2020 Lightning (women's cricket) season

Lightning
2020 season
CoachRob Taylor
CaptainKathryn Bryce
RHFTNorth Group, 4th
Most runsSarah Bryce (395)
Most wicketsKathryn Bryce (14)
Most catchesKathryn Bryce (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsAbigail Freeborn (3)
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The 2020 season was Lightning'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 bottom of the North Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.[1]

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 Lightning being one of the new teams, replacing Loughborough Lightning and representing the East Midlands.[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place.[3] Lightning were captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by Rob Taylor.[4] They played their home matches at Trent Bridge and Grace Road.[5]

Squad

Lightning announced their squad on 20 August 2020.[6] Age given is at the start of Lightning's first match of the season (29 August 2020).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Ria Fackrell  England (1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Shachi Pai  England (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Kathryn Bryce  Scotland (1997-11-17)17 November 1997 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
Bethan Ellis  England (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Teresa Graves  England (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Yvonne Graves  England (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Bethany Harmer  England (2000-10-30)30 October 2000 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Tammy Beaumont  England (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 29) Right-handed —
Sarah Bryce  Scotland (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 20) Right-handed —
Abigail Freeborn  England (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 23) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Grace Ballinger  England (2002-04-03)3 April 2002 (aged 18) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Kirstie Gordon  England (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Nancy Harman  England (1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Lucy Higham  England (1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sophie Munro  England (2001-08-31)31 August 2001 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Leah Kellogg  England (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alicia Presland  England (1999-09-28)28 September 1999 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Ilenia Sims  England (2002-02-10)10 February 2002 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm off break

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

North Group

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

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
Northern Diamonds
226/9 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
217/7 (50 overs)
Nat Sciver 104 (116)
Kathryn Bryce 5/29 (10 overs)
Kathryn Bryce 71* (81)
Nat Sciver 2/30 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 9 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Lina Nenova
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
5 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
226 (49.1 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
229/8 (48.5 overs)
Sarah Bryce 51 (69)
Alex MacDonald 2/31 (10 overs)
Jenny Gunn 50* (72)
Lucy Higham 3/38 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 2 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sue Redfern
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
11 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
233/8 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
227/9 (50 overs)
Sarah Bryce 75 (98)
Anisha Patel 3/49 (10 overs)
Marie Kelly 53 (82)
Alicia Presland 3/26 (10 overs)
Lightning won by 6 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Yvette Dolphin-Cooper
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 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
Lightning
303/5 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
248 (49.4 overs)
Sarah Bryce 136* (133)
Anisha Patel 2/46 (10 overs)
Evelyn Jones 115* (138)
Kathryn Bryce 3/54 (9.4 overs)
Lightning won by 55 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Malinda Underdown
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0

Statistics

Batting

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Grace Ballinger 3 2 1 5 5 5.00 38.46 0 0 0 0
Tammy Beaumont 2 2 0 53 51 26.50 63.09 0 1 5 0
Kathryn Bryce 6 6 1 141 71* 28.20 65.27 0 1 13 1
Sarah Bryce 6 6 1 395 136* 79.00 78.52 1 4 48 0
Bethan Ellis 6 6 0 120 62 20.00 59.11 0 1 11 0
Ria Fackrell 1 1 0 8 8 8.00 34.78 0 0 0 0
Abigail Freeborn 5 5 0 167 40 33.40 69.29 0 0 20 1
Kirstie Gordon 3 2 1 2 2* 2.00 40.00 0 0 0 0
Teresa Graves 6 6 0 114 65 19.00 89.06 0 1 14 1
Nancy Harman 6 6 1 43 21 8.60 78.18 0 0 4 0
Lucy Higham 6 6 0 42 19 7.00 50.60 0 0 4 0
Leah Kellogg 2 2 1 1 1* 1.00 10.00 0 0 0 0
Sophie Munro 5 2 0 5 3 2.50 35.71 0 0 0 0
Shachi Pai 4 3 0 23 9 7.66 50.00 0 0 1 0
Alicia Presland 4 2 1 9 5 9.00 39.13 0 0 1 0
Ilenia Sims 1 1 1 1 1* – 14.28 0 0 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Bowling

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Grace Ballinger 3 2 11.0 1 60 0 – – 5.45 –
Kathryn Bryce 6 6 55.4 4 216 14 5/29 15.42 3.88 23.8
Bethan Ellis 6 6 47.5 1 210 6 3/25 35.00 4.39 47.8
Kirstie Gordon 3 3 29.0 1 101 3 2/40 33.66 3.48 58.0
Teresa Graves 6 4 17.0 0 75 3 2/17 25.00 4.41 34.0
Nancy Harman 6 4 20.0 0 112 2 2/54 56.00 5.60 60.0
Lucy Higham 6 6 44.0 3 195 8 3/38 24.37 4.43 33.0
Leah Kellogg 2 2 10.0 0 45 2 1/14 22.50 4.50 30.0
Sophie Munro 5 5 37.0 2 163 4 3/32 40.75 4.40 55.5
Alicia Presland 4 4 27.0 0 114 5 3/26 22.80 4.22 32.4
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Fielding

Player Matches Innings Catches
Grace Ballinger 3 3 2
Tammy Beaumont 2 2 3
Kathryn Bryce 6 6 4
Sarah Bryce 6 3 1
Bethan Ellis 6 6 3
Ria Fackrell 1 1 0
Abigail Freeborn 5 2 0
Kirstie Gordon 3 3 0
Teresa Graves 6 6 2
Nancy Harman 6 6 1
Lucy Higham 6 6 0
Leah Kellogg 2 2 0
Sophie Munro 5 5 0
Shachi Pai 4 4 1
Alicia Presland 4 4 0
Ilenia Sims 1 1 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Wicket-keeping

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Sarah Bryce 6 3 0 1
Abigail Freeborn 5 3 1 2
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: The special-edition 50-over competition explained". the Cricketer. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's cricket: Domestic 50-over competition named Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Taylor appointed as new Head Coach for Lightning Cricket". Loughborough University. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Squad Analysis: Lightning Reveal their squad for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". Female Cricket. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.