Lightning (women's cricket)

Lightning are a women's cricket team that represent the East Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at Trent Bridge and Grace Road.[1] They are captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by former cricketer Rob Taylor.[2] The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Loughborough Lightning, and maintain their partnership with Loughborough University. They also work alongside Nottinghamshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC, Derbyshire CCC and Lincolnshire CCC.[3]

Lightning

Personnel
Captain	Kathryn Bryce (2020–)
Coach	Rob Taylor (2020–)
Team information
Colours	Purple
Established	2020
Home ground	Trent Bridge, Grace Road, Leicester
History
RHFT wins	0
Official website	Lightning Cricket
One-day

Players

• No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
• denotes players with international caps.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
77	Ria Fackrell	England	16 September 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin
23	Shachi Pai	England	10 October 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
17	Kathryn Bryce	Scotland	17 November 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Club captain
14	Bethan Ellis	England	7 July 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
21	Teresa Graves	England	10 October 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
—	Bethany Harmer	England	30 October 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin
Wicket-keepers
12	Tammy Beaumont	England	11 March 1991	Right-handed	—	England Performance Squad
27	Abigail Freeborn	England	12 November 1996	Right-handed	—
8	Sarah Bryce	Scotland	8 January 2000	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
16	Alicia Presland	England	28 September 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
1	Grace Ballinger	England	3 April 2002	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
60	Ilenia Sims	England	Unknown	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
10	Leah Kellogg	England	29 June 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
7	Lucy Higham	England	17 October 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin
48	Nancy Harman	England	11 July 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin
22	Sophie Munro	England	31 August 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
24	Kirstie Gordon	England	20 October 1997	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	England Performance squad

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season	Final standing	League standings[4]									Notes
		P	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR	Pos
2020	Group Stages	6	2	4	0	0	0	8	-0.113	4th	DNQ

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - summary of results[5]

Year	Played	Wins	Losses	Tied	NR	Win %
2020	6	2	4	0	0	33.33
Total	6	2	4	0	0	33.33

• 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[6]

Opposition	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
Central Sparks	2	2	0	0	0	100.00
Northern Diamonds	2	0	2	0	0	0.00
North West Thunder	2	0	2	0	0	0.00

References

1. "Lightning Fixtures". Loughborough University. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
2. "Taylor Appointed Lightning Head Coach". Loughborough University. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
3. "Loughborough Selected as Host for Women's Cricket". Loughborough University. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
4. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Tables". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
5. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Tables". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
6. "Lightning Match Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2021.