18-year-old Lucy Higham from Leicestershire has been invited to train with Loughborough Lightning as they prepare for the start of the Kia Super League season. Higham currently plays for Leicestershire Vixens County Cricket team, and has also been part of the England U19 Women’s Development Program. Speaking during a fielding-specific session with the Lightning team,
Loughborough Lightning launch new brand as Vitality Netball Superleague expands to double figures Loughborough Lightning unveiled a new brand identity on the day that England Netball has confirmed their place as one of the ten teams playing in the Vitality Netball Superleague in 2017. With the league expanding to double figures, everyone at Lightning is keen to
On the day that full Kia Super League squads are announced, Loughborough Lightning have confirmed that Georgia Elwiss will captain the side in the inaugural edition of the event. With ECB contracted players and international stars confirmed over the last two weeks, Head Coach Sall Briggs has confirmed that Elwiss will lead the squad on
Loughborough Lightning has announced that Ellyse Perry (pictured above), Sophie Devine and Dane van Nierkerk will play for the team in 2016. Australian Ellyse Perry and South African Dane van Nierkerk are currently ranked one and two respectively in the ICC T20 all-rounder player rankings, whilst New Zealand’s Sophie Devine had an equally strong ICC Women’s
The second half of the Vitality Netball Superleague season begins for Yorkshire Jets this weekend with the team still looking for their first win. Spirits have been higher though in the Jets camp this week after their impressive performance against Manchester Thunder last weekend when they were only narrowly beaten after leading through most of
Loughborough University was recently announced as a host for the WCSL and yesterday they announced that the team will be called Loughborough Lightning and will play in the league’s opening match away against Yorkshire Diamonds. The team will play three home matches at the Haslegrave Cricket Ground on the Loughborough University campus, starting against Lancashire Thunder
Loughborough Lightning got their 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague campaign off to the perfect start on Super Saturday as they secured a convincing 65-34 victory over Yorkshire Jets to go top of the league. Taking place at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, Super Saturday saw all eight teams in action, with Sky Sports showing this celebration
Yorkshire Jets begin their 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague campaign this weekend with two games in the space of three days. They take on Loughborough Lightning on Super Saturday – when all eight teams in the competition will play back-to-back at Birmingham’s Genting Arena live on Sky Sports. The Jets centre pass, at 4pm, will mark
Loughborough Lightning have announced their long squad for the forthcoming Vitality Netball Superleague season, which kicks off on ‘Super Saturday’ at the Genting Arena, Birmingham on Saturday 30th January. Spearheaded by newly unveiled captain Jade Clarke, the squad has been bolstered over the summer with the signing of England internationals Ama Agbeze, Kadeen Corbin, Sasha Corbin
With the start of the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague season now just 80 days away, Loughborough Lightning have further boosted their squad with the signing of birthday girl Ama Agbeze. A versatile defensive player who has won 69 caps for England, Agbeze is another Lightning signing to return from the ANZ Championship, making the switch
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