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Loughborough Lightning
2017 season
CoachSalliann Briggs
CaptainGeorgia Elwiss
Overseas playerKristen Beams
Ellyse Perry
Elyse Villani
WCSLGroup Stage, 4th
Most runsEllyse Perry (182)
Most wicketsBeth Langston (6)
Most catchesElyse Villani (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsAbigail Freeborn (1)
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The 2017 season was Loughborough Lightning's second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fourth in the group stage, winning two of their five matches.[1]

The side was coached by Salliann Briggs and captained by Georgia Elwiss. They played one of their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground, and the other at the County Ground, Derby.[2]

Squad

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Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below.[3] Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (12 August 2017).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce  England (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Marie Kelly  England (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Elyse Villani  Australia (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
Thea Brookes  England (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Georgia Elwiss  England (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
Sarah Glenn  England (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Ellyse Perry  Australia (1990-11-01)1 November 1990 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Paige Scholfield  England (1995-12-19)19 December 1995 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Abigail Freeborn  England (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 20) Right-handed —
Amy Jones  England (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Kristen Beams  Australia (1984-11-06)6 November 1984 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
Rebecca Grundy  England (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Lucy Higham  England (1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Beth Langston  England (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sonia Odedra  England (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

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Season standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers 5 4 1 0 0 4 20 2.001
2 Surrey Stars 5 4 1 0 0 2 18 0.291
3 Western Storm 5 3 2 0 0 0 12 −0.887
4 Loughborough Lightning 5 2 3 0 0 2 10 0.664
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 5 2 3 0 0 0 8 −0.318
6 Lancashire Thunder 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 −1.692
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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League stage

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12 August 2017
12:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
108/9 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
109/5 (19.1 overs)
Ellyse Perry 25 (28)
Stafanie Taylor 4/5 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 34 (32)
Georgia Elwiss 2/24 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
15 August 2017
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
180/2 (20 overs)
v
Suzie Bates 119* (72)
Lucy Higham 1/29 (4 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 32 (29)
Suzie Bates 3/15 (3 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 46 runs
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Steve O'Shaugnessy and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Southern Vipers)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
18 August 2017
16:00
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
110/5 (13 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
93/5 (13 overs)
Chamari Atapattu 66* (40)
Kristen Beams 1/18 (3 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 41 (28)
Chamari Atapattu 2/11 (3 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 17 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Mark Newell
Player of the match: Chamari Atapattu (Yorkshire Diamonds)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
20 August 2017
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
140/5 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
90 (17.2 overs)
Ellyse Perry 78* (57)
Danielle Hazell 2/16 (4 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 21 (23)
Beth Langston 3/14 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 50 runs
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
26 August 2017
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
171/3 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
90 (18 overs)
Elyse Villani 71 (39)
Laura Marsh 2/29 (4 overs)
Nat Sciver 24 (18)
Sarah Glenn 2/5 (3 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 81 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0

Statistics

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Batting

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Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Kristen Beams 5 2 2 9 7* – 81.81 0 0 0 0
Thea Brookes 5 5 1 48 24 12.00 137.14 0 0 3 3
Georgia Elwiss 5 5 0 85 41 17.00 102.40 0 0 9 1
Abigail Freeborn 2 1 1 16 16* – 114.28 0 0 2 0
Sarah Glenn 4 4 1 58 25 19.33 113.72 0 0 4 3
Rebecca Grundy 5 1 0 12 12 12.00 150.00 0 0 2 0
Lucy Higham 5 2 0 6 6 3.00 75.00 0 0 0 0
Amy Jones 3 3 0 34 21 11.33 121.42 0 0 7 0
Marie Kelly 1 1 0 18 18 18.00 60.00 0 0 1 0
Beth Langston 5 2 0 11 8 5.50 57.89 0 0 1 0
Sonia Odedra 5 4 1 27 20* 9.00 60.00 0 0 1 1
Ellyse Perry 5 5 2 182 78* 60.66 120.52 0 2 16 6
Paige Scholfield 1 1 0 15 15 15.00 65.21 0 0 1 0
Elyse Villani 4 4 0 84 71 21.00 155.55 0 1 12 3
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

Bowling

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Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Kristen Beams 5 5 17.0 0 73 3 1/10 24.33 4.29 34.0
Georgia Elwiss 5 5 13.0 0 102 4 2/24 25.50 7.84 19.5
Sarah Glenn 4 2 5.0 0 13 4 2/5 3.25 2.60 7.5
Rebecca Grundy 5 5 11.0 0 84 4 2/11 21.00 7.63 16.5
Lucy Higham 5 5 10.0 0 73 2 1/16 36.50 7.30 30.0
Beth Langston 5 5 13.0 1 84 6 3/14 14.00 6.46 13.0
Sonia Odedra 5 3 5.2 0 50 2 1/9 25.00 9.37 16.0
Ellyse Perry 5 5 13.1 1 79 4 2/9 19.75 6.00 19.7
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

Fielding

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Player Matches Innings Catches
Kristen Beams 5 5 0
Thea Brookes 5 5 0
Georgia Elwiss 5 5 0
Sarah Glenn 4 4 0
Rebecca Grundy 5 5 0
Lucy Higham 5 5 3
Marie Kelly 1 1 0
Beth Langston 5 5 1
Sonia Odedra 5 5 3
Ellyse Perry 5 5 1
Paige Scholfield 1 1 1
Elyse Villani 4 4 4
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

Wicket-keeping

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Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Abigail Freeborn 2 2 0 1
Amy Jones 3 3 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Loughborough Lightning Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Loughborough Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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