2019 Lancashire Thunder season
# 2019 Lancashire Thunder season

The 2019 season was Lancashire Thunder's fourth and final season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished bottom of the group stage, losing nine of their ten matches, with the other ending in a tie.

The side was captained by Kate Cross and coached by Mark McInnes. They played two home matches at Aigburth Cricket Ground and one apiece at Old Trafford, Stanley Park and Chester Boughton Hall. Following the season, women's domestic cricket in England was reformed, with the creation of new "regional hubs", with Lancashire Thunder replaced by North West Thunder, which retained some elements of the original team but represent a larger area.

## Squad

Lancashire Thunder's 15-player squad is listed below. Age given is at the start of Lancashire Thunder's first match of the season (6 August 2019).

| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Batters ||||||
| Georgie Boyce | England | (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Danielle Collins | England | (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ria Fackrell | England | (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Evelyn Jones | England | (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Natalie Brown | England | (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sophia Dunkley | England | (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India | (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Emma Lamb | England | (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Suné Luus | South Africa | (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Tahlia McGrath | Australia | (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Eleanor Threlkeld | England | (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Kate Cross | England | (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain |
| Alice Dyson | England | (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sophie Ecclestone | England | (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Alex Hartley | England | (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 29) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |

## Women's Cricket Super League

### Season standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Western Storm | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 1.109 |
| 2 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0.792 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0.425 |
| 4 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.456 |
| 5 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | −0.857 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.194 |

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### League stage

* 6 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

| Southern Vipers 166/7 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 132 (19.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Danni Wyatt 54 (39) Alex Hartley 2/34 (4 overs) | | Georgie Boyce 43 (41) Tash Farrant 3/18 (4 overs) |

* Southern Vipers won by 34 runs Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool Umpires: Sue Redfern and Neil Pratt Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Vipers)
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 8 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

| Lancashire Thunder 120/7 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 124/2 (14.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 58* (47) Dane van Niekerk 3/20 (4 overs) | | Lizelle Lee 66 (45) Emma Lamb 1/16 (2 overs) |

* Surrey Stars won by 8 wickets Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 10 August 2019 15:00 Scorecard

| Lancashire Thunder 141/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 143/4 (19.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Suné Luus 62 (48) Claire Nicholas 2/25 (4 overs) | | Fran Wilson 54 (35) Sophie Ecclestone 1/19 (4 overs) |

* Western Storm won by 6 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 13 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

| Yorkshire Diamonds 151/6 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 142 (19.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Lauren Winfield 56 (45) Kate Cross 2/31 (4 overs) | | Harmanpreet Kaur 37 (37) Katie George 2/16 (2 overs) |

* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 9 runs Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool Umpires: Tom Lungley and Ian Ramage Player of the match: Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire Diamonds)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 15 August 2019 19:00 Scorecard

| Lancashire Thunder 132/7 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 132/8 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 34 (33) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/22 (4 overs) | | Stafanie Taylor 51 (43) Emma Lamb 3/33 (4 overs) |

* Match Tied County Ground, Hove Umpires: Mark Newell and Mary Waldron Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Southern Vipers)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 2, Lancashire Thunder 2
* 18 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

| Lancashire Thunder 159/8 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 160/5 (19.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 50 (37) Anya Shrubsole 3/36 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 72 (43) Sophie Ecclestone 2/32 (4 overs) |

* Western Storm won by 5 wickets Chester Boughton Hall CC, Chester Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 20 August 2019 18:30 Scorecard

| Loughborough Lightning 157/7 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 74/6 (13.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Georgia Adams 50 (33) Sophie Ecclestone 3/17 (4 overs) | | Suné Luus 30 (33) Kirstie Gordon 3/18 (3.4 overs) |

* Loughborough Lightning won by 35 runs (DLS) Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Tim Robinson and Nick Cook Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Loughborough Lightning)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 23 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

| Lancashire Thunder 164/5 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 168/6 (18.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Eleanor Threlkeld 52 (37) Katie Levick 2/19 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 77 (38) Sophie Ecclestone 2/18 (4 overs) |

* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 4 wickets North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: James Middlebrook and Chris Watts Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Yorkshire Diamonds)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 25 August 2019 11:30 Scorecard

| Lancashire Thunder 122 (19.5 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 123/2 (16.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sophia Dunkley 29 (21) Jenny Gunn 3/14 (3.5 overs) | | Amy Jones 66 (52) Alex Hartley 1/21 (3.1 overs) |

* Loughborough Lightning won by 8 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Amy Jones (Loughborough Lightning)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 28 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard

| Surrey Stars 132/1 (9 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 97/7 (9 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Lizelle Lee 75 (28) Kate Cross 1/42 (2 overs) | | Tahlia McGrath 41 (18) Hannah Jones 3/24 (2 overs) |

* Surrey Stars won by 35 runs Stanley Park, Blackpool Umpires: Sue Redfern and Paul Baldwin Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
* Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0

## Statistics

### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgie Boyce | 7 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 43 | 12.83 | 93.90 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Natalie Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kate Cross | 10 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 22* | 17.50 | 162.79 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Sophia Dunkley | 10 | 10 | 0 | 89 | 29 | 8.90 | 105.95 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Alice Dyson | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 10 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 15 | 10.42 | 119.67 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ria Fackrell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10.00 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Hartley | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12* | 12.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evelyn Jones | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7.66 | 82.14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 10 | 10 | 1 | 261 | 58* | 29.00 | 113.47 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| Emma Lamb | 10 | 10 | 4 | 115 | 32 | 19.16 | 138.55 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Suné Luus | 10 | 10 | 0 | 156 | 62 | 15.60 | 95.70 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| Tahlia McGrath | 10 | 10 | 0 | 219 | 44 | 21.90 | 105.28 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 10 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 52 | 11.37 | 128.16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgie Boyce | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13.00 | – |
| Natalie Brown | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1/12 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 18.0 |
| Kate Cross | 10 | 10 | 34.1 | 0 | 293 | 11 | 2/13 | 26.63 | 8.57 | 18.6 |
| Sophia Dunkley | 10 | 8 | 17.0 | 0 | 126 | 2 | 1/11 | 63.00 | 7.41 | 51.0 |
| Alice Dyson | 3 | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | – | – | 9.75 | – |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 10 | 10 | 37.0 | 0 | 238 | 12 | 3/17 | 19.83 | 6.43 | 18.5 |
| Alex Hartley | 10 | 10 | 30.3 | 0 | 260 | 6 | 2/34 | 43.33 | 8.52 | 30.5 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 10 | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | – | – | 7.16 | – |
| Emma Lamb | 10 | 10 | 31.0 | 0 | 258 | 10 | 3/33 | 25.80 | 8.32 | 18.6 |
| Suné Luus | 10 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | – | – | 10.50 | – |
| Tahlia McGrath | 10 | 6 | 9.0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | – | – | 11.11 | – |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| - | - | - | - |
| Georgie Boyce | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Natalie Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Sophia Dunkley | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Alice Dyson | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Ria Fackrell | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Hartley | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Evelyn Jones | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Emma Lamb | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Suné Luus | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Tahlia McGrath | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||
