2018 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season
The 2018 season was Loughborough Lightning's third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side topped the initial group stage, winning seven of their ten matches, therefore progressing straight to the final.[1] However, they lost in the final to Surrey Stars by 66 runs.[2]
2018 season | |||
Coach | Rob Taylor | ||
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Captain | Georgia Elwiss | ||
Overseas player | Sophie Devine Rachael Haynes Elyse Villani | ||
WCSL | Runners-up | ||
Most runs | Rachael Haynes (324) | ||
Most wickets | Kirstie Gordon (17) | ||
Most catches | Rachael Haynes (10) | ||
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Amy Jones (11) | ||
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The side was coached by the newly appointed Rob Taylor and captained by Georgia Elwiss.[3] They played four of their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground, and the other at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.[4]
Squad
Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below.[5] Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (22 July 2018).
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Batters | ||||||
Georgia Adams | ![]() | 4 October 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Rachael Haynes | ![]() | 26 December 1986 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Overseas player | |
Elyse Villani | ![]() | 6 October 1989 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Sophie Devine | ![]() | 1 September 1989 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
Georgia Elwiss | ![]() | 31 May 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
Jo Gardner | ![]() | 25 March 1997 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Jenny Gunn | ![]() | 9 May 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Abigail Freeborn | ![]() | 12 November 1996 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | ||
Amy Jones | ![]() | 13 June 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | — | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
Sarah Glenn | ![]() | 27 February 1999 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
Kirstie Gordon | ![]() | 20 October 1997 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Lucy Higham | ![]() | 17 October 1997 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Tara Norris | ![]() | 4 June 1998 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Sonia Odedra | ![]() | 3 June 1988 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Linsey Smith | ![]() | 10 March 1995 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Women's Cricket Super League
Season standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 1.361 |
2 | Western Storm | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0.919 |
3 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.404 |
4 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | −0.825 |
5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.290 |
6 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.490 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]
Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.
League stage
Lancashire Thunder 72 (16.5 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 74/4 (15.1 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Southern Vipers 105 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 109/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm 85/2 (6 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 67/0 (6 overs) |
Sophie Devine 46* (21) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 6 over per side due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
Loughborough Lightning 143/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Diamonds 102/9 (20 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Surrey Stars 95 (18 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 96/1 (10 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
Southern Vipers 172/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 174/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0
Loughborough Lightning 100/7 (13 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 106/3 (11.2 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
Lancashire Thunder 136/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 137/1 (14.3 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Western Storm 124/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 125/1 (12.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0
Yorkshire Diamonds 148/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 145/6 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
Final
Surrey Stars 183/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 117 (18.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Batting
Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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Georgia Adams | 11 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 22* | 17.25 | 93.24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Sophie Devine | 11 | 11 | 2 | 269 | 61* | 29.88 | 146.99 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 |
Georgia Elwiss | 10 | 6 | 1 | 95 | 26 | 19.00 | 92.23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Jo Gardner | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sarah Glenn | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 9.50 | 90.47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kirstie Gordon | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jenny Gunn | 11 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 23* | 15.33 | 95.83 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Rachael Haynes | 11 | 10 | 3 | 324 | 66* | 46.28 | 128.06 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 3 |
Lucy Higham | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9* | 5.50 | 122.22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Amy Jones | 11 | 10 | 3 | 202 | 66* | 28.85 | 119.52 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
Linsey Smith | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elyse Villani | 11 | 7 | 1 | 175 | 61* | 29.16 | 127.73 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6] |
Bowling
Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sophie Devine | 11 | 11 | 35.5 | 1 | 259 | 16 | 3/15 | 16.18 | 7.22 | 13.4 | ||
Georgia Elwiss | 10 | 10 | 26.2 | 0 | 194 | 9 | 2/20 | 21.55 | 7.36 | 17.5 | ||
Sarah Glenn | 11 | 8 | 16.0 | 0 | 110 | 3 | 1/14 | 36.66 | 6.87 | 32.0 | ||
Kirstie Gordon | 11 | 11 | 35.0 | 0 | 212 | 17 | 3/13 | 12.47 | 6.05 | 12.3 | ||
Jenny Gunn | 11 | 11 | 33.0 | 1 | 226 | 14 | 3/10 | 16.14 | 6.84 | 14.1 | ||
Lucy Higham | 11 | 5 | 6.0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 1/2 | 20.50 | 6.83 | 18.0 | ||
Linsey Smith | 11 | 11 | 39.3 | 0 | 253 | 11 | 2/15 | 23.00 | 6.40 | 21.5 | ||
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6] |
Fielding
Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
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Georgia Adams | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Sophie Devine | 11 | 11 | 3 |
Georgia Elwiss | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Jo Gardner | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sarah Glenn | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Kirstie Gordon | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Jenny Gunn | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Rachael Haynes | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Lucy Higham | 11 | 11 | 0 |
Linsey Smith | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Elyse Villani | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7] |
References
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Table". Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Final, Hove, Aug 27 2018, Women's Cricket Super League: Loughborough Lightning v Surrey Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Taylor relishing Lightning challenge". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "KIA SUPER LEAGUE 2018 SQUADS: Who's playing for who this season?". the Cricketer. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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