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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
Personnel
CaptainLauren Winfield
CoachDanielle Hazell (2019)
Paul Grayson (2017–2018)
Richard Pyrah (2016)
Team information
Colours  Blue
Founded2016
Home groundHeadingley, Leeds
Clifton Park, York
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
History
WCSL wins0
Official websiteYorkshire Diamonds

T20 kit

History

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2016–2019: Women's Cricket Super League

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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]

Home grounds

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Venue Games hosted by season
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

Players

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Final squad, 2019 season.[16]

  • 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
5 Jemimah Rodrigues ‡   India (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
6 Cordelia Griffith   England (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium England Academy player
57 Hollie Armitage   England (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break England Academy player
All-rounders
24 Leigh Kasperek ‡   New Zealand (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
48 Alice Davidson-Richards ‡   England (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium England Performance squad
Wicket-keepers
25 Bess Heath   England (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) Right-handed —
58 Lauren Winfield ‡   England (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34) Right-handed — Club captain; England Performance squad
77 Alyssa Healy ‡   Australia (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34) Right-handed — Overseas player
Bowlers
10 Helen Fenby   England (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break England Academy player
23 Katie Levick   England (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break England Academy player
24 Katie George ‡   England (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Left-arm medium England Performance squad
26 Katherine Brunt ‡   England (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England Performance squad
42 Beth Langston ‡   England (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium England Performance squad
50 Linsey Smith ‡   England (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox England Performance squad
64 Georgia Davis   England (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break

Overseas players

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Seasons

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Season Final standing League standings Notes
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

Statistics

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Overall Results

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Women's Cricket Super League – summary of results[17][18]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
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
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.

Teamwise Result summary

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Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
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

Records

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References

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  1. ^ "ECB names six Women's Super League hosts". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ "ECB unveil teams and schedule for Women's Cricket Super League". Cricinfo. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Danielle Hazell Appointed As Yorkshire Diamonds Head Coach". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Meet the Diamonds". Yorkshire CCC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Women's Regional Hubs to play for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". the Cricketer. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League: Six successful bids announced for new T20 league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Women's Super League 2016 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's Super League 2016 Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2017 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2018 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2019 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Western Storm vs Yorkshire Diamonds, Aug 28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League, 2019/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Jemimah Rodrigues' 112* steers Yorkshire Diamonds to four-wicket win over Southern Vipers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  15. ^ "ECB launches new plan to transform women's and girls' cricket". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Meet the Diamonds". Yorkshire CCC. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Women Cricket Super League match result summary". ESPNCricinfo.
  18. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds opposition wise result summary". ESPNCricinfo.
  19. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds Lowest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds Highest scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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