Northern Diamonds

Northern Diamonds are a women's cricket team that represent Yorkshire and North East England, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at Headingley Cricket Ground and the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.[1] They are captained by Hollie Armitage and coached by former England cricketer Danielle Hazell.[2] The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Yorkshire Diamonds, but are now partnered with Yorkshire CCC, Durham CCC and Northumberland CCC.[3] The Diamonds reached the final of the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but lost to the Southern Vipers.[4]

Northern Diamonds

Personnel
Captain	Hollie Armitage (2020–)-
Coach	Danielle Hazell (2020–)
Team information
Colours	Dark blue
Established	2020
Home ground	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
History
RHFT wins	0
Official website	Northern Diamonds
One-day

Players

• 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
Batsmen
6	Ami Campbell	England	6 June 1991	Left-handed	Right arm medium
-	Leah Dobson	England	Unknown	Right-handed	Right arm medium
31	Rachel Hopkins	England	19 July 1992	Right-handed	Right arm medium
22	Sterre Kalis	Netherlands	30 August 1999	Right-handed	Right arm medium
58	Lauren Winfield-Hill	England	16 August 1990	Right-handed	Right arm medium	England Performance Squad
All-rounders
57	Hollie Armitage	England	14 June 1997	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Club captain
24	Jenny Gunn	England	9 May 1986	Right-handed	Right arm medium
11	Alex MacDonald	England	3 October 1991	Left-handed	Right arm medium
10	Layla Tipton	England	Unknown	Left-handed	Right arm medium
26	Katherine Brunt	England	2 July 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	England Performance Squad
39	Nat Sciver	England	20 August 1992	Right-handed	Right arm medium	England Performance Squad
Wicket-keepers
25	Bess Heath	England	20 August 2001	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
18	Helen Fenby	England	23 November 1998	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
17	Phoebe Graham	England	23 October 1991	Right-handed	Right arm medium
42	Beth Langston	England	6 September 1992	Right-handed	Right arm medium
23	Katie Levick	England	17 July 1991	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
-	Rachel Slater	England	Unknown	Right-handed	Right arm medium
50	Linsey Smith	England	10 March 1995	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
-	Ella Telford	England	5 April 1999	Right-handed	Right arm medium

Seasons

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season	Final standing	League standings[5]									Notes
		P	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR	Pos
2020	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	0	3	23	+1.00	1st	Lost to Southern Vipers in the final

Statistics

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - summary of results[6]

Year	Played	Wins	Losses	Tied	NR	Win %
2020	7	5	2	0	0	71.43
Total	7	5	2	0	0	71.43

• Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
• Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy - teamwise result summary[7]

Opposition	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
Central Sparks	2	1	1	0	0	50.00
Lightning	2	2	0	0	0	100.00
North West Thunder	2	2	0	0	0	100.00
Southern Vipers	1	0	1	0	0	0.00

References

1. "Northern Diamonds Fixtures & Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
2. "Northern Diamonds Team Preview". the Cricketer. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
3. "Northern Diamonds". Yorkshire CCC. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
4. "Southern Vipers vs. Northern Diamonds, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
5. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Tables". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
6. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Tables". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
7. "Northern Diamonds Match Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2021.