Ella Freya Telford (born 5 April 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire. She plays primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Cumbria, Lancashire and Northern Diamonds.[1][2]
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| Full name | Ella Freya Telford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1999 Penrith, Cumbria, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Cumbria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Lancashire Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Northern Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 28 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editTelford was born on 5 April 1999 in Penrith, Cumbria.[2] Her sister, Elizabeth, has also played cricket for Cumbria.[3] She studies at Leeds Beckett University, and has competed in heptathlon at national level.[4]
Domestic career
editTelford made her county debut in 2010, aged 11, for Cumbria against Northumberland, but did not bat or bowl.[5] She did not play for the side again until the 2014 season, when she appeared three times in the County Championship, taking 4 wickets at an average of 13.75.[6] In 2016, Telford was Cumbria's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 6 wickets at an average of 11.50.[7]
In 2017, Telford played the majority of the season for Lancashire, as well as one match for Cumbria.[8][9] That season, Lancashire won the double of the County Championship and the Twenty20 Cup.[10] She was also in Lancashire Thunder's squad for the 2017 Women's Cricket Super League, but did not play a match.[11] In 2018, Telford played just one match, for Lancashire.[8] The following season, Telford joined Yorkshire, playing four matches for the side in the Twenty20 Cup.[9] In 2021, she took 1 wicket in 3 matches for Yorkshire in the Twenty20 Cup.[12]
In 2020, Telford was named in the Northern Diamonds squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match.[13] She was retained in the squad for the following season, and made her debut for the side on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Western Storm.[14][15] She went on to play three Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Ella Telford". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Ella Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Elizabeth Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ella Telford". the Cricketer. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Northumberland Women v Cumbria Women, 13 June 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Cumbria Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's List A Matches played by Ella Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Ella Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Thunder Squad Announced for Kia Super League". Lancashire Cricket. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Hazell names Northern Diamonds squad for 2020". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Squad". Northern Diamonds. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Group B, Chester-le-Street, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Northern Diamonds v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
edit- Ella Telford at ESPNcricinfo
- Ella Telford at CricketArchive (subscription required)