Loughborough Lightning (WCSL)
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| Coach: |  Salliann Briggs |
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| 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)
