# 2019 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season

The 2019 season was Loughborough Lightning's fourth and final season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the group stage, winning seven of their ten matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final. However, they lost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final by 5 wickets.
The side was captained by Georgia Elwiss and coached by Rob Taylor. They played four of their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground and one at Trent Bridge. Following the season, women's domestic cricket in England was reformed, with the creation of new "regional hubs", with Loughborough Lightning replaced by Lightning, which retained some elements of the original team but represent a larger area.

## Squad

Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below. Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (6 August 2019).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Georgia Adams | England | (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Mignon du Preez | South Africa | (1989-06-13)13 June 1989 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Chamari Atapattu | Sri Lanka | (1990-02-09)9 February 1990 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Kathryn Bryce | Scotland | (1997-11-17)17 November 1997 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Jo Gardner | England | (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Jenny Gunn | England | (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Georgia Elwiss | England | (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Hayley Matthews | West Indies | (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Alice Monaghan | England | (2000-03-20)20 March 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Abigail Freeborn | England | (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 22) | Right-handed | — | |
| Amy Jones | England | (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Sarah Glenn | England | (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Kirstie Gordon | England | (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Lucy Higham | England | (1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Tara Norris | England | (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Western Storm | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 1.109 |
| 2 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0.792 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0.425 |
| 4 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.456 |
| 5 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | −0.857 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.194 |
Advanced to the Final.  Advanced to the Semi-final.

### League stage

* 6 August 2019 16:00 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 125/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 126/3 (17 overs) |
| Amy Jones 65 (53) Freya Davies 2/24 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 41 (39) Sarah Glenn 2/13 (3 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
* 8 August 2019 16:00 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 135/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 136/8 (19.3 overs) |
| Georgia Elwiss 37 (31) Paige Scholfield 1/12 (2 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 40 (33) Kirstie Gordon 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 2 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: James Middlebrook and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Southern Vipers)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
* 11 August 2019 11:00 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 121/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 122/1 (13.2 overs) |
| Alice Davidson-Richards 27 (23) Kirstie Gordon 2/27 (4 overs) | | Hayley Matthews 54* (39) Linsey Smith 1/7 (2 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Sue Redfern and Rob White Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Loughborough Lightning)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 13 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard
| Western Storm 158/4 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 118 (18.2 overs) |
| Rachel Priest 55 (43) Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (3 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 30 (24) Freya Davies 4/27 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 40 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Martin Saggers and David Millns Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
* 15 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 120/7 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 123/3 (14.5 overs) |
| Lizelle Lee 25 (21) Hayley Matthews 2/12 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 70* (41) Dane van Niekerk 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 7 wickets Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Chris Watts Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
* 18 August 2019 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 129 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 135/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Jemimah Rodrigues 58 (40) Hayley Matthews 2/19 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 38* (22) Beth Langston 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Neil Pratt and Ian Ramage Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 20 August 2019 18:30 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 157/7 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 74/6 (13.4 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 50 (33) Sophie Ecclestone 3/17 (4 overs) | | Suné Luus 30 (33) Kirstie Gordon 3/18 (3.4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 35 runs (DLS) Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Tim Robinson and Nick Cook Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Loughborough Lightning)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 23 August 2019 16:00 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 150/5 (18.3 overs) |
| Nat Sciver 53 (35) Jenny Gunn 2/19 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 48 (25) Mady Villiers 1/6 (3 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 5 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Neil Pratt and Mary Waldron Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Loughborough Lightning 4, Surrey Stars 0
* 25 August 2019 11:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 122 (19.5 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 123/2 (16.1 overs) |
| Sophia Dunkley 29 (21) Jenny Gunn 3/14 (3.5 overs) | | Amy Jones 66 (52) Alex Hartley 1/21 (3.1 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 8 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Amy Jones (Loughborough Lightning)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 28 August 2019 18:30 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 163/4 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 127 (19 overs) |
| Amy Jones 74 (53) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/22 (4 overs) | | Fi Morris 36 (31) Chamari Atapattu 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 36 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White Player of the match: Amy Jones (Loughborough Lightning)
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Southern Vipers 0

### Semi-final

* 1 September 2019 12:00 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 143 (19.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 145/5 (19 overs) |
| Georgia Elwiss 28 (22) Suzie Bates 3/22 (2.5 overs) | | Suzie Bates 37 (25) Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 5 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Southern Vipers)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Georgia Adams | 11 | 9 | 3 | 169 | 50 | 28.16 | 113.42 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Chamari Atapattu | 11 | 11 | 1 | 196 | 45 | 19.60 | 93.33 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 32 | 42.00 | 140.00 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mignon du Preez | 11 | 9 | 3 | 267 | 70* | 44.50 | 147.51 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 10 | 8 | 0 | 171 | 38 | 21.37 | 108.91 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Abigail Freeborn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 29.00 | 103.57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarah Glenn | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4.50 | 81.81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirstie Gordon | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | 11 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 17* | 28.50 | 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Lucy Higham | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amy Jones | 11 | 11 | 2 | 309 | 74* | 34.33 | 114.86 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 8 |
| Hayley Matthews | 9 | 8 | 1 | 133 | 54* | 19.00 | 105.55 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Tara Norris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Chamari Atapattu | 11 | 9 | 19.0 | 0 | 121 | 5 | 3/18 | 24.20 | 6.36 | 22.8 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 9 | 9 | 29.0 | 1 | 191 | 8 | 2/16 | 23.87 | 6.58 | 21.7 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 10 | 9 | 22.0 | 0 | 159 | 7 | 1/7 | 22.71 | 7.22 | 18.8 |
| Jo Gardner | 3 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 1/16 | 32.50 | 9.28 | 21.0 |
| Sarah Glenn | 11 | 11 | 34.0 | 0 | 206 | 11 | 3/25 | 18.72 | 6.05 | 18.5 |
| Kirstie Gordon | 10 | 10 | 36.4 | 0 | 222 | 11 | 3/18 | 20.18 | 6.05 | 20.0 |
| Jenny Gunn | 11 | 11 | 27.5 | 0 | 187 | 10 | 3/14 | 18.70 | 6.71 | 16.7 |
| Lucy Higham | 8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1/16 | 16.00 | 8.00 | 12.0 |
| Hayley Matthews | 9 | 8 | 27.3 | 1 | 169 | 9 | 2/1 | 18.77 | 6.14 | 18.3 |
| Tara Norris | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 10.66 | – |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Georgia Adams | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Chamari Atapattu | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Mignon du Preez | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Abigail Freeborn | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jo Gardner | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sarah Glenn | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Kirstie Gordon | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| Jenny Gunn | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Lucy Higham | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Hayley Matthews | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Tara Norris | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Amy Jones | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||