2018 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season

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Loughborough Lightning
2018 season
CoachRob Taylor
CaptainGeorgia Elwiss
Overseas playerSophie Devine
Rachael Haynes
Elyse Villani
WCSLRunners-up
Most runsRachael Haynes (324)
Most wicketsKirstie Gordon (17)
Most catchesRachael Haynes (10)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsAmy Jones (11)
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The 2018 season was Loughborough Lightning's third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side topped the initial group stage, winning seven of their ten matches, therefore progressing straight to the final.[1] However, they lost in the final to Surrey Stars by 66 runs.[2]

The side was coached by the newly appointed Rob Taylor and captained by Georgia Elwiss.[3] They played four of their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground, and the other at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.[4]

Squad[]

Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below.[5] Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (22 July 2018).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Georgia Adams  England (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Rachael Haynes  Australia (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 31) Left-handed Left-arm medium Overseas player
Elyse Villani  Australia (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
Sophie Devine  New Zealand (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Georgia Elwiss  England (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
Jo Gardner  England (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Jenny Gunn  England (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Abigail Freeborn  England (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 21) Right-handed —
Amy Jones  England (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 25) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Sarah Glenn  England (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Kirstie Gordon  England (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Lucy Higham  England (1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Tara Norris  England (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 20) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Sonia Odedra  England (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Linsey Smith  England (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 (aged 23) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

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
25 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
105 (19.3 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
109/4 (18.5 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 37 (39)
Sophie Devine 3/21 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 35 (33)
Amelia Kerr 1/6 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Neil Mallender
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0
29 July 2018
10:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
85/2 (6 overs)
v
Smriti Mandhana 52* (19)
Georgia Elwiss 1/17 (1 over)
Western Storm won by 18 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mike Burns and Ian Gould
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 6 over per side due to rain.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
143/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
102/9 (20 overs)
Rachael Haynes 50 (41)
Katie Levick 2/24 (4 overs)
Thea Brookes 30 (19)
Kirstie Gordon 2/10 (3 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 41 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
2 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
95 (18 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
96/1 (10 overs)
Nat Sciver 45 (35)
Kirstie Gordon 3/13 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 61* (32)
Marizanne Kapp 1/17 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Chris Watts and Rob White
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
4 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
172/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
174/7 (19.4 overs)
Sara McGlashan 55* (28)
Georgia Elwiss 2/46 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 61* (38)
Danni Wyatt 1/4 (1 over)
Loughborough Lightning won by 3 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Sue Redfern and Ian Ramage
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0
9 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
100/7 (13 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
106/3 (11.2 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 26 (21)
Marizanne Kapp 1/4 (3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 48 (28)
Georgia Elwiss 2/20 (2.2 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 4, Loughborough Lightning 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
15 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
124/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
125/1 (12.3 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 29 (27)
Kirstie Gordon 3/19 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 66* (40)
Heather Knight 1/24 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nick Cook and Graham Lloyd
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0
18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
145/6 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 76 (50)
Linsey Smith 2/18 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 3 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Tom Lungley
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0

Final[]

27 August 2018
16:00
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
183/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
117 (18.3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 104 (58)
Georgia Elwiss 2/29 (4 overs)
Jenny Gunn 23* (21)
Mady Villiers 3/22 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 66 runs
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics[]

Batting[]

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike Rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Georgia Adams 11 7 3 69 22* 17.25 93.24 0 0 4 1
Sophie Devine 11 11 2 269 61* 29.88 146.99 0 1 20 19
Georgia Elwiss 10 6 1 95 26 19.00 92.23 0 0 7 0
Jo Gardner 1 – – – – – – – – – –
Sarah Glenn 11 5 3 19 18 9.50 90.47 0 0 3 0
Kirstie Gordon 11 1 0 6 6 6.00 75.00 0 0 1 0
Jenny Gunn 11 6 3 46 23* 15.33 95.83 0 0 5 0
Rachael Haynes 11 10 3 324 66* 46.28 128.06 0 3 49 3
Lucy Higham 11 4 2 11 9* 5.50 122.22 0 0 1 0
Amy Jones 11 10 3 202 66* 28.85 119.52 0 1 24 4
Linsey Smith 11 1 0 3 3 3.00 37.50 0 0 0 0
Elyse Villani 11 7 1 175 61* 29.16 127.73 0 1 25 2
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Bowling[]

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike Rate
Sophie Devine 11 11 35.5 1 259 16 3/15 16.18 7.22 13.4
Georgia Elwiss 10 10 26.2 0 194 9 2/20 21.55 7.36 17.5
Sarah Glenn 11 8 16.0 0 110 3 1/14 36.66 6.87 32.0
Kirstie Gordon 11 11 35.0 0 212 17 3/13 12.47 6.05 12.3
Jenny Gunn 11 11 33.0 1 226 14 3/10 16.14 6.84 14.1
Lucy Higham 11 5 6.0 0 41 2 1/2 20.50 6.83 18.0
Linsey Smith 11 11 39.3 0 253 11 2/15 23.00 6.40 21.5
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Fielding[]

Player Matches Innings Catches
Georgia Adams 11 11 8
Sophie Devine 11 11 3
Georgia Elwiss 10 10 3
Jo Gardner 1 1 0
Sarah Glenn 11 11 2
Kirstie Gordon 11 11 2
Jenny Gunn 11 11 5
Rachael Haynes 11 11 10
Lucy Higham 11 11 0
Linsey Smith 11 11 2
Elyse Villani 11 11 5
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Wicket-keeping[]

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Amy Jones 11 11 2 9
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Table". Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Final, Hove, Aug 27 2018, Women's Cricket Super League: Loughborough Lightning v Surrey Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Taylor relishing Lightning challenge". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "KIA SUPER LEAGUE 2018 SQUADS: Who's playing for who this season?". the Cricketer. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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