2021 Lightning (women's cricket) season

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Lightning
2021 season
CoachRob Taylor
CaptainKathryn Bryce
RHFT4th
CECGroup B, 4th
Most runsRHFT: Kathryn Bryce (353)
CEC: Abigail Freeborn (161)
Most wicketsRHFT: Kirstie Gordon (16)
CEC: Sonia Odedra (6) &
Sophie Munro (6)
Most catchesRHFT: Kathryn Bryce (5) &
Kirstie Gordon (5)
CEC: Bethany Harmer (3)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: 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]

Squad[edit]

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 (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Kathryn Bryce  Scotland (1997-11-17)17 November 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
Bethan Ellis  England (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Teresa Graves  England (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Yvonne Graves  England (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Bethany Harmer  England (2000-10-30)30 October 2000 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sonia Odedra  England (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Tammy Beaumont  England (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed —
Sarah Bryce  Scotland (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 21) Right-handed —
Ella Claridge  England (2002-09-28)28 September 2002 (aged 18) Right-handed —
Abigail Freeborn  England (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 24) Right-handed —
Michaela Kirk  South Africa (1999-06-30)30 June 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Bowlers
Grace Ballinger  England (2002-04-03)3 April 2002 (aged 19) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Kirstie Gordon  England (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Josie Groves  England (2004-09-05)5 September 2004 (aged 16) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Nancy Harman  England (1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Lucy Higham  England (1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Leah Kellogg  England (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sophie Munro  England (2001-08-31)31 August 2001 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alicia Presland  England (1999-09-28)28 September 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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Fixtures[edit]

29 May 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
214/9 (50 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
215/6 (46.5 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 57 (91)
Tara Norris 3/47 (10 overs)
Danni Wyatt 53 (57)
Kirstie Gordon 4/35 (10 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 4 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Sophie McLelland and Tom Lungley
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Lightning 0
31 May 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
151 (45.5 overs)
v
Lightning
145 (48.1 overs)
Jenny Gunn 40 (77)
Kathryn Bryce 4/16 (8 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 21 (34)
Katherine Brunt 4/23 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 runs
Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground, Kibworth
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Mark Newell
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
6 June 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
259/5 (50 overs)
v
North West Thunder
125 (39.2 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 89 (101)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/23 (10 overs)
Emma Lamb 42 (58)
Kirstie Gordon 4/23 (10 overs)
Lightning won by 134 runs
Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Sue Redfern
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Lightning 5, North West Thunder 0
12 June 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Sunrisers
206/9 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
210/5 (40.2 overs)
Naomi Dattani 65 (92)
Teresa Graves 4/39 (10 overs)
Michaela Kirk 57 (66)
Kelly Castle 2/24 (6 overs)
Lightning won by 5 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Joanne Ibbotson
  • Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Lightning 4, Sunrisers 0
10 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
South East Stars
293/9 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
265 (49.2 overs)
Bryony Smith 84 (73)
Yvonne Graves 3/43 (10 overs)
Kathryn Bryce 87 (115)
Bryony Smith 3/46 (10 overs)
South East Stars won by 28 runs
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Sophie McLelland
  • South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Lightning 0
12 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Western Storm
228/7 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
166 (41.2 overs)
Sophie Luff 70 (111)
Kirstie Gordon 3/43 (10 overs)
Ella Claridge 39* (48)
Georgia Hennessy 2/22 (8 overs)
Western Storm won by 62 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Anna Harris and Ian Ramage
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Lightning 0
18 September 2021
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
320/6 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
296/9 (50 overs)
Kathryn Bryce 162 (156)
Issy Wong 3/61 (10 overs)
Marie Kelly 62 (69)
Sonia Odedra 2/56 (9 overs)
Lightning won by 24 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0

Tournament statistics[edit]

Batting[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Charlotte Edwards Cup[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 South East Stars (Q) 6 5 1 0 0 1 21 1.050
2 Southern Vipers (Q) 6 4 2 0 0 3 19 0.875
3 Central Sparks 6 3 3 0 0 0 12 −0.669
4 Lightning 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 −1.139
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[2]
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Fixtures[edit]

26 June 2021
11:00 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
107 (19.1 overs)
v
South East Stars
108/4 (13.1 overs)
Bethany Harmer 34 (25)
Bryony Smith 4/15 (3.1 overs)
Bryony Smith 30 (14)
Kathryn Bryce 2/26 (3 overs)
South East Stars won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Billy Taylor and Jasmine Naeem
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South East Stars 5, Lightning 0
3 July 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
134/7 (20 overs)
v
Lightning
88 (19.5 overs)
Georgia Adams 37 (38)
Kathryn Bryce 2/15 (4 overs)
Sonia Odedra 16 (22)
Michaela Kirk 16 (22)
Tara Norris 4/14 (3.5 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 46 runs
Arundel Castle, Arundel
Umpires: Chris Watt and Sophie McLelland
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lightning 0
10 July 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
81 (19.1 overs)
v
Central Sparks
84/4 (19 overs)
Sophie Munro 20* (16)
Georgia Davis 4/12 (4 overs)
Gwenan Davies 31 (49)
Sophie Munro 2/10 (3 overs)
Central Sparks won by 6 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0
25 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
South East Stars
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Lightning
147/7 (20 overs)
Alice Davidson-Richards 41* (25)
Sonia Odedra 2/20 (4 overs)
Abigail Freeborn 61 (50)
Bryony Smith 2/18 (4 overs)
South East Stars won by 28 runs
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Billy Taylor
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South East Stars 4, Lightning 0
28 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
136/8 (20 overs)
v
Central Sparks
139/6 (19.5 overs)
Abigail Freeborn 32 (33)
Emily Arlott 2/13 (3 overs)
Evelyn Jones 71 (55)
Sonia Odedra 2/14 (4 overs)
Central Sparks won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Jane Pratt
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0
30 August 2021
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
124/9 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
125/3 (20 overs)
Abigail Freeborn 27 (29)
Tara Norris 3/26 (4 overs)
Paige Scholfield 41* (36)
Kirstie Gordon 2/20 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Grace Bambury and Sue Redfern
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Lightning 0

Tournament statistics[edit]

Batting[edit]

Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Abigail Freeborn 6 6 161 26.83 61 0 1
Bethany Harmer 6 6 70 11.66 34 0 0
Sonia Odedra 6 6 70 11.66 22 0 0
Teresa Graves 6 6 62 10.33 23 0 0
Sophie Munro 6 6 53 13.25 20* 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling[edit]

Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Sonia Odedra 6 20.0 6 21.00 6.30 2/14 0
Sophie Munro 6 17.0 6 21.66 7.64 2/10 0
Kathryn Bryce 3 10.0 5 10.20 5.10 2/15 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[11] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics[edit]

Batting[edit]

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
Grace Ballinger 3 2 24 18 12.00 109.09 0 0 4 2 0 0* – 0.00 0 0
Tammy Beaumont 3 3 167 89 55.66 73.89 0 2 – – – – – – – –
Kathryn Bryce 7 7 353 162 50.42 80.96 1 2 3 3 29 13 9.66 64.44 0 0
Sarah Bryce 7 7 202 90 28.85 73.45 0 1 3 3 10 6 3.33 43.47 0 0
Ella Claridge 3 3 46 39* 23.00 73.01 0 0 2 2 21 20 10.50 84.00 0 0
Bethan Ellis 1 1 4 4 4.00 66.66 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Abigail Freeborn 7 7 105 44 15.00 54.40 0 0 6 6 161 61 26.83 99.38 0 1
Kirstie Gordon 7 4 57 24 14.25 67.85 0 0 6 6 42 20 8.40 97.67 0 0
Teresa Graves 6 6 103 32 25.75 65.60 0 0 6 6 62 23 10.33 76.54 0 0
Yvonne Graves 6 4 53 22* 17.66 53.00 0 0 3 – – – – – – –
Josie Groves 1 1 2 2* – 100.00 0 0 – – – – – – – –
Nancy Harman 1 – – – – – – – 3 3 9 6 9.00 90.00 0 0
Bethany Harmer 3 3 21 14 7.00 77.77 0 0 6 6 70 34 11.66 102.94 0 0
Lucy Higham 6 5 101 32 25.25 69.17 0 0 4 4 29 22 7.25 72.50 0 0
Michaela Kirk 4 3 71 57 23.66 70.29 0 1 3 3 18 16 6.00 64.28 0 0
Sophie Munro 6 4 20 17 10.00 74.07 0 0 6 6 53 20* 13.25 126.19 0 0
Sonia Odedra 4 4 63 24* 31.50 70.78 0 0 6 6 70 22 11.66 74.46 0 0
Shachi Pai 2 1 9 9 9.00 34.61 0 0 5 5 49 24 9.80 87.50 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[12][13]

Bowling[edit]

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Grace Ballinger 3 26.0 4 40.25 6.19 2/60 0 4 12.0 3 29.66 7.41 1/16 0
Kathryn Bryce 7 62.5 10 24.60 3.91 4/16 0 3 10.0 5 10.20 5.10 2/15 0
Bethan Ellis 1 2.0 0 – 8.00 – 0 – – – – – – –
Kirstie Gordon 7 70.0 16 15.43 3.52 4/23 0 6 23.0 3 52.00 6.78 2/20 0
Teresa Graves 6 37.0 9 16.44 4.00 4/39 0 6 10.0 2 33.50 6.70 1/11 0
Yvonne Graves 6 38.0 6 29.83 4.71 3/43 0 3 7.0 2 24.50 7.00 1/10 0
Josie Groves 1 8.0 0 – 7.37 – 0 – – – – – – –
Nancy Harman 1 4.0 0 – 5.50 – 0 3 1.0 0 – 16.00 – 0
Lucy Higham 6 31.5 5 30.80 4.83 3/10 0 4 12.0 2 26.00 4.33 1/10 0
Sophie Munro 6 39.2 6 29.66 4.52 2/35 0 6 17.0 6 21.66 7.64 2/10 0
Sonia Odedra 4 13.0 2 39.50 6.07 2/56 0 6 20.0 6 21.00 6.30 2/14 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[12][13]

Fielding[edit]

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches
Grace Ballinger 3 3 1 4 4 1
Tammy Beaumont 3 3 3 – – –
Kathryn Bryce 7 7 5 3 3 0
Sarah Bryce 7 3 1 3 – –
Ella Claridge 3 3 1 2 2 0
Bethan Ellis 1 1 1 – – –
Abigail Freeborn 7 4 4 6 3 0
Kirstie Gordon 7 7 5 6 6 2
Teresa Graves 6 6 0 6 6 1
Yvonne Graves 6 6 0 3 3 1
Josie Groves 1 1 0 – – –
Nancy Harman 1 1 0 3 3 0
Bethany Harmer 3 3 2 6 6 3
Lucy Higham 6 6 3 4 4 0
Michaela Kirk 4 4 1 3 3 2
Sophie Munro 6 6 2 6 6 1
Sonia Odedra 4 4 1 6 6 1
Shachi Pai 2 2 0 5 5 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[14][15]

Wicket-keeping[edit]

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Sarah Bryce 7 4 3 0 3 3 1 1
Abigail Freeborn 7 3 3 2 6 3 0 5
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[16][17]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021/Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Women's Regional team guide 2021: Lightning". the Cricketer. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Group A, Worcester, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v Lightning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Beckenham, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: South East Stars v Lightning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Lightning/Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Lightning/Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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  13. ^ a b "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Lightning/Most catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Most catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Lightning/Most dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Most dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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