Lancashire Thunder | |
Captain: | Kate Cross |
Coach: | Mark McInnes (2019) Alex Blackwell (2018) |
Colours: | Red |
Founded: | 2016 |
Ground: | Old Trafford, Manchester |
Ground2: | Aigburth, Liverpool Stanley Park, Blackpool Chester Boughton Hall CC, Chester |
Title1: | WCSL |
Title1wins: | 0 |
Website: | Lancashire Cricket |
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H Leftarm: | FF0000 |
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H Title: | T20 kit |
Lancashire Thunder were 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.[1] Thunder played their home matches at Old Trafford and various grounds across the North West.[2] They were captained by Kate Cross and coached by Mark McInnes, working with General Manager Bobby Cross.[3] 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.[4]
Lancashire Thunder were formed in 2016 to compete in the new Women's Cricket Super League, partnering with Lancashire CCC.[5] In their inaugural season, they finished bottom of the group stage, winning just one game.[6] In 2017, they fared even worse, failing to win a game as they finished bottom of the group once again.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] In 2019, Lancashire Thunder once again finished bottom of the group, with no wins and one tie.[10] 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.[11]
Venue | Games hosted by season | |||||
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16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total | ||
Old Trafford Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Stanley Park, Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Trafalgar Road Ground | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Chester Boughton Hall | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Final squad, 2019 season[12]
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Batters | |||||||
8 | 4 October 1998 | Right-handed | |||||
11 | 8 August 1992 | Left-handed | England Academy player | ||||
30 | 7 June 2000 | Left-handed | |||||
77 | 16 September 1999 | Right-handed | |||||
All-rounders | |||||||
6 | 16 December 1997 | Right-handed | England Academy player | ||||
7 | Harmanpreet Kaur | 8 March 1989 | Right-handed | Overseas player | |||
10 | 16 October 1990 | Right-handed | |||||
14 | Tahlia McGrath | 10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Overseas player | |||
47 | Sophia Dunkley | 16 July 1998 | Right-handed | ||||
96 | Sune Luus | 5 January 1996 | Right-handed | Overseas player | |||
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
21 | 16 November 1998 | Right-handed | — | England Academy player | |||
Bowlers | |||||||
16 | Kate Cross | 3 October 1991 | Right-handed | Club captain
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19 | Sophie Ecclestone | 6 May 1999 | Right-handed | England Academy player | |||
63 | 28 January 1999 | Right-handed | |||||
65 | Alex Hartley | 6 September 1993 | Right-handed |
Season | Final standing | League standings | Notes | |||||||||
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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 |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % | |
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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 | |
Total | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21.66 |
Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % | |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41.66 | ||
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |