2022 Northern Diamonds season
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| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Danielle Hazell | ||
| Captain | Hollie Armitage | ||
| Overseas player |  Leigh Kasperek | ||
| RHFT | Champions | ||
| CEC | Group B, 2nd | ||
| Most runs | RHFT: Lauren Winfield-Hill (470) CEC: Hollie Armitage (151) | ||
| Most wickets | RHFT: Linsey Smith (13) CEC: Katie Levick (15) | ||
| Most catches | RHFT: Sterre Kalis (6) CEC: Hollie Armitage (5) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | RHFT: Lauren Winfield-Hill (13) CEC: Bess Heath (3) | ||
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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]
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]
Changes
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
- 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 | 6 October 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Rachel Hopkins | England | 19 July 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Sterre Kalis |  Netherlands | 30 August 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Phoebe Turner | England | 8 August 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Hollie Armitage | England | 14 June 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain | |
| Katherine Brunt | England | 2 July 1985 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | ||
| Abigail Glen | England | 2 April 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Yvonne Graves | England | 10 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Jenny Gunn | England | 9 May 1986 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Mariko Hill |  Hong Kong | 20 November 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined May 2022 | |
| Nat Sciver | England | 20 August 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Bess Heath | England | 20 August 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | ||
| Lauren Winfield-Hill | England | 16 August 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Grace Hall | England | 24 December 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined September 2022 | |
| Leigh Kasperek | New Zealand | 6 September 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
| Beth Langston | England | 6 September 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Katie Levick | England | 17 July 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Emma Marlow | England | 12 April 2004 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Lizzie Scott | England | 1 September 2004 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined September 2022 | |
| Rachel Slater |  Scotland | 20 November 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Linsey Smith | England | 10 March 1995 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Jessica Woolston | England | 25 February 2003 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Joined September 2022 | |
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Group B
| 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 |
- advanced to the final
Fixtures
Northern Diamonds 177/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lightning 138/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Lightning 0
North West Thunder 148/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern Diamonds 92 (20 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Southern Vipers 126 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Northern Diamonds 115/7 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Northern Diamonds 124 (20 overs) |
v |
North West Thunder 99 (19 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds 145/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lightning 140 (19.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
Northern Diamonds 141/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 144/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Tournament statistics
Batting
| 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
| 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.