Lightning (women's cricket)

Lightning are a women's cricket team that represent the East Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including Trent Bridge and Grace Road.[1][2] They are captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by Chris Guest.[3] The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Loughborough Lightning, and maintain their partnership with Loughborough University. They also work alongside Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.[4]

Lightning
Personnel
CaptainKathryn Bryce (2020–)
CoachChris Guest
Team information
Colours  Purple
Established2020
Home groundTrent Bridge, Nottingham
Grace Road, Leicester
Kibworth Cricket Club Ground
Haslegrave Ground
County Ground, Derby
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins0
Official websiteLightning Cricket

Playing kit

History

In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket.[5] Lightning were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Loughborough Lightning and representing the East Midlands, partnering with Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, as well as Loughborough University.[4] The side was to be captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by Rob Taylor.[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[7] Lightning finished bottom of the North Group in the competition, winning two of their six matches.[8] At the end of the season, five Lightning players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Bryce, Bethan Ellis, Lucy Higham and Abigail Freeborn.[9]

The following season, 2021, Lightning competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side finished bottom of their group, losing all six of their matches.[10] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Lightning finished fourth in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches.[11] In the final match of the season, Lightning scored 320/6 in their victory over Central Sparks, with the Bryce sisters, Kathryn and Sarah, sharing a 207-run partnership, the highest across the competition.[12] Lightning bowler Kirstie Gordon was the leading wicket-taker in the competition, with 16 wickets.[13] Rob Taylor left his role as Head Coach at the end of the season, and was later replaced by Chris Guest.[14][3]

Home grounds
Venue Games hosted by season
2021Total
Trent Bridge112
Grace Road213
Kibworth Cricket Club Ground–11
Haslegrave Ground–22
County Ground, Derby–11

Players

Current squad

As per 2021 season.[15]

  • 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
Batters
23Marie Kelly England (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
3Sonia Odedra  England (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium
11Bethany Harmer England (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm off break
14Bethan Ellis England (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
17Kathryn Bryce  Scotland (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm mediumClub captain
21Teresa Graves England (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
8Sarah Bryce  Scotland (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000Right-handed—
12Tammy Beaumont  England (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991Right-handed—
25Michaela Kirk South Africa (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
33Ella Claridge EnglandUnknownRight-handed—
Bowlers
1Grace Ballinger England (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002Left-handedLeft-arm medium
5Josie Groves EnglandUnknownRight-handedRight-arm leg break
7Lucy Higham England (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
10Leah Kellogg England (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
16Alicia Presland England (1999-09-28) 28 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
22Sophie Munro England (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Kirstie Gordon  England (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
48Nancy Harman England (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break

Academy

The Lightning Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the East Midlands region, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2022 Academy are listed below:[16]

Name County
Hayva AbbottLincolnshire
Josie GrovesNorthamptonshire
Bella HowarthEssex
Amelia KempHertfordshire
Rhiannon Knowling-DaviesNottinghamshire
Gemma MarriottMiddlesex
Ellie MitchellSomerset
Harriett ParkinDerbyshire
Ella PorterNottinghamshire
Ilenia SimsStaffordshire
Bethan SolomonNorthamptonshire
Prisha ThanawalaLeicestershire
Maddie WardNottinghamshire
Lucy WestonLeicestershire
Amy WheelerStaffordshire
Beth WrightEssex

Coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Chris Guest
  • Regional Director: James Cutt
  • Assistant Coach: Jon Bateson
  • Team Operations Executive: Sally Clarke

As of the 2022 season.[3][17]

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season Final standing League standings[18] Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2020 Group stage 6240008-0.1134th DNQ
2021 Group stage 73400113+0.2744th DNQ

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2021 Group stages 6060000–1.1394th DNQ

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - summary of results[18]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2020 6240033.33
2021 7340042.86
Total 13580038.46
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - teamwise result summary[19]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks33000100.00
Northern Diamonds303000.00
North West Thunder3120033.33
South East Stars101000.00
Southern Vipers101000.00
Sunrisers11000100.00
Western Storm101000.00

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2021 606000.00
Total 606000.00
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Charlotte Edwards Cup - teamwise result summary
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks202000.00
South East Stars202000.00
Southern Vipers202000.00

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

See also

References
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