The 2022 season was Lightning's third season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished bottom of Group B, winning one of their six matches. The side finished sixth in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning two of their six matches.
The side was captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by Chris Guest. They played three home matches at the Haslegrave Ground, two at Grace Road and one apiece at Trent Bridge and the County Ground, Derby.
In September 2022, it was announced that Nottinghamshire CCC would become the new host of the team from the 2023 season, replacing Loughborough University, and that the name and branding of the team would be changing.
Squad Changes On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Lightning had signed Marie Kelly from Central Sparks, and that she had signed a professional contract with the side. On the same day, Abigail Freeborn left the side, joining Central Sparks. On 29 April 2022, it was announced that Yvonne Graves had left the side, joining Northern Diamonds. On 11 May 2022, Lightning announced their 18-player squad for the season, confirming the signing of Katie Midwood from Sunrisers, Piepa Cleary as an overseas player, and Ilenia Sims from the Academy. Shachi Pai departed the side for North West Thunder, Nancy Harman moved to Southern Vipers, and Sonia Odedra and Leah Kellogg were no longer included in the squad compared to the previous season. In July 2022, Emily Windsor joined the side on loan from Southern Vipers for the first match of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Later in July, Gwenan Davies was signed on loan from Central Sparks for two matches the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Academy player Rhiannon Knowling-Davies was first named in a matchday squad on 16 July 2022. In September, Georgie Boyce joined the side from North West Thunder.
On 20 October 2021, it was announced that Head Coach Rob Taylor was leaving the club. Chris Guest was announced his replacement on 1 December 2021.
Squad list Age given is at the start of Lightning's first match of the season (14 May 2022).
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Georgie Boyce Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022 from North West Thunder Bethany Harmer Right-handed Right-arm off break Marie Kelly Right-handed Right-arm off break Emily Windsor Right-handed Right-arm medium One match loan from Southern Vipers in July 2022 All-rounders Kathryn Bryce Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain Piepa Cleary Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player Bethan Ellis Right-handed Right-arm medium Teresa Graves Right-handed Right-arm medium Katie Midwood Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wicket-keepers Tammy Beaumont Right-handed — Sarah Bryce Right-handed — Ella Claridge Right-handed — Gwenan Davies Left-handed Right-arm medium Two match loan from Central Sparks in July 2022 Michaela Kirk Right-handed Right-arm off break Bowlers Grace Ballinger Left-handed Left-arm medium Kirstie Gordon Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Josie Groves Right-handed Right-arm leg break Lucy Higham Right-handed Right-arm off break Rhiannon Knowling-Davies Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined July 2022 Sophie Munro Right-handed Right-arm medium Alicia Presland Right-handed Right-arm medium Ilenia Sims Right-handed Right-arm off break
Charlotte Edwards Cup Group B
advanced to the final
Fixtures
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 4 4 0 2 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 0 5 5 0 0 6 5 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 5 7 0 6 5 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings
advanced to final advanced to the play-off
Fixtures
Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 5 5 2 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.
Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 5 9 1 4 9 0 6 8 0 3 6 0 5 5 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.
Season statistics Batting PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Grace Ballinger 5 4 15 13* 15.00 45.45 0 0 5 3 10 7 3.33 90.90 0 0 Tammy Beaumont 2 2 82 70 41.00 62.12 0 1 4 4 136 59 34.00 125.92 0 2 Georgie Boyce 2 2 73 70 36.50 76.04 0 1 – – – – – – – – Kathryn Bryce 5 5 233 109* 58.25 82.33 2 0 6 6 129 54 21.50 92.80 0 1 Sarah Bryce 5 5 115 49 23.00 62.16 0 0 5 5 44 23* 11.00 78.57 0 0 Ella Claridge 1 1 35 35 35.00 70.00 0 0 5 5 83 41 20.75 113.69 0 0 Piepa Cleary 3 3 18 13* 9.00 62.06 0 0 5 4 16 9* 8.00 64.00 0 0 Gwenan Davies 2 2 9 5 4.50 30.00 0 0 – – – – – – – – Bethan Ellis 3 3 33 33 11.00 63.46 0 0 6 6 41 19* 8.20 91.11 0 0 Kirstie Gordon 4 4 17 8 8.50 58.62 0 0 2 1 11 11* – 137.50 0 0 Teresa Graves 4 3 34 26* 34.00 50.74 0 0 5 5 17 7 4.25 56.66 0 0 Josie Groves 5 4 62 55 15.50 124.00 0 1 3 2 1 1* 1.00 33.33 0 0 Bethany Harmer 5 5 63 27 12.60 77.77 0 0 2 2 42 35 21.00 123.52 0 0 Lucy Higham 6 6 109 34 18.16 74.65 0 0 6 5 51 31 12.75 92.72 0 0 Marie Kelly 5 4 86 46 21.50 69.35 0 0 6 6 111 46 18.50 152.05 0 0 Michaela Kirk 2 2 7 6 3.50 38.88 0 0 – – – – – – – – Sophie Munro 5 5 108 50 21.60 76.05 0 1 6 5 44 16 8.80 104.76 0 0 Alicia Presland 1 1 1 1 1.00 16.66 0 0 1 – – – – – – – Emily Windsor 1 1 27 27 27.00 58.69 0 0 – – – – – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Bowling PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Grace Ballinger 5 40.0 9 17.77 4.00 5/29 1 5 12.4 1 100.00 7.89 1/10 0 Kathryn Bryce 5 38.0 4 44.25 4.65 2/26 0 6 20.0 5 35.40 8.85 2/24 0 Piepa Cleary 3 28.0 6 25.33 5.42 3/45 0 5 18.2 7 18.14 6.92 3/34 0 Bethan Ellis 3 – – – – – – 6 0.2 0 – 3.00 – 0 Kirstie Gordon 4 40.0 9 17.77 4.00 4/31 0 2 8.0 2 20.50 5.12 1/15 0 Teresa Graves 4 23.0 2 57.50 5.00 1/23 0 5 3.0 1 25.00 8.33 1/15 0 Josie Groves 5 25.0 5 26.20 5.24 2/31 0 3 9.0 3 24.33 8.11 1/20 0 Lucy Higham 6 46.0 8 29.87 5.19 3/50 0 6 11.0 4 22.50 8.18 3/30 0 Marie Kelly 5 17.4 3 22.66 3.84 1/19 0 6 14.4 3 40.00 8.18 2/17 0 Sophie Munro 5 29.0 3 52.00 5.37 2/35 0 6 15.0 3 37.00 7.40 2/25 0 Alicia Presland 1 4.0 0 – 6.75 – 0 1 – – – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Grace Ballinger 5 5 2 5 5 0 Tammy Beaumont 2 2 0 4 4 3 Georgie Boyce 2 2 1 – – – Kathryn Bryce 5 5 5 6 6 2 Ella Claridge 1 – – 5 4 1 Piepa Cleary 3 3 2 5 5 0 Gwenan Davies 2 2 0 – – – Bethan Ellis 3 3 0 6 6 2 Kirstie Gordon 4 4 3 2 2 1 Teresa Graves 4 4 0 5 5 1 Josie Groves 5 5 3 3 3 0 Bethany Harmer 5 5 0 2 2 0 Lucy Higham 6 6 2 6 5 0 Marie Kelly 5 5 1 6 6 2 Michaela Kirk 2 2 0 – – – Sophie Munro 5 5 0 6 6 3 Alicia Presland 1 1 0 1 1 0 Emily Windsor 1 1 0 – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Sarah Bryce 5 5 2 2 5 5 2 3 Ella Claridge 1 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
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