2017 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season
The 2017 season was Loughborough Lightning's second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fourth in the group stage, winning two of their five matches.[1]
| 2017 season | |||
| Coach | Salliann Briggs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Georgia Elwiss | ||
| Overseas player | Kristen Beams Ellyse Perry Elyse Villani | ||
| WCSL | Group Stage, 4th | ||
| Most runs | Ellyse Perry (182) | ||
| Most wickets | Beth Langston (6) | ||
| Most catches | Elyse Villani (4) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Abigail Freeborn (1) | ||
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The side was coached by Salliann Briggs and captained by Georgia Elwiss. They played one of their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground, and the other at the County Ground, Derby.[2]
Squad
Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below.[3] Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (12 August 2017).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Georgie Boyce |  England | 4 October 1998 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Marie Kelly | England | 9 February 1996 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Elyse Villani | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 6 October 1989 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Thea Brookes | England | 15 February 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Georgia Elwiss | England | 31 May 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
| Sarah Glenn | England | 27 February 1999 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
| Ellyse Perry | Australia | 1 November 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
| Paige Scholfield | England | 19 December 1995 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Abigail Freeborn | England | 12 November 1996 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Amy Jones | England | 13 June 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Kristen Beams | Australia | 6 November 1984 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player | |
| Rebecca Grundy | England | 12 July 1990 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Lucy Higham | England | 17 October 1997 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Beth Langston | England | 6 September 1992 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Sonia Odedra | England | 3 June 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Women's Cricket Super League
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 2.001 |
| 2 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.291 |
| 3 | Western Storm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.887 |
| 4 | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.664 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.692 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]
Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.
League stage
Loughborough Lightning 108/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 109/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
Southern Vipers 180/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 134 (20 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
Yorkshire Diamonds 110/5 (13 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 93/5 (13 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
Loughborough Lightning 140/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Thunder 90 (17.2 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Loughborough Lightning 171/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 90 (18 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
Statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Beams | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7* | – | 81.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thea Brookes | 5 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 24 | 12.00 | 137.14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 5 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 41 | 17.00 | 102.40 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Abigail Freeborn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16* | – | 114.28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sarah Glenn | 4 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 25 | 19.33 | 113.72 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rebecca Grundy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lucy Higham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amy Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 11.33 | 121.42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Marie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beth Langston | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5.50 | 57.89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sonia Odedra | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 20* | 9.00 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ellyse Perry | 5 | 5 | 2 | 182 | 78* | 60.66 | 120.52 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
| Paige Scholfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 65.21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elyse Villani | 4 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 71 | 21.00 | 155.55 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4] | |||||||||||
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Beams | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 1/10 | 24.33 | 4.29 | 34.0 | ||
| Georgia Elwiss | 5 | 5 | 13.0 | 0 | 102 | 4 | 2/24 | 25.50 | 7.84 | 19.5 | ||
| Sarah Glenn | 4 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2/5 | 3.25 | 2.60 | 7.5 | ||
| Rebecca Grundy | 5 | 5 | 11.0 | 0 | 84 | 4 | 2/11 | 21.00 | 7.63 | 16.5 | ||
| Lucy Higham | 5 | 5 | 10.0 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 1/16 | 36.50 | 7.30 | 30.0 | ||
| Beth Langston | 5 | 5 | 13.0 | 1 | 84 | 6 | 3/14 | 14.00 | 6.46 | 13.0 | ||
| Sonia Odedra | 5 | 3 | 5.2 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1/9 | 25.00 | 9.37 | 16.0 | ||
| Ellyse Perry | 5 | 5 | 13.1 | 1 | 79 | 4 | 2/9 | 19.75 | 6.00 | 19.7 | ||
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||||
Fielding
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Beams | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Thea Brookes | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sarah Glenn | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rebecca Grundy | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Lucy Higham | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Marie Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Beth Langston | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Sonia Odedra | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Ellyse Perry | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Paige Scholfield | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Elyse Villani | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5] | |||
Wicket-keeping
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Freeborn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Amy Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6] | ||||
References
- "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Loughborough Lightning Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Loughborough Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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