# 2020 North West Thunder season

The 2020 season was North West Thunder's first season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side finished third in the North Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.
After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with North West Thunder being one of the new teams, replacing Lancashire Thunder and representing North West England. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place. North West Thunder were captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw. They played their home matches at Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool.

## Squad

North West Thunder's squad for the season is listed below. Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (29 August 2020).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Georgie Boyce | England | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Danielle Collins | England | (2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rebecca Duckworth | England | (2000-10-30)30 October 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Laura Marshall | England | (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Natalie Brown | England | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Laura Jackson | England | (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Daisy Mullan | England | (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Emma Lamb | England | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Eleanor Threlkeld | England | (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | |
| Alice Clarke | England | (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Sophie Ecclestone | England | (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Kate Cross | England | (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Alice Dyson | England | (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alex Hartley | England | (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain |
| Liberty Heap | England | (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Hannah Jones | England | (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Olivia Thomas | England | (2004-05-03)3 May 2004 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Sophia Turner | England | (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |

## Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
### North Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Diamonds | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Central Sparks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.285 |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.515 |
| 4 | Lightning | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.113 |

### Fixtures

* 29 August 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 206/9 (50 overs) | v | Lightning 146 (35.5 overs) |
| Sophie Ecclestone 60* (61) Sophie Munro 3/32 (9 overs) | | Sarah Bryce 52 (69) Sophie Ecclestone 2/29 (7.5 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 4 runs (DLS) Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Ian Ramage
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lightning were set a revised target of 151 runs from 36 overs due to rain.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, Lightning 0
* 31 August 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 135 (46.1 overs) | v | Central Sparks 136/6 (44 overs) |
| Kate Cross 45 (73) Issy Wong 3/26 (10 overs) | | Marie Kelly 59* (99) Sophie Ecclestone 2/13 (10 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Malinda Underdown and Sue Redfern
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
* 5 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 166/8 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 167/2 (38.1 overs) |
| Natalie Brown 27 (47) Clare Boycott 4/40 (10 overs) | | Evelyn Jones 90 (113) Olivia Thomas 1/29 (4 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 8 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Malinda Underdown and Jeremy Lloyds
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Central Sparks 5, North West Thunder 0
* 10 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 248/8 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 175/8 (50 overs) |
| Alex MacDonald 92 (110) Laura Jackson 2/23 (9 overs) | | Alice Dyson 25* (51) Katie Levick 3/22 (10 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 73 runs Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Steve O'Shaughnessy
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
* 13 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 188/9 (50 overs) | v | Lightning 116 (39.1 overs) |
| Natalie Brown 52 (82) Kathryn Bryce 4/38 (10 overs) | | Abigail Freeborn 28 (67) Alex Hartley 4/8 (10 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 72 runs Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Tom Lungley
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 5, Lightning 0
* 19 September 2020 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 143 (42.5 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 144/4 (29.4 overs) |
| Natalie Brown 32 (41) Beth Langston 3/18 (8.5 overs) | | Sterre Kalis 55* (67) Hannah Jones 1/28 (8 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Ian Ramage
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Georgie Boyce | 6 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 17.50 | 51.98 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Natalie Brown | 6 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 52 | 31.50 | 68.72 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Alice Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Collins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9.00 | 40.90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 45 | 26.50 | 54.08 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rebecca Duckworth | 4 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 27 | 22.00 | 34.55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alice Dyson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 25* | 17.33 | 50.48 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 2 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 60* | 74.00 | 90.24 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Alex Hartley | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 14* | 11.50 | 63.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liberty Heap | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 7.00 | 45.16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Laura Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 7.66 | 19.16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4* | 4.50 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emma Lamb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4.50 | 24.32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Laura Marshall | 6 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 25 | 10.16 | 48.80 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Olivia Thomas | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 16* | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 6 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 52 | 19.00 | 57.28 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sophia Turner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 11.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Georgie Boyce | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10.00 | – |
| Natalie Brown | 6 | 6 | 41.4 | 3 | 203 | 4 | 1/18 | 50.75 | 4.87 | 62.5 |
| Kate Cross | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 1/26 | 38.00 | 4.47 | 51.0 |
| Alice Dyson | 4 | 4 | 19.0 | 1 | 106 | 2 | 2/38 | 53.00 | 5.57 | 57.0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 2 | 2 | 17.5 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 2/13 | 10.50 | 2.35 | 26.7 |
| Alex Hartley | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 6 | 170 | 11 | 4/8 | 14.45 | 3.14 |
| Liberty Heap | 4 | 3 | 19.0 | 1 | 91 | 5 | 3/34 | 18.20 | 4.78 | 22.8 |
| Laura Jackson | 3 | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 2/23 | 21.50 | 2.68 | 48.0 |
| Hannah Jones | 6 | 6 | 41.2 | 5 | 131 | 4 | 2/20 | 32.75 | 3.16 | 62.0 |
| Emma Lamb | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 5.33 | – |
| Olivia Thomas | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1/29 | 29.00 | 7.25 | 24.0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Georgie Boyce | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Natalie Brown | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Alice Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danielle Collins | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rebecca Duckworth | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Alice Dyson | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Alex Hartley | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Liberty Heap | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Laura Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Emma Lamb | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Laura Marshall | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Olivia Thomas | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sophia Turner | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||