Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 05/10 09:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Sunrisers - femmes Cancelled
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 05/06 09:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Central Sparks - Femmes Cancelled
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 05/01 09:30 - The Blaze - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes Abandoned
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 04/29 09:30 - Western Storm - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 215/4(41.3)-214/10(44.4)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 04/22 09:30 - Thunder - Femmes v South East Stars - Femmes 203/10(42)-334/5(50)
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 09/18 09:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Western Storm - Femmes 242-239
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 09/11 09:30 - Southern Vipers - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 204-203
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 09/09 09:30 - Sunrisers - femmes v Thunder - Femmes Postponed
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 07/23 13:00 - Thunder - Femmes v Central Sparks - Femmes 236-191
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 07/16 09:30 - Thunder - Femmes v South East Stars - Femmes 146-198
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 07/09 09:30 - Lightning Women v Thunder - Femmes 241-238
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 07/03 09:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Northern Diamonds - Femmes 235-241
Super Smash 06/03 13:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Lightning Women 104-103
Super Smash 06/01 18:00 - Thunder - Femmes v Southern Vipers - Femmes 94-97
Super Smash 05/29 10:00 - Northern Diamonds - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 124-99
Super Smash 05/21 13:30 - Lightning Women v Thunder - Femmes 155-152
Super Smash 05/18 12:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Northern Diamonds - Femmes 148-92
Super Smash 05/14 13:30 - Southern Vipers - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 103-102
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 09/18 09:30 - South East Stars - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 130/10(35)-185/10(47)
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 09/12 09:30 - Northern Diamonds - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 294/6(50)-189/8(50)
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 09/10 09:00 - Thunder - Femmes v Southern Vipers - Femmes 110/10(32.5)-112/7(33.5)
Super Smash 08/30 13:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Northern Diamonds - Femmes 90/9(20)-92/2(12.2)
Super Smash 08/28 13:30 - Sunrisers - femmes v Thunder - Femmes 124/4(20)-124/5(20)
Super Smash 08/25 13:30 - Western Storm - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 101/3(17.4)-100/9(20)
Super Smash 07/09 13:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Sunrisers - femmes 186/1(20)-115/10(20)
Super Smash 07/04 10:00 - Thunder - Femmes v Western Storm - Femmes 110/8(20)-36/1(3.1)
Super Smash 06/26 13:30 - Northern Diamonds - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 106/9,118/6
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 06/12 09:30 - Central Sparks - Femmes v Thunder - Femmes 203/10(49.5)-205/8(48)
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 06/06 09:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Lightning Women 125/10(39.2)-259/5(50)
Ligue nationale féminine de Cricket 05/31 09:30 - Thunder - Femmes v Sunrisers - femmes 247/9(50)-211/10(45.2)

Wikipedia - North West Thunder

North West Thunder, commonly referred to as Thunder, are a women's cricket team that represent Lancashire and North West England, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including Old Trafford Cricket Ground. They are captained by Eleanor Threlkeld and coached by Chris Read. The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Lancashire Thunder, but are now partnered with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.

History

In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket. North West Thunder were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Lancashire Thunder and representing Lancashire and North West England, partnering with Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria. The side was to be captained by Alex Hartley and coached by Paul Shaw. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. North West Thunder finished third in the North Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches. At the end of the season, five Thunder players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Alex Hartley, Georgie Boyce, Emma Lamb, Eleanor Threlkeld and Hannah Jones.

The following season, 2021, North West Thunder competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side finished third in their group, winning two of their six matches, as well as their away match against Sunrisers ending in a tie. Thunder batter Emma Lamb hit the first Charlotte Edwards Cup century in the reverse fixture against Sunrisers, as her side made the highest team score of the tournament, 186/1. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the team finished seventh in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches. North West Thunder bowler Hannah Jones was the joint-second highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 14 wickets.

North West Thunder take the field during their match against Western Storm in May 2022.

Ahead of the 2022 season, Hartley stood down as captain of the side. Eleanor Threlkeld was named as her replacement. The side finished third in their group in the Charlotte Edwards Cup that season, winning two of their six matches. The side finished seventh in the group of eight in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

In 2023, the side qualified for the knockout stages of a tournament for the first time, doing so in the Charlotte Edwards Cup after winning four of their last five matches. However, they lost in the semi-final to Southern Vipers. The side finished seventh in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning three matches. Head Coach Paul Shaw stepped down from his role at the end of the season, and was later replaced by Chris Read.