Jessica Woolston
English cricketer
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Jessica Ann Woolston (born 25 February 2003) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Yorkshire and Northern Diamonds. She plays primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Durham.[1][2]
Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
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| Full name | Jessica Ann Woolston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 2003 Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Northern Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Woolston was born on 25 February 2003 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[2]
Domestic career
Woolston made her county debut in 2017, for Durham against Cumbria in the Women's County Championship.[3] She went on to play one more match for Durham in the County Championship, scoring 26 against Northumberland.[4] She also appeared in two matches for Durham in the 2017 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[5]
Woolston next played in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, playing two matches for Yorkshire.[6] She played seven matches for Yorkshire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking one wicket.[7]
Woolston was named in the Northern Diamonds Academy squad in 2021.[8] She was again named in the Academy squad in 2022, and took 3/12 from 3 overs in a match against Western Storm Academy in July.[9][10] She was added to the first team squad in September 2022, first being named in a matchday squad on 16 September 2022. She made her debut for Northern Diamonds on 17 September 2022, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy against Southern Vipers.[11] In 2023, she played 12 matches for Northern Diamonds, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking 13 wickets at an average of 23.23.[12] In May 2023, against South East Stars, she took her maiden List A five-wicket haul, with 5/37 from 9 overs.[13] In 2024, she played four matches for Northern Diamonds, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking three wickets at an average of 40.33.[14][15]