# 2017 Lancashire Thunder season

The 2017 season was Lancashire Thunder's second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished bottom of the group stage, losing all five of their matches.
The side was captained by Danielle Hazell and coached by Stephen Titchard. They played one home match apiece at Old Trafford, Stanley Park and Aigburth Cricket Ground.

## Squad

Lancashire Thunder announced their 15-player squad in May 2017. Age given is at the start of Lancashire Thunder's first match of the season (11 August 2017).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Evelyn Jones | England | (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Natasha Miles | Hong Kong | (1988-10-19)19 October 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Natalie Brown | England | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Jess Jonassen | Australia | (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Emma Lamb | England | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Amy Satterthwaite | New Zealand | (1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Sarah Taylor | England | (1989-05-20)20 May 1989 (aged 28) | Right-handed | — | |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | England | (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 18) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Kate Cross | England | (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rachel Dickinson | England | (1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alice Dyson | England | (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sophie Ecclestone | England | (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Danielle Hazell | England | (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Lea Tahuhu | New Zealand | (1990-09-23)23 September 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Ella Telford | England | (1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 2.001 |
| 2 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.291 |
| 3 | Western Storm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.887 |
| 4 | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.664 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.692 |
Advanced to the Final.  Advanced to the Semi-final.

### League stage

* 11 August 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 162/4 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 134/7 (20 overs) |
| Lauren Winfield 44 (43) Danielle Hazell 2/34 (4 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 28 (26) Alice Davidson-Richards 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 28 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Neil Bainton and Mike Burns Player of the match: Alice Davidson-Richards (Yorkshire Diamonds)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 16 August 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 133/6 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 100 (18 overs) |
| Natalie Sciver 40* (36) Danielle Hazell 2/16 (4 overs) | | Sarah Taylor 34 (30) Rene Farrell 5/26 (4 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 33 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Neil Bainton and Graham Lloyd Player of the match: Rene Farrell (Surrey Stars)
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 20 August 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 140/5 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 90 (17.2 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 78* (57) Danielle Hazell 2/16 (4 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 21 (23) Beth Langston 3/14 (2 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 50 runs Stanley Park, Blackpool Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Chris Watts Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Loughborough Lightning)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 23 August 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 87 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 88/4 (14.5 overs) |
| Danielle Hazell 37 (39) Linsey Smith 3/16 (4 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 46* (29) Sophie Ecclestone 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 6 wickets Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool Umpires: Ben Debenham and Paul Pollard Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Vipers)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 26 August 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 122/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 123/5 (17.1 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 44 (41) Freya Davies 2/24 (4 overs) | | Rachel Priest 52 (26) Danielle Hazell 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 5 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Tom Lungley and Russell Warren Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Natalie Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 14.00 | 107.69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rachel Dickinson | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 16* | 7.33 | 110.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 11.80 | 92.18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jess Jonassen | 5 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 8.40 | 80.76 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Evelyn Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 26 | 17.80 | 86.40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Emma Lamb | 5 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 30* | 13.50 | 71.05 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Natasha Miles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 5 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 44 | 22.00 | 101.85 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Lea Tahuhu | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5.33 | 106.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 5 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 18* | 14.00 | 89.36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sarah Taylor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 13.00 | 92.85 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Kate Cross | 4 | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 1/38 | 99.00 | 9.00 | 66.0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 5 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 104 | 6 | 2/19 | 17.33 | 5.20 | 20.0 |
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 18.0 | 0 | 88 | 9 | 2/14 | 9.77 | 4.88 | 12.0 |
| Jess Jonassen | 5 | 5 | 19.0 | 0 | 148 | 3 | 2/27 | 49.33 | 7.78 | 38.0 |
| Emma Lamb | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11.00 | – |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 5 | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 1/33 | 74.00 | 7.40 | 60.0 |
| Lea Tahuhu | 5 | 4 | 13.0 | 0 | 101 | 3 | 1/17 | 33.66 | 7.76 | 26.0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Natalie Brown | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kate Cross | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rachel Dickinson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Jess Jonassen | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Evelyn Jones | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Emma Lamb | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Natasha Miles | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Lea Tahuhu | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Sarah Taylor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Eleanor Threlkeld | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||