Lauren Louise Filer (born 22 December 2000) is an English

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er who currently plays for

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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 ...

and

London Spirit London Spirit are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in North London. The team represents the historic counties of Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire in The Hundred, which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Wel ...

. She plays as a right-arm

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bowler. She has previously played for

Welsh Fire Welsh Fire ( cy, Tân Cymreig) are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Cardiff. The team represents the Historic counties of England, historic counties of Glamorgan, Gloucestershire and Somerset in the newly founded competiti ...

. She made her international debut for

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in June 2023, in a Test match against Australia.

Early life

Filer was born on 22 December 2000 in

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. Her twin sister, Jodie, plays for

alongside her.

Domestic career

Filer made her debut for

in 2018 against

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, taking one wicket. She achieved her best

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bowling figures in 2019, taking 3/21 against

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. She appeared in one match for Somerset as they won the West Midlands Group of the

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. In the

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, she took five wickets in five matches for Somerset, at an average of 8.80. In 2020, Filer played for

in the

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. She appeared in 3 matches, taking 3 wickets at an average of 23.33, including taking 2/24 against Sunrisers. The following season, she appeared in all seven matches for Western Storm in the

, taking five wickets at an average of 42.40. She also played four matches in the

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, taking two wickets. She also signed to play for

in The Hundred, but did not play a match. In 2022, she played eight matches for Western Storm, across the

and the

. 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

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. She was also ever-present for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, taking two wickets in six matches. At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Filer had signed her first professional contract with Western Storm. In 2023, she played 11 matches for Western Storm, across the

and the

, taking 13 wickeets. She also played six matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, taking two wickets.

International career

In June 2023, Filer was named in an

squad for the first time, being called up for the side's Test match against Australia. She made her Test debut in that match, on 22 June 2023. She took four wickets on debut, two in each innings. She was later named in the ODI squad in the same series, but did not play a match. Later that summer, she was named in England's squad for their series against Sri Lanka. She made her

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debut during the 1st ODI of the series, taking 3/27. She took eight wickets overall in the three-match series, and was subsequently named Player of the Series. In December 2023, she was awarded a development contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filer, Lauren 2000 births Living people Cricketers from Bristol English women cricketers England women One Day International cricketers Somerset women cricketers Western Storm cricketers Welsh Fire cricketers England women Test cricketers London Spirit cricketers