
@Wongi95
have been selected to travel with the England A squad for a six game series against Australia A.
More info ๐
๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ โ๏ธ
๐ฝ๏ธ Watch as Issy Wong sat down at the team's annual media day last week.
๐คฉ Her excitement for 2023
๐ฎ๐ณ On her time abroad playing for
@mipaltan
๐ Wongi's journey
๐ฏ The Hundred & Birmingham Phoenix
๐๏ธ '23 goals
@Wongi95
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#SparksWillFly
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๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ
With big thanks to the good people of the West Midlands... ๐
#SparksWillFly
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๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐คฉ
Our captain scored an unbelievable (101) runs while away on England duty this week!
Check out the best bits below, some shots ๐
@eve_jones11
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#SparksWillFly
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๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ค ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐
All 4 Sparks players in the U19 World Cup have now received their debut ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ caps.
โ U19 T20WC Team of the Tournament
โ POTM in a World Cup semi-final
โ Professional cricketer
โ๏ธHannah Baker has signed her first professional contract with Central Sparks ๐ฅ
#SparksWillFly
A nice touch before today's game, saw Katie George receive her Sparks cap from fellow teammate Issy Wong.
Well done,
@KaTie_George46
๐คฉ
#SparksWillFly
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๐ฅ END OF SEASON AWARDS ๐ฅ
Sparks players had their say in the end of season awards. Congrats to the three winners of the player-voted awards!
๐ Most Improved -
@EmArlott
๐ Sparks Spirit -
@Liz_Russell
๐ Players' Player -
@eve_jones11
#SparksWillFly
๐ฅ 2022 CHARLOTTE EDWARDS CUP SQUAD ๐ฅ
Introducing the Central Sparks squad who will be playing in the Charlotte Edwards Cup this summer!
We begin our campaign this Saturday against
@_WesternStorm
!
๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ/๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐
Congratulations to all players selected for the Academy and EPP.
More info ๐
โ๏ธBREAKINGโ๏ธ
@eve_jones11
has been voted in by her teammates as
@CentralSparks
Captain for the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy campaign! ๐
๐ Skipper Eve - go well! ๐ฅ๐
See more information on our squad on our website ๐
#sparkswillfly
#oursparks
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐ช๐๐ , ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป Eve Jones links up with England to train ahead of the international summer ๐คฉ
We'll be without her for tomorrow's game. Thank you for your contributions so far in 2023 ๐
@eve_jones11
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#SparksWillFly
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๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐
Your 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup Player of the Year ๐
๐ A stellar campaign saw Jones comfortably top the
@pcaMVP
with 143 MVP points.
Congratulations
@eve_jones11
- the latest recipient of a cinch PCA Award!
#PCAawards
๐ We are SO hyped about this one ๐
The Birmingham Phoenix line-up is completed and we're excited to say you can catch 8๏ธโฃ Sparks players this summer playing alongside ICC Women's Cricketer of the Decade
@EllysePerry
in
@thehundred
๐ฏ
#SparksWillFly
A big ๐ to our season's MVPs! Before they were tearing up the
@WBBL
, Eve and Wongi had outstanding summers with Central Sparks across 14 games.
๐ Most Wickets - Issy Wong (18 wickets)
๐ Most Runs - Eve Jones (575)
#SparksWillFly
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
Congrats to Hannah Baker, Davina Perrin, Ellie Anderson and Charis Pavely who have all been named in Englandโs squad for the U19 World Cup.
๐More info:
๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ โ๏ธ
Powerful left-hander Ami Campbell and wicket-keeper batter Abbey Freeborn have signed professional contracts with Central Sparks.
More info ๐
#SparksWillFly
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๐ฅHERE TO STAY๐ฅ
We are delighted to announce that Emily Arlott, Ami Campbell, Abbey Freeborn and Eve Jones have all signed 2-year contract extensions to stay with Sparks until at least 2024.
๐๐๐ซ๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ซ๐.
๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐... Your Central Sparks playing shirt for 2023!
We cannot wait to see these on display out on the field soon ๐คฉ
#SparksWillFly
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๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ช๐๐ฅ โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก โ
๐ฅT๏ธhree players have signed new professional contracts with Central Sparks. ๐ฅ
Full story ๐
๐ฅ 2021 FIXTURES - T20 COMPETITION &
#RHFTrophy
๐ฅ
We're so excited to share our fixtures for the 2021 season with you ๐ you can find all of the info on our BRAND NEW WEBSITE too.
Which one are you looking forward to the most?! ๐คฉ
English import
@eve_jones11
was your Trikon5G Player of the Match in our match against the Strikers.
Eve finished 36* off just 29 balls.
#GETONRED
#WBBL07
๐ฅ Meet the Sparks ๐ฅ Our experienced star,
@eve_jones11
!
โ 1 of only 2 females to have scored a Birmingham League Century ๐ฏ๐
โ Has an art degree from Oxford Brookes University โ๏ธ๐จ
โ Hair goes static a few days before it snows ๐โโ๏ธโ๏ธ
#sparkswillfly
#oursparks
๐ฅ ARLOTT, GLENN & JONES NAMED IN ENGLAND TEST SQUAD ๐ฅ
We are so excited to announce that Em Arlott has been called up to the England Women Test squad alongside her Sparks teammates Sarah Glenn and Amy Jones.
๐ Full story:
#SparksWillFly
๐ฅ RESULT | an unreal comeback from the Sparks to clinch first
#RHFtrophy
spoils, winning by 2 wickets with 10 balls spare! ๐
What. A. Game!! ๐ฌ
Well played
@North_Diamonds
and good luck for Monday! ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ค
#SparksWillFly
๐ฅ ARLOTT, JONES & GLENN NAMED IN ODI SQUAD ๐ฅ
Congratulations to Sparks' Emily Arlott, Amy Jones and Sarah Glenn who have been included in the 16-strong England Women squad that will face India in the forthcoming ODI series.
#OurSparks
No biggie, weโve just surpassed over a quarter of a million YouTube channel views this season.
Thanks everyone who tunes in to the streams to watch some Sparks fly ๐ฅ
๐ The shortlists have been selected ahead of Tuesdayโs finale of the
@cinchuk
PCA Awards!
4๏ธโฃ trophies
1๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ nominees
๐ The best male and female cricketers of 2021 have been recognised by their peers.
Full story ๐
#PCAawards
๐ฅCongratulations to all the girls who represented Sparks at the School Games 2021! ๐ฅ
Laura Smitten captained Team Sciver who went onto win the School Games 2021. ๐
Baker, Smitten, Pavely, Perrin, Austin, Hardwick and Anderson all took part in the event. ๐
#SparksWillFly
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐
We were so pleased to welcome lots of school children to watch our game earlier today - 1500 of them!
Today's attendance was ๐ญ,๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐
Thank you for coming, we hope you all had a great day at Edgbaston!
#SparksWillFly
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๐ฅ Meet the Sparks๐ฅ 1st up is pace sensation
@Wongi95
!
โ Can complete a Rubikโs Cube in 33 seconds ๐คฏ๐งฉ
โ Plays the guitar ๐ธ๐ผ
โ A National Champion at Eton Fives ๐งคโพ๏ธ
#sparkswillfly
#oursparks
A fantastic article written discussing our young starlet Charis Pavely. ๐
Itโs ADHD awareness month, and the BBC have recognised Pavs and the maturity she shows after her 2021 diagnosis.
โADHD doesnโt define you.โ
Pavs. ๐
#SparksWillFly
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Central Sparks are deeply saddened at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Our match against
@Lightningcric
tomorrow has been postponed.
Our thoughts are with the the Royal Family at this time.
So nice, she had to do it twice. ๐
Weโll say it again, half century Davina Perrin! ๐ซ
5๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ off (34) as Englandโs U19s beat ๐ฑ๐ฐ
#SparksWillFly
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#EnglandCricket
๐ฅ๐ An unbelievable team performance from the Sparks sees us to a 6 wicket victory over Diamonds! ๐
Too many great performances to single out. The entire team takes the Sparks of the Day award! ๐
#RHFtrophy
Final hopes still in tact!! ๐
#SparksWillFly
#SparksVDiamonds
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ซถ๐ผ
There were 2,592 of you in the stands at Edgbaston backing the Sparks!
Thank you, weโre glad you saw a TOP team win ๐
#SparksWillFly
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Huge congrats to Sparksโ regional talent manager
@LaurenRowles10
for her appointment as Head Coach of the England Learning Disability squad for their 2022 campaign! ๐ฅ
#SparksWillFly
๐ Thumbs up if you got selected for the Central Sparks Academy! ๐
๐ฅ Congratulations to the 14 players who were selected for our first Academy intake - we are so excited for all of you.
#OurSparks
family is growing! ๐
#OurSparks
๐๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐คฉ
The pair link up with England as they prepare for their LV= Insurance Test against Australia.
Read more ๐