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]

Loughborough Lightning
2018 season
CoachRob Taylor
CaptainGeorgia Elwiss
Overseas playerSophie Devine
Rachael Haynes
Elyse Villani
WCSLRunners-up
Most runsRachael Haynes (324)
Most wicketsKirstie Gordon (17)
Most catchesRachael Haynes (10)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsAmy 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
Batters
Georgia Adams England (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Rachael Haynes Australia (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 31)Left-handedLeft-arm mediumOverseas player
Elyse Villani Australia (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
All-rounders
Sophie Devine New Zealand (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
Georgia Elwiss England (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
Jo Gardner England (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jenny Gunn England (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Abigail Freeborn England (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 21)Right-handed—
Amy Jones England (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 25)Right-handed—
Bowlers
Sarah Glenn England (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 19)Right-handedRight arm leg break
Kirstie Gordon England (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 20)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Lucy Higham England (1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Tara Norris England (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 20)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Sonia Odedra England (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Linsey Smith England (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 (aged 23)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
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]

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League stage
22 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
72 (16.5 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
74/4 (15.1 overs)
Evelyn Jones 19 (20)
Jenny Gunn 3/10 (3 overs)
Georgia Adams 22 (19)
Alex Hartley 2/12 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport
Umpires: Rob White and Ian Ramage
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
25 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
105 (19.3 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
109/4 (18.5 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 37 (39)
Sophie Devine 3/21 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 35 (33)
Amelia Kerr 1/6 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Neil Mallender
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0
29 July 2018
10:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
85/2 (6 overs)
v
Smriti Mandhana 52* (19)
Georgia Elwiss 1/17 (1 over)
Western Storm won by 18 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mike Burns and Ian Gould
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • 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
31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
143/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
102/9 (20 overs)
Rachael Haynes 50 (41)
Katie Levick 2/24 (4 overs)
Thea Brookes 30 (19)
Kirstie Gordon 2/10 (3 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 41 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
2 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
95 (18 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
96/1 (10 overs)
Nat Sciver 45 (35)
Kirstie Gordon 3/13 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 61* (32)
Marizanne Kapp 1/17 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Chris Watts and Rob White
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
4 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
172/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
174/7 (19.4 overs)
Sara McGlashan 55* (28)
Georgia Elwiss 2/46 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 61* (38)
Danni Wyatt 1/4 (1 over)
Loughborough Lightning won by 3 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Sue Redfern and Ian Ramage
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0
9 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
100/7 (13 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
106/3 (11.2 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 26 (21)
Marizanne Kapp 1/4 (3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 48 (28)
Georgia Elwiss 2/20 (2.2 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • 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
11 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
136/7 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
137/1 (14.3 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 47 (41)
Sophie Devine 2/22 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 40* (37)
Alex Hartley 0/16 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Mark Newell and Ian Ramage
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
15 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
124/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
125/1 (12.3 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 29 (27)
Kirstie Gordon 3/19 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 66* (40)
Heather Knight 1/24 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nick Cook and Graham Lloyd
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0
18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
145/6 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 76 (50)
Linsey Smith 2/18 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 3 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Tom Lungley
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0

Final
27 August 2018
16:00
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
183/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
117 (18.3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 104 (58)
Georgia Elwiss 2/29 (4 overs)
Jenny Gunn 23* (21)
Mady Villiers 3/22 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 66 runs
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Batting
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Georgia Adams11736922*17.2593.240041
Sophie Devine1111226961*29.88146.99012019
Georgia Elwiss1061952619.0092.230070
Jo Gardner1––––––––––
Sarah Glenn115319189.5090.470030
Kirstie Gordon1110666.0075.000010
Jenny Gunn11634623*15.3395.830050
Rachael Haynes1110332466*46.28128.0603493
Lucy Higham1142119*5.50122.220010
Amy Jones1110320266*28.85119.5201244
Linsey Smith1110333.0037.500000
Elyse Villani117117561*29.16127.7301252
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Bowling
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Sophie Devine111135.51259163/1516.187.2213.4
Georgia Elwiss101026.2019492/2021.557.3617.5
Sarah Glenn11816.0011031/1436.666.8732.0
Kirstie Gordon111135.00212173/1312.476.0512.3
Jenny Gunn111133.01226143/1016.146.8414.1
Lucy Higham1156.004121/220.506.8318.0
Linsey Smith111139.30253112/1523.006.4021.5
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6]

Fielding
Player Matches Innings Catches
Georgia Adams11118
Sophie Devine11113
Georgia Elwiss10103
Jo Gardner110
Sarah Glenn11112
Kirstie Gordon11112
Jenny Gunn11115
Rachael Haynes111110
Lucy Higham11110
Linsey Smith11112
Elyse Villani11115
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Wicket-keeping
Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Amy Jones111129
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

References
  1. "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Table". Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. "Final, Hove, Aug 27 2018, Women's Cricket Super League: Loughborough Lightning v Surrey Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. "Taylor relishing Lightning challenge". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. "Women's Cricket Super League 2018/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. "KIA SUPER LEAGUE 2018 SQUADS: Who's playing for who this season?". the Cricketer. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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