Lightning (women's cricket)

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Lightning
Lightning (women's cricket) logo.jpg
Personnel
CaptainKathryn Bryce (2020–)
CoachVacant
Team information
Colours  Purple
Established2020
Home groundTrent Bridge, Nottingham
Grace Road, Leicester
Kibworth Cricket Club Ground
Haslegrave Ground
County Ground, Derby
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins0
Official websiteLightning Cricket

Playing kit

Lightning are a women's cricket team that represent the East Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including Trent Bridge and Grace Road.[1][2] They are captained by Kathryn Bryce. The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Loughborough Lightning, and maintain their partnership with Loughborough University. They also work alongside Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.[3]

History[]

In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket.[4] Lightning were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Loughborough Lightning and representing the East Midlands, partnering with Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, as well as Loughborough University.[3] The side was to be captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by Rob Taylor.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[6] Lightning finished bottom of the North Group in the competition, winning two of their six matches.[7] At the end of the season, five Lightning players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Bryce, Bethan Ellis, Lucy Higham and Abigail Freeborn.[8]

The following season, 2021, Lightning competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side finished bottom of their group, losing all six of their matches.[9] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Lightning finished fourth in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches.[10] In the final match of the season, Lightning scored 320/6 in their victory over Central Sparks, with the Bryce sisters, Kathryn and Sarah, sharing a 207-run partnership, the highest across the competition.[11] Lightning bowler Kirstie Gordon was the leading wicket-taker in the competition, with 16 wickets.[12] Rob Taylor left his role as Head Coach at the end of the season.[13]

Home grounds[]

Venue Games hosted by season
20 21 Total
Trent Bridge 1 1 2
Grace Road 2 1 3
Kibworth Cricket Club Ground – 1 1
Haslegrave Ground – 2 2
County Ground, Derby – 1 1

Players[]

Current squad[]

As per 2021 season.[14]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
23 Shachi Pai  England (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
– Marie Kelly  England (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
3 Sonia Odedra double-dagger  England (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Bethany Harmer  England (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
14 Bethan Ellis  England (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
17 Kathryn Bryce double-dagger  Scotland (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium Club captain
21 Teresa Graves  England (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
98 Yvonne Graves  England (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
8 Sarah Bryce double-dagger  Scotland (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 21) Right-handed —
12 Tammy Beaumont double-dagger  England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 30) Right-handed —
25 Michaela Kirk  South Africa (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
33 Ella Claridge  England Unknown Right-handed —
Bowlers
1 Grace Ballinger  England (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 19) Left-handed Left-arm medium
5 Josie Groves  England Unknown Right-handed Right-arm leg break
7 Lucy Higham  England (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
10 Leah Kellogg  England (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
16 Alicia Presland  England (1999-09-28) 28 September 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
22 Sophie Munro  England (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
24 Kirstie Gordon double-dagger  England (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
48 Nancy Harman  England (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Academy[]

The Lightning Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the East Midlands region, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2022 Academy are listed below:[15]

Name County
Hayva Abbott Lincolnshire
Josie Groves Northamptonshire
Bella Howarth Essex
Amelia Kemp Hertfordshire
Rhiannon Knowling-Davies Nottinghamshire
Gemma Marriott Middlesex
Ellie Mitchell Somerset
Harriett Parkin Derbyshire
Ella Porter Nottinghamshire
Ilenia Sims Staffordshire
Bethan Solomon Northamptonshire
Prisha Thanawala Leicestershire
Maddie Ward Nottinghamshire
Lucy Weston Leicestershire
Amy Wheeler Staffordshire
Beth Wright Essex

Coaching staff[]

  • Head Coach: Vacant
  • Regional Director: Ian Read
  • Assistant Coach: Jon Bateson
  • Team Operations Executive: Sally Clarke

As of the 2021 season.[5][16]

Seasons[]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy[]

Season Final standing League standings[17] Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2020 Group Stage 6 2 4 0 0 0 8 -0.113 4th DNQ
2021 Group Stage 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 +0.274 4th DNQ

Charlotte Edwards Cup[]

Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2021 Group Stages 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 –1.139 4th DNQ

Statistics[]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy[]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - summary of results[18]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2020 6 2 4 0 0 33.33
2021 7 3 4 0 0 42.86
Total 13 5 8 0 0 38.46
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - teamwise result summary[19]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks 3 3 0 0 0 100.00
Northern Diamonds 3 0 3 0 0 0.00
North West Thunder 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
South East Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Southern Vipers 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Sunrisers 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
Western Storm 1 0 1 0 0 0.00

Charlotte Edwards Cup[]

Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2021 6 0 6 0 0 0.00
Total 6 0 6 0 0 0.00
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Charlotte Edwards Cup - teamwise result summary
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks 2 0 2 0 0 0.00
South East Stars 2 0 2 0 0 0.00
Southern Vipers 2 0 2 0 0 0.00

Records[]

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy[]

Charlotte Edwards Cup[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Women's Regional T20 2021 - Fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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  5. ^ a b "Taylor appointed as new Head Coach for Lightning Cricket". Loughborough University. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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  8. ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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