# 2016 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season

The 2016 season was Loughborough Lightning's first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished third in the initial group stage, winning three of their five matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final. However, they lost to Western Storm by five wickets in the semi-final.
The side was partnered with Loughborough University, and played their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground. They were coached by Salliann Briggs and captained by Georgia Elwiss.

## 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 (30 July 2016).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Georgie Boyce | England | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Evelyn Jones | England | (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Thea Brookes | England | (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Sophie Devine | New Zealand | (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Georgia Elwiss | England | (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain |
| Alex MacDonald | England | (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ellyse Perry | Australia | (1990-11-01)1 November 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Paige Scholfield | England | (1995-12-19)19 December 1995 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Dane van Niekerk | South Africa | (1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Lauren Griffiths | England | (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | — | |
| Amy Jones | England | (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Amy Gauvrit | England | (1995-03-14)14 March 1995 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rebecca Grundy | England | (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Beth Langston | England | (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sonia Odedra | England | (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |

## 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

* 30 July 14:30 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 128/9 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 85 (17.1 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 52 (38) Jenny Gunn 2/20 (4 overs) | | Lauren Winfield 23 (13) Rebecca Grundy 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 43 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Ben Debenham and Tom Lungley
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 3, Yorkshire Diamonds 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 16:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 158/8 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 153/5 (20 overs) |
| Amy Jones 46 (30) Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 74 (46) Sonia Odedra 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 5 runs Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Ben Debenham and Russell Warren
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 2, Western Storm 0
* 12 August 16:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 134 (19.5 overs) |
| Dane van Niekerk 91 (64) Lea Tahuhu 1/9 (1 over) | | Laura Marsh 41 (24) Sophie Devine 2/12 (2.5 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 34 runs Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Paul Pollard and Russell Warren
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 3, Surrey Stars 0
* 14 August 14:00 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 156/4 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 97 (18.5 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 38 (24) Rebecca Grundy 2/24 (4 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 35 (33) Linsey Smith 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 59 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Ben Debenham and Tom Lungley
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 3, Loughborough Lightning 0

### Semi-final

* 21 August 11:00 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 124/7 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 128/5 (19.3 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 64* (48) Stafanie Taylor 3/31 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 52 (43) Dane van Niekerk 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 5 wickets County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Thea Brookes | 6 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 30* | 14.33 | 138.70 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sophie Devine | 6 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 52 | 15.33 | 92.92 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 6 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 22 | 10.66 | 86.48 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Rebecca Grundy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 3.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amy Jones | 6 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 46 | 15.16 | 119.73 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Evelyn Jones | 6 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 14.33 | 117.80 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Beth Langston | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonia Odedra | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4.20 | 72.41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ellyse Perry | 6 | 6 | 2 | 190 | 64* | 47.50 | 118.75 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| Paige Scholfield | 6 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 38 | 15.25 | 145.23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 6 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 91 | 21.00 | 115.59 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Sophie Devine | 6 | 6 | 16.3 | 0 | 132 | 6 | 2/12 | 22.00 | 8.00 | 16.5 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 6 | 6 | 18.0 | 0 | 133 | 5 | 2/6 | 26.60 | 7.38 | 21.6 |
| Rebecca Grundy | 6 | 6 | 19.0 | 0 | 124 | 8 | 3/21 | 15.50 | 6.52 | 14.2 |
| Beth Langston | 6 | 5 | 9.0 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 2/14 | 19.33 | 6.44 | 18.0 |
| Sonia Odedra | 6 | 5 | 14.0 | 0 | 85 | 5 | 2/20 | 17.00 | 6.07 | 16.8 |
| Ellyse Perry | 6 | 6 | 19.0 | 0 | 145 | 4 | 1/17 | 36.25 | 7.63 | 28.5 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 6 | 6 | 21.0 | 0 | 126 | 7 | 2/21 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 18.0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Thea Brookes | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Sophie Devine | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Rebecca Grundy | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Evelyn Jones | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Beth Langston | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Sonia Odedra | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Ellyse Perry | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Paige Scholfield | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Amy Jones | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||