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Loughborough Lightning were an English women's
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team based at
Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...
. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the
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. They primarily played their home matches at the
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. They were coached by Rob Taylor and were captained by
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. The team was partnered with
Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...
. Together with the
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team, the cricket team was one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University that used the Loughborough Lightning name. In 2020, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, some elements of the Loughborough Lightning were retained for a new team, named just
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and representing a broader region.


History


2016–2019: Women's Cricket Super League

Loughborough Lightning were formed in 2016 to compete in the new
Women's Cricket Super League The Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), known as the Kia Super League (KSL) for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional women's Twenty20 cricket competition in England and Wales operated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The comp ...
, partnering with
Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...
and playing across the
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. In the first season of the WCSL, the Lightning finished 3rd in the group stage, progressing to the semi-final, where they were beaten by eventual runners-up
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. The following season,
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, saw Loughborough miss out on Finals Day, finishing 4th with two wins.
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was Loughborough Lightning's most successful season, as they topped the group with 7 wins from 10 games, progressing straight to the final. However, they were defeated by
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by 66 runs after the Stars' Lizelle Lee hit a century. Lightning bowler
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was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, with 17. In
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, the Lightning again progressed to Finals Day after finishing 2nd in the group with 7 victories, but were beaten in the semi-final by the
Southern Vipers The Southern Vipers are a women's cricket team that represent the South of England. The Vipers wear an orange and black kit and play their home matches at the Ageas Bowl and the County Cricket Ground, Hove. They are currently coached by former ...
. Following this season, women's cricket in England was restructured and Loughborough Lightning were disbanded as part of the reforms; however they survived in spirit for a new team,
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, who represented a larger area, but retained some of their players.


Home grounds


Players

Final squad, 2019 season * No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. * denotes players with international caps.


Overseas players

*
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(2016) *
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(2016–2017) *
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(2016, 2018) *
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(2017) *
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(2017–2018) *
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Mignon du Preez Mignon du Preez (born 13 June 1989) is a South African cricketer, who was the women's team captain in all three forms of cricket, Test matches, ODIs and T20Is, from 2007 to 2018. A right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper, du Preez ...
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(2019) * Chamari Atapattu –
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
(2019) *
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(2019)


Seasons


Statistics


Overall Results

* Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result) * Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.


Teamwise Result summary


Records

*Highest team total: 174/7, v
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on 4 August, 2018. *Lowest team total: 97, v
Southern Vipers The Southern Vipers are a women's cricket team that represent the South of England. The Vipers wear an orange and black kit and play their home matches at the Ageas Bowl and the County Cricket Ground, Hove. They are currently coached by former ...
on 14 August, 2016. *Highest individual score: 91,
Dane van Niekerk Dané van Niekerk ( , ; born 14 May 1993) is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. leg spin bowler, she has appearances in Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) representi ...
v
Surrey Stars The Surrey Stars were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in South London that competed in the English women's Twenty20 competition, the Women's Cricket Super League. The Stars played their home matches at The Oval and Woodbridge Road ...
on 12 August, 2016. *Best individual bowling analysis: 3/10,
Jenny Gunn Jennifer Louise Gunn (born 9 May 1986) is an English former cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 11 Test matches, 144 One Day Internationals and 104 Twenty20 Internationals for England bet ...
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on 22 July, 2018. *Most Runs: 636 in 31 matches, Amy Jones. *Most wickets: 28 wickets in 21 matches,
Kirstie Gordon Kirstie Louise Gordon (born 20 October 1997) is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Kent, The Blaze and Trent Rockets as a slow-left arm orthodox bowler. She played for Scotland from 2012 to 2017, before switching nationality to Engl ...
.


References

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Cricket clubs established in 2016