# 2016 Lancashire Thunder season

The 2016 season was Lancashire Thunder's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished bottom of the group stage, winning one of their five matches.
The side was partnered with Lancashire County Cricket Club, and played their home matches at Old Trafford and Stanley Park. They were coached by Stephen Titchard and captained by overseas player Amy Satterthwaite.

## Squad

Lancashire Thunder's 14-player squad is listed below. The squad originally contained 15 players, but Sarah Taylor, who was also meant to captain the side, withdrew due to anxiety issues. Jess Jonassen and Sarah Coyte were initially signed as overseas players, but were replaced by Hayley Matthews and Amy Satterthwaite, respectively, with Satterthwaite also replacing Taylor as captain. Age given is at the start of Lancashire Thunder's first match of the season (31 July 2016).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Laura Marshall | England | (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Natasha Miles | Hong Kong | (1988-10-19)19 October 1988 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Natalie Brown | England | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Emma Lamb | England | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Hayley Matthews | West Indies | (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Laura Newton | England | (1977-11-27)27 November 1977 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Amy Satterthwaite | New Zealand | (1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain; Overseas player |
| Danni Wyatt | England | (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Eleanor Threlkeld | England | (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 17) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Kate Cross | England | (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sophie Ecclestone | England | (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Georgia Holmes | England | (1996-11-22)22 November 1996 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Nalisha Patel | England | (1998-03-18)18 March 1998 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

## Women's Cricket Super League
### Season standings

Points table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1.437 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.838 |
| 3 | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.170 |
| 4 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.274 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.362 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.724 |
Advanced to the Final.  Advanced to the Semi-final.

### League stage

* 31 July 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 83 (18.3 overs) | v | Western Storm 86/6 (15.3 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 25 (27) Heather Knight 3/11 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 23 (25) Deandra Dottin 3/8 (3 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Russell Warren and Chris Watts
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 3, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 3 August 16:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 164/8 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 158 (19.5 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 52 (32) Georgia Elwiss 2/37 (4 overs) | | Paige Scholfield 38 (22) Sophie Ecclestone 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Lancashire Thunder won by 6 runs Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Russell Warren
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Points: Lancashire Thunder 2, Loughborough Lightning 0
* 5 August 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 132/4 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 121/7 (20 overs) |
| Sara McGlashan 54 (50) Hayley Matthews 2/16 (4 overs) | | Emma Lamb 34 (35) Morna Nielsen 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 11 runs Stanley Park, Blackpool Umpires: Tom Lungley and Paul Pollard
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 2, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 9 August 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 102/9 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 106/3 (15.2 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 34* (43) Alex Hartley 3/11 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 45* (36) Deandra Dottin 1/13 (2 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Tom Lungley and Russell Warren
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Surrey Stars 3, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 12 August 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 166/6 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 71 (15 overs) |
| Alex Blackwell 59 (42) Hayley Matthews 1/21 (4 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 25 (24) Danielle Hazell 4/10 (4 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 95 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ben Debenham and Chris Watts
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 3, Lancashire Thunder 0

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Natalie Brown | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5.00 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 3.60 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Deandra Dottin | 5 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 42 | 17.40 | 104.81 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4* | – | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emma Lamb | 5 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 34 | 24.40 | 104.27 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Laura Marshall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hayley Matthews | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 4.20 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Natasha Miles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.33 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laura Newton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 10.66 | 76.19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nalisha Patel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 5 | 5 | 1 | 146 | 52 | 36.50 | 102.81 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4.66 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danni Wyatt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 7.80 | 88.63 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Natalie Brown | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 12.00 | – |
| Kate Cross | 5 | 5 | 14.3 | 1 | 109 | 3 | 1/15 | 36.33 | 7.51 | 29.0 |
| Deandra Dottin | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 0 | 114 | 7 | 3/8 | 16.28 | 6.70 | 14.5 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 5 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 124 | 6 | 3/23 | 20.66 | 6.20 | 20.0 |
| Hayley Matthews | 5 | 5 | 17.5 | 1 | 97 | 8 | 3/25 | 12.12 | 5.43 | 13.3 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 5 | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 109 | 2 | 1/22 | 54.50 | 7.60 | 43.0 |
| Danni Wyatt | 5 | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 9.00 | – |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Natalie Brown | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Kate Cross | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Deandra Dottin | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Emma Lamb | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Laura Marshall | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hayley Matthews | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Natasha Miles | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Laura Newton | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nalisha Patel | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Danni Wyatt | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||