Taylor Williams talks with Western Storm, Welsh Fire and Cornwall's own Nicole Harvey. 12 or so months ago — while 32 weeks pregnant with her first child — Nicole was diagnosed with sepsis, which proved severe and life-threatening. Earlier this year she was just beginning to walk again and playing cricket at any level — let alone professionally — was still a distant pipedream. Fast forward several months to July '21 and Nicole's walking out at Emerald Headingley to take on the Northern Superchargers in the inaugural Hundred tournament. Hers is a truly remarkable story of courage, determination and fortitude.  

Nicole also takes us inside the Welsh Fire camp, revealing the challenges of bio-secure living and getting to grips with a brand-new format — all while being a mum and managing post-sepsis syndrome. As usual, we discuss the best players Nicole's played with and against, and the best things about playing cricket in and for Cornwall. 

To learn more about sepsis, visit sepsistrust.org or @UKSepsisTrust on Twitter. 

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