Yorkshire Diamonds

Yorkshire Diamonds
Personnel
Captain England Lauren Winfield
Coach England Paul Grayson
Team information
Founded 2016
Home ground Headingley Cricket Ground
History
WCSL wins 0
Official website: Yorkshire Diamonds

T20 kit

Yorkshire Diamonds is an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Leeds, Yorkshire. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They will play their home matches at the Headingley Cricket Ground. They are coached by Paul Grayson and are captained by Lauren Winfield and as Jane Hildreth is General Manager. The team is partnered with Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The squad includes overseas players Alex Blackwell, Beth Mooney and Shabnim Ismail as well as England players Lauren Winfield, Katherine Brunt, Jenny Gunn and Danielle Hazell.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Players

Current squad

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
48Alice Davidson-Richards England29 May 1994Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
57Hollie Armitage England14 June 1997Right-handedRight arm leg breakEngland Academy player
—Chamari Atapattu double-dagger Sri Lanka9 February 1990Left-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player
—Teresa Graves England10 October 1998Right-handed—
—Anna Nicholls England30 October 1997Right-handedRight arm medium
All-rounders
24Jenny Gunn double-dagger England9 May 1986Right-handedRight arm medium-fastEngland Performance squad
—Laura Crofts England27 December 1991Right-handedRight arm medium
—Sophie Devine double-dagger New Zealand1 September 1989Right-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
58Lauren Winfield double-dagger England16 August 1990Right-handed—Club captain; England Performance squad
Bowlers
8Katie Thompson England28 September 1996Right-handedRight arm leg break
23Katie Levick England17 July 1991Right-handedRight arm leg break
26Katherine Brunt double-dagger England2 July 1985Right-handedRight arm medium-fastEngland Performance squad
—Stephanie Butler England23 April 1994Left-handedRight arm off breakEngland Academy player
—Suné Luus double-dagger South Africa5 January 1996Right-handedRight arm leg breakOverseas player
—Maddie Walsh England25 March 1997Right-handedRight arm medium

Imported players

References

  1. ↑ "Yorkshire shine bright like a Diamond". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Pyrah: We are assembling a quality squad for the Diamonds". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Richard Pyrah to coach Yorkshire Women's Super League side". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Yorkshire Diamonds to 'rock' Women's Cricket Super League". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "ECB names six Women's Super League hosts". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "ECB unveil teams and schedule for Women's Cricket Super League". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "England & Wales Cricket Board announce final squads for Women's Super League - Cricket - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Meg Lanning, Stafanie Taylor, Suzie Bates among WSL overseas stars - Cricket - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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