2021 North West Thunder season

North West Thunder
2021 season
CoachPaul Shaw
CaptainAlex Hartley
Overseas playerPiepa Cleary
RHFT7th
CECGroup B, 3rd
Most runsRHFT: Emma Lamb (237)
CEC: Emma Lamb (218)
Most wicketsRHFT: Hannah Jones (14)
CEC: Emma Lamb (9)
Most catchesRHFT: Natalie Brown (3),
Alex Hartley (3) &
Hannah Jones (3)
CEC: Emma Lamb (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: Eleanor Threlkeld (10)
CEC: Eleanor Threlkeld (4)
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The 2021 season was North West Thunder's second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished seventh in the group stage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning three of their seven matches.[1] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group B, winning two of their six matches, with one ending in a tie.[2]

The side was captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw.[3] They played four home matches at Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, as well as one apiece at Old Trafford and Rookwood Cricket Ground.[4][5]

Squad

North West Thunder announced their initial 18-player squad on 27 May 2021.[3] Seren Smale was promoted to the senior squad from the academy during the season, and played her first match on 10 September 2021.[6] Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (29 May 2021).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce  England (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 22) 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 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Laura Marshall  England (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Natalie Brown  England (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Piepa Cleary  Australia (1996-07-17)17 July 1996 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Laura Jackson  England (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Emma Lamb  England (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Daisy Mullan  England (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Alice Clarke  England (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 19) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Seren Smale  Wales (2004-12-13)13 December 2004 (aged 16) Right-handed —
Eleanor Threlkeld  England (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Kate Cross  England (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Alice Dyson  England (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sophie Ecclestone  England (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Alex Hartley  England (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain
Liberty Heap  England (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Hannah Jones  England (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 22) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Sophia Turner  England (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers (Q) 7 6 1 0 0 3 27 0.417
2 Northern Diamonds (Q) 7 5 2 0 0 3 23 1.182
3 Central Sparks (Q) 7 5 2 0 0 2 22 0.822
4 Lightning 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 0.274
5 South East Stars 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.226
6 Western Storm 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.462
7 North West Thunder 7 3 4 0 0 1 13 −0.620
8 Sunrisers 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 −1.598
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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Fixtures

29 May 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
291/8 (50 overs)
v
Western Storm
295/9 (50 overs)
Emma Lamb 121 (105)
Anya Shrubsole 3/29 (10 overs)
Heather Knight 91 (90)
Kate Cross 3/35 (10 overs)
Western Storm won by 1 wicket
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
31 May 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
247/9 (50 overs)
v
Sunrisers
211 (45.2 overs)
Georgie Boyce 91 (117)
Sonali Patel 4/40 (7 overs)
Fran Wilson 50 (45)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/28 (9.2 overs)
North West Thunder won by 36 runs
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 4, Sunrisers 0
6 June 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
259/5 (50 overs)
v
North West Thunder
125 (39.2 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 89 (101)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/23 (10 overs)
Emma Lamb 42 (58)
Kirstie Gordon 4/23 (10 overs)
Lightning won by 134 runs
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Sue Redfern
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Lightning 5, North West Thunder 0
12 June 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
203 (49.5 overs)
v
North West Thunder
205/8 (48 overs)
Evelyn Jones 100* (150)
Hannah Jones 3/33 (10 overs)
Emma Lamb 39 (47)
Georgia Davis 3/42 (10 overs)
North West Thunder won by 2 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Rob White and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0
10 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
110 (32.5 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
112/7 (33.5 overs)
Kate Cross 57 (86)
Tara Norris 4/14 (7.5 overs)
Ella McCaughan 41 (47)
Hannah Jones 2/9 (5 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 3 wickets
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale
Umpires: Mike Burns and Joanne Ibbotson
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0
12 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
294/6 (50 overs)
v
North West Thunder
189/8 (50 overs)
Bess Heath 78* (65)
Alex Hartley 2/57 (10 overs)
Georgie Boyce 67 (100)
Katie Levick 4/34 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 105 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Joanne Ibbotson
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
18 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
185 (47 overs)
v
South East Stars
130 (35 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 70* (92)
Danielle Gregory 2/23 (10 overs)
Kalea Moore 35 (59)
Hannah Jones 5/33 (9 overs)
North West Thunder won by 55 runs
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Mark Newell
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 5, South East Stars 0

Tournament statistics

Batting

Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Emma Lamb 6 5 237 47.40 121 1 0
Georgie Boyce 7 7 232 33.14 91 0 2
Eleanor Threlkeld 7 7 127 21.16 70* 0 1
Kate Cross 4 4 109 36.33 57 0 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Hannah Jones 7 50.0 14 17.07 4.78 5/33 1
Alex Hartley 7 68.5 10 29.50 4.28 2/17 0
Sophie Ecclestone 3 29.2 8 14.25 3.88 3/28 0
Kate Cross 4 39.0 8 21.25 4.35 3/35 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds (Q) 6 4 2 0 0 1 17 0.655
2 Western Storm 6 4 2 0 0 1 17 0.182
3 North West Thunder 6 2 3 1 0 1 11 0.029
4 Sunrisers 6 1 4 1 0 0 6 −0.871
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[2]
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Fixtures

26 June 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
118/6 (20 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
106/9 (20 overs)
Emma Lamb 58 (43)
Beth Langston 2/32 (4 overs)
Sterre Kalis 32 (37)
Emma Lamb 4/13 (4 overs)
North West Thunder won by 12 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 4, Northern Diamonds 0
4 July 2021
11:00 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
110/8 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
36/1 (3.1 overs)
Emma Lamb 21 (19)
Lauren Parfitt 2/15 (4 overs)
Fi Morris 19 (8)
Emma Lamb 1/11 (1 over)
Western Storm won by 9 wickets (DLS)
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester
Umpires: Anna Harris and Jasmine Naeem
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Western Storm were set a revised target of 33 runs from 5 overs due to rain.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0
9 July 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
186/1 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers
115 (20 overs)
Emma Lamb 111* (61)
Gayatri Gole 1/37 (4 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 34 (33)
Emma Lamb 3/16 (4 overs)
North West Thunder won by 71 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Neil Pratt
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: North West Thunder 5, Sunrisers 0
25 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
100/9 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
101/3 (17.4 overs)
Emma Lamb 28 (20)
Nicole Harvey 3/13 (4 overs)
Katie George 47* (46)
Hannah Jones 1/22 (4 overs)
Alex Hartley 1/22 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Anna Harris and Sue Redfern
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
28 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
124/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers
124/4 (20 overs)
Georgie Boyce 31 (27)
Emily Thorpe 2/17 (4 overs)
Cordelia Griffith 63 (51)
Kate Cross 2/20 (4 overs)
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2
30 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
90/9 (20 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
92/2 (12.2 overs)
Danielle Collins 16 (25)
Jenny Gunn 4/15 (4 overs)
Bess Heath 58* (40)
Alice Dyson 1/9 (1 over)
Northern Diamonds won by 8 wickets
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Billy Taylor
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

Tournament statistics

Batting

Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Emma Lamb 4 4 218 72.66 111* 1 1
Eleanor Threlkeld 6 6 102 20.40 28 0 0
Georgie Boyce 6 6 87 14.50 34 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Emma Lamb 4 13.0 9 7.33 5.07 4/13 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

Batting

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s
Georgie Boyce 7 7 232 91 33.14 67.44 0 2 6 6 87 34 14.50 89.69 0 0
Natalie Brown 7 7 62 24 8.85 49.20 0 0 3 2 26 25 13.00 76.47 0 0
Piepa Cleary 4 4 93 79 23.25 62.83 0 1 3 2 16 13 8.00 59.25 0 0
Danielle Collins 4 4 15 8* 7.50 41.66 0 0 5 5 27 16 9.00 57.44 0 0
Kate Cross 4 4 109 57 36.33 70.77 0 1 4 3 46 26 15.33 124.32 0 0
Rebecca Duckworth 1 1 1 1 1.00 8.33 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 25.00 0 0
Alice Dyson 3 3 22 13 7.33 28.20 0 0 2 2 7 7 3.50 53.84 0 0
Sophie Ecclestone 3 3 50 37 16.66 87.71 0 0 – – – – – – –
Alex Hartley 7 6 41 26 13.66 70.68 0 0 6 3 7 6 3.50 58.33 0 0
Liberty Heap 1 1 19 19 19.00 73.07 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Laura Jackson 4 4 58 30 14.50 50.43 0 0 6 4 31 12 15.50 60.78 0 0
Hannah Jones 7 5 24 9 12.00 46.15 0 0 6 1 2 2* – 50.00 0 0
Emma Lamb 6 5 237 121 47.40 87.45 1 0 4 4 218 111* 72.66 152.44 1 1
Laura Marshall 7 7 90 42 12.85 72.00 0 0 6 5 38 19 9.50 67.85 0 0
Daisy Mullan 2 2 8 8 4.00 21.05 0 0 4 3 42 26 14.00 67.74 0 0
Seren Smale 3 3 25 13 8.33 42.37 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Eleanor Threlkeld 7 7 127 70* 21.16 60.18 0 1 6 6 102 28 20.40 80.31 0 0
Sophia Turner – – – – – – – – 4 2 8 7* – 66.66 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[11][12]

Bowling

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Natalie Brown 7 10.2 1 66.00 6.38 1/55 0 3 5.0 1 40.00 8.00 1/23 0
Piepa Cleary 4 31.0 2 82.50 5.32 1/40 0 3 7.0 2 21.50 6.14 2/20 0
Kate Cross 4 39.0 8 21.25 4.35 3/35 0 4 14.4 4 21.50 5.86 2/20 0
Alice Dyson 3 14.0 2 42.50 6.07 1/26 0 2 1.0 1 9.00 9.00 1/9 0
Sophie Ecclestone 3 29.2 8 14.25 3.88 3/28 0 – – – – – – –
Alex Hartley 7 68.5 10 29.50 4.28 2/17 0 6 18.2 2 57.50 6.27 1/21 0
Liberty Heap 1 6.0 1 41.00 6.83 1/14 0 – – – – – – –
Laura Jackson 4 27.5 4 32.50 4.67 3/35 0 6 8.0 1 69.00 8.62 1/12 0
Hannah Jones 7 50.0 14 17.07 4.78 5/33 1 6 19.1 4 22.25 4.64 1/12 0
Emma Lamb 6 37.4 3 54.00 4.30 1/13 0 4 13.0 9 7.33 5.07 4/13 0
Sophia Turner – – – – – – – 4 7.0 1 37.00 5.28 1/4 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[11][12]

Fielding

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches
Georgie Boyce 7 7 0 6 6 0
Natalie Brown 7 7 3 3 3 1
Piepa Cleary 4 4 2 3 3 1
Danielle Collins 4 4 0 5 5 0
Kate Cross 4 4 0 4 4 2
Rebecca Duckworth 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alice Dyson 3 3 0 2 2 0
Sophie Ecclestone 3 3 2 – – –
Alex Hartley 7 7 3 6 6 2
Liberty Heap 1 1 1 – – –
Laura Jackson 4 4 2 6 6 2
Hannah Jones 7 7 3 6 6 0
Emma Lamb 6 6 2 4 4 3
Laura Marshall 7 7 2 6 6 1
Daisy Mullan 2 2 1 4 4 0
Seren Smale 3 3 1 – – –
Sophia Turner – – – 4 4 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[13][14]

Wicket-keeping

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Eleanor Threlkeld 7 7 8 2 6 6 2 2
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[15][16]

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