North West Thunder

North West Thunder, commonly referred to as Thunder, are a women's cricket team that represent Lancashire and North West England, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club.[1][2] They are coached by Paul Shaw.[3] The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Lancashire Thunder, but are now partnered with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.[4]

North West Thunder
Personnel
CaptainVacant
CoachPaul Shaw (2020–)
Team information
Colours   Red and grey
Established2020
Home groundChester Boughton Hall
Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Rookwood Cricket Ground
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins0
Official websiteThunder 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] North West Thunder were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Lancashire Thunder and representing Lancashire and North West England, partnering with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.[4] The side was to be captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw.[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] North West Thunder finished third in the North Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.[8] At the end of the season, five Thunder players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Alex Hartley, Georgie Boyce, Emma Lamb, Eleanor Threlkeld and Hannah Jones.[9]

The following season, 2021, North West Thunder 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 third in their group, winning two of their six matches, as well as their away match against Sunrisers ending in a tie.[10][11] Thunder batter Emma Lamb hit the first Charlotte Edwards Cup century in the reverse fixture against Sunrisers, as her side made the highest team score of the tournament, 186/1.[12][13] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the team finished seventh in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches.[14] North West Thunder bowler Hannah Jones was the joint-second highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 14 wickets.[15]

Ahead of the 2022 season, Hartley stood down as captain of the side.[16]

Home grounds
Venue Games hosted by season
2021Total
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool2–2
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club–44
Old Trafford Cricket Ground–11
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale–11

Players

Current squad

As per 2021 season.[17]

  • 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
8Georgie Boyce England (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
12Laura Marshall England (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium
26Rebecca Duckworth England (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
30Danielle Collins England (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000Left-handedRight-arm medium
–Shachi Pai England (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
6Emma Lamb  England (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
10Natalie Brown England (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
18Piepa Cleary Australia (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
22Laura Jackson England (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
50Daisy Mullan England (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
21Eleanor Threlkeld England (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998Right-handed—
35Alice Clarke England (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001Left-handedRight-arm medium
47Seren Smale Wales (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004Right-handed—
Bowlers
7Hannah Jones England (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
16Kate Cross  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium fast
19Sophie Ecclestone  England (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
39Liberty Heap England (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003Right-handedRight-arm off break
43Sophia Turner England (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
63Alice Dyson England (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
65Alex Hartley  England (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Phoebe Graham England (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium

Academy

The North West Thunder Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the North West region, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2022 Academy are listed below:[18]

Name County
Olivia BellCheshire
Olivia BrinsdenCumbria
Summer CarringtonLancashire
Grace JohnsonLancashire
Tilly KestevenCheshire
Emilia LambLancashire
Grace MichellCheshire
Sophie MorrisCheshire
Brianna RayCumbria
Bethan RobinsonCheshire
Amelia SammonsLancashire
Emily SuttonLancashire

Overseas players

Coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Paul Shaw
  • Regional Director: David Thorley
  • Senior Regional Talent Manager: Jen Barden

As of the 2021 season.[6]

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season Final standing League standings[19] Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2020 Group stage 6240019−0.5153rd DNQ
2021 Group stage 73400113−0.6207th DNQ

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2021 Group stages 62310111+0.0293rd DNQ

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – summary of results[20]
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[21]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks3120033.33
Lightning3210066.67
Northern Diamonds303000.00
South East Stars11000100.00
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 6231033.33
Total 6231033.33
  • 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 %
Northern Diamonds2110050.00
Sunrisers2101050.00
Western Storm202000.00

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

See also

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