Isla Sarah Thomson (born 27 July 2004) is an English

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er who currently

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Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

, as well as playing for

Western Storm Western Storm are a women's cricket team representing South West England and Wales, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic cricket. They play their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, the County Ground, Bristol and Sophia Gardens ...

. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm

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bowler.

Domestic career

Thomson made her county debut in 2018, for

against Buckinghamshire. She became captain of Wiltshire ahead of the 2021 season. She was Wiltshire's joint-leading wicket-taker in the

2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup The 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Vitality Women's County T20, was the 12th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament, taking place in April and May, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus Scotland ...

, with four wickets at an average of 21.75. In the

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, she was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer, with 132 runs at an average of 26.40, including scoring 62 * against

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. She was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 143 runs in three matches, including one half-century. In 2022, Thomson was included in the

Academy. Ahead of the 2023 season, she was promoted to the senior squad. 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 *.

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* * 2004 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Wiltshire women cricketers Western Storm cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-stub