This is an alphabetical list of cricketers who played for Yorkshire Diamonds during their existence between 2016 and 2019. They competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition, during these years before being replaced by Northern Diamonds as part of a restructure of English women's domestic cricket. [1] [2]
Players' names are followed by the years in which they were active as a Yorkshire Diamonds player. [3] Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. This list only includes players who appeared in at least one match for Yorkshire Diamonds; players who were named in the team's squad for a season but did not play a match are not included.
No. | Name | Nationality | Years | First | Last | Total Matches |
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1 | Lauren Winfield | England | 2016–2019 | 30 July 2016 | 28 August 2019 | 28 |
2 | Katherine Brunt | England | 2018 | 8 August 2018 | 8 August 2018 | 1 |
Danielle Hazell is an English cricket coach and former player. She is currently the coach of English domestic team Northern Diamonds. As a player she was an off break bowler who batted right-handed. She represented England in all three formats of the game, playing three Test matches, 53 One Day Internationals and 85 Twenty20 Internationals.
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Bethany Alicia Langston is an English cricketer who played six matches for the England women's cricket team: twice in 2013 and four times in 2016. Predominantly a medium-pace bowler, she began her cricket career with Essex in 2009, before moving to Yorkshire in 2016. She also played in the Women's Cricket Super League for both the Loughborough Lightning and the Yorkshire Diamonds.
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Hollie Jade Armitage is an English cricketer who currently captains Yorkshire and Northern Diamonds, as well as playing for Northern Superchargers. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler. She has previously played for Yorkshire Diamonds, Sydney Sixers and Tasmania.
Katie Ann Levick is an English cricketer who has played for Yorkshire, Yorkshire Diamonds, Northern Diamonds and Northern Superchargers. She is a leg spin bowler, and is the leading wicket taker in Women's County Championship cricket.
Georgie Eva Burton Boyce is an English cricketer who currently plays for The Blaze and Manchester Originals. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire, Lancashire, Lancashire Thunder and North West Thunder.
Stephanie Butler is an English cricketer who currently captains Staffordshire, as well as playing for Central Sparks. An all-rounder, she is a left-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She has also spent one season with Yorkshire, as well as two seasons as part of the Yorkshire Diamonds squad in the Women's Cricket Super League.
Katie Cordelia Thompson is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire. She plays as a slow left-arm unorthodox bowler. She previously played for North Representative XI, as well as playing for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018.
Bess Alice May Heath is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds, Northern Superchargers and Melbourne Stars. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Derbyshire, as well as Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League.
Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire, The Blaze and Trent Rockets. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League and London Spirit in the 2021 season of The Hundred.
Alice Zoe Monaghan is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Southern Vipers and London Spirit. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Yorkshire Diamonds and Loughborough Lightning in the Women's Cricket Super League.