2022 Northern Diamonds season

The 2022 season was Northern Diamonds' third season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side finished second in Group B, winning three of their six matches.[1] The side finished top of the group in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, winning six of their seven matches (with the other cancelled) and progressing directly to the final.[2] In the final, they faced Southern Vipers for the third time in three Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy finals. Northern Diamonds won by 2 runs to claim their first ever title.[3] Northern Diamonds batter Lauren Winfield-Hill was named as Player of the Year in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and was the tournament's leading run-scorer with 470 runs at an average of 78.30.[4]

Northern Diamonds
2022 season
CoachDanielle Hazell
CaptainHollie Armitage
Overseas playerNew Zealand Leigh Kasperek
RHFTChampions
CECGroup B, 2nd
Most runsRHFT: Lauren Winfield-Hill (470)
CEC: Hollie Armitage (151)
Most wicketsRHFT: Linsey Smith (13)
CEC: Katie Levick (15)
Most catchesRHFT: Sterre Kalis (6)
CEC: Hollie Armitage (5)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: Lauren Winfield-Hill (13)
CEC: Bess Heath (3)

The side was captained by Hollie Armitage and coached by Danielle Hazell.[5] They played three home matches at the Riverside Ground and three at Headingley Cricket Ground.[6][7]

Squad

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Changes

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On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Ami Campbell and Phoebe Graham had both left the side, signing professional contracts with Central Sparks and North West Thunder, respectively. On the same day it was announced that Bess Heath, Katie Levick, Sterre Kalis and Rachel Slater had all signed professional contracts with the side, having previously been on temporary contracts.[8] On 29 April 2022, it was announced that the side had signed Leigh Kasperek as an overseas player and Yvonne Graves from Lightning, as well as promoting Emma Marlow and Phoebe Turner to the senior squad from the Academy.[9] It was also announced that Katherine Fraser and Mariko Hill would be training with the squad during the season.[9] The side's full 18-player squad was confirmed on 12 May 2022, with the addition of Abigail Glen and the departure of Alex MacDonald, Helen Fenby and Ella Telford.[5] Mariko Hill was added to the full squad on 28 May 2022.[10] Lizzie Scott was added to the squad in September 2022, making her debut for the side on 11 September.[11] Jessica Woolston and Grace Hall were first included in a matchday squad on 16 September 2022.[12]

Squad list

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  • Age given is at the start of Northern Diamonds' first match of the season (14 May 2022).
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Leah Dobson   England (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm medium
Rachel Hopkins   England (1992-07-19)19 July 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sterre Kalis   Netherlands (1999-08-30)30 August 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Phoebe Turner   England (2003-08-08)8 August 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Hollie Armitage   England (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain
Katherine Brunt   England (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Abigail Glen   England (2001-04-02)2 April 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Yvonne Graves   England (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Jenny Gunn   England (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Mariko Hill   Hong Kong (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined May 2022
Nat Sciver   England (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Bess Heath   England (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed
Lauren Winfield-Hill   England (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
Grace Hall   England (2002-12-24)24 December 2002 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022
Leigh Kasperek   New Zealand (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Beth Langston   England (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Katie Levick   England (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Emma Marlow   England (2004-04-12)12 April 2004 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Lizzie Scott   England (2004-09-01)1 September 2004 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022
Rachel Slater   Scotland (2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Linsey Smith   England (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Jessica Woolston   England (2003-02-25)25 February 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022

Charlotte Edwards Cup

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Southern Vipers (Q) 6 6 0 0 0 3 27 1.400
2 Northern Diamonds 6 3 3 0 0 2 14 −0.102
3 North West Thunder 6 2 4 0 0 2 10 −0.190
4 Lightning 6 1 5 0 0 0 4 −1.072
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[1]
  •   advanced to the final

Fixtures

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14 May 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
177/5 (20 overs)
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Lightning
138/7 (20 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 96 (51)
Kathryn Bryce 2/44 (4 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 59 (49)
Emma Marlow 2/12 (4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 39 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Grace Bambury and Sue Redfern
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Lightning 0

18 May 2022
13:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
148/7 (20 overs)
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Northern Diamonds
92 (20 overs)
Georgie Boyce 65 (56)
Katie Levick 4/22 (4 overs)
Bess Heath 19 (14)
Hannah Jones 3/23 (4 overs)
North West Thunder won by 56 runs
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale
Umpires: Grace Bambury and Graham Lloyd
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0

21 May 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
126 (19.3 overs)
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Northern Diamonds
115/7 (20 overs)
Danni Wyatt 48 (43)
Katie Levick 5/15 (4 overs)
Bess Heath 51 (44)
Georgia Adams 2/9 (3 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 11 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Naeem Ashraf
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0

29 May 2022
11:00 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
124 (20 overs)
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North West Thunder
99 (19 overs)
Sterre Kalis 28 (30)
Hannah Jones 3/23 (4 overs)
Danielle Collins 26 (33)
Katie Levick 3/25 (4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 25 runs
Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley
Umpires: Anna Harris and David Millns
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

1 June 2022
14:15 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
145/5 (20 overs)
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Lightning
140 (19.5 overs)
Bess Heath 60 (46)
Piepa Cleary 2/24 (4 overs)
Ella Claridge 41 (36)
Hollie Armitage 4/27 (4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 5 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Jane Pratt and Neil Pratt
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0

4 June 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
141/4 (20 overs)
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Southern Vipers
144/4 (18.2 overs)
Nat Sciver 50 (37)
Charlie Dean 2/24 (4 overs)
Georgia Adams 47 (41)
Leigh Kasperek 2/16 (2 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 6 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Sarah Bartlett
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0

Tournament statistics

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Batting

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Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Hollie Armitage 6 6 151 37.75 48* 0 0
Bess Heath 5 5 146 29.20 60 0 2
Sterre Kalis 4 4 106 26.50 39 0 0
Lauren Winfield-Hill 2 2 96 48.00 96 0 1
Nat Sciver 3 3 56 18.66 50 0 1
Linsey Smith 6 6 53 10.60 25 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[13] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

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Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Katie Levick 6 20.0 15 9.06 6.80 5/15 1
Linsey Smith 6 22.4 8 15.87 5.60 3/18 0
Emma Marlow 5 17.0 7 12.00 4.94 2/12 0
Leigh Kasperek 6 17.0 5 26.60 7.82 2/16 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[14] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

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Season standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds (Q) 7 6 0 0 1 2 28 0.851
2 South East Stars (Q) 7 5 1 0 1 4 26 0.687
3 Southern Vipers (Q) 7 5 1 0 1 2 24 0.762
4 Western Storm 7 3 3 0 1 1 15 −0.214
5 Central Sparks 7 2 4 0 1 1 11 0.073
6 Lightning 7 2 4 0 1 1 11 −0.630
7 North West Thunder 7 1 5 0 1 0 6 −0.366
8 Sunrisers 7 0 6 0 1 0 2 −1.046
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[2]

  advanced to final   advanced to the play-off

Fixtures

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3 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
235/7 (50 overs)
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Northern Diamonds
241/4 (42.2 overs)
Emma Lamb 82 (80)
Linsey Smith 2/34 (10 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 93 (72)
Laura Jackson 2/67 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale
Umpires: Anna Harris and Hassan Adnan
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, North West Thunder 0

9 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
194 (49.5 overs)
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Sunrisers
188 (45.2 overs)
Hollie Armitage 47 (60)
Grace Scrivens 4/20 (10 overs)
Naomi Dattani 41 (58)
Linsey Smith 3/34 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 runs
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Jasmine Naeem
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0

16 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
214/6 (50 overs)
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Northern Diamonds
215/5 (39.2 overs)
Evelyn Jones 91 (128)
Emma Marlow 2/37 (10 overs)
Hollie Armitage 60* (63)
Grace Potts 2/43 (7.2 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 5 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Sarah Bartlett
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Central Sparks 0

23 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
199 (49.1 overs)
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Northern Diamonds
200/9 (49.4 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 70 (105)
Leigh Kasperek 3/39 (10 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 61 (75)
Lucy Higham 3/50 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 1 wicket
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Surenidran Shanmugam
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0

9 September 2022
10:30 BST
v
  • The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and later deemed a no result with points shared.[15]
  • Points: South East Stars 2, Northern Diamonds 2

11 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
334/6 (50 overs)
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Western Storm
230 (45.4 overs)
Hollie Armitage 131* (131)
Chloe Skelton 2/39 (10 overs)
Danielle Gibson 76 (59)
Katie Levick 4/41 (8.4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 104 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ben Peverall and Paul Baldwin
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0

17 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
226/9 (50 overs)
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Northern Diamonds
231/6 (43 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 61 (95)
Hollie Armitage 3/37 (7 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 125 (125)
Georgia Adams 2/37 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 4 wickets
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Sarah Bartlett
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0

Final

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25 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
215/9 (50 overs)
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Southern Vipers
213/9 (50 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 65 (87)
Georgia Adams 3/34 (7 overs)
Georgia Adams 70 (96)
Linsey Smith 2/24 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 2 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Robert White and Grace Banbury
Player of the match: Lauren Winfield-Hill (Northern Diamonds)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.

Tournament statistics

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Batting

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Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s
Lauren Winfield-Hill 7 7 470 78.33 125* 1 5
Hollie Armitage 7 7 343 68.60 131* 1 1
Bess Heath 7 7 241 40.16 70 0 3
Sterre Kalis 7 7 114 19.00 46 0 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[16] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

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Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Linsey Smith 7 69.0 13 18.07 3.40 3/34 0
Katie Levick 7 65.5 12 23.08 4.20 4/41 0
Hollie Armitage 7 32.2 11 15.27 5.19 3/37 0
Leigh Kasperek 7 52.0 9 27.00 4.67 3/39 0
Emma Marlow 6 50.0 7 33.28 4.66 3/40 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[17] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

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Batting

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Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s
Hollie Armitage 7 7 343 131* 68.60 87.27 1 1 6 6 151 48* 37.75 96.17 0 0
Katherine Brunt 1 2 2 18 10* 150.00 0 0
Leah Dobson 3 3 46 34* 23.00 61.33 0 0 3 2 13 7 6.50 81.25 0 0
Abigail Glen 4 4 39 25 9.75 100.00 0 0
Yvonne Graves 2 2 15 15 7.50 36.58 0 0 1
Jenny Gunn 2 1 41 41* 53.24 0 0 1
Bess Heath 7 7 241 70 40.16 89.92 0 0 5 5 146 60 29.20 116.80 0 2
Mariko Hill 2 1 1 1* 25.00 0 0
Rachel Hopkins 1
Sterre Kalis 7 7 114 46 19.00 67.05 0 0 4 4 106 39 26.50 98.14 0 0
Leigh Kasperek 7 7 47 31 9.40 50.00 0 0 6 5 13 7 3.25 118.18 0 0
Beth Langston 2 2 13 7* 13.00 54.16 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 25.00 0 0
Katie Levick 7 3 29 28 29.00 63.04 0 0 6 2 10 10* 10.00 83.33 0 0
Emma Marlow 6 3 8 6 2.66 33.33 0 0 5 2 10 10 5.00 66.66 0 0
Nat Sciver 3 3 56 50 18.66 100.00 0 1
Lizzie Scott 3 3 12 12* 12.00 133.33 0 0
Rachel Slater 4 1 14 14* 51.85 0 0 4 1 6 6 6.00 54.54 0 0
Linsey Smith 7 7 66 27 9.42 42.30 0 0 6 6 53 25 10.60 85.48 0 0
Phoebe Turner 4 4 20 11 5.00 37.73 0 0 4 3 35 19 11.66 94.59 0 0
Lauren Winfield-Hill 7 7 470 125* 78.33 94.56 1 5 2 2 96 96 48.00 174.54 0 1
Jessica Woolston 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18][19]

Bowling

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Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi
Hollie Armitage 7 32.2 11 15.27 5.19 3/37 0 6 6.0 4 10.25 6.83 4/27 0
Katherine Brunt 1 8.0 0 5.62 0 2 4.0 0 5.50 0
Abigail Glen 4 5.0 2 23.00 9.20 1/12 0
Jenny Gunn 2 14.0 1 44.00 3.14 1/33 0 1
Mariko Hill 2 3.0 0 11.66 0
Leigh Kasperek 7 52.0 9 27.00 4.67 3/39 0 6 17.0 5 26.60 7.82 2/16 0
Beth Langston 2 8.0 0 4.00 0 1 4.0 2 11.00 5.50 2/22 0
Katie Levick 7 65.5 12 23.08 4.20 4/41 0 6 20.0 15 9.06 6.80 5/15 1
Emma Marlow 6 50.0 7 33.28 4.66 3/40 0 5 17.0 7 12.00 4.94 2/12 0
Nat Sciver 3 7.0 0 6.28 0
Lizzie Scott 3 21.0 3 36.33 5.19 1/10 0
Rachel Slater 4 16.0 2 34.50 4.31 1/16 0 4 11.0 1 83.00 7.54 1/22 0
Linsey Smith 7 69.0 13 18.07 3.40 3/34 0 6 22.4 8 15.87 5.60 3/18 0
Jessica Woolston 1 4.0 0 4.75 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18][19]

Fielding

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Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches
Hollie Armitage 7 7 5 6 6 5
Katherine Brunt 1 1 0 2 2 0
Leah Dobson 3 3 0 3 3 0
Abigail Glen 4 4 0
Yvonne Graves 2 2 0 1 1 0
Jenny Gunn 2 2 1 1 1 0
Bess Heath 7 7 3 5
Mariko Hill 2 2 0
Rachel Hopkins 1 1 0
Sterre Kalis 7 7 6 4 4 0
Leigh Kasperek 7 7 2 6 6 1
Beth Langston 2 2 0 1 1 1
Katie Levick 7 7 0 6 6 0
Emma Marlow 6 6 3 5 5 1
Nat Sciver 3 3 3
Lizzie Scott 3 3 0
Rachel Slater 4 4 1 4 4 1
Linsey Smith 7 7 2 6 6 2
Phoebe Turner 4 4 1 4 4 3
Lauren Winfield-Hill 7 2 1 1
Jessica Woolston 1 1 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[20][21]

Wicket-keeping

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Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Bess Heath 7 5 5 2 1
Lauren Winfield-Hill 7 7 7 6 2 1 0 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[22][23]

References

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