Lancashire Thunder is an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Manchester, Lancashire that competed in England's women's Twenty20 competition, the Women's Cricket Super League.[1] Thunder played their home matches at Old Trafford and various grounds across the North West.[2] They were captained by Kate Cross and coached by Mark McInnes, working with General Manager Bobby Cross.[3] In 2020, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, some elements of Lancashire Thunder were retained for a new team, North West Thunder.[4]
History
2016-2019: Women's Cricket Super League
Lancashire Thunder were formed in 2016 to compete in the new Women's Cricket Super League, partnering with Lancashire CCC.[5] In their inaugural season, they finished bottom of the group stage, winning just one game.[6] In 2017, they fared even worse, failing to win a game as they finished bottom of the group once again.[7]
2018 brought an expansion to the WCSL, with each side now playing 10 games, and Lancashire Thunder improved under the new format, winning 5 out of their 10 games.[8] However, this still meant they just missed out on progressing to Finals Day, finishing 4th. Thunder bowler Sophie Ecclestone was the third highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 15.[9] In 2019, Lancashire Thunder once again finished bottom of the group, with no wins and one tie.[10] Following this season, women's cricket in England was restructured and Lancashire Thunder were disbanded as part of the reforms; however they survived in spirit for a new team, North West Thunder, who represented a larger area, but retained some of their players.[11]
Home grounds
| Venue | Games hosted by season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total | |
| Old Trafford Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Stanley Park, Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Trafalgar Road Ground | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Chester Boughton Hall | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Players
Final squad, 2019 season[12]
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 8 | Georgie Boyce |  England |
4 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Evelyn Jones | England |
8 August 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | England Academy player |
| 30 | Danielle Collins | England |
7 June 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 77 | Ria Fackrell | England |
16 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 6 | Emma Lamb | England |
16 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | England Academy player |
| 7 | Harmanpreet Kaur ‡ |  India |
8 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| 10 | Natalie Brown | England |
16 October 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 14 | Tahlia McGrath ‡ |  Australia |
10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 47 | Sophia Dunkley ‡ | England |
16 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 96 | Sune Luus ‡ |  South Africa |
5 January 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 21 | Eleanor Threlkeld | England |
16 November 1998 | Right-handed | — | England Academy player |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 16 | Kate Cross ‡ | England |
3 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Club captain; England Performance squad |
| 19 | Sophie Ecclestone ‡ | England |
6 May 1999 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | England Academy player |
| 63 | Alice Dyson | England |
28 January 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 65 | Alex Hartley ‡ | England |
6 September 1993 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Overseas players
Deandra Dottin – West Indies (2016)- Hayley Matthews – West Indies (2016)
Amy Satterthwaite – New Zealand (2016–2018)- Jess Jonassen – Australia (2017)
- Lea Tahuhu – New Zealand (2017)
- Harmanpreet Kaur – India (2018–2019)
- Nicole Bolton – Australia (2018)
- Tahlia McGrath – Australia (2019)
- Suné Luus – South Africa (2019)
Seasons
| Season | Final standing | League standings | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Pos | |||
| 2016 | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.724 | 6th | DNQ |
| 2017 | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.692 | 6th | DNQ |
| 2018 | Group stage | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | –0.825 | 4th | DNQ |
| 2019 | Group stage | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.194 | 6th | DNQ |
Statistics
Overall Results
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21.66 |
- Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
- Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Teamwise Result summary
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Vipers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41.66 |
| Yorkshire Diamonds | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Western Storm | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Surrey Stars | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Loughborough Lightning | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
Records
- Highest team total: 164/8, v Loughborough Lightning on 3 August 2016.[14]
- Lowest team total: 71, v Yorkshire Diamonds on 12 August 2016.[15]
- Highest individual score: 87, Nicole Bolton v Surrey Stars on 31 July 2018.[16]
- Best individual bowling analysis: 4/17, Emma Lamb v Southern Vipers on 29 July 2018.[17]
- Most Runs: 533 in 20 matches, Amy Satterthwaite.[18]
- Most wickets: 39 wickets in 30 matches, Sophie Ecclestone.[19]
See also
References
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- ^ "ECB unveil teams and schedule for Women's Cricket Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "McInnes to lead Lancashire Thunder". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Regional Hubs to play for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". the Cricketer. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League: Six successful bids announced for new T20 league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Super League 2016 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2017 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2018 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League, 2018/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2019 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "ECB launches new plan to transform women's and girls' cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Full Lancashire Thunder squad confirmed for 2019". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Women Cricket Super League match result summary". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire Thunder Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire Thunder Lowest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire Thunder Highest scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire Thunder Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire Thunder Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire Thunder Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.