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2016 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season

The 2016 season was Loughborough Lightning's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the initial group stage, winning three of their five matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final.[1] However, they lost to Western Storm by five wickets in the semi-final.[2]

Loughborough Lightning
2016 season
CoachSalliann Briggs
CaptainGeorgia Elwiss
Overseas playerSophie Devine
Ellyse Perry
Dane van Niekerk
WCSL3rd
Most runsEllyse Perry (190)
Most wicketsRebecca Grundy (8)
Most catchesThea Brookes (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsAmy Jones (8)
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The side was partnered with Loughborough University, and played their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground.[3][4] They were coached by Salliann Briggs and captained by Georgia Elwiss.[5]

Squad

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Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below.[6] Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (30 July 2016).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce   England (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Evelyn Jones   England (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 23) Left-handed Left-arm medium
All-rounders
Thea Brookes   England (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sophie Devine   New Zealand (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Georgia Elwiss   England (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm medium Captain
Alex MacDonald   England (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Ellyse Perry   Australia (1990-11-01)1 November 1990 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Paige Scholfield   England (1995-12-19)19 December 1995 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Dane van Niekerk   South Africa (1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Lauren Griffiths   England (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 29) Right-handed —
Amy Jones   England (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Amy Gauvrit   England (1995-03-14)14 March 1995 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Rebecca Grundy   England (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 26) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Beth Langston   England (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sonia Odedra   England (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Women's Cricket Super League

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Season standings

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Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers 5 4 1 0 0 3 11 1.437
2 Western Storm 5 4 1 0 0 1 9 0.838
3 Loughborough Lightning 5 3 2 0 0 2 8 0.170
4 Surrey Stars 5 2 3 0 0 1 5 −0.274
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 5 1 4 0 0 1 3 −0.362
6 Lancashire Thunder 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 −1.724
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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League stage

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30 July
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
128/9 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
85 (17.1 overs)
Sophie Devine 52 (38)
Jenny Gunn 2/20 (4 overs)
Lauren Winfield 23 (13)
Rebecca Grundy 3/21 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 43 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Tom Lungley
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 3, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
3 August
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
164/8 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
158 (19.5 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 52 (32)
Georgia Elwiss 2/37 (4 overs)
Paige Scholfield 38 (22)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/23 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 6 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Russell Warren
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 2, Loughborough Lightning 0
5 August
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
158/8 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
153/5 (20 overs)
Amy Jones 46 (30)
Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 74 (46)
Sonia Odedra 2/20 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 5 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Russell Warren
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 2, Western Storm 0
12 August
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
168/6 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
134 (19.5 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 91 (64)
Lea Tahuhu 1/9 (1 over)
Laura Marsh 41 (24)
Sophie Devine 2/12 (2.5 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 34 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Russell Warren
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 3, Surrey Stars 0
14 August
14:00
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
156/4 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
97 (18.5 overs)
Suzie Bates 38 (24)
Rebecca Grundy 2/24 (4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 35 (33)
Linsey Smith 3/16 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 59 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Tom Lungley
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 3, Loughborough Lightning 0

Semi-final

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21 August
11:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
124/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
128/5 (19.3 overs)
Ellyse Perry 64* (48)
Stafanie Taylor 3/31 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 52 (43)
Dane van Niekerk 2/21 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Batting

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Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Thea Brookes 6 6 3 43 30* 14.33 138.70 0 0 5 1
Sophie Devine 6 6 0 92 52 15.33 92.92 0 1 7 2
Georgia Elwiss 6 6 0 64 22 10.66 86.48 0 0 8 2
Rebecca Grundy 6 3 2 3 3* 3.00 37.50 0 0 0 0
Amy Jones 6 6 0 91 46 15.16 119.73 0 0 11 0
Evelyn Jones 6 6 0 86 33 14.33 117.80 0 0 13 1
Beth Langston 6 3 0 3 2 1.00 25.00 0 0 0 0
Sonia Odedra 6 6 1 21 9 4.20 72.41 0 0 3 0
Ellyse Perry 6 6 2 190 64* 47.50 118.75 0 1 22 4
Paige Scholfield 6 5 1 61 38 15.25 145.23 0 0 9 1
Dane van Niekerk 6 6 0 126 91 21.00 115.59 0 1 20 3
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Bowling

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Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Sophie Devine 6 6 16.3 0 132 6 2/12 22.00 8.00 16.5
Georgia Elwiss 6 6 18.0 0 133 5 2/6 26.60 7.38 21.6
Rebecca Grundy 6 6 19.0 0 124 8 3/21 15.50 6.52 14.2
Beth Langston 6 5 9.0 1 58 3 2/14 19.33 6.44 18.0
Sonia Odedra 6 5 14.0 0 85 5 2/20 17.00 6.07 16.8
Ellyse Perry 6 6 19.0 0 145 4 1/17 36.25 7.63 28.5
Dane van Niekerk 6 6 21.0 0 126 7 2/21 18.00 6.00 18.0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7]

Fielding

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Player Matches Innings Catches
Thea Brookes 6 6 4
Sophie Devine 6 6 1
Georgia Elwiss 6 6 3
Rebecca Grundy 6 6 1
Evelyn Jones 6 6 0
Beth Langston 6 6 0
Sonia Odedra 6 6 1
Ellyse Perry 6 6 2
Paige Scholfield 6 6 0
Dane van Niekerk 6 6 3
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Wicket-keeping

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Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Amy Jones 6 6 4 4
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Semi-Final, Chelmsford, Aug 21 2016, Women's Cricket Super League: Western Storm v Loughborough Lightning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League: Six successful bids announced for new T20 league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2016/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ "New coaches unveiled for Women's Cricket Super League". Sky Sports. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2016/Loughborough Lightning Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Loughborough Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Loughborough Lightning/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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