Northern Diamonds

Northern Diamonds are a women's cricket team that represent the traditional areas of the North East and Yorkshire, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at Headingley, the Riverside, Roseworth Terrace and the North Marine Road Ground.[1][2] They are captained by Hollie Armitage and coached by former England cricketer Danielle Hazell.[3]

Northern Diamonds
Personnel
CaptainHollie Armitage (2020–)
CoachDanielle Hazell (2020–)
Team information
Colours  Dark blue
Established2020
Home ground Headingley
Riverside
Roseworth Terrace
North Marine Road Ground
History
RHFT wins0
CEC wins0
Official websiteNorthern Diamonds

Playing kit

The team carries over elements of the WCSL team Yorkshire Diamonds, and are partnered with Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland.[4] The Diamonds have reached the final of all three tournaments they have competed in, but lost each time.[5]

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.[6] Northern Diamonds were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Yorkshire Diamonds and representing the North East and Yorkshire, partnering with Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland.[4] The side was to be captained by Hollie Armitage and coached by Danielle Hazell.[7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[8] Northern Diamonds won the North Group in the competition, winning five of their six matches to progress to the final.[9] In the final, they faced Southern Vipers, who scored 231 batting first. However, Charlotte Taylor's 6/34 helped bowl out the Diamonds for 193, meaning they finished as runners-up.[10] At the end of the season, five Diamonds players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Hollie Armitage, Beth Langston, Linsey Smith, Phoebe Graham and Jenny Gunn.[11]

The following season, 2021, Northern Diamonds 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 topped Group B with four wins from their six matches, just edging out Western Storm on Net Run Rate to qualify for the play-off on Finals Day.[12] In the play-off, Diamonds beat Southern Vipers by 18 runs to qualify for the final, where they faced South East Stars.[13] Batting first, Northern Diamonds made 138/4 with captain Armitage making 59*. However, Stars chased the target down with 2 overs to spare to win by 5 wickets.[14] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Northern Diamonds again qualified for the knockout stages, finishing second in the group with five wins from their seven matches.[15] They faced Central Sparks in the play-off, and beat them by 6 wickets thanks to Ami Campbell's 76 to progress to the final, where they again faced Southern Vipers.[16] Batting first in the final, the Diamonds made 183, with Campbell again top-scoring with 60. However, despite reducing Vipers to 109/7, the side went on to lose the final by 3 wickets with 2 balls to spare.[17]

Home grounds
Venue Games hosted by season
2021Total
Riverside Ground134
Headingley Cricket Ground235
South Northumberland Cricket Club–11
North Marine Road Ground–11

Players

Current squad

As per 2021 season.[7]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
10Leah Dobson England (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001Right-handedRight arm medium
22Sterre Kalis  Netherlands (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
31Rachel Hopkins England (1992-07-19) 19 July 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Phoebe Turner England (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
11Alex MacDonald England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991Left-handedRight-arm medium
24Jenny Gunn  England (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium
26Katherine Brunt  England (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
39Nat Sciver  England (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
57Hollie Armitage England (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg breakClub captain
–Yvonne Graves England (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
25Bess Heath England (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001Right-handed—
30Sarah Taylor  England (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989Right-handed–Injury replacement player
58Lauren Winfield-Hill  England (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
Bowlers
5Ella Telford England (1999-04-05) 5 April 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
18Helen Fenby England (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
23Katie Levick England (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break
42Beth Langston  England (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
50Linsey Smith  England (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
72Rachel Slater  Scotland (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001Right-handedLeft-arm medium
–Leigh Kasperek  New Zealand (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
–Emma Marlow EnglandUnknownRight-handedRight-arm off break

Academy

The Northern Diamonds Academy team plays against other regional academies in friendly and festival matches across various formats. The Academy selects players from across the North East region. Players in the 2022 Academy are listed below:[18]

Name County
Madeleine AtkinsonNorth East Warriors
Ciara BoadenNorth East Warriors
Mary ButlerNorth East Warriors
Grace HallYorkshire
Trudy JohnsonNorth East Warriors
Lucy LindleyYorkshire
Emma MarlowYorkshire
Ellie NightingaleYorkshire
Harriet RobsonNorth East Warriors
Lizzie ScottNorth East Warriors
Bethany SlaterYorkshire
Ellie TiffinNorth East Warriors
Phoebe TurnerYorkshire
Jessica WoolstonYorkshire
Emily WhitingNorth East Warriors

Coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Danielle Hazell
  • Regional Director: James Carr
  • Cricket Operations Manager: Cecilia Allen
  • Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Isaac Leung
  • Head Physio: Sarah Hattie
  • Head Academy Coach: Courtney Winfield-Hill
  • Sports Psychologist: Phill Lee
  • Sports Nutritionist: Sarah Chantler
  • Team Analyst: Harrison Allen
  • Performance Coach: Richard Waite

As of the 2021 season.[7]

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season Final standing League standings[19] Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2020 Runners-up 65100323+1.0001st Lost to Southern Vipers in the final
2021 Runners-up 75200323+1.1822nd Lost to Southern Vipers in the final

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR BP Pts NRR Pos
2021 Runners-up 64200117+0.6551st Lost to South East Stars in the final

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - summary of results[20]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2020 7520071.43
2021 9630066.67
Total 161150068.75
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - teamwise result summary[21]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
Central Sparks4220050.00
Lightning33000100.00
North West Thunder33000100.00
South East Stars11000100.00
Southern Vipers303000.00
Sunrisers11000100.00
Western Storm11000100.00

Charlotte Edwards Cup
Charlotte Edwards Cup - summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2021 8530062.50
Total 8530062.50
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
Charlotte Edwards Cup - teamwise result summary
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
North West Thunder2110050.00
South East Stars101000.00
Southern Vipers11000100.00
Sunrisers22000100.00
Western Storm2110050.00

Records

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Charlotte Edwards Cup

See also

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