Ilenia Elisa Janet "Lenny" Sims (born 10 February 2002) is an English-Italian cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire. She plays as a right-arm off break bowler. She has previously played for Lightning.[1][2]
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| Full name | Ilenia Elisa Janet Sims | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 25) | 28 May 2024 v Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editSims was born on 10 February 2002. She studied at Loughborough University. Her great-great-uncle is former England cricketer Harold Larwood.[4]
Domestic career
editSims made her county debut in 2015, for Staffordshire against Derbyshire.[5] 2018 was her most successful season for the side, as she took 8 wickets at an average of 13.37 in the County Championship, and was the joint-fourth leading wicket-taker across the whole Twenty20 Cup, with 14 wickets at an average of 9.64.[6][7] This included her maiden county five-wicket haul, taking 5/8 in a Twenty20 against Cumbria.[8] In 2019, Sims took 9 wickets in the County Championship at an average of 12.66, including her List A best bowling figures of 3/15.[9] In 2021, Sims made her Twenty20 high score, hitting 32 opening the batting against Somerset.[10] She took six wickets for Staffordshire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 23.33.[11]
In 2020, Sims played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in one match, scoring 1* in a defeat to North West Thunder.[12][13] After not being included in the Lightning squad in 2021, she returned to the side in 2022, but did not play a match.[14]
International career
editIn May 2024, Sims was named in the Italy squad for their tour of the Netherlands. She made her Twenty20 International debut in the first match of the series, taking 3/27 from her four overs.[15][3]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Ilenia Sims". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ilenia Sims". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b "1st T20I, Schiedam, May 28 2024, Italy Women tour of the Netherlands: Netherlands Women v Italy Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Bryce sisters and head coach Rob Taylor bring Scottish feel to Lightning". the Cricketer. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Derbyshire Women v Staffordshire Women, 2 August 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Staffordshire Women v Cumbria Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Staffordshire Women v Somerset Women, 25 April @ 15:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "North West Thunder v Lightning, 13 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Lightning: 2022 team guide". the Cricketer. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "T20I Series: Italia Femminile in Olanda Per Bilaterale Contro Le Pardoni Di Casa". Cricket Italia. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links
edit- Ilenia Sims at ESPNcricinfo
- Ilenia Sims at CricketArchive (subscription required)