Lauren Filer

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

Lauren Filer
Personal information
Full name
Lauren Louise Filer
Born (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000
Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentSomerset
2020–presentWestern Storm
2021–presentWelsh Fire
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 27 30
Runs scored 115 78
Batting average 10.45 6.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 58* 14
Balls bowled 1,011 428
Wickets 27 18
Bowling average 31.07 23.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/21 2/11
Catches/stumpings 6/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2022

Early life

Filer was born on 22 December 2000 in Bristol.[2] Her twin sister, Jodie, plays for Somerset alongside her.[3]

Domestic career

Filer made her debut for Somerset in 2018 against Nottinghamshire, taking one wicket.[4] She achieved her best List A bowling figures in 2019, taking 3/21 against Essex.[5] She appeared in one match for Somerset as they won the West Midlands Group of the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[6] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she took five wickets in five matches for Somerset, at an average of 8.80.[7]

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.[8][5] 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.[9] She also played four matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets.[10] She also signed to play for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[11] In 2022, she played eight matches for Western Storm, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[12][13] 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.[12][14] She was also ever-present for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, taking two wickets in six matches.[15] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Filer had signed her first professional contract with Western Storm.[16]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Lauren Filer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Lauren Filer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. "Twins selected for Somerset county cricket squad". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Somerset Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 7 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. "List A Matches played by Lauren Filer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. "Batting and Fielding for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. "Bowling for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  8. "Bowling for Western Storm/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  12. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  13. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. "Sarah Glenn plays starring role as Central Sparks defeat Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  16. "Storm confirm 8 contracts". Western Storm. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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