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| Full name | Elizabeth Ann Russell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1994 Solihull, West Midlands, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2023 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,4 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elizabeth Ann Russell (born 22 May 1994) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She played for Warwickshire,Central Sparks and Northern Superchargers. [1] [2]
Russell was born on 22 May 1994 in Solihull,West Midlands. [2]
Russell made her county debut in 2008,for Warwickshire against Lancashire. [3] In her first season she was her side's joint-leading wicket-taker,with 8 wickets including 4/32 taken against Surrey. [4] [5] In 2010,she took 15 wickets at an average of 20.53 in the County Championship,the most for her side. [6] In both the 2012 and 2013 County Championships,Russell took 12 wickets,and in 2013 she took her maiden county five-wicket haul,with 5/13 against Essex. [7] [8] [9] Two years later,against the same opponents,she took her first Twenty20 five-wicket haul,5/19. [10] In 2016 she hit her maiden county half-century,scoring 51 against Somerset. [11]
Russell had a strong season in 2017,as she took 10 wickets at an average of 7.50 in the County Championship and 9 wickets at an average of 10.66 in the Twenty20 Cup. [12] [13] In 2019,she again took 10 wickets in the County Championship,as well as helping her side to the Division 1 title in the Twenty20 Cup. [14] [15] Russell took five wickets at an average of 31.50 in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup. [16] She played one match in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup. [17]
In 2020,Russell played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 5 matches,taking 6 wickets at an average of 29.00. [18] Her best performance came in the Sparks' victory over Northern Diamonds,where she took 4/28. [19] She took 4 wickets for her side in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,as well as appearing once in the 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup. [20] [21] She also signed for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred as a temporary replacement for Helen Fenby due to illness. [22] She played 7 matches for the side,taking two wickets. [23] She played seven matches for Central Sparks in 2022,across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,taking eight wickets. [24] [25] She also played one match for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred. [26] She was named in the Central Sparks squad for the 2023 season,but did not play a match. [27]
At the end of the 2023 season,Russell announced her retirement from cricket. [28]