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2020 North West Thunder season

The 2020 season was North West Thunder's first season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side finished third in the North Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.[1]

North West Thunder
2020 season
CoachPaul Shaw
CaptainAlex Hartley
RHFTNorth Group, 3rd
Most runsNatalie Brown (189)
Most wicketsAlex Hartley (11)
Most catchesAlex Hartley (3)
Natalie Brown (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsEleanor Threlkeld (5)
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After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with North West Thunder being one of the new teams, replacing Lancashire Thunder and representing North West England.[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place.[3] North West Thunder were captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw.[4] They played their home matches at Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool.[5]

Squad edit

North West Thunder's squad for the season is listed below.[6] Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (29 August 2020).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce   England (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Danielle Collins   England (2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Rebecca Duckworth   England (2000-10-30)30 October 2000 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Laura Marshall   England (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Natalie Brown   England (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Laura Jackson   England (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Daisy Mullan   England (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Emma Lamb   England (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Eleanor Threlkeld   England (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed —
Alice Clarke   England (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 19) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
Sophie Ecclestone   England (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Kate Cross   England (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Alice Dyson   England (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alex Hartley   England (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 26) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain
Liberty Heap   England (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 16) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Hannah Jones   England (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Olivia Thomas   England (2004-05-03)3 May 2004 (aged 16) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Sophia Turner   England (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy edit

North Group edit

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds 6 5 1 0 0 3 23 1.000
2 Central Sparks 6 3 3 0 0 1 13 −0.285
3 North West Thunder 6 2 4 0 0 1 9 −0.515
4 Lightning 6 2 4 0 0 0 8 −0.113
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

Fixtures edit

29 August 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
206/9 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
146 (35.5 overs)
Sophie Ecclestone 60* (61)
Sophie Munro 3/32 (9 overs)
Sarah Bryce 52 (69)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/29 (7.5 overs)
North West Thunder won by 4 runs (DLS)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Ian Ramage
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lightning were set a revised target of 151 runs from 36 overs due to rain.
  • Points: North West Thunder 4, Lightning 0
31 August 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
135 (46.1 overs)
v
Central Sparks
136/6 (44 overs)
Kate Cross 45 (73)
Issy Wong 3/26 (10 overs)
Marie Kelly 59* (99)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/13 (10 overs)
Central Sparks won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Malinda Underdown and Sue Redfern
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
5 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
166/8 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
167/2 (38.1 overs)
Natalie Brown 27 (47)
Clare Boycott 4/40 (10 overs)
Evelyn Jones 90 (113)
Olivia Thomas 1/29 (4 overs)
Central Sparks won by 8 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Malinda Underdown and Jeremy Lloyds
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 5, North West Thunder 0
10 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
248/8 (50 overs)
v
North West Thunder
175/8 (50 overs)
Alex MacDonald 92 (110)
Laura Jackson 2/23 (9 overs)
Alice Dyson 25* (51)
Katie Levick 3/22 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 73 runs
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Steve O'Shaughnessy
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
13 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
188/9 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
116 (39.1 overs)
Natalie Brown 52 (82)
Kathryn Bryce 4/38 (10 overs)
Abigail Freeborn 28 (67)
Alex Hartley 4/8 (10 overs)
North West Thunder won by 72 runs
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Tom Lungley
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 5, Lightning 0
19 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
143 (42.5 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
144/4 (29.4 overs)
Natalie Brown 32 (41)
Beth Langston 3/18 (8.5 overs)
Sterre Kalis 55* (67)
Hannah Jones 1/28 (8 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Ian Ramage
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

Statistics edit

Batting edit

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Georgie Boyce 6 6 0 105 31 17.50 51.98 0 0 14 0
Natalie Brown 6 6 0 189 52 31.50 68.72 0 1 25 0
Alice Clarke 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 20.00 0 0 0 0
Danielle Collins 3 3 0 27 18 9.00 40.90 0 0 2 0
Kate Cross 2 2 0 53 45 26.50 54.08 0 0 4 0
Rebecca Duckworth 4 4 1 66 27 22.00 34.55 0 0 2 0
Alice Dyson 4 4 1 52 25* 17.33 50.48 0 0 5 0
Sophie Ecclestone 2 2 1 74 60* 74.00 90.24 0 1 8 2
Alex Hartley 6 6 4 23 14* 11.50 63.88 0 0 1 0
Liberty Heap 4 4 0 28 15 7.00 45.16 0 0 4 0
Laura Jackson 3 3 0 23 22 7.66 19.16 0 0 1 0
Hannah Jones 6 4 2 9 4* 4.50 36.00 0 0 0 0
Emma Lamb 2 2 0 9 6 4.50 24.32 0 0 1 0
Laura Marshall 6 6 0 61 25 10.16 48.80 0 0 10 0
Olivia Thomas 3 3 1 17 16* 8.50 0 0 1 0
Eleanor Threlkeld 6 6 0 114 52 19.00 57.28 0 1 12 0
Sophia Turner 2 2 0 3 2 1.50 11.53 0 0 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Bowling edit

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Georgie Boyce 6 1 1.0 0 10 0 – – 10.00 –
Natalie Brown 6 6 41.4 3 203 4 1/18 50.75 4.87 62.5
Kate Cross 2 2 17.0 2 76 2 1/26 38.00 4.47 51.0
Alice Dyson 4 4 19.0 1 106 2 2/38 53.00 5.57 57.0
Sophie Ecclestone 2 2 17.5 3 42 4 2/13 10.50 2.35 26.7
Alex Hartley 6 6 54.0 6 170 11 4/8 14.45 3.14
Liberty Heap 4 3 19.0 1 91 5 3/34 18.20 4.78 22.8
Laura Jackson 3 2 16.0 1 43 2 2/23 21.50 2.68 48.0
Hannah Jones 6 6 41.2 5 131 4 2/20 32.75 3.16 62.0
Emma Lamb 2 2 6.0 0 32 0 – – 5.33 –
Olivia Thomas 3 1 4.0 0 29 1 1/29 29.00 7.25 24.0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Fielding edit

Player Matches Innings Catches
Georgie Boyce 6 6 0
Natalie Brown 6 6 3
Alice Clarke 1 1 0
Danielle Collins 3 3 0
Kate Cross 2 2 0
Rebecca Duckworth 4 4 0
Alice Dyson 4 4 0
Sophie Ecclestone 2 2 1
Alex Hartley 6 6 3
Liberty Heap 4 4 1
Laura Jackson 3 3 0
Hannah Jones 6 6 0
Emma Lamb 2 2 0
Laura Marshall 6 6 0
Olivia Thomas 3 3 1
Sophia Turner 2 2 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Wicket-keeping edit

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Eleanor Threlkeld 6 6 1 4
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: The special-edition 50-over competition explained". the Cricketer. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's cricket: Domestic 50-over competition named Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Paul Shaw Appointed Thunder Head Coach". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Thunder confirm squad for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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