2020 North West Thunder season

North West Thunder
2020 season
Coach	Paul Shaw
Captain	Alex Hartley
RHFT	North Group, 3rd
Most runs	Natalie Brown (189)
Most wickets	Alex Hartley (11)
Most catches	Alex Hartley (3) ; Natalie Brown (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	Eleanor Threlkeld (5)
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Last updated December 19, 2024

The 2020 season was North West Thunder's first season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side finished third in the North Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.^[1]

After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with North West Thunder being one of the new teams, replacing Lancashire Thunder and representing North West England.^[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place.^[3] North West Thunder were captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw.^[4] They played their home matches at Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool.^[5]

Squad

North West Thunder's squad for the season is listed below.^[6] Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (29 August 2020).

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce	England	(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Danielle Collins	England	(2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 20)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Rebecca Duckworth	England	(2000-10-30)30 October 2000 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Laura Marshall	England	(1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Natalie Brown	England	(1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Laura Jackson	England	(1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Daisy Mullan	England	(2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Emma Lamb	England	(1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Eleanor Threlkeld	England	(1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 21)	Right-handed	—
Alice Clarke	England	(2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 19)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Bowlers
Sophie Ecclestone	England	(1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Kate Cross	England	(1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Alice Dyson	England	(1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Alex Hartley	England	(1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Captain
Liberty Heap	England	(2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 16)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Hannah Jones	England	(1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Olivia Thomas	England	(2004-05-03)3 May 2004 (aged 16)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Sophia Turner	England	(2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

North Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Northern Diamonds	6	5	1	3	23	1.000
2	Central Sparks	6	3	3	1	13	−0.285
3	North West Thunder	6	2	4	1	9	−0.515
4	Lightning	6	2	4	0	8	−0.113

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[1]

Fixtures

29 August 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard

North West Thunder 206/9 (50 overs)	v	Lightning 146 (35.5 overs)
Sophie Ecclestone 60* (61) Sophie Munro 3/32 (9 overs)		Sarah Bryce 52 (69) Sophie Ecclestone 2/29 (7.5 overs)

North West Thunder won by 4 runs (DLS)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Ian Ramage

North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Lightning were set a revised target of 151 runs from 36 overs due to rain.
Points: North West Thunder 4, Lightning 0

31 August 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard

North West Thunder 135 (46.1 overs)	v	Central Sparks 136/6 (44 overs)
Kate Cross 45 (73) Issy Wong 3/26 (10 overs)		Marie Kelly 59* (99) Sophie Ecclestone 2/13 (10 overs)

Central Sparks won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Malinda Underdown and Sue Redfern

North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0

5 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard

North West Thunder 166/8 (50 overs)	v	Central Sparks 167/2 (38.1 overs)
Natalie Brown 27 (47) Clare Boycott 4/40 (10 overs)		Evelyn Jones 90 (113) Olivia Thomas 1/29 (4 overs)

Central Sparks won by 8 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Malinda Underdown and Jeremy Lloyds

North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Central Sparks 5, North West Thunder 0

10 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard

Northern Diamonds 248/8 (50 overs)	v	North West Thunder 175/8 (50 overs)
Alex MacDonald 92 (110) Laura Jackson 2/23 (9 overs)		Alice Dyson 25* (51) Katie Levick 3/22 (10 overs)

Northern Diamonds won by 73 runs
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Steve O'Shaughnessy

North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

13 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard

North West Thunder 188/9 (50 overs)	v	Lightning 116 (39.1 overs)
Natalie Brown 52 (82) Kathryn Bryce 4/38 (10 overs)		Abigail Freeborn 28 (67) Alex Hartley 4/8 (10 overs)

North West Thunder won by 72 runs
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Tom Lungley

North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: North West Thunder 5, Lightning 0

19 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard

North West Thunder 143 (42.5 overs)	v	Northern Diamonds 144/4 (29.4 overs)
Natalie Brown 32 (41) Beth Langston 3/18 (8.5 overs)		Sterre Kalis 55* (67) Hannah Jones 1/28 (8 overs)

Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Ian Ramage

North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

Statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	4s	6s
Georgie Boyce	6	6	0	105	31	17.50	51.98	0	0	14	0
Natalie Brown	6	6	0	189	52	31.50	68.72	0	1	25	0
Alice Clarke	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	20.00	0	0	0	0
Danielle Collins	3	3	0	27	18	9.00	40.90	0	0	2	0
Kate Cross	2	2	0	53	45	26.50	54.08	0	0	4	0
Rebecca Duckworth	4	4	1	66	27	22.00	34.55	0	0	2	0
Alice Dyson	4	4	1	52	25*	17.33	50.48	0	0	5	0
Sophie Ecclestone	2	2	1	74	60*	74.00	90.24	0	1	8	2
Alex Hartley	6	6	4	23	14*	11.50	63.88	0	0	1	0
Liberty Heap	4	4	0	28	15	7.00	45.16	0	0	4	0
Laura Jackson	3	3	0	23	22	7.66	19.16	0	0	1	0
Hannah Jones	6	4	2	9	4*	4.50	36.00	0	0	0	0
Emma Lamb	2	2	0	9	6	4.50	24.32	0	0	1	0
Laura Marshall	6	6	0	61	25	10.16	48.80	0	0	10	0
Olivia Thomas	3	3	1	17	16*	8.50	0	0	1	0
Eleanor Threlkeld	6	6	0	114	52	19.00	57.28	0	1	12	0
Sophia Turner	2	2	0	3	2	1.50	11.53	0	0	0	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[7]

Bowling

Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike rate
Georgie Boyce	6	1	1.0	0	10	0	–	–	10.00	–
Natalie Brown	6	6	41.4	3	203	4	1/18	50.75	4.87	62.5
Kate Cross	2	2	17.0	2	76	2	1/26	38.00	4.47	51.0
Alice Dyson	4	4	19.0	1	106	2	2/38	53.00	5.57	57.0
Sophie Ecclestone	2	2	17.5	3	42	4	2/13	10.50	2.35	26.7
Alex Hartley	6	6	54.0	6	170	11	4/8	14.45	3.14
Liberty Heap	4	3	19.0	1	91	5	3/34	18.20	4.78	22.8
Laura Jackson	3	2	16.0	1	43	2	2/23	21.50	2.68	48.0
Hannah Jones	6	6	41.2	5	131	4	2/20	32.75	3.16	62.0
Emma Lamb	2	2	6.0	0	32	0	–	–	5.33	–
Olivia Thomas	3	1	4.0	0	29	1	1/29	29.00	7.25	24.0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[7]

Fielding

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches
Georgie Boyce	6	6	0
Natalie Brown	6	6	3
Alice Clarke	1	1	0
Danielle Collins	3	3	0
Kate Cross	2	2	0
Rebecca Duckworth	4	4	0
Alice Dyson	4	4	0
Sophie Ecclestone	2	2	1
Alex Hartley	6	6	3
Liberty Heap	4	4	1
Laura Jackson	3	3	0
Hannah Jones	6	6	0
Emma Lamb	2	2	0
Laura Marshall	6	6	0
Olivia Thomas	3	3	1
Sophia Turner	2	2	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[8]

Wicket-keeping

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings
Eleanor Threlkeld	6	6	1	4
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[9]

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History	Overview
Home grounds	Aigburth Cricket Ground Boughton Hall Cricket Club Ground Old Trafford Cricket Ground Rookwood Cricket Ground Trafalgar Road Ground Stanley Park Sedbergh School
Leagues	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Seasons	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Coaches	Paul Shaw (2020–2023) Chris Read (2024)
Captains	Alex Hartley (2020–2021) Kate Cross (2021) Eleanor Threlkeld (2022–2024)
Players	List