By Jeremy Blackmore

For Sophie Luff, the end of Western Storm after nine years is bittersweet, but she says its legacy leaves much to build on as she prepares to lead Somerset in the new Tier One county set-up next season.
Luff has been involved with Storm since its inception, first as part of the most successful side in the Kia Super League (KSL) era and then as captain from 2020 as women’s cricket moved to a professional regional structure.
Throughout those years Storm has attracted a sizeable following at Taunton and Luff is hoping to pack out the venue in future.
“We’ve built a really s...