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)
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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]

The side was captained by Danielle Hazell and coached by Alex Blackwell. ^[2] They played two home matches at Old Trafford, and one apiece at Stanley Park, Aigburth Cricket Ground and the Trafalgar Road Ground. ^[3]

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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[1]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

References

1. "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.
5. "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.