The 2022 season was North West Thunder's third season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group B, winning two of their six matches. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished seventh in the group of eight, winning one of their matches.

The side was captained by Eleanor Threlkeld, who replaced Alex Hartley in the position at the start of the season, and coached by Paul Shaw. They played four home matches at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, two at Rookwood Cricket Ground, and one at Trafalgar Road Ground.

Squad Changes On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Phoebe Graham had joined the side from Northern Diamonds, signing a professional contract. It was also announced that Laura Jackson had signed a professional contract, having previously been on a temporary contract. On 14 April 2022, it was announced that Alex Hartley was standing down as captain of the side. On 11 May 2022, North West Thunder announced their 20-player squad for the season, confirming the signing of Shachi Pai from Lightning, and the departure of overseas player Piepa Cleary to the same team. At the same time, it was confirmed that Eleanor Threlkeld was the new captain of the side. On 2 July 2022, it was announced that Deandra Dottin was joining the side as an overseas player for their first four Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches, which was later extended to cover the rest of the tournament. Georgie Boyce left the side in September 2022, joining Lightning.

Squad list Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (14 May 2022). Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Georgie Boyce Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined Lightning in September 2022 Danielle Collins Left-handed Right-arm medium Rebecca Duckworth Right-handed Right-arm medium Laura Marshall Right-handed Right-arm medium Daisy Mullan Right-handed Right-arm medium Shachi Pai Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Natalie Brown Right-handed Right-arm medium Deandra Dottin Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player; RHFT only Liberty Heap Right-handed Right-arm off break Emma Lamb Right-handed Right-arm off break Wicket-keepers Alice Clarke Left-handed Right-arm medium Seren Smale Right-handed — Eleanor Threlkeld Right-handed — Captain Bowlers Kate Cross Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Alice Dyson Right-handed Right-arm medium Sophie Ecclestone Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Phoebe Graham Right-handed Right-arm medium Alex Hartley Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Laura Jackson Right-handed Right-arm medium Hannah Jones Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sophia Turner Right-handed Right-arm medium

Charlotte Edwards Cup Group B

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Fixtures

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

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 6 9 0 6 6 0 2 5 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

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Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 0 2 3 3 0 3 6 6 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 4 10 1 6 7 0 6 6 0 6 5 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 4 4 74 68 18.50 61.15 0 1 6 6 172 71 28.66 102.99 0 2 Natalie Brown 2 2 33 31 16.50 41.25 0 0 – – – – – – – – Danielle Collins 3 3 52 32 17.33 44.44 0 0 6 6 66 26 11.00 73.33 0 0 Kate Cross 1 1 38 38 38.00 95.00 0 0 3 3 33 18 11.00 89.18 0 0 Deandra Dottin 6 6 121 46 20.16 83.44 0 0 – – – – – – – – Rebecca Duckworth 1 1 15 15 15.00 48.38 0 0 – – – – – – – – Sophie Ecclestone – – – – – – – – 2 2 30 28* 30.00 83.33 0 0 Phoebe Graham 5 4 29 11 9.66 69.04 0 0 6 3 29 20 14.50 126.08 0 0 Alex Hartley 4 3 14 12* 14.00 100.00 0 0 6 1 0 0* – 0.00 0 0 Liberty Heap 2 2 48 36* 48.00 141.17 0 0 – – – – – – – – Laura Jackson 6 5 35 13* 11.66 47.29 0 0 6 5 20 8* 10.00 71.42 0 0 Hannah Jones 6 4 17 6 8.50 53.12 0 0 6 1 1 1 1.00 25.00 0 0 Emma Lamb 3 3 213 82 71.00 92.20 0 3 6 6 191 56 31.83 109.77 0 2 Laura Marshall 3 3 57 41 19.00 73.07 0 0 4 4 17 11 5.66 73.91 0 0 Daisy Mullan 6 6 53 18 8.83 50.00 0 0 1 1 9 9* – 90.00 0 0 Shachi Pai 5 5 68 41* 17.00 63.55 0 0 4 4 10 7 2.50 76.92 0 0 Seren Smale 2 2 57 57 28.50 60.63 0 1 – – – – – – – – Eleanor Threlkeld 6 6 266 91 53.20 70.74 0 2 6 6 46 18 9.20 63.88 0 0 Sophia Turner 1 – – – – – – – 4 3 9 7* 9.00 60.00 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 Georgie Boyce 4 1.0 0 – 10.00 – 0 6 – – – – – – Natalie Brown 2 13.1 1 60.00 4.55 1/35 0 – – – – – – – Kate Cross 1 8.4 2 11.50 2.65 2/23 0 3 10.0 2 38.00 7.60 1/23 0 Deandra Dottin 6 39.5 6 40.83 6.15 3/49 0 – – – – – – – Sophie Ecclestone – – – – – – – 2 8.0 5 8.00 5.00 5/15 1 Phoebe Graham 5 33.3 4 36.25 4.32 2/32 0 6 13.0 2 40.00 6.15 1/15 0 Alex Hartley 4 39.0 10 14.20 3.64 6/24 1 6 21.3 6 20.66 5.76 2/17 0 Liberty Heap 2 3.0 1 22.00 7.33 1/22 0 – – – – – – – Laura Jackson 6 46.0 7 34.00 5.17 3/50 0 6 13.3 4 23.25 6.88 2/16 0 Hannah Jones 6 55.2 5 44.00 3.97 2/30 0 6 19.0 9 13.00 6.15 3/23 0 Emma Lamb 3 19.0 4 27.75 5.84 3/26 0 6 15.0 4 19.75 5.26 2/18 0 Shachi Pai 5 4.0 1 26.00 6.50 1/21 0 4 – – – – – – Sophia Turner 1 10.0 2 22.00 4.40 2/44 0 4 5.5 4 13.00 8.91 2/21 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Eleanor Threlkeld 6 6 8 3 6 6 2 4 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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