Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket)

Loughborough Lightning were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based at Loughborough University. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They primarily played their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground.[1] They were coached by Rob Taylor[2] and were captained by Georgia Elwiss.[3] The team was partnered with Loughborough University.[4] Together with the netball team and the women's rugby union team, the cricket team was one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University that used the Loughborough Lightning name.[5] In 2020, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, some elements of the Loughborough Lightning were retained for a new team, named just Lightning and representing a broader region.[6]

Loughborough Lightning
Personnel
CaptainGeorgia Elwiss
CoachRob Taylor (2018–2019)
Salliann Briggs (2016–2017)
Team information
Colours  Purple
Founded2016
Home groundHaslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Secondary home ground(s)Trent Bridge, Nottingham
History
WCSL wins0
Official websiteLoughborough Lightning

T20 kit

History

2016–2019: Women's Cricket Super League

Loughborough Lightning were formed in 2016 to compete in the new Women's Cricket Super League, partnering with Loughborough University and playing across the Midlands.[7] In the first season of the WCSL, the Lightning finished 3rd in the group stage, progressing to the semi-final, where they were beaten by eventual runners-up Western Storm.[8][9] The following season, 2017, saw Loughborough miss out on Finals Day, finishing 4th with two wins.[10]

2018 was Loughborough Lightning's most successful season, as they topped the group with 7 wins from 10 games, progressing straight to the final.[11] However, they were defeated by Surrey Stars by 66 runs after the Stars' Lizelle Lee hit a century.[12] Lightning bowler Kirstie Gordon was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, with 17.[13] In 2019, the Lightning again progressed to Finals Day after finishing 2nd in the group with 7 victories, but were beaten in the semi-final by the Southern Vipers.[14][15] Following this season, women's cricket in England was restructured and Loughborough Lightning were disbanded as part of the reforms; however they survived in spirit for a new team, Lightning, who represented a larger area, but retained some of their players.[16]

Home grounds
Venue Games hosted by season
16171819Total
Haslegrave Ground314412
County Ground, Derby–1––1
Edgbaston Cricket Ground––1–1
Trent Bridge–––11

Players

Final squad, 2019 season[17]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • ‡ denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
1Georgia Adams England (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
22Mignon du Preez ‡ South Africa (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
All-rounders
17Kathryn Bryce ‡ Scotland (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
20Alice Monaghan England (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
25Jo Gardner England (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Jenny Gunn ‡ England (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986Right-handedRight-arm mediumEngland Performance squad
34Georgia Elwiss ‡ England (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumClub captain; England Performance squad
50Hayley Matthews ‡ West Indies (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
58Chamari Atapattu ‡ Sri Lanka (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
27Abigail Freeborn England (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996Right-handed—
40Amy Jones ‡ England (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993Right-handed—England Performance squad
Bowlers
7Lucy Higham England (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
16Sarah Glenn England (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
46Tara Norris England (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998Left-handedLeft-arm medium
48Kirstie Gordon ‡ England (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxEngland Performance squad

Overseas players

Seasons
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2016 Losing semi-finalists: 3rd 5320028+0.1703rd Lost to Western Storm in the semi-final
2017 Group stage 52300210+0.6644th DNQ
2018 Runners-up 107300533+1.3611st Lost to Surrey Stars in the final
2019 Losing semi-finalists: 3rd 107300432+0.7922nd Lost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final

Statistics

Overall Results
Women's Cricket Super League - summary of results[18][19]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2016 6320050.00
2017 5230040.00
2018 11730063.63
2019 11730063.63
Total 3319140057.57
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.

Teamwise Result summary
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Lancashire Thunder6510073.33
Southern Vipers7340042.85
Surrey Stars7520071.42
Western Storm7250028.57
Yorkshire Diamonds6420066.66

Records

References
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  16. "ECB launches new plan to transform women's and girls' cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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