2021 North West Thunder season

North West Thunder

2021 season
Coach	Paul Shaw
Captain	Alex Hartley
Overseas player	Piepa Cleary
RHFT	7th
CEC	Group B, 3rd
Most runs	RHFT: Emma Lamb (237) CEC: Emma Lamb (218)
Most wickets	RHFT: Hannah Jones (14) CEC: Emma Lamb (9)
Most catches	RHFT: Natalie Brown (3), Alex Hartley (3) & Hannah Jones (3) CEC: Emma Lamb (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	RHFT: Eleanor Threlkeld (10) CEC: Eleanor Threlkeld (4)
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The 2021 season was North West Thunder's second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished seventh in the group stage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning three of their seven matches. ^[1] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group B, winning two of their six matches, with one ending in a tie. ^[2]

The side was captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw. ^[3] They played four home matches at Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, as well as one apiece at Old Trafford and Rookwood Cricket Ground. ^{[4] [5]}

Squad

North West Thunder announced their initial 18-player squad on 27 May 2021. ^[3] Seren Smale was promoted to the senior squad from the academy during the season, and played her first match on 10 September 2021. ^[6] Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (29 May 2021).

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce	England	(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 22)	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 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Laura Marshall	England	(1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Natalie Brown	England	(1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Piepa Cleary	Australia	(1996-07-17)17 July 1996 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Laura Jackson	England	(1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Emma Lamb	England	(1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Daisy Mullan	England	(2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Alice Clarke	England	(2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 19)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Seren Smale	Wales	(2004-12-13)13 December 2004 (aged 16)	Right-handed	—
Eleanor Threlkeld	England	(1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 22)	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
Kate Cross	England	(1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Alice Dyson	England	(1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sophie Ecclestone	England	(1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Alex Hartley	England	(1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Captain
Liberty Heap	England	(2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Hannah Jones	England	(1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Sophia Turner	England	(2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Southern Vipers (Q)	7	6	1	0	0	3	27	0.417
2	Northern Diamonds (Q)	7	5	2	0	0	3	23	1.182
3	Central Sparks (Q)	7	5	2	0	0	2	22	0.822
4	Lightning	7	3	4	0	0	1	13	0.274
5	South East Stars	7	3	4	0	0	1	13	−0.226
6	Western Storm	7	3	4	0	0	1	13	−0.462
7	North West Thunder	7	3	4	0	0	1	13	−0.620
8	Sunrisers	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	−1.598

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[1]

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Fixtures

29 May 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 291/8 (50 overs)	v	Western Storm 295/9 (50 overs)
Emma Lamb 121 (105) Anya Shrubsole 3/29 (10 overs)		Heather Knight 91 (90) Kate Cross 3/35 (10 overs)

Western Storm won by 1 wicket County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper

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

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31 May 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 247/9 (50 overs)	v	Sunrisers 211 (45.2 overs)
Georgie Boyce 91 (117) Sonali Patel 4/40 (7 overs)		Fran Wilson 50 (45) Sophie Ecclestone 3/28 (9.2 overs)

North West Thunder won by 36 runs Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt

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

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6 June 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Lightning 259/5 (50 overs)	v	North West Thunder 125 (39.2 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 89 (101) Sophie Ecclestone 2/23 (10 overs)		Emma Lamb 42 (58) Kirstie Gordon 4/23 (10 overs)

Lightning won by 134 runs Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Sue Redfern

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

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12 June 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Central Sparks 203 (49.5 overs)	v	North West Thunder 205/8 (48 overs)
Evelyn Jones 100* (150) Hannah Jones 3/33 (10 overs)		Emma Lamb 39 (47) Georgia Davis 3/42 (10 overs)

North West Thunder won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Rob White and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper

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

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10 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 110 (32.5 overs)	v	Southern Vipers 112/7 (33.5 overs)
Kate Cross 57 (86) Tara Norris 4/14 (7.5 overs)		Ella McCaughan 41 (47) Hannah Jones 2/9 (5 overs)

Southern Vipers won by 3 wickets Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale Umpires: Mike Burns and Joanne Ibbotson

• Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0

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12 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

Northern Diamonds 294/6 (50 overs)	v	North West Thunder 189/8 (50 overs)
Bess Heath 78* (65) Alex Hartley 2/57 (10 overs)		Georgie Boyce 67 (100) Katie Levick 4/34 (10 overs)

Northern Diamonds won by 105 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Joanne Ibbotson

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

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18 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 185 (47 overs)	v	South East Stars 130 (35 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 70* (92) Danielle Gregory 2/23 (10 overs)		Kalea Moore 35 (59) Hannah Jones 5/33 (9 overs)

North West Thunder won by 55 runs County Cricket Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Mark Newell

• North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: North West Thunder 5, South East Stars 0

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Tournament statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	High score	100s	50s
Emma Lamb	6	5	237	47.40	121	1	0
Georgie Boyce	7	7	232	33.14	91	0	2
Eleanor Threlkeld	7	7	127	21.16	70*	0	1
Kate Cross	4	4	109	36.33	57	0	1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[7] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

Player	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi
Hannah Jones	7	50.0	14	17.07	4.78	5/33	1
Alex Hartley	7	68.5	10	29.50	4.28	2/17	0
Sophie Ecclestone	3	29.2	8	14.25	3.88	3/28	0
Kate Cross	4	39.0	8	21.25	4.35	3/35	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[8] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Northern Diamonds (Q)	6	4	2	0	0	1	17	0.655
2	Western Storm	6	4	2	0	0	1	17	0.182
3	North West Thunder	6	2	3	1	0	1	11	0.029
4	Sunrisers	6	1	4	1	0	0	6	−0.871

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[2]

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Fixtures

26 June 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 118/6 (20 overs)	v	Northern Diamonds 106/9 (20 overs)
Emma Lamb 58 (43) Beth Langston 2/32 (4 overs)		Sterre Kalis 32 (37) Emma Lamb 4/13 (4 overs)

North West Thunder won by 12 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova

• North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: North West Thunder 4, Northern Diamonds 0

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4 July 2021 11:00 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 110/8 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 36/1 (3.1 overs)
Emma Lamb 21 (19) Lauren Parfitt 2/15 (4 overs)		Fi Morris 19 (8) Emma Lamb 1/11 (1 over)

Western Storm won by 9 wickets (DLS) Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Anna Harris and Jasmine Naeem

• North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
• Western Storm were set a revised target of 33 runs from 5 overs due to rain.
• Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0

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9 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 186/1 (20 overs)	v	Sunrisers 115 (20 overs)
Emma Lamb 111* (61) Gayatri Gole 1/37 (4 overs)		Cordelia Griffith 34 (33) Emma Lamb 3/16 (4 overs)

North West Thunder won by 71 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Neil Pratt

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

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25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 100/9 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 101/3 (17.4 overs)
Emma Lamb 28 (20) Nicole Harvey 3/13 (4 overs)		Katie George 47* (46) Hannah Jones 1/22 (4 overs) Alex Hartley 1/22 (4 overs)

Western Storm won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Anna Harris and Sue Redfern

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

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28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 124/5 (20 overs)	v	Sunrisers 124/4 (20 overs)
Georgie Boyce 31 (27) Emily Thorpe 2/17 (4 overs)		Cordelia Griffith 63 (51) Kate Cross 2/20 (4 overs)

Match tied County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern

• North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2

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30 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard

North West Thunder 90/9 (20 overs)	v	Northern Diamonds 92/2 (12.2 overs)
Danielle Collins 16 (25) Jenny Gunn 4/15 (4 overs)		Bess Heath 58* (40) Alice Dyson 1/9 (1 over)

Northern Diamonds won by 8 wickets Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Billy Taylor

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

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Tournament statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	High score	100s	50s
Emma Lamb	4	4	218	72.66	111*	1	1
Eleanor Threlkeld	6	6	102	20.40	28	0	0
Georgie Boyce	6	6	87	14.50	34	0	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[9] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

Player	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi
Emma Lamb	4	13.0	9	7.33	5.07	4/13	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo ^[10] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

Batting

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy								Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Innings	Runs	High score	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	Matches	Innings	Runs	High score	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s
Georgie Boyce	7	7	232	91	33.14	67.44	0	2	6	6	87	34	14.50	89.69	0	0
Natalie Brown	7	7	62	24	8.85	49.20	0	0	3	2	26	25	13.00	76.47	0	0
Piepa Cleary	4	4	93	79	23.25	62.83	0	1	3	2	16	13	8.00	59.25	0	0
Danielle Collins	4	4	15	8*	7.50	41.66	0	0	5	5	27	16	9.00	57.44	0	0
Kate Cross	4	4	109	57	36.33	70.77	0	1	4	3	46	26	15.33	124.32	0	0
Rebecca Duckworth	1	1	1	1	1.00	8.33	0	0	1	1	1	1	1.00	25.00	0	0
Alice Dyson	3	3	22	13	7.33	28.20	0	0	2	2	7	7	3.50	53.84	0	0
Sophie Ecclestone	3	3	50	37	16.66	87.71	0	0	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Alex Hartley	7	6	41	26	13.66	70.68	0	0	6	3	7	6	3.50	58.33	0	0
Liberty Heap	1	1	19	19	19.00	73.07	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Laura Jackson	4	4	58	30	14.50	50.43	0	0	6	4	31	12	15.50	60.78	0	0
Hannah Jones	7	5	24	9	12.00	46.15	0	0	6	1	2	2*	–	50.00	0	0
Emma Lamb	6	5	237	121	47.40	87.45	1	0	4	4	218	111*	72.66	152.44	1	1
Laura Marshall	7	7	90	42	12.85	72.00	0	0	6	5	38	19	9.50	67.85	0	0
Daisy Mullan	2	2	8	8	4.00	21.05	0	0	4	3	42	26	14.00	67.74	0	0
Seren Smale	3	3	25	13	8.33	42.37	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Eleanor Threlkeld	7	7	127	70*	21.16	60.18	0	1	6	6	102	28	20.40	80.31	0	0
Sophia Turner	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	8	7*	–	66.66	0	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [11] [12]

Bowling

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy							Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	5wi
Natalie Brown	7	10.2	1	66.00	6.38	1/55	0	3	5.0	1	40.00	8.00	1/23	0
Piepa Cleary	4	31.0	2	82.50	5.32	1/40	0	3	7.0	2	21.50	6.14	2/20	0
Kate Cross	4	39.0	8	21.25	4.35	3/35	0	4	14.4	4	21.50	5.86	2/20	0
Alice Dyson	3	14.0	2	42.50	6.07	1/26	0	2	1.0	1	9.00	9.00	1/9	0
Sophie Ecclestone	3	29.2	8	14.25	3.88	3/28	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alex Hartley	7	68.5	10	29.50	4.28	2/17	0	6	18.2	2	57.50	6.27	1/21	0
Liberty Heap	1	6.0	1	41.00	6.83	1/14	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Laura Jackson	4	27.5	4	32.50	4.67	3/35	0	6	8.0	1	69.00	8.62	1/12	0
Hannah Jones	7	50.0	14	17.07	4.78	5/33	1	6	19.1	4	22.25	4.64	1/12	0
Emma Lamb	6	37.4	3	54.00	4.30	1/13	0	4	13.0	9	7.33	5.07	4/13	0
Sophia Turner	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	7.0	1	37.00	5.28	1/4	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [11] [12]

Fielding

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy			Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Innings	Catches	Matches	Innings	Catches
Georgie Boyce	7	7	0	6	6	0
Natalie Brown	7	7	3	3	3	1
Piepa Cleary	4	4	2	3	3	1
Danielle Collins	4	4	0	5	5	0
Kate Cross	4	4	0	4	4	2
Rebecca Duckworth	1	1	0	1	1	0
Alice Dyson	3	3	0	2	2	0
Sophie Ecclestone	3	3	2	–	–	–
Alex Hartley	7	7	3	6	6	2
Liberty Heap	1	1	1	–	–	–
Laura Jackson	4	4	2	6	6	2
Hannah Jones	7	7	3	6	6	0
Emma Lamb	6	6	2	4	4	3
Laura Marshall	7	7	2	6	6	1
Daisy Mullan	2	2	1	4	4	0
Seren Smale	3	3	1	–	–	–
Sophia Turner	–	–	–	4	4	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [13] [14]

Wicket-keeping

Player	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy				Charlotte Edwards Cup
	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings
Eleanor Threlkeld	7	7	8	2	6	6	2	2
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [15] [16]

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