2020 Northern Diamonds season

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)
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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  England (1991-06-06)6 June 1991 (aged 29) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Leah Dobson  England (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Rachel Hopkins  England (1992-07-19)19 July 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sterre Kalis  Netherlands (1999-08-30)30 August 1999 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Lauren Winfield-Hill  England (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Hollie Armitage  England (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain
Katherine Brunt  England (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Jenny Gunn  England (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alex MacDonald  England (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 28) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Nat Sciver  England (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Layla Tipton  England (2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (aged 18) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Bess Heath  England (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 19) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Helen Fenby  England (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Phoebe Graham  England (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Beth Langston  England (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Katie Levick  England (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Rachel Slater  England (2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Linsey Smith  England (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 (aged 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ella Telford  England (1999-04-05)5 April 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-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 Armitage 7 7 1 176 54* 29.33 62.19 0 1 21 2
Katherine Brunt 2 1 0 5 5 5.00 55.55 0 0 1 0
Ami Campbell 5 5 0 70 43 14.00 86.41 0 0 6 3
Helen Fenby 2 2 1 17 11 17.00 89.47 0 0 1 0
Phoebe Graham 5 4 2 60 29* 30.00 89.55 0 0 5 1
Jenny Gunn 7 6 2 149 50* 37.25 59.83 0 1 18 0
Bess Heath 7 5 0 37 23 7.40 63.79 0 0 3 1
Rachel Hopkins 4 4 0 54 35 13.50 35.76 0 0 5 1
Sterre Kalis 7 6 1 197 87 39.40 74.62 0 3 29 0
Beth Langston 7 5 1 93 37 23.23 78.81 0 0 7 0
Katie Levick 7 3 3 16 8* – 66.66 0 0 2 0
Alex MacDonald 7 6 0 122 92 20.33 68.53 0 1 11 2
Nat Sciver 2 2 1 108 104 108.00 92.30 1 0 14 0
Linsey Smith 4 2 0 30 23 15.00 93.75 0 0 3 0
Layla Tipton 1 1 0 14 14 14.00 66.66 0 0 1 0
Lauren Winfield-Hill 3 3 0 93 72 31.00 91.17 0 1 11 2
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Bowling

Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Average Economy Strike rate
Hollie Armitage 7 5 28.2 1 122 6 2/16 20.33 4.30 28.3
Katherine Brunt 2 2 18.0 2 53 6 5/20 8.83 2.94 18.0
Helen Fenby 2 2 11.0 0 68 0 – – 6.18 –
Phoebe Graham 5 5 37.4 1 146 2 2/29 73.00 3.87 113.0
Jenny Gunn 7 7 45.5 3 187 8 2/18 23.37 4.08 34.3
Beth Langston 7 7 56.1 5 233 12 3/18 19.41 4.14 28.0
Katie Levick 7 7 60.0 5 244 11 3/22 22.18 4.06 32.7
Alex MacDonald 7 3 22.4 0 81 4 2/31 20.25 3.57 34.0
Nat Sciver 2 2 15.0 1 46 2 2/30 23.00 3.06 45.0
Linsey Smith 4 4 30.0 3 102 4 2/36 25.50 3.40 45.0
Layla Tipton 1 1 2.0 0 12 0 – – 6.00 –
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]

Fielding

Player Matches Innings Catches
Hollie Armitage 7 7 2
Katherine Brunt 2 2 1
Ami Campbell 5 5 1
Helen Fenby 2 2 0
Phoebe Graham 5 5 2
Jenny Gunn 7 7 0
Rachel Hopkins 4 4 0
Sterre Kalis 7 7 1
Beth Langston 7 7 1
Katie Levick 7 7 1
Alex MacDonald 7 7 4
Nat Sciver 2 2 0
Linsey Smith 4 4 0
Layla Tipton 1 1 0
Lauren Winfield-Hill 3 3 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

Wicket-keeping

Player Matches Innings Catches Stumpings
Bess Heath 7 7 8 0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.