Lancashire Thunder
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coach | Stephen Titchard | |
| Owner | Lancashire Cricket Board | |
| Manager | Bobby Cross | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Manchester | |
| Colours | Red | |
| Founded | 2016 | |
| Home ground | Emirates Old Trafford | |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Blackpool CC | |
| Official website | https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/teams/lancashire-thunder/ | |
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The Lancashire Thunder is an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Manchester, Lancashire that competes in England’s women's Twenty20 competition, the Women's Cricket Super League. Thunder will play their home matches at the Emirates Old Trafford and Blackpool Cricket Club. They are captained by Kathryn Cross and coached by Stephen Titchard, working with General Manager Bobby Cross.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Statistics
Overall Results [8]
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21.66 |
- Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
- Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Teamwise Result summary
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Vipers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41.66 |
| Yorkshire Diamonds | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Western Storm | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Surrey Stars | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Loughborough Lightning | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
Current squad
As of 2019 season[9]
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 6 | Emma Lamb |  England |
16 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | England Academy player |
| 10 | Natalie Brown | England |
16 October 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| — | Evelyn Jones | England |
8 August 1992 | Left-handed | Left arm medium | England Academy player |
| — | Georgie Boyce | England |
4 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| — | Danielle Collins | England |
7 June 2000 | Left-handed | ||
| — | Ria Fackrell | England |
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| All-rounders | ||||||
| — | Harmanpreet Kaur ‡[10] |  India |
8 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Overseas player |
| — | Sune Luus ‡[11] |  South Africa |
5 January 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Overseas player |
| — | Tahlia McGrath ‡[12] |  Australia |
10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 21 | Eleanor Threlkeld | England |
16 November 1998 | Right-handed | — | England Academy player |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 16 | Kathryn Cross ‡ | England |
3 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Club captain[13]; England Performance squad |
| 19 | Sophie Ecclestone ‡ | England |
6 May 1999 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | England Academy player |
| — | Alice Dyson | England |
28 January 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| — | Alex Hartley ‡ | England |
6 September 1993 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| — | Sophia Dunkley ‡ | England |
16 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
Captains
- 2019 to date Kathryn Cross[13]
- 2018 Danielle Hazell
- 2017 Amy Satterthwaite
- 2016 Sarah Taylor
Administration and support staff
- General Manager - Bobby Cross
- Head coach - Stephen Titchard
- Assistant coach - Jenny Barden
- Spin Bowling coach - Gary Keedy
- Wicket-keeping coach - Karl Krikken
- Fielding coach - Chris Chambers
- Strength & Conditioning Coach - Cristina Carr
- Performance Analyst: Chris Highton
More information on Titchard, Barden, Chambers and Highton available at reference [14]
Imported players
Deandra Dottin – West Indies (2016)- Hayley Matthews – West Indies (2016)
Amy Satterthwaite – New Zealand (2016–2017)
Jess Jonassen – Australia (2017)- Lea Tahuhu – New Zealand (2017)
Harmanpreet Kaur – India (2017-present)
See also
References
- ^ Key Appointments Confirmed to the Management, Coaching Team and Support Staff for the Lancashire Women’s Cricket Super League Team
- ^ Full Squad Announced by Lancashire Thunder
- ^ Coyte & Dottin Signed by Lancashire Thunder
- ^ ECB names six Women's Super League hosts
- ^ ECB unveil teams and schedule for Women's Cricket Super League
- ^ Lanning, Taylor, Bates among WSL overseas stars
- ^ Final squads announced for Women's Super League
- ^ "Women Cricket Super League match result summary". ESPNCricinfo.
- ^ "Full Lancashire Thunder squad confirmed for 2019". Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ "Kaur signs for Thunder again". Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Sune Luus joins Lancashire Thunder". Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Tahlia McGrath joins Lancashire Thunder". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kate Cross: England bowler named Lancashire Thunder captain". Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ LCB staff