2016 Yorkshire Diamonds season

Yorkshire Diamonds
	2016 season
Coach	Richard Pyrah
Captain	Lauren Winfield
Overseas player	Alex Blackwell ; Shabnim Ismail ; Beth Mooney
WCSL	Group stage, 5th
Most runs	Alex Blackwell (111)
Most wickets	Danielle Hazell (7)
Most catches	Jenny Gunn (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	Beth Mooney (4)
	2017 →

Last updated April 25, 2022

The 2016 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning one of their five matches.^[1]

Squad

Yorkshire Diamonds announced their 15-player squad on 21 April 2016.^[4] Age given is at the start of Yorkshire Diamonds' first match of the season (30 July 2016).

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batters
Hollie Armitage	England	(1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Alex Blackwell	Australia	(1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
All-rounders
Alice Davidson-Richards	England	(1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Teresa Graves	England	(1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Jenny Gunn	England	(1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Beth Mooney	Australia	(1994-01-14)14 January 1994 (aged 22)	Left-handed	—	Overseas player
Anna Nicholls	England	(1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Lauren Winfield	England	(1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 25)	Right-handed	—	Captain
Bowlers
Stephanie Butler	England	(1994-04-23)23 April 1994 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Katherine Brunt	England	(1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Danielle Hazell	England	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Shabnim Ismail	South Africa	(1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
Katie Levick	England	(1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Laura Spragg	England	(1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 34)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Katie Thompson	England	(1996-09-28)28 September 1996 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm unorthodox

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

Points table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Southern Vipers	5	4	1	3	11	1.437
2	Western Storm	5	4	1	1	9	0.838
3	Loughborough Lightning	5	3	2	2	8	0.170
4	Surrey Stars	5	2	3	1	5	−0.274
5	Yorkshire Diamonds	5	1	4	1	3	−0.362
6	Lancashire Thunder	5	1	4	0	2	−1.724

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[1]

Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.

League stage

30 July
14:30
Scorecard

Loughborough Lightning 128/9 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Diamonds 85 (17.1 overs)
Sophie Devine 52 (38) Jenny Gunn 2/20 (4 overs)		Lauren Winfield 23 (13) Rebecca Grundy 3/21 (4 overs)

Loughborough Lightning won by 43 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Tom Lungley

Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Loughborough Lightning 3, Yorkshire Diamonds 0

4 August
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Yorkshire Diamonds 134/5 (20 overs)	v	Surrey Stars 135/4 (18.1 overs)
Hollie Armitage 43 (36) Alex Hartley 2/18 (4 overs)		Tammy Beaumont 47 (45) Jenny Gunn 2/19 (4 overs)

Surrey Stars won by 6 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Russell Warren

Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0

8 August
14:30
Scorecard

Southern Vipers 118/4 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Diamonds 64 (16.3 overs)
Suzie Bates 45* (45) Katherine Brunt 2/26 (4 overs)		Beth Mooney 17 (23) Linsey Smith 4/10 (4 overs)

Southern Vipers won by 54 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Chris Watts

Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Southern Vipers 3, Yorkshire Diamonds 0

12 August
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Yorkshire Diamonds 166/6 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Thunder 71 (15 overs)
Alex Blackwell 59 (42) Hayley Matthews 1/21 (4 overs)		Deandra Dottin 25 (24) Danielle Hazell 4/10 (4 overs)

Yorkshire Diamonds won by 95 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Chris Watts

Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 3, Lancashire Thunder 0

14 August
14:30
Scorecard

Yorkshire Diamonds 118 (20 overs)	v	Western Storm 119/4 (16.3 overs)
Beth Mooney 56 (44) Anya Shrubsole 5/23 (4 overs)		Rachel Priest 50 (35) Shabnim Ismail 2/16 (2 overs)

Western Storm won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Chris Watts

Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Western Storm 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0

Statistics

Batting

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	4s	6s
Hollie Armitage	5	5	0	60	43	12.00	98.36	0	0	9	0
Alex Blackwell	5	5	0	111	59	22.20	115.62	0	1	9	2
Katherine Brunt	5	5	1	71	36	17.75	112.69	0	0	6	1
Stephanie Butler	4	2	1	0	0*	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
Alice Davidson-Richards	4	4	1	27	10	9.00	71.05	0	0	2	0
Jenny Gunn	5	4	1	16	8*	5.33	55.17	0	0	2	0
Danielle Hazell	5	5	1	28	15	7.00	66.66	0	0	2	0
Shabnim Ismail	5	3	1	1	1*	0.50	8.33	0	0	0	0
Katie Levick	4	3	0	2	1	0.66	13.33	0	0	0	0
Beth Mooney	5	5	0	100	56	20.00	94.33	0	1	11	0
Anna Nicholls	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	40.00	0	0	0	0
Laura Spragg	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Katie Thompson	1	1	1	2	2*	–	66.66	0	0	0	0
Lauren Winfield	5	5	0	106	32	21.20	117.77	0	0	20	0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[5]

Bowling

Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Average	Economy	Strike rate
Hollie Armitage	5	1	2.0	0	13	0	–	–	6.50	–
Katherine Brunt	5	5	17.0	2	91	6	3/6	15.16	5.35	17.0
Stephanie Butler	4	2	6.0	0	44	2	2/24	22.0	7.33	18.0
Jenny Gunn	5	5	14.0	1	91	4	2/19	22.75	6.50	21.0
Danielle Hazell	5	5	18.4	0	100	7	4/10	14.28	5.35	16.0
Shabnim Ismail	5	5	16.0	0	89	6	2/16	14.83	5.56	16.0
Katie Levick	4	4	14.0	1	91	4	1/10	22.75	6.50	21.0
Laura Spragg	1	1	1.0	0	16	0	–	–	16.00	–
Katie Thompson	1	1	1.0	0	7	0	–	–	7.00	–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[5]

Fielding

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches
Hollie Armitage	5	5	3
Alex Blackwell	5	5	2
Katherine Brunt	5	5	1
Stephanie Butler	4	4	0
Alice Davidson-Richards	4	4	1
Jenny Gunn	5	5	4
Danielle Hazell	5	5	0
Shabnim Ismail	5	5	2
Katie Levick	4	4	1
Anna Nicholls	1	1	0
Laura Spragg	1	1	1
Katie Thompson	1	1	0
Lauren Winfield	5	5	1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[6]

Wicket-keeping

Player	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumpings
Beth Mooney	5	5	1	3
Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[7]

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1 2 "Yorkshire Diamonds Confirm Inaugural Squad for Kia Super League Season". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
1 2 "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
↑ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
↑ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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[table-1] 1 2 "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[2] "Yorkshire Diamonds To 'Rock' Women's Cricket Super League". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[3] "Women's Cricket Super League 2016/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[squad-4] 1 2 "Yorkshire Diamonds Confirm Inaugural Squad for Kia Super League Season". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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v t e Yorkshire Diamonds
History	Overview
Home grounds	Headingley Cricket Ground Clifton Park Ground North Marine Road Ground
Leagues	Women's Cricket Super League
Seasons	2016 2017 2018 2019
Coaches	Richard Pyrah (2016) Paul Grayson (2017–2018) Danielle Hazell (2019)
Captains	Lauren Winfield (2016–2019) Katherine Brunt (2018)
Players	List