# 2022 North West Thunder season

The 2022 season was North West Thunder'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 third in Group B, winning two of their six matches. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished seventh in the group of eight, winning one of their matches.
The side was captained by Eleanor Threlkeld, who replaced Alex Hartley in the position at the start of the season, and coached by Paul Shaw. They played four home matches at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, two at Rookwood Cricket Ground, and one at Trafalgar Road Ground.

## Squad
### Changes

On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Phoebe Graham had joined the side from Northern Diamonds, signing a professional contract. It was also announced that Laura Jackson had signed a professional contract, having previously been on a temporary contract. On 14 April 2022, it was announced that Alex Hartley was standing down as captain of the side. On 11 May 2022, North West Thunder announced their 20-player squad for the season, confirming the signing of Shachi Pai from Lightning, and the departure of overseas player Piepa Cleary to the same team. At the same time, it was confirmed that Eleanor Threlkeld was the new captain of the side. On 2 July 2022, it was announced that Deandra Dottin was joining the side as an overseas player for their first four Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches, which was later extended to cover the rest of the tournament. Georgie Boyce left the side in September 2022, joining Lightning.

### Squad list

* Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (14 May 2022).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Georgie Boyce | England | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined Lightning in September 2022 |
| Danielle Collins | England | (2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rebecca Duckworth | England | (2000-10-30)30 October 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Laura Marshall | England | (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Daisy Mullan | England | (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shachi Pai | England | (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Natalie Brown | England | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player; RHFT only |
| Liberty Heap | England | (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Emma Lamb | England | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Alice Clarke | England | (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Seren Smale | Wales | (2004-12-13)13 December 2004 (aged 17) | Right-handed | — | |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | England | (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | Captain |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Kate Cross | England | (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Alice Dyson | England | (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sophie Ecclestone | England | (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Phoebe Graham | England | (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alex Hartley | England | (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Laura Jackson | England | (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Hannah Jones | England | (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Sophia Turner | England | (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |

## 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

* 14 May 2022 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 102/7 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 103/2 (13.3 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 23 (23) Freya Kemp 2/13 (4 overs) | | Maia Bouchier 48* (33) Emma Lamb 1/6 (2 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 8 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sophie McLelland and Surendiran Shanmugam
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0
* 18 May 2022 13:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 148/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 92 (20 overs) |
| Georgie Boyce 65 (56) Katie Levick 4/22 (4 overs) | | Bess Heath 19 (14) Hannah Jones 3/23 (4 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 56 runs Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale Umpires: Grace Bambury and Graham Lloyd
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0
* 21 May 2022 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 152/5 (20 overs) | v | Lightning 155/5 (18.5 overs) |
| Georgie Boyce 71 (56) Piepa Cleary 3/34 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 59 (38) Alex Hartley 1/13 (4 overs) |
* Lightning won by 5 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Anna Harris and Robert White
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Lightning 4, North West Thunder 0
* 29 May 2022 11:00 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 124 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 99 (19 overs) |
| Sterre Kalis 28 (30) Hannah Jones 3/23 (4 overs) | | Danielle Collins 26 (33) Katie Levick 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 25 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley Umpires: Anna Harris and David Millns
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
* 1 June 2022 19:00 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| North West Thunder 94/6 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 97/4 (15.3 overs) |
| Sophie Ecclestone 28* (32) Charlie Dean 3/16 (4 overs) | | Georgia Elwiss 38* (35) Hannah Jones 1/10 (2 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 6 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Tim Robinson
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0
* 3 June 2022 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Lightning 103 (18 overs) | v | North West Thunder 104/5 (15.2 overs) |
| Marie Kelly 21 (8) Sophie Ecclestone 5/15 (4 overs) | | Emma Lamb 42 (35) Kathryn Bryce 2/24 (4 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 5 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
* 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 |
| Emma Lamb | 6 | 6 | 191 | 31.83 | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgie Boyce | 6 | 6 | 172 | 28.66 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
| Danielle Collins | 6 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

#### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Hannah Jones | 6 | 19.0 | 9 | 13.00 | 6.15 | 3/23 | 0 |
| Alex Hartley | 6 | 21.3 | 6 | 20.66 | 5.76 | 2/17 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 2 | 8.0 | 5 | 8.00 | 5.00 | 5/15 | 1 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

## Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
### Season standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0.851 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0.687 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.762 |
| 4 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.214 |
| 5 | Central Sparks | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.073 |
| 6 | Lightning | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | −0.630 |
| 7 | North West Thunder | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.366 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.046 |
advanced to final  advanced to the play-off

### Fixtures

* 3 July 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 235/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 241/4 (42.2 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 82 (80) Linsey Smith 2/34 (10 overs) | | Lauren Winfield-Hill 93 (72) Laura Jackson 2/67 (10 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale Umpires: Anna Harris and Hassan Adnan
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, North West Thunder 0
* 9 July 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 238/9 (50 overs) | v | Lightning 241/5 (49.1 overs) |
| Eleanor Threlkeld 91 (117) Grace Ballinger 5/29 (10 overs) | | Kathryn Bryce 109* (133) Laura Jackson 1/34 (8 overs) |
* Lightning won by 5 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Surendiran Shanmugam
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Lightning 4, North West Thunder 0
* 16 July 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 198 (47.5 overs) | v | North West Thunder 146 (40.1 overs) |
| Lauren Smith 73* (93) Alex Hartley 6/24 (10 overs) | | Georgie Boyce 68 (105) Bethan Miles 3/15 (6 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 52 runs Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Umpires: Grace Bambury and Naeem Ashraf
* South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
* 23 July 2022 14:00 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| North West Thunder 236/9 (48 overs) | v | Central Sparks 191 (41.4 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 68 (69) Emily Arlott 4/36 (10 overs) | | Abigail Freeborn 72 (72) Emma Lamb 3/26 (7 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 28 runs (DLS) Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Jack Shantry and Sophie McLelland
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
* Central Sparks innings reduced to 43 overs due to rain; target was 220.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0
* 9 September 2022 10:30 BST
| Sunrisers | v | North West Thunder |
* No Result County Ground, Northampton
* The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and later deemed a no result with points shared.
* Points: Sunrisers 2, North West Thunder 2
* 11 September 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 203 (48.3 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 204/6 (47 overs) |
| Eleanor Threlkeld 79 (117) Tara Norris 3/42 (10 overs) | | Emily Windsor 59 (75) Phoebe Graham 2/32 (10 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 4 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Alex Wharf and Fiona Richards
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, North West Thunder 0
* 18 September 2022 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 242/5 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 239/8 (44.3 overs) |
| Seren Smale 57 (93) Lauren Filer 3/46 (10 overs) | | Danielle Gibson 56 (40) Laura Jackson 3/50 (10 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 2 wickets (DLS) Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Grace Bambury
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Western Storm innings reduced to 48 overs due to rain; target was 239.
* Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0

### Tournament statistics
#### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 6 | 6 | 266 | 53.20 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
| Emma Lamb | 3 | 3 | 213 | 71.00 | 82 | 0 | 3 |
| Deandra Dottin | 6 | 6 | 121 | 20.16 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

#### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Alex Hartley | 4 | 39.0 | 10 | 14.20 | 3.64 | 6/24 | 1 |
| Laura Jackson | 6 | 46.0 | 7 | 34.00 | 5.17 | 3/50 | 0 |
| Deandra Dottin | 6 | 39.5 | 6 | 40.83 | 6.15 | 3/49 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 6 | 55.2 | 5 | 44.00 | 3.97 | 2/30 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

## Season statistics
### Batting

| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | High score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | Matches | Innings | Runs | High score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s |
| Georgie Boyce | 4 | 4 | 74 | 68 | 18.50 | 61.15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 172 | 71 | 28.66 | 102.99 | 0 | 2 |
| Natalie Brown | 2 | 2 | 33 | 31 | 16.50 | 41.25 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Danielle Collins | 3 | 3 | 52 | 32 | 17.33 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 26 | 11.00 | 73.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38.00 | 95.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 11.00 | 89.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Deandra Dottin | 6 | 6 | 121 | 46 | 20.16 | 83.44 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rebecca Duckworth | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 48.38 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sophie Ecclestone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 30 | 28* | 30.00 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoebe Graham | 5 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 9.66 | 69.04 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 14.50 | 126.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Hartley | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12* | 14.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty Heap | 2 | 2 | 48 | 36* | 48.00 | 141.17 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laura Jackson | 6 | 5 | 35 | 13* | 11.66 | 47.29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 8* | 10.00 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 8.50 | 53.12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Emma Lamb | 3 | 3 | 213 | 82 | 71.00 | 92.20 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 191 | 56 | 31.83 | 109.77 | 0 | 2 |
| Laura Marshall | 3 | 3 | 57 | 41 | 19.00 | 73.07 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 5.66 | 73.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Daisy Mullan | 6 | 6 | 53 | 18 | 8.83 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | – | 90.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shachi Pai | 5 | 5 | 68 | 41* | 17.00 | 63.55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2.50 | 76.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Seren Smale | 2 | 2 | 57 | 57 | 28.50 | 60.63 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 6 | 6 | 266 | 91 | 53.20 | 70.74 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 18 | 9.20 | 63.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophia Turner | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7* | 9.00 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup |
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Georgie Boyce | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | – | 10.00 | – | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Natalie Brown | 2 | 13.1 | 1 | 60.00 | 4.55 | 1/35 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kate Cross | 1 | 8.4 | 2 | 11.50 | 2.65 | 2/23 | 0 | 3 | 10.0 | 2 | 38.00 | 7.60 | 1/23 | 0 |
| Deandra Dottin | 6 | 39.5 | 6 | 40.83 | 6.15 | 3/49 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sophie Ecclestone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 8.0 | 5 | 8.00 | 5.00 | 5/15 | 1 |
| Phoebe Graham | 5 | 33.3 | 4 | 36.25 | 4.32 | 2/32 | 0 | 6 | 13.0 | 2 | 40.00 | 6.15 | 1/15 | 0 |
| Alex Hartley | 4 | 39.0 | 10 | 14.20 | 3.64 | 6/24 | 1 | 6 | 21.3 | 6 | 20.66 | 5.76 | 2/17 | 0 |
| Liberty Heap | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 22.00 | 7.33 | 1/22 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laura Jackson | 6 | 46.0 | 7 | 34.00 | 5.17 | 3/50 | 0 | 6 | 13.3 | 4 | 23.25 | 6.88 | 2/16 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 6 | 55.2 | 5 | 44.00 | 3.97 | 2/30 | 0 | 6 | 19.0 | 9 | 13.00 | 6.15 | 3/23 | 0 |
| Emma Lamb | 3 | 19.0 | 4 | 27.75 | 5.84 | 3/26 | 0 | 6 | 15.0 | 4 | 19.75 | 5.26 | 2/18 | 0 |
| Shachi Pai | 5 | 4.0 | 1 | 26.00 | 6.50 | 1/21 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sophia Turner | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 22.00 | 4.40 | 2/44 | 0 | 4 | 5.5 | 4 | 13.00 | 8.91 | 2/21 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Georgie Boyce | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Natalie Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Danielle Collins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Kate Cross | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Deandra Dottin | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Rebecca Duckworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sophie Ecclestone | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Phoebe Graham | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Alex Hartley | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Liberty Heap | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Laura Jackson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Hannah Jones | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Emma Lamb | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Laura Marshall | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Daisy Mullan | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shachi Pai | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Seren Smale | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sophia Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup | Charlotte Edwards Cup |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||