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Isla Sarah Thomson (born 27 July 2004) is an English cricketer who currently captains Wiltshire, as well as playing for Western Storm. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.
Domestic career
Thomson made her county debut in 2018, for Wiltshire 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, with four wickets at an average of 21.75. In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was Wiltshire's leading run-scorer, with 132 runs at an average of 26.40, including scoring 62* against Dorset. 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 Western Storm 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*.