The 2021 season was North West Thunder's second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished seventh in the group stage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning three of their seven matches. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group B, winning two of their six matches, with one ending in a tie.

The side was captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw. They played four home matches at Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, as well as one apiece at Old Trafford and Rookwood Cricket Ground.

Squad North West Thunder announced their initial 18-player squad on 27 May 2021. Seren Smale was promoted to the senior squad from the academy during the season, and played her first match on 10 September 2021. Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (29 May 2021).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Georgie Boyce Right-handed Right-arm medium Danielle Collins Left-handed Right-arm medium Rebecca Duckworth Right-handed Right-arm medium Laura Marshall Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Natalie Brown Right-handed Right-arm medium Piepa Cleary Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player Laura Jackson Right-handed Right-arm medium Emma Lamb Right-handed Right-arm off break Daisy Mullan Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers Alice Clarke Left-handed Right-arm medium Seren Smale Right-handed — Eleanor Threlkeld Right-handed — Bowlers Kate Cross Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Alice Dyson Right-handed Right-arm medium Sophie Ecclestone Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Alex Hartley Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain Liberty Heap Right-handed Right-arm off break Hannah Jones Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sophia Turner Right-handed Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

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Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 5 1 0 7 7 0 2 7 7 0 1 4 4 0 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 7 14 1 7 10 0 3 8 0 4 8 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup Group B

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Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 4 4 1 1 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 4 9 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics Batting PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Georgie Boyce 7 7 232 91 33.14 67.44 0 2 6 6 87 34 14.50 89.69 0 0 Natalie Brown 7 7 62 24 8.85 49.20 0 0 3 2 26 25 13.00 76.47 0 0 Piepa Cleary 4 4 93 79 23.25 62.83 0 1 3 2 16 13 8.00 59.25 0 0 Danielle Collins 4 4 15 8* 7.50 41.66 0 0 5 5 27 16 9.00 57.44 0 0 Kate Cross 4 4 109 57 36.33 70.77 0 1 4 3 46 26 15.33 124.32 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 8.33 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 25.00 0 0 Alice Dyson 3 3 22 13 7.33 28.20 0 0 2 2 7 7 3.50 53.84 0 0 Sophie Ecclestone 3 3 50 37 16.66 87.71 0 0 – – – – – – – Alex Hartley 7 6 41 26 13.66 70.68 0 0 6 3 7 6 3.50 58.33 0 0 Liberty Heap 1 1 19 19 19.00 73.07 0 0 – – – – – – – – Laura Jackson 4 4 58 30 14.50 50.43 0 0 6 4 31 12 15.50 60.78 0 0 Hannah Jones 7 5 24 9 12.00 46.15 0 0 6 1 2 2* – 50.00 0 0 Emma Lamb 6 5 237 121 47.40 87.45 1 0 4 4 218 111* 72.66 152.44 1 1 Laura Marshall 7 7 90 42 12.85 72.00 0 0 6 5 38 19 9.50 67.85 0 0 Daisy Mullan 2 2 8 8 4.00 21.05 0 0 4 3 42 26 14.00 67.74 0 0 Seren Smale 3 3 25 13 8.33 42.37 0 0 – – – – – – – – Eleanor Threlkeld 7 7 127 70* 21.16 60.18 0 1 6 6 102 28 20.40 80.31 0 0 Sophia Turner – – – – – – – – 4 2 8 7* – 66.66 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Bowling PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Natalie Brown 7 10.2 1 66.00 6.38 1/55 0 3 5.0 1 40.00 8.00 1/23 0 Piepa Cleary 4 31.0 2 82.50 5.32 1/40 0 3 7.0 2 21.50 6.14 2/20 0 Kate Cross 4 39.0 8 21.25 4.35 3/35 0 4 14.4 4 21.50 5.86 2/20 0 Alice Dyson 3 14.0 2 42.50 6.07 1/26 0 2 1.0 1 9.00 9.00 1/9 0 Sophie Ecclestone 3 29.2 8 14.25 3.88 3/28 0 – – – – – – – Alex Hartley 7 68.5 10 29.50 4.28 2/17 0 6 18.2 2 57.50 6.27 1/21 0 Liberty Heap 1 6.0 1 41.00 6.83 1/14 0 – – – – – – – Laura Jackson 4 27.5 4 32.50 4.67 3/35 0 6 8.0 1 69.00 8.62 1/12 0 Hannah Jones 7 50.0 14 17.07 4.78 5/33 1 6 19.1 4 22.25 4.64 1/12 0 Emma Lamb 6 37.4 3 54.00 4.30 1/13 0 4 13.0 9 7.33 5.07 4/13 0 Sophia Turner – – – – – – – 4 7.0 1 37.00 5.28 1/4 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Georgie Boyce 7 7 0 6 6 0 Natalie Brown 7 7 3 3 3 1 Piepa Cleary 4 4 2 3 3 1 Danielle Collins 4 4 0 5 5 0 Kate Cross 4 4 0 4 4 2 Rebecca Duckworth 1 1 0 1 1 0 Alice Dyson 3 3 0 2 2 0 Sophie Ecclestone 3 3 2 – – – Alex Hartley 7 7 3 6 6 2 Liberty Heap 1 1 1 – – – Laura Jackson 4 4 2 6 6 2 Hannah Jones 7 7 3 6 6 0 Emma Lamb 6 6 2 4 4 3 Laura Marshall 7 7 2 6 6 1 Daisy Mullan 2 2 1 4 4 0 Seren Smale 3 3 1 – – – Sophia Turner – – – 4 4 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Eleanor Threlkeld 7 7 8 2 6 6 2 2 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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