2022 Lightning (women's cricket) season
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| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Chris Guest | ||
| Captain | Kathryn Bryce | ||
| Overseas player |  Piepa Cleary | ||
| RHFT | 6th | ||
| CEC | Group B, 4th | ||
| Most runs | RHFT: Kathryn Bryce (233) CEC: Tammy Beaumont (136) | ||
| Most wickets | RHFT: Grace Ballinger (9) & Kirstie Gordon (9) CEC: Piepa Cleary (7) | ||
| Most catches | RHFT: Kathryn Bryce (5) CEC: Tammy Beaumont (3) & Sophie Munro (3) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | RHFT: Sarah Bryce (4) CEC: Sarah Bryce (5) | ||
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The 2022 season was Lightning'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 bottom of Group B, winning one of their six matches.[1] The side finished sixth in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning two of their six matches.[2]
The side was captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by Chris Guest.[3] They played three home matches at the Haslegrave Ground, two at Grace Road and one apiece at Trent Bridge and the County Ground, Derby.[4][5]
In September 2022, it was announced that Nottinghamshire CCC would become the new host of the team from the 2023 season, replacing Loughborough University, and that the name and branding of the team would be changing.[6]
Changes
On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Lightning had signed Marie Kelly from Central Sparks, and that she had signed a professional contract with the side. On the same day, Abigail Freeborn left the side, joining Central Sparks.[7] On 29 April 2022, it was announced that Yvonne Graves had left the side, joining Northern Diamonds.[8] On 11 May 2022, Lightning announced their 18-player squad for the season, confirming the signing of Katie Midwood from Sunrisers, Piepa Cleary as an overseas player, and Ilenia Sims from the Academy. Shachi Pai departed the side for North West Thunder, Nancy Harman moved to Southern Vipers, and Sonia Odedra and Leah Kellogg were no longer included in the squad compared to the previous season.[3] In July 2022, Emily Windsor joined the side on loan from Southern Vipers for the first match of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[9] Later in July, Gwenan Davies was signed on loan from Central Sparks for two matches the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[10] Academy player Rhiannon Knowling-Davies was first named in a matchday squad on 16 July 2022.[11] In September, Georgie Boyce joined the side from North West Thunder.[12]
On 20 October 2021, it was announced that Head Coach Rob Taylor was leaving the club.[13] Chris Guest was announced his replacement on 1 December 2021.[14]
Squad list
- Age given is at the start of Lightning's first match of the season (14 May 2022).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Georgie Boyce |  England | 4 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined September 2022 from North West Thunder | |
| Bethany Harmer | England | 30 October 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Marie Kelly | England | 9 February 1996 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Emily Windsor | England | 14 June 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One match loan from Southern Vipers in July 2022 | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Kathryn Bryce |  Scotland | 17 November 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
| Piepa Cleary | Australia | 17 July 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
| Bethan Ellis | England | 7 July 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Teresa Graves | England | 10 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Katie Midwood | England | 1 October 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Tammy Beaumont | England | 11 March 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Sarah Bryce | Scotland | 8 January 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Ella Claridge | England | 28 September 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Gwenan Davies |  Wales | 12 May 1994 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Two match loan from Central Sparks in July 2022 | |
| Michaela Kirk |  South Africa | 30 June 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Grace Ballinger | England | 3 April 2002 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Kirstie Gordon | England | 20 October 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Josie Groves | England | 5 September 2004 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Lucy Higham | England | 17 October 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Rhiannon Knowling-Davies | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined July 2022 | |
| Sophie Munro | England | 31 August 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Alicia Presland | England | 28 September 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Ilenia Sims | England | 10 February 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Group B
| 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 |
- advanced to the final
Fixtures
Northern Diamonds 177/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lightning 138/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Lightning 0
Southern Vipers 155/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lightning 124/8 (20 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lightning 0
North West Thunder 152/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lightning 155/5 (18.5 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lightning 4, North West Thunder 0
Lightning 141 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 142/5 (16.4 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Lightning 0
Northern Diamonds 145/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lightning 140 (19.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
Lightning 103 (18 overs) |
v |
North West Thunder 104/5 (15.2 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Lightning 0
Tournament statistics
Batting
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Beaumont | 4 | 4 | 136 | 34.00 | 59 | 0 | 2 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 6 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| Marie Kelly | 6 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Ella Claridge | 5 | 5 | 83 | 20.75 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucy Higham | 6 | 5 | 51 | 12.75 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[15] Qualification: 50 runs.
Bowling
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piepa Cleary | 5 | 18.2 | 7 | 18.14 | 6.92 | 3/34 | 0 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 6 | 20.0 | 5 | 35.40 | 8.85 | 2/24 | 0 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[16] Qualification: 5 wickets.