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2022 North West Thunder season

The 2022 season was North West Thunder's third season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group B, winning two of their six matches.[1] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished seventh in the group of eight, winning one of their matches.[2]

North West Thunder
2022 season
CoachPaul Shaw
CaptainEleanor Threlkeld
Overseas playerCricket West Indies Deandra Dottin
RHFT7th
CECGroup B, 3rd
Most runsRHFT: Eleanor Threlkeld (266)
CEC: Emma Lamb (191)
Most wicketsRHFT: Alex Hartley (10)
CEC: Hannah Jones (9)
Most catchesRHFT: Laura Marshall (3)
CEC: Hannah Jones (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: Eleanor Threlkeld (11)
CEC: Eleanor Threlkeld (6)
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The side was captained by Eleanor Threlkeld, who replaced Alex Hartley in the position at the start of the season, and coached by Paul Shaw.[3] They played four home matches at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, two at Rookwood Cricket Ground, and one at Trafalgar Road Ground.[4][5]

Squad

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Changes

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On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Phoebe Graham had joined the side from Northern Diamonds, signing a professional contract. It was also announced that Laura Jackson had signed a professional contract, having previously been on a temporary contract.[6] On 14 April 2022, it was announced that Alex Hartley was standing down as captain of the side.[7] On 11 May 2022, North West Thunder announced their 20-player squad for the season, confirming the signing of Shachi Pai from Lightning, and the departure of overseas player Piepa Cleary to the same team. At the same time, it was confirmed that Eleanor Threlkeld was the new captain of the side.[8] On 2 July 2022, it was announced that Deandra Dottin was joining the side as an overseas player for their first four Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches, which was later extended to cover the rest of the tournament.[9] Georgie Boyce left the side in September 2022, joining Lightning.[10]

Squad list

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  • Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (14 May 2022).
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Georgie Boyce   England (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined Lightning in September 2022
Danielle Collins   England (2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 21) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Rebecca Duckworth   England (2000-10-30)30 October 2000 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Laura Marshall   England (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Daisy Mullan   England (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Shachi Pai   England (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Natalie Brown   England (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Deandra Dottin   West Indies (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player; RHFT only
Liberty Heap   England (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Emma Lamb   England (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Alice Clarke   England (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Seren Smale   Wales (2004-12-13)13 December 2004 (aged 17) Right-handed —
Eleanor Threlkeld   England (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed — Captain
Bowlers
Kate Cross   England (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Alice Dyson   England (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sophie Ecclestone   England (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Phoebe Graham   England (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alex Hartley   England (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Laura Jackson   England (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Hannah Jones   England (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 23) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Sophia Turner   England (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Charlotte Edwards Cup

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers (Q) 6 6 0 0 0 3 27 1.400
2 Northern Diamonds 6 3 3 0 0 2 14 −0.102
3 North West Thunder 6 2 4 0 0 2 10 −0.190
4 Lightning 6 1 5 0 0 0 4 −1.072
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[1]
  •   advanced to the final

Fixtures

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14 May 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
102/7 (20 overs)
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Southern Vipers
103/2 (13.3 overs)
Emma Lamb 23 (23)
Freya Kemp 2/13 (4 overs)
Maia Bouchier 48* (33)
Emma Lamb 1/6 (2 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Sophie McLelland and Surendiran Shanmugam
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0
18 May 2022
13:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
148/7 (20 overs)
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Northern Diamonds
92 (20 overs)
Georgie Boyce 65 (56)
Katie Levick 4/22 (4 overs)
Bess Heath 19 (14)
Hannah Jones 3/23 (4 overs)
North West Thunder won by 56 runs
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale
Umpires: Grace Bambury and Graham Lloyd
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0
21 May 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
152/5 (20 overs)
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Lightning
155/5 (18.5 overs)
Georgie Boyce 71 (56)
Piepa Cleary 3/34 (4 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 59 (38)
Alex Hartley 1/13 (4 overs)
Lightning won by 5 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Anna Harris and Robert White
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Lightning 4, North West Thunder 0
29 May 2022
11:00 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
124 (20 overs)
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North West Thunder
99 (19 overs)
Sterre Kalis 28 (30)
Hannah Jones 3/23 (4 overs)
Danielle Collins 26 (33)
Katie Levick 3/25 (4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 25 runs
Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley
Umpires: Anna Harris and David Millns
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
1 June 2022
19:00 BST (D/N)
Scorecard
North West Thunder
94/6 (20 overs)
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Southern Vipers
97/4 (15.3 overs)
Sophie Ecclestone 28* (32)
Charlie Dean 3/16 (4 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 38* (35)
Hannah Jones 1/10 (2 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Tim Robinson
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0
3 June 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
103 (18 overs)
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North West Thunder
104/5 (15.2 overs)
Marie Kelly 21 (8)
Sophie Ecclestone 5/15 (4 overs)
Emma Lamb 42 (35)
Kathryn Bryce 2/24 (4 overs)
North West Thunder won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 5, Lightning 0

Tournament statistics

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Batting

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Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Emma Lamb 6 6 191 31.83 56 0 2
Georgie Boyce 6 6 172 28.66 71 0 2
Danielle Collins 6 6 66 11.00 26 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[11] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

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Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Hannah Jones 6 19.0 9 13.00 6.15 3/23 0
Alex Hartley 6 21.3 6 20.66 5.76 2/17 0
Sophie Ecclestone 2 8.0 5 8.00 5.00 5/15 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[12] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

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Season standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds (Q) 7 6 0 0 1 2 28 0.851
2 South East Stars (Q) 7 5 1 0 1 4 26 0.687
3 Southern Vipers (Q) 7 5 1 0 1 2 24 0.762
4 Western Storm 7 3 3 0 1 1 15 −0.214
5 Central Sparks 7 2 4 0 1 1 11 0.073
6 Lightning 7 2 4 0 1 1 11 −0.630
7 North West Thunder 7 1 5 0 1 0 6 −0.366
8 Sunrisers 7 0 6 0 1 0 2 −1.046
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[2]

  advanced to final   advanced to the play-off

Fixtures

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3 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
235/7 (50 overs)
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Northern Diamonds
241/4 (42.2 overs)
Emma Lamb 82 (80)
Linsey Smith 2/34 (10 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 93 (72)
Laura Jackson 2/67 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale
Umpires: Anna Harris and Hassan Adnan
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, North West Thunder 0
9 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
238/9 (50 overs)
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Lightning
241/5 (49.1 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 91 (117)
Grace Ballinger 5/29 (10 overs)
Kathryn Bryce 109* (133)
Laura Jackson 1/34 (8 overs)
Lightning won by 5 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Surendiran Shanmugam
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Lightning 4, North West Thunder 0
16 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
South East Stars
198 (47.5 overs)
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North West Thunder
146 (40.1 overs)
Lauren Smith 73* (93)
Alex Hartley 6/24 (10 overs)
Georgie Boyce 68 (105)
Bethan Miles 3/15 (6 overs)
South East Stars won by 52 runs
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport
Umpires: Grace Bambury and Naeem Ashraf
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
23 July 2022
14:00 BST (D/N)
Scorecard
North West Thunder
236/9 (48 overs)
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Central Sparks
191 (41.4 overs)
Emma Lamb 68 (69)
Emily Arlott 4/36 (10 overs)
Abigail Freeborn 72 (72)
Emma Lamb 3/26 (7 overs)
North West Thunder won by 28 runs (DLS)
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Jack Shantry and Sophie McLelland
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
  • Central Sparks innings reduced to 43 overs due to rain; target was 220.
  • Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0
9 September 2022
10:30 BST
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  • The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and later deemed a no result with points shared.[13]
  • Points: Sunrisers 2, North West Thunder 2
11 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
203 (48.3 overs)
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Southern Vipers
204/6 (47 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 79 (117)
Tara Norris 3/42 (10 overs)
Emily Windsor 59 (75)
Phoebe Graham 2/32 (10 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 4 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Fiona Richards
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, North West Thunder 0
18 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
242/5 (50 overs)
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Western Storm
239/8 (44.3 overs)
Seren Smale 57 (93)
Lauren Filer 3/46 (10 overs)
Danielle Gibson 56 (40)
Laura Jackson 3/50 (10 overs)
Western Storm won by 2 wickets (DLS)
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Grace Bambury
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Western Storm innings reduced to 48 overs due to rain; target was 239.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0

Tournament statistics

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Batting

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Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Eleanor Threlkeld 6 6 266 53.20 91 0 2
Emma Lamb 3 3 213 71.00 82 0 3
Deandra Dottin 6 6 121 20.16 46 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[14] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

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Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Alex Hartley 4 39.0 10 14.20 3.64 6/24 1
Laura Jackson 6 46.0 7 34.00 5.17 3/50 0
Deandra Dottin 6 39.5 6 40.83 6.15 3/49 0
Hannah Jones 6 55.2 5 44.00 3.97 2/30 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[15] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

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Batting

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Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s
Georgie Boyce 4 4 74 68 18.50 61.15 0 1 6 6 172 71 28.66 102.99 0 2
Natalie Brown 2 2 33 31 16.50 41.25 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Danielle Collins 3 3 52 32 17.33 44.44 0 0 6 6 66 26 11.00 73.33 0 0
Kate Cross 1 1 38 38 38.00 95.00 0 0 3 3 33 18 11.00 89.18 0 0
Deandra Dottin 6 6 121 46 20.16 83.44 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Rebecca Duckworth 1 1 15 15 15.00 48.38 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Sophie Ecclestone – – – – – – – – 2 2 30 28* 30.00 83.33 0 0
Phoebe Graham 5 4 29 11 9.66 69.04 0 0 6 3 29 20 14.50 126.08 0 0
Alex Hartley 4 3 14 12* 14.00 100.00 0 0 6 1 0 0* – 0.00 0 0
Liberty Heap 2 2 48 36* 48.00 141.17 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Laura Jackson 6 5 35 13* 11.66 47.29 0 0 6 5 20 8* 10.00 71.42 0 0
Hannah Jones 6 4 17 6 8.50 53.12 0 0 6 1 1 1 1.00 25.00 0 0
Emma Lamb 3 3 213 82 71.00 92.20 0 3 6 6 191 56 31.83 109.77 0 2
Laura Marshall 3 3 57 41 19.00 73.07 0 0 4 4 17 11 5.66 73.91 0 0
Daisy Mullan 6 6 53 18 8.83 50.00 0 0 1 1 9 9* – 90.00 0 0
Shachi Pai 5 5 68 41* 17.00 63.55 0 0 4 4 10 7 2.50 76.92 0 0
Seren Smale 2 2 57 57 28.50 60.63 0 1 – – – – – – – –
Eleanor Threlkeld 6 6 266 91 53.20 70.74 0 2 6 6 46 18 9.20 63.88 0 0
Sophia Turner 1 – – – – – – – 4 3 9 7* 9.00 60.00 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[16][17]

Bowling

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Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Georgie Boyce 4 1.0 0 – 10.00 – 0 6 – – – – – –
Natalie Brown 2 13.1 1 60.00 4.55 1/35 0 – – – – – – –
Kate Cross 1 8.4 2 11.50 2.65 2/23 0 3 10.0 2 38.00 7.60 1/23 0
Deandra Dottin 6 39.5 6 40.83 6.15 3/49 0 – – – – – – –
Sophie Ecclestone – – – – – – – 2 8.0 5 8.00 5.00 5/15 1
Phoebe Graham 5 33.3 4 36.25 4.32 2/32 0 6 13.0 2 40.00 6.15 1/15 0
Alex Hartley 4 39.0 10 14.20 3.64 6/24 1 6 21.3 6 20.66 5.76 2/17 0
Liberty Heap 2 3.0 1 22.00 7.33 1/22 0 – – – – – – –
Laura Jackson 6 46.0 7 34.00 5.17 3/50 0 6 13.3 4 23.25 6.88 2/16 0
Hannah Jones 6 55.2 5 44.00 3.97 2/30 0 6 19.0 9 13.00 6.15 3/23 0
Emma Lamb 3 19.0 4 27.75 5.84 3/26 0 6 15.0 4 19.75 5.26 2/18 0
Shachi Pai 5 4.0 1 26.00 6.50 1/21 0 4 – – – – – –
Sophia Turner 1 10.0 2 22.00 4.40 2/44 0 4 5.5 4 13.00 8.91 2/21 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[16][17]

Fielding

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Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches
Georgie Boyce 4 4 2 6 6 1
Natalie Brown 2 2 0 – – –
Danielle Collins 3 3 0 6 6 2
Kate Cross 1 1 1 3 3 1
Deandra Dottin 6 6 1 – – –
Rebecca Duckworth 1 1 0 – – –
Sophie Ecclestone – – – 2 2 0
Phoebe Graham 5 5 2 6 6 2
Alex Hartley 4 4 1 6 6 1
Liberty Heap 2 2 0 – – –
Laura Jackson 6 6 1 6 6 2
Hannah Jones 6 6 2 6 6 3
Emma Lamb 3 3 0 6 6 2
Laura Marshall 3 3 3 4 4 1
Daisy Mullan 6 6 2 1 1 1
Shachi Pai 5 5 1 4 4 0
Seren Smale 2 2 0 – – –
Sophia Turner 1 1 0 4 4 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18][19]

Wicket-keeping

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Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Eleanor Threlkeld 6 6 8 3 6 6 2 4
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[20][21]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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