2018 Lancashire Thunder season

Lancashire Thunder
	2018 season
Coach	Alex Blackwell
Captain	Danielle Hazell
Overseas player	Nicole Bolton ; Harmanpreet Kaur ; Amy Satterthwaite
WCSL	Group Stage, 4th
Most runs	Amy Satterthwaite (277)
Most wickets	Sophie Ecclestone (15)
Most catches	Kate Cross (6) ; Amy Satterthwaite (6)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	Eleanor Threlkeld (9)
← 2017	2019 →

Last updated January 09, 2023

The 2018 season was Lancashire Thunder's third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fourth in the group stage, their best ever finish, winning five of their ten matches.^[1]

Squad

Lancashire Thunder's 15-player squad is listed below.^[4] Age given is at the start of Lancashire Thunder's first match of the season (22 July 2018).

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Nicole Bolton	Australia	(1989-01-17)17 January 1989 (aged 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Georgie Boyce	England	(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Evelyn Jones	England	(1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Natasha Miles	Hong Kong	(1988-10-19)19 October 1988 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Natalie Brown	England	(1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Harmanpreet Kaur	India	(1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Emma Lamb	England	(1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Amy Satterthwaite	New Zealand	(1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Eleanor Threlkeld	England	(1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 19)	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
Kate Cross	England	(1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Rachel Dickinson	England	(1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Alice Dyson	England	(1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sophie Ecclestone	England	(1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Alex Hartley	England	(1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Danielle Hazell	England	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Loughborough Lightning	10	7	3	0	5	33	1.361
2	Western Storm	10	6	3	1	4	30	0.919
3	Surrey Stars	10	5	4	1	2	24	−0.404
4	Lancashire Thunder	10	5	5	0	1	21	−0.825
5	Yorkshire Diamonds	10	3	6	1	1	15	−0.290
6	Southern Vipers	10	2	7	1	0	10	−0.490

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[1]

Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.

League stage

22 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 72 (16.5 overs)	v	Loughborough Lightning 74/4 (15.1 overs)
Evelyn Jones 19 (20) Jenny Gunn 3/10 (3 overs)		Georgia Adams 22 (19) Alex Hartley 2/12 (4 overs)

Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport
Umpires: Rob White and Ian Ramage

Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0

27 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 134/4 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Diamonds 101 (18.2 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 57* (34) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/15 (3 overs)		Lauren Winfield 28 (23) Sophie Ecclestone 3/11 (3.2 overs)

Lancashire Thunder won by 33 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Mike Burns and Rob Bailey
Player of the match: Eleanor Threlkeld (Lancashire Thunder)

Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Lancashire Thunder 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0

29 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 137/6 (20 overs)	v	Southern Vipers 133/9 (20 overs)
Evelyn Jones 69 (65) Tash Farrant 3/24 (4 overs)		Suzie Bates 40 (36) Emma Lamb 4/17 (4 overs)

Lancashire Thunder won by 4 runs
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Sue Redfern and James Middlebrook

Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0

31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Surrey Stars 148/5 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Thunder 151/5 (19.5 overs)
Nat Sciver 95 (57) Emma Lamb 3/34 (4 overs)		Nicole Bolton 87 (61) Natalie Sciver 2/26 (4 overs)

Lancashire Thunder won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Nick Cook

Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Surrey Stars 0

3 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 153/7 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 154/3 (18.2 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 85* (57) Anya Shrubsole 2/36 (4 overs)		Smriti Mandhana 102 (61) Amy Satterthwaite 1/7 (1.2 overs)

Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Sue Redfern

Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0

7 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Surrey Stars 167/8 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Thunder 112 (19.2 overs)
Lizelle Lee 70 (37) Emma Lamb 2/12 (3 overs)		Evelyn Jones 40 (48) Dane van Niekerk 3/20 (4 overs)

Surrey Stars won by 55 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeff Evans
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)

Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0

9 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Western Storm 185/4 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Thunder 109 (18.2 overs)
Heather Knight 76 (50) Sophie Ecclestone 2/27 (4 overs)		Eleanor Threlkeld 33 (32) Claire Nicholas 3/11 (3 overs)

Western Storm won by 76 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Billy Taylor and Sue Redfern

Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0

11 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 136/7 (20 overs)	v	Loughborough Lightning 137/1 (14.3 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 47 (41) Sophie Devine 2/22 (4 overs)		Rachael Haynes 40* (37) Alex Hartley 0/16 (2 overs)

Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Mark Newell and Ian Ramage

Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0

14 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 154/9 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Diamonds 145/8 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 74 (44) Katherine Brunt 3/22 (4 overs)		Katherine Brunt 44* (25) Alex Hartley 2/27 (4 overs)

Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Lancashire Thunder)

Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0

18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard

Lancashire Thunder 162/3 (20 overs)	v	Southern Vipers 153 (19.4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 44* (20) Paige Scholfield 1/28 (4 overs)		Danielle Wyatt 36 (21) Sophie Ecclestone 4/20 (4 overs)

Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mark Newell and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire Thunder)

Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0

Statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	4s	6s
Nicole Bolton	10	10	0	274	87	27.40	119.65	0	1	40	0
Georgie Boyce	9	8	0	98	38	12.25	87.50	0	0	11	2
Natalie Brown	5	3	1	34	13	17.00	117.24	0	0	3	1
Kate Cross	10	4	2	17	13*	8.50	80.95	0	0	2	0
Sophie Ecclestone	10	7	2	3	2	0.60	23.07	0	0	0	0
Alex Hartley	10	4	2	0	0*	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
Danielle Hazell	10	7	1	34	12	5.66	89.47	0	0	4	0
Evelyn Jones	9	8	0	168	69	21.00	84.84	0	0	22	1
Harmanpreet Kaur	7	7	2	164	74	32.80	151.85	0	1	13	9
Emma Lamb	10	9	1	38	13	4.75	67.85	0	0	2	0
Amy Satterthwaite	10	10	2	277	85*	34.62	127.06	0	2	33	5
Eleanor Threlkeld	10	10	3	138	53*	19.71	99.28	0	1	14	1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[5]

Bowling

Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike rate
Natalie Brown	5	2	3.0	0	33	0	–	–	11.00	–
Kate Cross	10	10	36.0	1	266	7	1/4	38.00	7.38	30.8
Sophie Ecclestone	10	10	36.0	1	231	15	4/20	15.40	6.41	14.4
Alex Hartley	10	10	36.0	0	282	10	3/19	28.20	7.83	21.6
Danielle Hazell	10	10	34.0	1	237	6	2/29	39.50	6.97	34.0
Harmanpreet Kaur	7	1	2.0	0	15	0	–	–	7.50	–
Emma Lamb	10	10	29.0	1	234	11	4/17	21.27	8.06	15.8
Amy Satterthwaite	10	5	10.0	0	72	4	2/14	18.00	7.20	15.0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[5]

Fielding

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches
Nicole Bolton	10	10	3
Georgie Boyce	9	9	1
Natalie Brown	5	5	1
Kate Cross	10	10	6
Sophie Ecclestone	10	10	5
Alex Hartley	10	10	0
Danielle Hazell	10	10	2
Evelyn Jones	9	9	1
Harmanpreet Kaur	7	7	1
Emma Lamb	10	10	0
Amy Satterthwaite	10	10	6
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[6]

Wicket-keeping

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings
Eleanor Threlkeld	10	10	1	8
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[7]

Related Research Articles

The 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2018 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Twenty20 format. Western Storm were the defending champions.

The 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2019 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth and final season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Twenty20 format. The tournament was scheduled to be replaced by the Women's Hundred and a new regional domestic structure from the next season, although the full implementation of this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Surrey Stars were the defending champions. Western Storm defeated Southern Vipers by 6 wickets to win the 2019 title.

The 2016 season was Western Storm's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they beat Loughborough Lightning by 5 wickets. In the final, they played against Southern Vipers but lost the game by 7 wickets to finish as runners-up.

The 2018 season was Western Storm's third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the initial group stage, therefore progressing to the semi-final. However, they lost in the semi-final to the eventual winners Surrey Stars by 9 runs.

The 2019 season was Western Storm's fourth season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished top of the initial group stage, winning 9 of their 10 matches, therefore progressing straight to the final. In the final they played against Southern Vipers, beating them by seven wickets to claim their second Super League title.

The 2016 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning one of their five matches.

The 2017 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning two of their five matches.

The 2018 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning three of their ten matches.

The 2019 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' fourth and final season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fourth in the group stage, winning five of their ten matches.

The 2016 season was Lancashire Thunder's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished bottom of the group stage, winning one of their five matches.

The 2017 season was Lancashire Thunder's second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished bottom of the group stage, losing all five of their matches.

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 2016 season was Loughborough Lightning's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the initial group stage, winning three of their five matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final. However, they lost to Western Storm by five wickets in the semi-final.

The 2018 season was Loughborough Lightning's third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side topped the initial group stage, winning seven of their ten matches, therefore progressing straight to the final. However, they lost in the final to Surrey Stars by 66 runs.

The 2019 season was Loughborough Lightning'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 second in the group stage, winning seven of their ten matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final. However, they lost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final by 5 wickets.

The 2017 season was Southern Vipers' second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side topped the group stage for the second year in a row, therefore progressing to the final. In the final, they faced Western Storm in a repeat of the previous season's final. This time, however, Western Storm were victorious by seven wickets with twelve balls to spare.

The 2018 season was Southern Vipers' third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished bottom of the group stage, winning two of their ten matches.

The 2019 season was Southern Vipers' fourth season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the initial group stage, winning 4 of their 10 matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they beat Loughborough Lightning by 5 wickets. In the final they played against Western Storm, but lost to them by 7 wickets.

The 2019 season was Surrey Stars' 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 fifth in the group stage, winning three of their ten matches.

The 2018 season was Surrey Stars' third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the group stage, winning 5 of their 10 matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final, where they played against Western Storm. They went on to beat Storm by 9 runs to advance to the final, where they faced group winners Loughborough Lightning. A century from Lizelle Lee ensured that the Stars beat Loughborough Lightning by 66 runs to claim their first WCSL title.

References

1 2 "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Table" . Retrieved 31 August 2021.
↑ "Alex Blackwell on the 2018 Kia Super League". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
↑ "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
↑ "Thunder confirm squad for 2018 campaign". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
1 2 "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
↑ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
↑ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[table-1] 1 2 "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Table" . Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[2] "Alex Blackwell on the 2018 Kia Super League". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[3] "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[4] "Thunder confirm squad for 2018 campaign". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[BatBowl-5] 1 2 "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[6] "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[7] "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Lancashire Thunder/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

v t e Lancashire Thunder
History	Overview
Home grounds	Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stanley Park Aigburth Cricket Ground Trafalgar Road Ground Chester Boughton Hall
Leagues	Women's Cricket Super League
Seasons	2016 2017 2018 2019
Coaches	Stephen Titchard (2016–2017) Alex Blackwell (2018) Mark McInnes (2019)
Captains	Amy Satterthwaite (2016) Danielle Hazell (2017–2018) Kate Cross (2019)
Players	List