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Personnel | ||
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Captain | Lauren Winfield | |
Coach | Danielle Hazell (2019) Paul Grayson (2017–2018) Richard Pyrah (2016) | |
Team information | ||
Colours | Blue | |
Founded | 2016 | |
Home ground | Headingley, Leeds Clifton Park, York North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | |
History | ||
WCSL wins | 0 | |
Official website | Yorkshire Diamonds | |
Yorkshire Diamonds were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Leeds, Yorkshire. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. [1] They played their home matches at grounds across Yorkshire, including Headingley Cricket Ground and Clifton Park, York, and were partnered with Yorkshire County Cricket Club. [2] They were coached by Danielle Hazell [3] and captained by Lauren Winfield. [4] In 2020, following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket, some elements of the Yorkshire Diamonds were retained for a new team, the Northern Diamonds. [5]
Yorkshire Diamonds were formed in 2016 to compete in the new Women's Cricket Super League, partnering with Yorkshire CCC. [6] In their inaugural season, they finished 5th out of 6 in the group stage, winning just one game, against Lancashire Thunder. [7] [8] They fared similarly in 2017, again finishing 5th, with two victories. [9]
In 2018, an expansion in the format, to 10 games per team, saw no change to Yorkshire Diamonds' fortunes, again finishing 5th in the table, with three wins. [10] In their final season, 2019, the Diamonds won five games to achieve their highest ever finish, in 4th, and were the only team to beat eventual winners Western Storm. [11] [12] Diamonds overseas player Jemimah Rodrigues was the second highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 401 runs, including 112* against Southern Vipers. [13] [14] This still meant they missed out on Finals Day, however, and the 2020 restructure of English domestic women's cricket meant that the Yorkshire Diamonds were disbanded, succeeded in spirit by the Northern Diamonds, who represent a larger area, but retain some of their players. [15]
Venue | Games hosted by season | ||||
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16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total | |
Headingley Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Clifton Park, York | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
North Marine Road Ground | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Final squad, 2019 season. [16]
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
5 | Jemimah Rodrigues ‡ | ![]() | 5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
6 | Cordelia Griffith | ![]() | 19 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | England Academy player |
57 | Hollie Armitage | ![]() | 14 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | England Academy player |
All-rounders | ||||||
24 | Leigh Kasperek ‡ | ![]() | 15 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
48 | Alice Davidson-Richards ‡ | ![]() | 29 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | England Performance squad |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
25 | Bess Heath | ![]() | 20 August 2001 | Right-handed | — | |
58 | Lauren Winfield ‡ | ![]() | 16 August 1990 | Right-handed | — | Club captain; England Performance squad |
77 | Alyssa Healy ‡ | ![]() | 24 March 1990 | Right-handed | — | Overseas player |
Bowlers | ||||||
10 | Helen Fenby | ![]() | 23 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | England Academy player |
23 | Katie Levick | ![]() | 17 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | England Academy player |
24 | Katie George ‡ | ![]() | 7 April 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | England Performance squad |
26 | Katherine Brunt ‡ | ![]() | 2 July 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | England Performance squad |
42 | Beth Langston ‡ | ![]() | 6 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | England Performance squad |
50 | Linsey Smith ‡ | ![]() | 10 March 1995 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | England Performance squad |
64 | Georgia Davis | ![]() | 3 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Season | Final standing | League standings | Notes | ||||||||
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P | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Pos | |||
2016 | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.362 | 5th | DNQ |
2017 | Group stage | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 | 5th | DNQ |
2018 | Group stage | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.290 | 5th | DNQ |
2019 | Group stage | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.456 | 4th | DNQ |
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
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2016 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
2017 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
2018 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30.00 |
2019 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Total | 30 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 36.66 |
Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
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Lancashire Thunder | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
Loughborough Lightning | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Surrey Stars | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 |
Southern Vipers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Western Storm | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
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