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North West Thunder

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North West Thunder, commonly referred to as Thunder, are a women's cricket team that represent Lancashire and North West England, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including Old Trafford Cricket Ground.[1][2] They are captained by Eleanor Threlkeld and coached by Chris Read.[3][4] The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Lancashire Thunder, but are now partnered with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.[5]

North West Thunder
Personnel
CaptainEleanor Threlkeld
CoachChris Read
Team information
Colours   Red and dark blue
Established2020
Home groundOld Trafford Cricket Ground
Rookwood Cricket Ground
Trafalgar Road Ground
Stanley Park
Sedbergh School
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins0
Official websiteThunder Cricket

Playing kit

History

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In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket.[6] North West Thunder were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Lancashire Thunder and representing Lancashire and North West England, partnering with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.[5] The side was to be captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw.[7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[8] North West Thunder finished third in the North Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.[9] At the end of the season, five Thunder players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Alex Hartley, Georgie Boyce, Emma Lamb, Eleanor Threlkeld and Hannah Jones.[10]

The following season, 2021, North West Thunder competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side finished third in their group, winning two of their six matches, as well as their away match against Sunrisers ending in a tie.[11][12] Thunder batter Emma Lamb hit the first Charlotte Edwards Cup century in the reverse fixture against Sunrisers, as her side made the highest team score of the tournament, 186/1.[13][14] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the team finished seventh in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches.[15] North West Thunder bowler Hannah Jones was the joint-second highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 14 wickets.[16]

North West Thunder take the field during their match against Western Storm in May 2022.

Ahead of the 2022 season, Hartley stood down as captain of the side.[17] Eleanor Threlkeld was named as her replacement.[3] The side finished third in their group in the Charlotte Edwards Cup that season, winning two of their six matches.[18] The side finished seventh in the group of eight in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[19]

In 2023, the side qualified for the knockout stages of a tournament for the first time, doing so in the Charlotte Edwards Cup after winning four of their last five matches.[20] However, they lost in the semi-final to Southern Vipers.[21] The side finished seventh in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning three matches.[22] Head Coach Paul Shaw stepped down from his role at the end of the season, and was later replaced by Chris Read.[23][4]

Home grounds

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VenueGames hosted by season
20212223Total
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool2–––2
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club–4––4
Old Trafford Cricket Ground–14510
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale–1225
Trafalgar Road Ground––112
Stanley Park–––22
Sedbergh School–––11

Players

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Current squad

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As per 2024 season.[24]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • ‡ denotes players with international caps.
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
2Katie Mack  Australia (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
13Georgia Voll  Australia (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
23Shachi Pai  England (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
30Danielle Collins  England (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23)Left-handedRight-arm medium
50Daisy Mullan  England (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
6Emma Lamb ‡  England (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
11Naomi Dattani  England (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
31Fi Morris  England (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
39Liberty Heap  England (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
21Eleanor Threlkeld  England (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 25)Right-handed—Captain
32Ailsa Lister ‡  Scotland (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)Right-handed—
35Alice Clarke  England (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 22)Left-handedRight-arm medium
47Seren Smale  Wales (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19)Right-handed—
Bowlers
3Sophie Morris  England (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
4Olivia Bell ‡  Scotland (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
7Hannah Jones  England (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 25)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
16Kate Cross ‡  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
17Phoebe Graham  England (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium
18Mahika Gaur ‡  England[a] (2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 18)Right-handedLeft-arm medium
19Sophie Ecclestone ‡  England (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
22Laura Jackson  England (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Tara Norris ‡  United States (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
26Hannah Rainey ‡  Scotland (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
53Grace Johnson  England (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Academy

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The North West Thunder Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the North West region, and includes some players who are also in the first team squad. Players in the 2024 Academy are listed below:[25]

NameCounty
Olivia BrinsdenCumbria
Holly BrownLancashire
Summer CarringtonLancashire
Eliza CottamLancashire
Olivia CunliffeLancashire
Grace HemstedCheshire
Grace JohnsonLancashire
Maeve JonesLancashire
Tilly KestevenLancashire
Emilia LambLancashire
Martha RimmerLancashire
Bethan RobinsonLancashire
Amelia SammonsLancashire
Hannah SnapeLancashire
Venus WeerapuliLancashire

Overseas players

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Coaching staff

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  • Head Coach: Chris Read
  • Regional Director: David Thorley
  • Senior Regional Talent Manager: Jen Barden

As of the 2023 season.[7]

Seasons

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

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SeasonFinal standingLeague standings[26]Notes
PWLTNRBPPtsNRRPos
2020Group stage6240019−0.5153rdDNQ
2021Group stage73400113−0.6207thDNQ
2022Group stage7150106−0.3667thDNQ
2023Group stage143524226−0.2747thDNQ

Charlotte Edwards Cup

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SeasonFinal standingLeague standingsNotes
PWLTNRBPPtsNRRPos
2021Group stages62310111+0.0293rdDNQ
2022Group stages62400210–0.1903rdDNQ
2023Losing semi-finalists: 3rd74300218+0.3313rdLost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final

Statistics

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – summary of results[27]
YearPlayedWinsLossesTiedNRWin %
20206240033.33
20217340042.86
20227150114.29
202314352421.43
Total349182526.47
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – teamwise result summary[28]
OppositionMatWonLostTiedNRWin %
Central Sparks6231033.33
Northern Diamonds6150016.67
South East Stars4220050.00
Southern Vipers403100.00
Sunrisers4100325.00
The Blaze6220233.33
Western Storm4130025.00

Charlotte Edwards Cup

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Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results
YearPlayedWinsLossesTiedNRWin %
20216231033.33
20226240033.33
20228440050.00
Total208111040.00
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Charlotte Edwards Cup - teamwise result summary
OppositionMatWonLostTiedNRWin %
Central Sparks11000100.00
Northern Diamonds5320060.00
South East Stars11000100.00
Southern Vipers404000.00
Sunrisers3201066.67
The Blaze3120033.33
Western Storm303000.00

Records

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

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Charlotte Edwards Cup

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gaur has also played international cricket for the United Arab Emirates.

References

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