Loughborough Lightning (WCSL)

Loughborough Lightning

Coach:	Salliann Briggs
Founded:	2016
Home ground:	Haslegrave Ground
WCSL wins:	0
Official website:	Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning is an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Loughborough, Leicestershire. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They will play their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground. They are coached by Salliann Briggs and are captained by Natalie Sciver. The team is partnered with Loughborough University. The squad includes overseas players Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry and Dane van Niekerk as well as England players Sciver, Rebecca Grundy, Amy Jones and Georgia Elwiss.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

2016 squad

• Georgie Boyce
• Thea Brookes
• Sophie Devine
• Georgia Elwiss
• Amy Gauvrit
• Lauren Griffiths (wk)
• Rebecca Grundy
• Amy Jones
• Evelyn Jones
• Sonia Odedra
• Ellyse Perry
• Paige Scholfield
• Dane van Niekerk

Imported players

• Dane van Niekerk - South Africa (2016)
• Ellyse Perry – Australia (2016)
• Sophie Devine - New Zealand (2016)

See also

• Loughborough MCC University
• Loughborough Lightning

References

1. Loughborough Women Squad
2. ECB names six Women's Super League hosts
3. ECB unveil teams and schedule for Women's Cricket Super League
4. Lanning, Taylor, Bates among WSL overseas stars
5. Final squads announced for Women's Super League