The 2019 season was Lancashire Thunder's fourth and final season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished bottom of the group stage, losing nine of their ten matches, with the other ending in a tie.
The side was captained by Kate Cross and coached by Mark McInnes. They played two home matches at Aigburth Cricket Ground and one apiece at Old Trafford, Stanley Park and Chester Boughton Hall. Following the season, women's domestic cricket in England was reformed, with the creation of new "regional hubs", with Lancashire Thunder replaced by North West Thunder, which retained some elements of the original team but represent a larger area.
Squad Lancashire Thunder's 15-player squad is listed below. Age given is at the start of Lancashire Thunder's first match of the season (6 August 2019).
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Georgie Boyce Right-handed Right-arm medium Danielle Collins Left-handed Right-arm medium Ria Fackrell Right-handed Right-arm off break Evelyn Jones Left-handed Left-arm medium All-rounders Natalie Brown Right-handed Right-arm medium Sophia Dunkley Right-handed Right-arm leg break Harmanpreet Kaur Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player Emma Lamb Right-handed Right-arm off break Suné Luus Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player Tahlia McGrath Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player Wicket-keepers Eleanor Threlkeld Right-handed — Bowlers Kate Cross Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Captain Alice Dyson Right-handed Right-arm medium Sophie Ecclestone Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Alex Hartley Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Women's Cricket Super League Season standings
Advanced to the Final. Advanced to the Semi-final.
League stage
Statistics Batting Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s Georgie Boyce 7 6 0 77 43 12.83 93.90 0 0 7 2 Natalie Brown 2 1 0 14 14 14.00 100.00 0 0 0 1 Kate Cross 10 6 2 70 22* 17.50 162.79 0 0 9 2 Sophia Dunkley 10 10 0 89 29 8.90 105.95 0 0 9 2 Alice Dyson 3 – – – – – – – – – – Sophie Ecclestone 10 10 3 73 15 10.42 119.67 0 0 4 4 Ria Fackrell 3 2 1 10 7 10.00 71.42 0 0 0 0 Alex Hartley 10 3 2 12 12* 12.00 100.00 0 0 1 0 Evelyn Jones 5 4 1 23 13 7.66 82.14 0 0 2 0 Harmanpreet Kaur 10 10 1 261 58* 29.00 113.47 0 2 25 10 Emma Lamb 10 10 4 115 32 19.16 138.55 0 0 13 2 Suné Luus 10 10 0 156 62 15.60 95.70 0 1 15 5 Tahlia McGrath 10 10 0 219 44 21.90 105.28 0 0 27 6 Eleanor Threlkeld 10 8 0 91 52 11.37 128.16 0 1 11 2 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Bowling Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate Georgie Boyce 7 1 1.0 0 13 0 – – 13.00 – Natalie Brown 2 2 3.0 0 15 1 1/12 15.00 5.00 18.0 Kate Cross 10 10 34.1 0 293 11 2/13 26.63 8.57 18.6 Sophia Dunkley 10 8 17.0 0 126 2 1/11 63.00 7.41 51.0 Alice Dyson 3 3 4.0 0 39 0 – – 9.75 – Sophie Ecclestone 10 10 37.0 0 238 12 3/17 19.83 6.43 18.5 Alex Hartley 10 10 30.3 0 260 6 2/34 43.33 8.52 30.5 Harmanpreet Kaur 10 3 6.0 0 43 0 – – 7.16 – Emma Lamb 10 10 31.0 0 258 10 3/33 25.80 8.32 18.6 Suné Luus 10 5 5.0 0 51 0 – – 10.50 – Tahlia McGrath 10 6 9.0 0 100 0 – – 11.11 – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Fielding Player Matches Innings Catches Georgie Boyce 7 7 1 Natalie Brown 2 2 0 Kate Cross 10 10 1 Sophia Dunkley 10 10 4 Alice Dyson 3 3 1 Sophie Ecclestone 10 10 0 Ria Fackrell 3 3 0 Alex Hartley 10 10 1 Evelyn Jones 5 5 1 Harmanpreet Kaur 10 10 5 Emma Lamb 10 10 3 Suné Luus 10 10 4 Tahlia McGrath 10 10 3 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Wicket-keeping Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Eleanor Threlkeld 10 10 1 4 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
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