Northern Diamonds
2022 season
CoachDanielle Hazell
CaptainHollie Armitage
Overseas playerNew Zealand Leigh Kasperek
RHFTChampions
CECGroup B, 2nd
Most runsRHFT: Lauren Winfield-Hill (470)
CEC: Hollie Armitage (151)
Most wicketsRHFT: Linsey Smith (13)
CEC: Katie Levick (15)
Most catchesRHFT: Sterre Kalis (6)
CEC: Hollie Armitage (5)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRHFT: Lauren Winfield-Hill (13)
CEC: Bess Heath (3)

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]

Squad

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 England6 October 2001 (aged 20)Right-handedRight arm medium
Rachel Hopkins England19 July 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sterre Kalis Netherlands30 August 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Phoebe Turner England8 August 2003 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
Hollie Armitage England14 June 1997 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCaptain
Katherine Brunt England2 July 1985 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
Abigail Glen England2 April 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Yvonne Graves England10 October 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Jenny Gunn England9 May 1986 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mariko Hill Hong Kong20 November 1995 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm mediumJoined May 2022
Nat Sciver England20 August 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Bess Heath England20 August 2001 (aged 20)Right-handed
Lauren Winfield-Hill England16 August 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Bowlers
Grace Hall England24 December 2002 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm mediumJoined September 2022
Leigh Kasperek New Zealand6 September 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
Beth Langston England6 September 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Katie Levick England17 July 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Emma Marlow England12 April 2004 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Lizzie Scott England9 January 2004 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm mediumJoined September 2022
Rachel Slater Scotland20 November 2001 (aged 20)Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Linsey Smith England10 March 1995 (aged 27)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Jessica Woolston England25 February 2003 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm mediumJoined 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
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[1]
  •   advanced to the final

Fixtures

14 May 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
177/5 (20 overs)
v
Lightning
138/7 (20 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 96 (51)
Kathryn Bryce 2/44 (4 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 59 (49)
Emma Marlow 2/12 (4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 39 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Grace Bambury and Sue Redfern
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Lightning 0

18 May 2022
13:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
148/7 (20 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
92 (20 overs)
Georgie Boyce 65 (56)
Katie Levick 4/22 (4 overs)
Bess Heath 19 (14)
Hannah Jones 3/23 (4 overs)
North West Thunder won by 56 runs
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale
Umpires: Grace Bambury and Graham Lloyd
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0

21 May 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
126 (19.3 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
115/7 (20 overs)
Danni Wyatt 48 (43)
Katie Levick 5/15 (4 overs)
Bess Heath 51 (44)
Georgia Adams 2/9 (3 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 11 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Naeem Ashraf
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0

29 May 2022
11:00 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
124 (20 overs)
v
North West Thunder
99 (19 overs)
Sterre Kalis 28 (30)
Hannah Jones 3/23 (4 overs)
Danielle Collins 26 (33)
Katie Levick 3/25 (4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 25 runs
Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley
Umpires: Anna Harris and David Millns
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

1 June 2022
14:15 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
145/5 (20 overs)
v
Lightning
140 (19.5 overs)
Bess Heath 60 (46)
Piepa Cleary 2/24 (4 overs)
Ella Claridge 41 (36)
Hollie Armitage 4/27 (4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 5 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Jane Pratt and Neil Pratt
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0

4 June 2022
14:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
141/4 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
144/4 (18.2 overs)
Nat Sciver 50 (37)
Charlie Dean 2/24 (4 overs)
Georgia Adams 47 (41)
Leigh Kasperek 2/16 (2 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 6 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Sarah Bartlett
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0

Tournament statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsRunsAverageHigh score100s50s
Hollie Armitage6615137.7548*00
Bess Heath5514629.206002
Sterre Kalis4410626.503900
Lauren Winfield-Hill229648.009601
Nat Sciver335618.665001
Linsey Smith665310.602500
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[13] Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling

PlayerMatchesOversWicketsAverageEconomyBBI5wi
Katie Levick620.0159.066.805/151
Linsey Smith622.4815.875.603/180
Emma Marlow517.0712.004.942/120
Leigh Kasperek617.0526.607.822/160
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[14] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Northern Diamonds (Q) 7 6 0 0 1 2 28 0.851
2 South East Stars (Q) 7 5 1 0 1 4 26 0.687
3 Southern Vipers (Q) 7 5 1 0 1 2 24 0.762
4 Western Storm 7 3 3 0 1 1 15 −0.214
5 Central Sparks 7 2 4 0 1 1 11 0.073
6 Lightning 7 2 4 0 1 1 11 −0.630
7 North West Thunder 7 1 5 0 1 0 6 −0.366
8 Sunrisers 7 0 6 0 1 0 2 −1.046
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[2]

  advanced to final   advanced to the play-off

Fixtures

3 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
North West Thunder
235/7 (50 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
241/4 (42.2 overs)
Emma Lamb 82 (80)
Linsey Smith 2/34 (10 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 93 (72)
Laura Jackson 2/67 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 wickets
Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale
Umpires: Anna Harris and Hassan Adnan
  • North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, North West Thunder 0

9 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
194 (49.5 overs)
v
Sunrisers
188 (45.2 overs)
Hollie Armitage 47 (60)
Grace Scrivens 4/20 (10 overs)
Naomi Dattani 41 (58)
Linsey Smith 3/34 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 6 runs
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Jasmine Naeem
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0

16 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Central Sparks
214/6 (50 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
215/5 (39.2 overs)
Evelyn Jones 91 (128)
Emma Marlow 2/37 (10 overs)
Hollie Armitage 60* (63)
Grace Potts 2/43 (7.2 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 5 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Sarah Bartlett
  • Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Central Sparks 0

23 July 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Lightning
199 (49.1 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
200/9 (49.4 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 70 (105)
Leigh Kasperek 3/39 (10 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 61 (75)
Lucy Higham 3/50 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 1 wicket
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Surenidran Shanmugam
  • Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0

9 September 2022
10:30 BST
v
  • The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and later deemed a no result with points shared.[15]
  • Points: South East Stars 2, Northern Diamonds 2

11 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
334/6 (50 overs)
v
Western Storm
230 (45.4 overs)
Hollie Armitage 131* (131)
Chloe Skelton 2/39 (10 overs)
Danielle Gibson 76 (59)
Katie Levick 4/41 (8.4 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 104 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ben Peverall and Paul Baldwin
  • Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0

17 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
226/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Diamonds
231/6 (43 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 61 (95)
Hollie Armitage 3/37 (7 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 125 (125)
Georgia Adams 2/37 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 4 wickets
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Sarah Bartlett
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0

Final

25 September 2022
10:30 BST
Scorecard
Northern Diamonds
215/9 (50 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
213/9 (50 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 65 (87)
Georgia Adams 3/34 (7 overs)
Georgia Adams 70 (96)
Linsey Smith 2/24 (10 overs)
Northern Diamonds won by 2 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Robert White and Grace Banbury
Player of the match: Lauren Winfield-Hill (Northern Diamonds)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.

Tournament statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsRunsAverageHigh score100s50s
Lauren Winfield-Hill7747078.33125*15
Hollie Armitage7734368.60131*11
Bess Heath7724140.167003
Sterre Kalis7711419.004600
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[16] Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling

PlayerMatchesOversWicketsAverageEconomyBBI5wi
Linsey Smith769.01318.073.403/340
Katie Levick765.51223.084.204/410
Hollie Armitage732.21115.275.193/370
Leigh Kasperek752.0927.004.673/390
Emma Marlow650.0733.284.663/400
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[17] Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics

Batting

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
MatchesInningsRunsHigh scoreAverageStrike rate100s50sMatchesInningsRunsHigh scoreAverageStrike rate100s50s
Hollie Armitage77343131*68.6087.27116615148*37.7596.1700
Katherine Brunt1221810*150.0000
Leah Dobson334634*23.0061.3300321376.5081.2500
Abigail Glen4439259.75100.0000
Yvonne Graves2215157.5036.58001
Jenny Gunn214141*53.24001
Bess Heath772417040.1689.9200551466029.20116.8002
Mariko Hill2111*25.0000
Rachel Hopkins1
Sterre Kalis771144619.0067.0500441063926.5098.1400
Leigh Kasperek7747319.4050.0000651373.25118.1800
Beth Langston22137*13.0054.160011111.0025.0000
Katie Levick73292829.0063.0400621010*10.0083.3300
Emma Marlow63862.6633.33005210105.0066.6600
Nat Sciver33565018.66100.0001
Lizzie Scott331212*12.00133.3300
Rachel Slater411414*51.850041666.0054.5400
Linsey Smith7766279.4242.300066532510.6085.4800
Phoebe Turner4420115.0037.730043351911.6694.5900
Lauren Winfield-Hill77470125*78.3394.561522969648.00174.5401
Jessica Woolston1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18][19]

Bowling

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
MatchesOversWicketsAverageEconomyBBI5wiMatchesOversWicketsAverageEconomyBBI5wi
Hollie Armitage732.21115.275.193/37066.0410.256.834/270
Katherine Brunt18.005.62024.005.500
Abigail Glen45.0223.009.201/120
Jenny Gunn214.0144.003.141/3301
Mariko Hill23.0011.660
Leigh Kasperek752.0927.004.673/390617.0526.607.822/160
Beth Langston28.004.00014.0211.005.502/220
Katie Levick765.51223.084.204/410620.0159.066.805/151
Emma Marlow650.0733.284.663/400517.0712.004.942/120
Nat Sciver37.006.280
Lizzie Scott321.0336.335.191/100
Rachel Slater416.0234.504.311/160411.0183.007.541/220
Linsey Smith769.01318.073.403/340622.4815.875.603/180
Jessica Woolston14.004.750
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18][19]

Fielding

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
MatchesInningsCatchesMatchesInningsCatches
Hollie Armitage775665
Katherine Brunt110220
Leah Dobson330330
Abigail Glen440
Yvonne Graves220110
Jenny Gunn221110
Bess Heath7735
Mariko Hill220
Rachel Hopkins110
Sterre Kalis776440
Leigh Kasperek772661
Beth Langston220111
Katie Levick770660
Emma Marlow663551
Nat Sciver333
Lizzie Scott330
Rachel Slater441441
Linsey Smith772662
Phoebe Turner441443
Lauren Winfield-Hill7211
Jessica Woolston110
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[20][21]

Wicket-keeping

Player Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Charlotte Edwards Cup
MatchesInningsCatchesStumpingsMatchesInningsCatchesStumpings
Bess Heath75521
Lauren Winfield-Hill77762101
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[22][23]

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