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Match Preview: Lancashire Thunder v Hampshire Hawks Women, Vitality Blast
Match Preview: Lancashire Thunder v Hampshire Hawks Women, Vitality Blast
Hawks Women head north to Blackpool as they face Lancashire Thunder in the Vitality Blast
Lancashire Thunder v Hampshire Hawks
Vitality Blast
Tuesday 9th June (2:30pm start)
Blackpool CC
Hawks Women head to the north west where they take on Lancashire Thunder in the Vitality Blast.
The Hawks trounced Essex on Sunday with a 55-run win at Chelmsford.
Amanda-Jade Wellington was the star of the show, as she claimed her first-ever hat-trick when she had Jodi Grewcock stumped, Flo Miller caught behind, and Sophia Smale bowled on her way to astonishing figures of 5/18.
Maia Bouchier was on top form with the bat as she made 87 to help propel the Hawks to 155/4 in 20 overs.
Lancashire took on The Blaze in their previous outing, with pace bowler Grace Potts claiming 5/20 from her four overs.
Despite 49 from captain Ellie Threlkeld, the Thunder were bowled out for 120 in the final over 16 runs shy of their target.
They sit in seventh, two places behind the Hawks in the table.
Hampshire Hawks
Hawks Women have named a 14-player squad for their Vitality Blast match against Lancashire Thunder.
The same squad that travelled to Essex will hit the road again as they head to Blackpool.
Daisy Gibb is out due to a knuckle injury.
Georgia Adams Captain (1)
Abi Norgrove (12)
Maia Bouchier (14)
Rhianna Southby † (17)
Eliza Bristowe (18)
Megan Sturge † (3)
Naomi Dattani (11)
Francesca Sweet (13)
Hannah Hardwick (19)
Poppy Tulloch (24)
Nancy Harman (25)
Bex Tyson (35)
Ella McCaughan (8)
Amanda-Jade Wellington (10)
Lancashire Thunder
Previewed by Graham Hardcastle, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Ellie Threlkeld
Overseas player: Meg Lanning (Australia, full campaign)
2026 standings: 7th
2026 leading run-scorer: Meg Lanning (217)
2026 leading wicket-taker: Grace Potts (10)
Key winter moves: Talk about statement signing, hey. Lancashire’s capture of Australian batting legend Meg Lanning is not only a boost for to the county’s hopes of Blast glory but also the county game in general. The best players in the world want to come and play here. Happy days. She replaces compatriot Alana King, the leg-spinner who was Thunder’s joint top wicket-taker last year.
The big question: Can Lancashire complete the set? Champions last year in both the Vitality County T20 Cup and then the Metro Bank One-Day Cup, this is the missing one they would love to put into the Emirates Old Trafford trophy cabinet. That they fell short of a place at Finals Day last year really stung a side who are hungry for sustained success.
Wildcard watch: Grace Johnson. Not an automatic pick in Thunder’s XI, but perhaps more likely given the impending absence of Scotland duo Ailsa Lister and Darcey Carter because of T20 World Cup duty. An Academy graduate who bowls seam and bats in the middle order, the now 21-year-old captained Lancashire’s U18s to two national titles in 2024.
Final thought: It certainly hasn’t been the start to the season Lancashire were wanting, with batting fragilities leaving them with an uphill task to defend their One-Day Cup title. They will be banking on Meg Lanning’s presence to really give that area of their team some oomph in the Blast. Friday July 10 looms as a historic day for the county as they host a televised T20 Roses double header at Emirates Old Trafford. The women open a blockbuster day with an afternoon clash against Yorkshire.
Head-to-Head:
Hampshire Hawks Women’s record in T20 matches v Lancashire Thunder:
Played
Won
Tied
Lost
No Result
2
1
0
1
0
Recent meetings:
July 9 2025 | Falkland CC, Newbury | Lancashire won by eight wickets (with six balls remaining)
June 4 2025 | Old Trafford | Hawks won by eight wickets (with six balls remaining)
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Hawks Women’s match against Lancashire Thunder are available here.
Coverage
The match will be live streamed on the LancsTV YouTube channel.
Fans can stay updated on the match via the Hampshire Cricket X/Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts, where regular score updates, photos from the game, and match clips will be shared.
