# 2021 North West Thunder season

The 2021 season was North West Thunder'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 seventh in the group stage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning three of their seven matches. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished third in Group B, winning two of their six matches, with one ending in a tie.
The side was captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw. They played four home matches at Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, as well as one apiece at Old Trafford and Rookwood Cricket Ground.

## Squad

North West Thunder announced their initial 18-player squad on 27 May 2021. Seren Smale was promoted to the senior squad from the academy during the season, and played her first match on 10 September 2021. Age given is at the start of North West Thunder's first match of the season (29 May 2021).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Georgie Boyce | England | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 22) | 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 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Laura Marshall | England | (1993-11-01)1 November 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Natalie Brown | England | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Piepa Cleary | Australia | (1996-07-17)17 July 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Laura Jackson | England | (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Emma Lamb | England | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Daisy Mullan | England | (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Alice Clarke | England | (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Seren Smale | Wales | (2004-12-13)13 December 2004 (aged 16) | Right-handed | — | |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | England | (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Kate Cross | England | (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Alice Dyson | England | (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sophie Ecclestone | England | (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Alex Hartley | England | (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain |
| Liberty Heap | England | (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Hannah Jones | England | (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Sophia Turner | England | (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |

## Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
### Season standings

| 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 |
Advanced to the final  Advanced to the play-off

### Fixtures

* 29 May 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 291/8 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 295/9 (50 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 121 (105) Anya Shrubsole 3/29 (10 overs) | | Heather Knight 91 (90) Kate Cross 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 1 wicket County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
* 31 May 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 247/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 211 (45.2 overs) |
| Georgie Boyce 91 (117) Sonali Patel 4/40 (7 overs) | | Fran Wilson 50 (45) Sophie Ecclestone 3/28 (9.2 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 36 runs Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, Sunrisers 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
| Central Sparks 203 (49.5 overs) | v | North West Thunder 205/8 (48 overs) |
| Evelyn Jones 100* (150) Hannah Jones 3/33 (10 overs) | | Emma Lamb 39 (47) Georgia Davis 3/42 (10 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Rob White and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0
* 10 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 110 (32.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 112/7 (33.5 overs) |
| Kate Cross 57 (86) Tara Norris 4/14 (7.5 overs) | | Ella McCaughan 41 (47) Hannah Jones 2/9 (5 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 3 wickets Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale Umpires: Mike Burns and Joanne Ibbotson
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0
* 12 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 294/6 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 189/8 (50 overs) |
| Bess Heath 78* (65) Alex Hartley 2/57 (10 overs) | | Georgie Boyce 67 (100) Katie Levick 4/34 (10 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 105 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Joanne Ibbotson
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
* 18 September 2021 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 185 (47 overs) | v | South East Stars 130 (35 overs) |
| Eleanor Threlkeld 70* (92) Danielle Gregory 2/23 (10 overs) | | Kalea Moore 35 (59) Hannah Jones 5/33 (9 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 55 runs County Cricket Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Mark Newell
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 5, South East Stars 0

### Tournament statistics
#### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
| Emma Lamb | 6 | 5 | 237 | 47.40 | 121 | 1 | 0 |
| Georgie Boyce | 7 | 7 | 232 | 33.14 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 7 | 7 | 127 | 21.16 | 70* | 0 | 1 |
| Kate Cross | 4 | 4 | 109 | 36.33 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

#### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Hannah Jones | 7 | 50.0 | 14 | 17.07 | 4.78 | 5/33 | 1 |
| Alex Hartley | 7 | 68.5 | 10 | 29.50 | 4.28 | 2/17 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 3 | 29.2 | 8 | 14.25 | 3.88 | 3/28 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 4 | 39.0 | 8 | 21.25 | 4.35 | 3/35 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

## Charlotte Edwards Cup
### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.655 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.182 |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.029 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.871 |
* Advanced to the semi-final

### Fixtures

* 26 June 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 118/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 106/9 (20 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 58 (43) Beth Langston 2/32 (4 overs) | | Sterre Kalis 32 (37) Emma Lamb 4/13 (4 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 12 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, Northern Diamonds 0
* 4 July 2021 11:00 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 110/8 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 36/1 (3.1 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 21 (19) Lauren Parfitt 2/15 (4 overs) | | Fi Morris 19 (8) Emma Lamb 1/11 (1 over) |
* Western Storm won by 9 wickets (DLS) Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Anna Harris and Jasmine Naeem
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Western Storm were set a revised target of 33 runs from 5 overs due to rain.
* Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0
* 9 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 186/1 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 115 (20 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 111* (61) Gayatri Gole 1/37 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 34 (33) Emma Lamb 3/16 (4 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 71 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Neil Pratt
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: North West Thunder 5, Sunrisers 0
* 25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 100/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 101/3 (17.4 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 28 (20) Nicole Harvey 3/13 (4 overs) | | Katie George 47* (46) Hannah Jones 1/22 (4 overs) Alex Hartley 1/22 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Anna Harris and Sue Redfern
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
* 28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 124/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 124/4 (20 overs) |
| Georgie Boyce 31 (27) Emily Thorpe 2/17 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 63 (51) Kate Cross 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Match tied County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2
* 30 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 90/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 92/2 (12.2 overs) |
| Danielle Collins 16 (25) Jenny Gunn 4/15 (4 overs) | | Bess Heath 58* (40) Alice Dyson 1/9 (1 over) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 8 wickets Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Chester Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Billy Taylor
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

### Tournament statistics
#### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | High score | 100s | 50s |
| Emma Lamb | 4 | 4 | 218 | 72.66 | 111* | 1 | 1 |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 6 | 6 | 102 | 20.40 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgie Boyce | 6 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

#### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi |
| Emma Lamb | 4 | 13.0 | 9 | 7.33 | 5.07 | 4/13 | 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 | 7 | 7 | 232 | 91 | 33.14 | 67.44 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 87 | 34 | 14.50 | 89.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Natalie Brown | 7 | 7 | 62 | 24 | 8.85 | 49.20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 13.00 | 76.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Piepa Cleary | 4 | 4 | 93 | 79 | 23.25 | 62.83 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8.00 | 59.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Collins | 4 | 4 | 15 | 8* | 7.50 | 41.66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9.00 | 57.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 4 | 4 | 109 | 57 | 36.33 | 70.77 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 15.33 | 124.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Duckworth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Alice Dyson | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7.33 | 28.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 3 | 3 | 50 | 37 | 16.66 | 87.71 | 0 | 0 | – | | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alex Hartley | 7 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 13.66 | 70.68 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3.50 | 58.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty Heap | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 73.07 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laura Jackson | 4 | 4 | 58 | 30 | 14.50 | 50.43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 15.50 | 60.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 7 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 12.00 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Emma Lamb | 6 | 5 | 237 | 121 | 47.40 | 87.45 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 218 | 111* | 72.66 | 152.44 | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Marshall | 7 | 7 | 90 | 42 | 12.85 | 72.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 9.50 | 67.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Daisy Mullan | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 21.05 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 14.00 | 67.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Seren Smale | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 8.33 | 42.37 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 7 | 7 | 127 | 70* | 21.16 | 60.18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 102 | 28 | 20.40 | 80.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophia Turner | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7* | – | 66.66 | 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 |
| Natalie Brown | 7 | 10.2 | 1 | 66.00 | 6.38 | 1/55 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 | 1 | 40.00 | 8.00 | 1/23 | 0 |
| Piepa Cleary | 4 | 31.0 | 2 | 82.50 | 5.32 | 1/40 | 0 | 3 | 7.0 | 2 | 21.50 | 6.14 | 2/20 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 4 | 39.0 | 8 | 21.25 | 4.35 | 3/35 | 0 | 4 | 14.4 | 4 | 21.50 | 5.86 | 2/20 | 0 |
| Alice Dyson | 3 | 14.0 | 2 | 42.50 | 6.07 | 1/26 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 1/9 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 3 | 29.2 | 8 | 14.25 | 3.88 | 3/28 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alex Hartley | 7 | 68.5 | 10 | 29.50 | 4.28 | 2/17 | 0 | 6 | 18.2 | 2 | 57.50 | 6.27 | 1/21 | 0 |
| Liberty Heap | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 41.00 | 6.83 | 1/14 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laura Jackson | 4 | 27.5 | 4 | 32.50 | 4.67 | 3/35 | 0 | 6 | 8.0 | 1 | 69.00 | 8.62 | 1/12 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | 7 | 50.0 | 14 | 17.07 | 4.78 | 5/33 | 1 | 6 | 19.1 | 4 | 22.25 | 4.64 | 1/12 | 0 |
| Emma Lamb | 6 | 37.4 | 3 | 54.00 | 4.30 | 1/13 | 0 | 4 | 13.0 | 9 | 7.33 | 5.07 | 4/13 | 0 |
| Sophia Turner | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 7.0 | 1 | 37.00 | 5.28 | 1/4 | 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Natalie Brown | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Piepa Cleary | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Danielle Collins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Rebecca Duckworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alice Dyson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Alex Hartley | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Liberty Heap | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Laura Jackson | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Hannah Jones | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Emma Lamb | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Laura Marshall | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Daisy Mullan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Seren Smale | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sophia Turner | – | – | – | 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 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||