2018 Lancashire Thunder season

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Lancashire Thunder
2018 season
CoachAlex Blackwell
CaptainDanielle Hazell
Overseas playerNicole Bolton
Harmanpreet Kaur
Amy Satterthwaite
WCSLGroup Stage, 4th
Most runsAmy Satterthwaite (277)
Most wicketsSophie Ecclestone (15)
Most catchesKate Cross (6)
Amy Satterthwaite (6)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsEleanor Threlkeld (9)
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The 2018 season was Lancashire Thunder's third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fourth in the group stage, their best ever finish, winning five of their ten matches.[1]

The side was captained by Danielle Hazell and coached by Alex Blackwell.[2] They played two home matches at Old Trafford, and one apiece at Stanley Park, Aigburth Cricket Ground and the Trafalgar Road Ground.[3]

Squad[]

Lancashire Thunder's 15-player squad is listed below.[4] Age given is at the start of Lancashire Thunder's first match of the season (22 July 2018).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Nicole Bolton  Australia (1989-01-17)17 January 1989 (aged 29) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Georgie Boyce  England (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Evelyn Jones  England (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 25) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Natasha Miles  Hong Kong (1988-10-19)19 October 1988 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Natalie Brown  England (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm medium
Harmanpreet Kaur  India (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Emma Lamb  England (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Amy Satterthwaite  New Zealand (1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Eleanor Threlkeld  England (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 19) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Kate Cross  England (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Rachel Dickinson  England (1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alice Dyson  England (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sophie Ecclestone  England (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 19) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Alex Hartley  England (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Danielle Hazell  England (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain

Women's Cricket Super League[]

Season standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Loughborough Lightning 10 7 3 0 0 5 33 1.361
2 Western Storm 10 6 3 0 1 4 30 0.919
3 Surrey Stars 10 5 4 0 1 2 24 −0.404
4 Lancashire Thunder 10 5 5 0 0 1 21 −0.825
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 10 3 6 0 1 1 15 −0.290
6 Southern Vipers 10 2 7 0 1 0 10 −0.490
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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League stage[]

22 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
72 (16.5 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
74/4 (15.1 overs)
Evelyn Jones 19 (20)
Jenny Gunn 3/10 (3 overs)
Georgia Adams 22 (19)
Alex Hartley 2/12 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport
Umpires: Rob White and Ian Ramage
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
27 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
134/4 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
101 (18.2 overs)
Lauren Winfield 28 (23)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/11 (3.2 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 33 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Mike Burns and Rob Bailey
Player of the match: Eleanor Threlkeld (Lancashire Thunder)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
29 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
137/6 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
133/9 (20 overs)
Evelyn Jones 69 (65)
Tash Farrant 3/24 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 40 (36)
Emma Lamb 4/17 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 4 runs
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Sue Redfern and James Middlebrook
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0
31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
148/5 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
151/5 (19.5 overs)
Nat Sciver 95 (57)
Emma Lamb 3/34 (4 overs)
Nicole Bolton 87 (61)
Natalie Sciver 2/26 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Nick Cook
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Surrey Stars 0
3 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
153/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
154/3 (18.2 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 85* (57)
Anya Shrubsole 2/36 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 102 (61)
Amy Satterthwaite 1/7 (1.2 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Sue Redfern
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
7 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
167/8 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
112 (19.2 overs)
Lizelle Lee 70 (37)
Emma Lamb 2/12 (3 overs)
Evelyn Jones 40 (48)
Dane van Niekerk 3/20 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 55 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeff Evans
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
9 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
185/4 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
109 (18.2 overs)
Heather Knight 76 (50)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/27 (4 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 33 (32)
Claire Nicholas 3/11 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 76 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Billy Taylor and Sue Redfern
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
11 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
136/7 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
137/1 (14.3 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 47 (41)
Sophie Devine 2/22 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 40* (37)
Alex Hartley 0/16 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Mark Newell and Ian Ramage
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
14 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
154/9 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
145/8 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 74 (44)
Katherine Brunt 3/22 (4 overs)
Katherine Brunt 44* (25)
Alex Hartley 2/27 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Lancashire Thunder)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
162/3 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
153 (19.4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 44* (20)
Paige Scholfield 1/28 (4 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 36 (21)
Sophie Ecclestone 4/20 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mark Newell and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire Thunder)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0

Statistics[]

Batting[]

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike Rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Nicole Bolton 10 10 0 274 87 27.40 119.65 0 1 40 0
Georgie Boyce 9 8 0 98 38 12.25 87.50 0 0 11 2
Natalie Brown 5 3 1 34 13 17.00 117.24 0 0 3 1
Kate Cross 10 4 2 17 13* 8.50 80.95 0 0 2 0
Sophie Ecclestone 10 7 2 3 2 0.60 23.07 0 0 0 0
Alex Hartley 10 4 2 0 0* 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
Danielle Hazell 10 7 1 34 12 5.66 89.47 0 0 4 0
Evelyn Jones 9 8 0 168 69 21.00 84.84 0 0 22 1
Harmanpreet Kaur 7 7 2 164 74 32.80 151.85 0 1 13 9
Emma Lamb 10 9 1 38 13 4.75 67.85 0 0 2 0
Amy Satterthwaite 10 10 2 277 85* 34.62 127.06 0 2 33 5
Eleanor Threlkeld 10 10 3 138 53* 19.71 99.28 0 1 14 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

Bowling[]

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike Rate
Natalie Brown 5 2 3.0 0 33 0 – – 11.00 –
Kate Cross 10 10 36.0 1 266 7 1/4 38.00 7.38 30.8
Sophie Ecclestone 10 10 36.0 1 231 15 4/20 15.40 6.41 14.4
Alex Hartley 10 10 36.0 0 282 10 3/19 28.20 7.83 21.6
Danielle Hazell 10 10 34.0 1 237 6 2/29 39.50 6.97 34.0
Harmanpreet Kaur 7 1 2.0 0 15 0 – – 7.50 –
Emma Lamb 10 10 29.0 1 234 11 4/17 21.27 8.06 15.8
Amy Satterthwaite 10 5 10.0 0 72 4 2/14 18.00 7.20 15.0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

Fielding[]

Player Matches Innings Catches
Nicole Bolton 10 10 3
Georgie Boyce 9 9 1
Natalie Brown 5 5 1
Kate Cross 10 10 6
Sophie Ecclestone 10 10 5
Alex Hartley 10 10 0
Danielle Hazell 10 10 2
Evelyn Jones 9 9 1
Harmanpreet Kaur 7 7 1
Emma Lamb 10 10 0
Amy Satterthwaite 10 10 6
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Wicket-keeping[]

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Eleanor Threlkeld 10 10 1 8
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Table". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Alex Blackwell on the 2018 Kia Super League". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Thunder confirm squad for 2018 campaign". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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