Ilenia Sims

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]

Ilenia Sims

Personal information
Full name	Ilenia Elisa Janet Sims
Born	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 23)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Italy (2024–present)
Only T20I (cap 25)	28 May 2024 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–present	Staffordshire
2020	Lightning
2022	Lightning
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 1 22 29 Runs scored 1 85 84 Batting average 1.00 9.44 12.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 1 22* 32 Balls bowled 24 984 513 Wickets 3 25 32 Bowling average 9.00 22.84 14.09 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/27 3/15 5/8 Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 May 2024

She made her international debut for Italy in May 2024.^[3]

Early life

Sims was born on 10 February 2002. She studied at Loughborough University. Her great-great-uncle is former England cricketer Harold Larwood.^[4]

Domestic career

Sims 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

In 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]