2021 Lightning (women's cricket) season
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| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Rob Taylor | ||
| Captain | Kathryn Bryce | ||
| RHFT | 4th | ||
| CEC | Group B, 4th | ||
| Most runs | RHFT: Kathryn Bryce (353) CEC: Abigail Freeborn (161) | ||
| Most wickets | RHFT: Kirstie Gordon (16) CEC: Sonia Odedra (6) & Sophie Munro (6) | ||
| Most catches | RHFT: Kathryn Bryce (5) & Kirstie Gordon (5) CEC: Bethany Harmer (3) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | RHFT: Abigail Freeborn (5) CEC: Abigail Freeborn (5) | ||
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The 2021 season was Lightning's second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The side finished fourth in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 3 wins from their 7 matches.[1] In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished bottom of Group A, losing all 6 of their matches.[2]
The side was captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by Rob Taylor.[3] They played their home matches at five grounds across the East Midlands: Trent Bridge, Grace Road, the County Ground, Derby, the Haslegrave Ground and Kibworth Cricket Club Ground.[4][5]
Lightning announced their initial 18-player squad on 28 May 2021.[3] Ella Claridge and Josie Groves were promoted to the senior squad from the Academy during the season, and played their first matches on 28 August 2021 and 10 September 2021, respectively.[6][7] Age given is at the start of Lightning's first match of the season (29 May 2021).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Shachi Pai |  England | 10 October 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Kathryn Bryce |  Scotland | 17 November 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
| Bethan Ellis | England | 7 July 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Teresa Graves | England | 10 October 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Yvonne Graves | England | 10 October 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Bethany Harmer | England | 30 October 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Sonia Odedra | England | 3 June 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Tammy Beaumont | England | 11 March 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Sarah Bryce | Scotland | 8 January 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Ella Claridge | England | 28 September 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Abigail Freeborn | England | 12 November 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Michaela Kirk |  South Africa | 30 June 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Grace Ballinger | England | 3 April 2002 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Kirstie Gordon | England | 20 October 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Josie Groves | England | 5 September 2004 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Nancy Harman | England | 11 July 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Lucy Higham | England | 17 October 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Leah Kellogg | England | 29 June 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Sophie Munro | England | 31 August 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Alicia Presland | England | 28 September 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0.417 |
| 2 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.182 |
| 3 | Central Sparks (Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.822 |
| 4 | Lightning | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.274 |
| 5 | South East Stars | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.226 |
| 6 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.462 |
| 7 | North West Thunder | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.620 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.598 |
Advanced to the final
Advanced to the play-off
Fixtures
Lightning 214/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 215/6 (46.5 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Lightning 0
Northern Diamonds 151 (45.5 overs) |
v |
Lightning 145 (48.1 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
Lightning 259/5 (50 overs) |
v |
North West Thunder 125 (39.2 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lightning 5, North West Thunder 0
Sunrisers 206/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Lightning 210/5 (40.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lightning 4, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars 293/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Lightning 265 (49.2 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Lightning 0
Western Storm 228/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Lightning 166 (41.2 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Lightning 0
Lightning 320/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Central Sparks 296/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0
Tournament statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Bryce | 7 | 7 | 353 | 50.42 | 162 | 1 | 2 |
| Sarah Bryce | 7 | 7 | 202 | 28.85 | 90 | 0 | 1 |
| Tammy Beaumont | 3 | 3 | 167 | 55.66 | 89 | 0 | 2 |
| Abigail Freeborn | 7 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Teresa Graves | 6 | 6 | 103 | 25.75 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucy Higham | 6 | 5 | 101 | 25.25 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8] Qualification: 100 runs.
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirstie Gordon | 7 | 70.0 | 16 | 15.43 | 3.52 | 4/23 | 0 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 7 | 62.5 | 10 | 24.60 | 3.91 | 4/16 | 0 |
| Teresa Graves | 6 | 37.0 | 9 | 16.44 | 4.00 | 4/39 | 0 |
| Sophie Munro | 6 | 39.2 | 6 | 29.66 | 4.52 | 2/35 | 0 |
| Yvonne Graves | 6 | 38.0 | 6 | 29.83 | 4.71 | 3/43 | 0 |
| Lucy Higham | 6 | 31.5 | 5 | 30.80 | 4.83 | 3/10 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9] Qualification: 5 wickets.