2019 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season

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Loughborough Lightning
2019 season
Coach Rob Taylor
Captain Georgia Elwiss
Overseas player Chamari Atapattu
Mignon du Preez
Hayley Matthews
WCSL 3rd
Most runs Amy Jones (309)
Most wickets Sarah Glenn (11)
Kirstie Gordon (11)
Most catches Hayley Matthews (7)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals Amy Jones (8)
← 2018

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. [1] However, they lost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final by 5 wickets. [2]

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The side was captained by Georgia Elwiss and coached by Rob Taylor. They played four of their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground and one at Trent Bridge. [3] Following the season, women's domestic cricket in England was reformed, with the creation of new "regional hubs", with Loughborough Lightning replaced by Lightning, which retained some elements of the original team but represent a larger area. [4]

Squad

Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below. [5] Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (6 August 2019).

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleNotes
Batters
Georgia Adams Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1993 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Mignon du Preez Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 June 1989 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
Chamari Atapattu Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 9 February 1990 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Kathryn Bryce Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17 November 1997 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jo Gardner Flag of England.svg  England 25 March 1997 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jenny Gunn Flag of England.svg  England 9 May 1986 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Georgia Elwiss Flag of England.svg  England 31 May 1991 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain
Hayley Matthews WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 19 March 1998 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Alice Monaghan Flag of England.svg  England 20 March 2000 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Abigail Freeborn Flag of England.svg  England 12 November 1996 (aged 22)Right-handed—
Amy Jones Flag of England.svg  England 13 June 1993 (aged 26)Right-handed—
Bowlers
Sarah Glenn Flag of England.svg  England 27 February 1999 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Kirstie Gordon Flag of England.svg  England 20 October 1997 (aged 21)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Lucy Higham Flag of England.svg  England 17 October 1997 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Tara Norris Flag of England.svg  England 4 June 1998 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

PosTeamPldWLTNRBPPts NRR
1 Western Storm 1091003391.109
2 Loughborough Lightning 1073004320.792
3 Southern Vipers 1044112220.425
4 Yorkshire Diamonds 105500020−0.456
5 Surrey Stars 103601216−0.857
6 Lancashire Thunder 10091002−1.194
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [1]

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League stage

6 August 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
125/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
126/3 (17 overs)
Amy Jones 65 (53)
Freya Davies 2/24 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 41 (39)
Sarah Glenn 2/13 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
8 August 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
135/5 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
136/8 (19.3 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 37 (31)
Paige Scholfield 1/12 (2 overs)
Danni Wyatt 40 (33)
Kirstie Gordon 2/24 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 2 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Southern Vipers)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
11 August 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
121/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
122/1 (13.2 overs)
Alice Davidson-Richards 27 (23)
Kirstie Gordon 2/27 (4 overs)
Hayley Matthews 54* (39)
Linsey Smith 1/7 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Sue Redfern and Rob White
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
13 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
158/4 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
118 (18.2 overs)
Rachel Priest 55 (43)
Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (3 overs)
Mignon du Preez 30 (24)
Freya Davies 4/27 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 40 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Martin Saggers and David Millns
Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
15 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
120/7 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
123/3 (14.5 overs)
Lizelle Lee 25 (21)
Hayley Matthews 2/12 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 70* (41)
Dane van Niekerk 1/16 (3 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 7 wickets
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
18 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
129 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
135/4 (19.1 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 58 (40)
Hayley Matthews 2/19 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 38* (22)
Beth Langston 1/17 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Ian Ramage
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
20 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
157/7 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
74/6 (13.4 overs)
Georgia Adams 50 (33)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/17 (4 overs)
Suné Luus 30 (33)
Kirstie Gordon 3/18 (3.4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 35 runs (DLS)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Tim Robinson and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
23 August 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
147/7 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
150/5 (18.3 overs)
Nat Sciver 53 (35)
Jenny Gunn 2/19 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 48 (25)
Mady Villiers 1/6 (3 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 5 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Mary Waldron
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Loughborough Lightning 4, Surrey Stars 0
25 August 2019
11:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
122 (19.5 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
123/2 (16.1 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 29 (21)
Jenny Gunn 3/14 (3.5 overs)
Amy Jones 66 (52)
Alex Hartley 1/21 (3.1 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 8 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
Player of the match: Amy Jones (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
28 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
163/4 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
127 (19 overs)
Amy Jones 74 (53)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/22 (4 overs)
Fi Morris 36 (31)
Chamari Atapattu 3/18 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 36 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
Player of the match: Amy Jones (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Southern Vipers 0

Semi-final

1 September 2019
12:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
143 (19.5 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
145/5 (19 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 28 (22)
Suzie Bates 3/22 (2.5 overs)
Suzie Bates 37 (25)
Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Southern Vipers)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAverageStrike rate100s50s4s6s
Georgia Adams 11931695028.16113.4201115
Chamari Atapattu 111111964519.6093.3300233
Kathryn Bryce 943423242.00140.000080
Mignon du Preez 119326770* 44.50147.51012312
Georgia Elwiss 10801713821.37108.9100142
Abigail Freeborn 321291529.00103.570050
Jo Gardner 310000.000.000000
Sarah Glenn 1131954.5081.810010
Kirstie Gordon 1020000.000.000000
Jenny Gunn 11645717* 28.50150.000052
Lucy Higham 810000.000.000000
Amy Jones 1111230974* 34.33114.8603318
Hayley Matthews 98113354* 19.00105.5501221
Tara Norris 310000.000.000000
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6]

Bowling

PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAverageEconomyStrike rate
Chamari Atapattu 11919.0012153/1824.206.3622.8
Kathryn Bryce 9929.0119182/1623.876.5821.7
Georgia Elwiss 10922.0015971/722.717.2218.8
Jo Gardner 337.006521/1632.509.2821.0
Sarah Glenn 111134.00206113/2518.726.0518.5
Kirstie Gordon 101036.40222113/1820.186.0520.0
Jenny Gunn 111127.50187103/1418.706.7116.7
Lucy Higham 812.001611/1616.008.0012.0
Hayley Matthews 9827.3116992/118.776.1418.3
Tara Norris 333.00320––10.66–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [6]

Fielding

PlayerMatchesInningsCatches
Georgia Adams 11116
Chamari Atapattu 11115
Kathryn Bryce 990
Mignon du Preez 11112
Georgia Elwiss 10101
Abigail Freeborn 330
Jo Gardner 330
Sarah Glenn 11112
Kirstie Gordon 10102
Jenny Gunn 11112
Lucy Higham 882
Hayley Matthews 997
Tara Norris 332
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [7]

Wicket-keeping

PlayerMatchesInningsCatchesStumpings
Amy Jones 111126
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [8]

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