Lancashire Thunder

Lancashire Thunder were 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 Kathryn 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]

Lancashire Thunder
Personnel
CaptainKathryn Cross
CoachMark McInnes (2019)
Alex Blackwell (2018)
Stephen Titchard (2016-2017)
Team information
Colours  Red
Founded2016
Home groundOld Trafford, Manchester
Secondary home ground(s)Aigburth, Liverpool
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Chester Boughton Hall CC, Chester
History
WCSL wins0
Official websiteLancashire Cricket

T20 kit

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]

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
Batsmen
10Natalie Brown England (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
11Evelyn Jones England (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992Left-handedLeft-arm mediumEngland Academy player
8Georgie Boyce England (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
30Danielle Collins England (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000Left-handedRight-arm medium
77Ria Fackrell England (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
7Harmanpreet Kaur  India (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
96Sune Luus  South Africa (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
14Tahlia McGrath  Australia (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
6Emma Lamb England (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm off breakEngland Academy player
Wicket-keepers
21Eleanor Threlkeld England (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998Right-handed—England Academy player
Bowlers
16Kathryn Cross  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastClub captain; England Performance squad
19Sophie Ecclestone  England (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxEngland Academy player
63Alice Dyson England (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
65Alex Hartley  England (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
47Sophia Dunkley  England (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break

Overseas players

Seasons
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2016 Group Stage 5140002–1.7246th DNQ
2017 Group Stage 5050000–1.6926th DNQ
2018 Group Stage 105500121–0.8254th DNQ
2019 Group Stage 10091002–1.1946th DNQ

Statistics

Overall Results
Summary of Results[13]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2016 5140020.00
2017 505000.00
2018 10550050.00
2019 1009100.00
Total 306231021.66
  • 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 Vipers6231041.66
Yorkshire Diamonds6240033.33
Western Storm606000.00
Surrey Stars6150016.66
Loughborough Lightning6150016.66

Records

See also

References
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  2. "ECB unveil teams and schedule for Women's Cricket Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "McInnes to lead Lancashire Thunder". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "Women's Regional Hubs to play for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". the Cricketer. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. "Women's Cricket Super League: Six successful bids announced for new T20 league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. "Women's Super League 2016 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  8. "Women's Cricket Super League 2018 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  10. "Women's Cricket Super League 2019 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. "ECB launches new plan to transform women's and girls' cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. "Full Lancashire Thunder squad confirmed for 2019". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  13. "Women Cricket Super League match result summary". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. "Lancashire Thunder Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  15. "Lancashire Thunder Lowest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  16. "Lancashire Thunder Highest scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  17. "Lancashire Thunder Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  18. "Lancashire Thunder Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  19. "Lancashire Thunder Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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