Northern Diamonds
2020 season
CoachDanielle Hazell
CaptainHollie Armitage
RHFTRunners-up
Most runsSterre Kalis (197)
Most wicketsBeth Langston (12)
Most catchesAlex MacDonald (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsBess Heath (8)

The 2020 season was Northern Diamonds' first season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side topped the North Group of the competition, winning 5 of their 6 games, progressing to the final.[1] However, they lost to Southern Vipers in the final by 38 runs.[2]

After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with Northern Diamonds being one of the new teams, replacing Yorkshire Diamonds and representing the North East and Yorkshire.[3] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place.[4] Northern Diamonds were captained by Hollie Armitage and coached by Danielle Hazell.[5] They played two home matches at Headingley Cricket Ground and one at the Riverside Ground.[6]

Squad

Northern Diamonds named their squad on 19 August 2020.[7] Age given is at the start of Northern Diamonds's first match of the season (29 August 2020).

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Ami Campbell England6 June 1991 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm medium
Leah Dobson England6 October 2001 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Rachel Hopkins England19 July 1992 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sterre Kalis Netherlands30 August 1999 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Lauren Winfield-Hill England16 August 1990 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
Hollie Armitage England14 June 1997 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCaptain
Katherine Brunt England2 July 1985 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
Jenny Gunn England9 May 1986 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alex MacDonald England3 October 1991 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm medium
Nat Sciver England20 August 1992 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Layla Tipton England19 March 2002 (aged 18)Left-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Bess Heath England20 August 2001 (aged 19)Right-handed
Bowlers
Helen Fenby England23 November 1998 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Phoebe Graham England23 October 1991 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Beth Langston England6 September 1992 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Katie Levick England17 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Rachel Slater England20 November 2001 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Linsey Smith England10 March 1995 (aged 25)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Ella Telford England5 April 1999 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

North Group

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds 6 5 1 0 0 3 23 1.000
2 Central Sparks 6 3 3 0 0 1 13 −0.285
3 North West Thunder 6 2 4 0 0 1 9 −0.515
4 Lightning 6 2 4 0 0 0 8 −0.113
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

Fixtures

Group stage

29 August 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
144 (38.1 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
145/1 (24.1 overs)
Gwenan Davies 33 (44)
Katherine Brunt 5/20 (9 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 72 (71)
Clare Boycott 1/5 (1 over)
Northern Diamonds won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Sue Redfern
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Central Sparks 0

31 August 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
226/9 (50 overs)
v
Lightning
217/7 (50 overs)
Nat Sciver 104 (116)
Kathryn Bryce 5/29 (10 overs)
Kathryn Bryce 71* (81)
Nat Sciver 2/30 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 9 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Lina Nenova
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0

5 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
226 (49.1 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
229/8 (48.5 overs)
Sarah Bryce 51 (69)
Alex MacDonald 2/31 (10 overs)
Jenny Gunn 50* (72)
Lucy Higham 3/38 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 2 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sue Redfern
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0

10 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
248/8 (50 overs)
v
North West Thunder
175/8 (50 overs)
Alex MacDonald 92 (110)
Laura Jackson 2/23 (9 overs)
Alice Dyson 25* (51)
Katie Levick 3/22 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 73 runs
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Steve O'Shaughnessy
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

13 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
217 (50 overs)
v
Central Sparks
218/4 (46.4 overs)
Sterre Kalis 87 (115)
Elizabeth Russell 4/28 (9 overs)
Evelyn Jones 77 (114)
Beth Langston 2/27 (8 overs)
Central Sparks won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Lina Nenova and Peter Hartley
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0

19 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
143 (42.5 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
144/4 (29.4 overs)
Natalie Brown 32 (41)
Beth Langston 3/18 (8.5 overs)
Sterre Kalis 55* (67)
Hannah Jones 1/28 (8 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Ian Ramage
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

Final

27 September 2020
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
231 (49.5 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
193 (42.2 overs)
Georgia Adams 80 (102)
Katie Levick 3/49 (8 overs)
Sterre Kalis 55 (75)
Charlotte Taylor 6/34 (10 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 38 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Rob White
Player of the match: Charlotte Taylor (Southern Vipers)
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Batting

Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Average Strike rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Hollie Armitage77117654*29.3362.1901212
Katherine Brunt210555.0055.550010
Ami Campbell550704314.0086.410063
Helen Fenby221171117.0089.470010
Phoebe Graham5426029*30.0089.550051
Jenny Gunn76214950*37.2559.8301180
Bess Heath75037237.4063.790031
Rachel Hopkins440543513.5035.760051
Sterre Kalis7611978739.4074.6203290
Beth Langston751933723.2378.810070
Katie Levick733168*66.660020
Alex MacDonald7601229220.3368.5301112
Nat Sciver221108104108.0092.3010140
Linsey Smith420302315.0093.750030
Layla Tipton110141414.0066.660010
Lauren Winfield-Hill330937231.0091.1701112
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Bowling

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Hollie Armitage7528.2112262/1620.334.3028.3
Katherine Brunt2218.025365/208.832.9418.0
Helen Fenby2211.006806.18
Phoebe Graham5537.4114622/2973.003.87113.0
Jenny Gunn7745.5318782/1823.374.0834.3
Beth Langston7756.15233123/1819.414.1428.0
Katie Levick7760.05244113/2222.184.0632.7
Alex MacDonald7322.408142/3120.253.5734.0
Nat Sciver2215.014622/3023.003.0645.0
Linsey Smith4430.0310242/3625.503.4045.0
Layla Tipton112.001206.00
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Fielding

Player Matches Innings Catches
Hollie Armitage772
Katherine Brunt221
Ami Campbell551
Helen Fenby220
Phoebe Graham552
Jenny Gunn770
Rachel Hopkins440
Sterre Kalis771
Beth Langston771
Katie Levick771
Alex MacDonald774
Nat Sciver220
Linsey Smith440
Layla Tipton110
Lauren Winfield-Hill331
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

Wicket-keeping

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Bess Heath7780
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Final, Birmingham, Sep 27 2020, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: The special-edition 50-over competition explained". the Cricketer. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. "Women's cricket: Domestic 50-over competition named Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. "With Jenny Gunn in the ranks and a raft of young talent, Northern Diamonds are set up to go far". the Cricketer. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. "Hazell names Northern Diamonds squad for 2020". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Northern Diamonds/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Northern Diamonds/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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