Lancashire Thunder

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. Thunder played their home matches at Old Trafford and various grounds across the North West. They were captained by Kate Cross and coached by Mark McInnes, working with General Manager Bobby Cross. 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.

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. In their inaugural season, they finished bottom of the group stage, winning just one game. In 2017, they fared even worse, failing to win a game as they finished bottom of the group once again.

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. 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. In 2019, Lancashire Thunder once again finished bottom of the group, with no wins and one tie. 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.

Home grounds VenueGames hosted by season16 17 18 19 TotalOld Trafford Cricket Ground 1 1 2 1 5Stanley Park, Blackpool 1 1 1 1 4Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool – 1 1 2 4Trafalgar Road Ground – – 1 – 1Chester Boughton Hall – – – 1 1

Players Final squad, 2019 season

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 Batters8 Georgie Boyce Right-handed Right-arm medium 11 Evelyn Jones Left-handed Left-arm medium England Academy player30 Danielle Collins Left-handed Right-arm medium 77 Ria Fackrell Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders6 Emma Lamb Right-handed Right-arm off break England Academy player7 Harmanpreet Kaur Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player10 Natalie Brown Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 Tahlia McGrath Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player47 Sophia Dunkley Right-handed Right-arm leg break 96 Sune Luus Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player Wicket-keepers21 Eleanor Threlkeld Right-handed — England Academy player Bowlers16 Kate Cross Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Club captain; England Performance squad19 Sophie Ecclestone Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox England Academy player63 Alice Dyson Right-handed Right-arm medium 65 Alex Hartley 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 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 –1.724 6th DNQ 2017 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 –1.692 6th DNQ 2018 10 5 5 0 0 1 21 –0.825 4th DNQ 2019 10 0 9 1 0 0 2 –1.194 6th DNQ

Statistics Overall Results + Summary of ResultsYear 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 Total3062310 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

OppositionMat Won Lost Tied NRWin % 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. Lowest team total: 71, v Yorkshire Diamonds on 12 August 2016. Highest individual score: 87, Nicole Bolton v Surrey Stars on 31 July 2018. Best individual bowling analysis: 4/17, Emma Lamb v Southern Vipers on 29 July 2018. Most Runs: 533 in 20 matches, Amy Satterthwaite. Most wickets: 39 wickets in 30 matches, Sophie Ecclestone.

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