Storm beat Sparks in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Issy Wong struck three times with her first 10 balls at Worcester
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England's Issy Wong starred with a quickfire three-wicket burst as Western Storm hammered Central Sparks by 182 runs at Worcester to climb off the foot of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy table.
Storm ran up their second highest score of the season as, despite Katie George taking 5-50, the visitors were finally bowled out off the penultimate ball for 284.
That was in the main thanks to Australian Amanda-Jade Wellington, who hit 14 fours and two sixes in a quite dazzling 83 from just 53 balls.
That included a sixth-wicket stand of 102 in just under 14 overs with captain Sophie Luff (60).
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On-loan Wong then struck twice in the first two balls against her old side and Chloe Skelton also claimed three wickets as the Sparks were bowled out for just 102, spared from even greater embarrassment only by 42 from Davina Perrin.
Sparks started badly when skipper Eve Jones was yorked first ball and wicketkeeper Abigail Freeborn also suffered a golden duck when she edged a loose drive to her counterpart Natasha Wraith.
Wong missed the chance of a hat-trick when Perrin edged through where third slip would have been. But, in Wong's next over, Chloe Brewer was lbw to one that kept low to make it 11-3.
Alex Griffiths added the wickets of Courtney Webb and Katie George, both caught at mid on, before Perrin was lbw on 85-6 - and there was no way back as Skelton's burst of three wickets for six runs in 26 balls sent Sparks bottom of the table.
The next round of three games take place on Sunday before a 43-day Trophy break because of the Women's Hundred.
Who's next?
Sunday (10:30 BST)
Beckenham: South East Stars v Sunrisers
Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln: The Blaze v Northern Diamonds
Sedbergh School: Lancashire Thunder v Southern Vipers
