A Nottinghamshire quartet have been named in the Lightning squad for this summer's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
Lucy Higham, Shachi Pai, Sophie Munro and Teresa Graves have all been named as part of a 15-strong contingent for the 50-over competition.
Representing Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire CCC, as well as Lincolnshire Cricket and Loughborough University, they are one of eight sides who complete the ECB's new elite domestic structure for the women's game.
The East Midlands-based side's fixture list includes a clash with Thunder, representing the North West of England, at Trent Bridge on Saturday 29 August.
Higham, who captained Notts in last summer's Vitality Women's Club T20, first represented Loughborough Lightning in the KIA Super League in 2019.
The off-spinner has taken 61 List A wickets at 20.24, adding a further 42 scalps as 18.66 in the T20 format.
Right-armer Munro, who impressed with her nerveless death bowling for the Green and Golds last summer, joins Lightning after a winter which saw her join the England women's setup for a close-season training camp.
Graves, who made her Nottinghamshire debut in 2018, is one of nine players combining their time on the field with studies at Loughborough University.
Their number also includes Pai, who is returning to Nottinghamshire after seven years with Lancashire.