Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket)

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Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) - Wikipedia

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Loughborough Lightning

Personnel

Captain

Georgia Elwiss

Coach

Rob Taylor (2018–2019)
Salliann Briggs (2016–2017)

Team information

Colours

Purple

Founded

2016

Home ground

Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough

Secondary home ground(s)

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

History

WCSL wins

Official website

Loughborough Lightning

T20 kit

Loughborough Lightning were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based at Loughborough University. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They primarily played their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground.^[1] They were coached by Rob Taylor^[2] and were captained by Georgia Elwiss.^[3] The team was partnered with Loughborough University.^[4] Together with the netball team and the women's rugby union team, the cricket team was one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University that used the Loughborough Lightning name.^[5] In 2020, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, some elements of the Loughborough Lightning were retained for a new team, named just Lightning and representing a broader region.^[6]

History

2016–2019: Women's Cricket Super League

Loughborough Lightning were formed in 2016 to compete in the new Women's Cricket Super League, partnering with Loughborough University and playing across the Midlands.^[7] In the first season of the WCSL, the Lightning finished 3rd in the group stage, progressing to the semi-final, where they were beaten by eventual runners-up Western Storm.^[8]^[9] The following season, 2017, saw Loughborough miss out on Finals Day, finishing 4th with two wins.^[10]

2018 was Loughborough Lightning's most successful season, as they topped the group with 7 wins from 10 games, progressing straight to the final.^[11] However, they were defeated by Surrey Stars by 66 runs after the Stars' Lizelle Lee hit a century.^[12] Lightning bowler Kirstie Gordon was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, with 17.^[13] In 2019, the Lightning again progressed to Finals Day after finishing 2nd in the group with 7 victories, but were beaten in the semi-final by the Southern Vipers.^[14]^[15] Following this season, women's cricket in England was restructured and Loughborough Lightning were disbanded as part of the reforms; however they survived in spirit for a new team, Lightning, who represented a larger area, but retained some of their players.^[16]

Home grounds

Venue	Games hosted by season
Venue	16	17	18	19	Total
Haslegrave Ground	3	1	4	4	12
County Ground, Derby	–	1	–	–	1
Edgbaston Cricket Ground	–	–	1	–	1
Trent Bridge	–	–	–	1	1

Players

Final squad, 2019 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
1	Georgia Adams	England	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
22	Mignon du Preez ‡	South Africa	(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
All-rounders
17	Kathryn Bryce ‡	Scotland	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
20	Alice Monaghan	England	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
25	Jo Gardner	England	(1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
24	Jenny Gunn ‡	England	(1986-05-09) 9 May 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	England Performance squad
34	Georgia Elwiss ‡	England	(1991-05-31) 31 May 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Club captain; England Performance squad
50	Hayley Matthews ‡	West Indies	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
58	Chamari Atapattu ‡	Sri Lanka	(1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
27	Abigail Freeborn	England	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	—
40	Amy Jones ‡	England	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	—	England Performance squad
Bowlers
7	Lucy Higham	England	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
16	Sarah Glenn	England	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
46	Tara Norris	England	(1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
48	Kirstie Gordon ‡	England	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	England Performance squad

Overseas players

Dane van Niekerk – South Africa (2016)
Ellyse Perry – Australia (2016–2017)
Sophie Devine – New Zealand (2016, 2018)
Kristen Beams – Australia (2017)
Elyse Villani – Australia (2017–2018)
Rachael Haynes – Australia (2018)
Mignon du Preez – South Africa (2019)
Chamari Atapattu – Sri Lanka (2019)
Hayley Matthews – West Indies (2019)

Seasons

Season	Final standing	League standings									Notes
Season	Final standing	P	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR	Pos	Notes
2016	Losing semi-finalists: 3rd	5	3	2	0	0	2	8	+0.170	3rd	Lost to Western Storm in the semi-final
2017	Group stage	5	2	3	0	0	2	10	+0.664	4th	DNQ
2018	Runners-up	10	7	3	0	0	5	33	+1.361	1st	Lost to Surrey Stars in the final
2019	Losing semi-finalists: 3rd	10	7	3	0	0	4	32	+0.792	2nd	Lost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final

Statistics

Overall Results

Women's Cricket Super League - summary of results^[18]^[19]
Year	Played	Wins	Losses	Win %
2016	6	3	2	50.00
2017	5	2	3	40.00
2018	11	7	3	63.63
2019	11	7	3	63.63
Total	33	19	14	57.57

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	Win %
Lancashire Thunder	6	5	1	73.33
Southern Vipers	7	3	4	42.85
Surrey Stars	7	5	2	71.42
Western Storm	7	2	5	28.57
Yorkshire Diamonds	6	4	2	66.66

Records

Highest team total: 174/7, v Southern Vipers on 4 August, 2018.^[20]
Lowest team total: 97, v Southern Vipers on 14 August, 2016.^[21]
Highest individual score: 91, Dane van Niekerk v Surrey Stars on 12 August, 2016.^[22]
Best individual bowling analysis: 3/10, Jenny Gunn v Lancashire Thunder on 22 July, 2018.^[23]
Most Runs: 636 in 31 matches, Amy Jones.^[24]
Most wickets: 28 wickets in 21 matches, Kirstie Gordon.^[25]

References

^ "ECB unveil teams and schedule for Women's Cricket Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Taylor Relishing Lightning Challenge". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning Cricket Squad". Loughborough University. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "ECB names six Women's Super League hosts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "Women's Regional Hubs to play for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". the Cricketer. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Women's Cricket Super League: Six successful bids announced for new T20 league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Women's Super League 2016 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Knight's fifty trumps Perry for final berth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2017 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2018 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Lizelle Lee's commanding century powers Surrey to KSL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Women's Cricket Super League, 2018/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2019 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Vipers scrape through to final after nervy run chase". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "ECB launches new plan to transform women's and girls' cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning Cricket Squad". Loughborough University. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Women Cricket Super League match result summary". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning opposition wise result summary". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning Lowest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning Highest scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Loughborough Lightning Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

v t e Loughborough Lightning
History	Overview
Home grounds	Haslegrave Ground County Ground, Derby Edgbaston Cricket Ground Trent Bridge
Leagues	Women's Cricket Super League
Seasons	2016 2017 2018 2019
Coaches	Salliann Briggs (2016–2017) Rob Taylor (2018–2019)
Captains	Georgia Elwiss (2016–2019) Sophie Devine (2018) Jenny Gunn (2019)
Players	List

Loughborough University

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People

Chancellor: Lord Sebastian Coe
Vice Chancellor: Nick Jennings

Student life

Students' Union

Sport

Clubs and teams	Cricket Men Women Field hockey Football Netball Rugby Union Men Women
Facilities	National Cricket Performance Centre Haslegrave Ground
See also	British Swimming British Triathlon Federation English Institute of Sport NCSEM Volleyball England

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v t e Women's Cricket Super League
Seasons	2016 2017 2018 2019
Participating teams	Lancashire Thunder Loughborough Lightning Southern Vipers Surrey Stars Western Storm Yorkshire Diamonds