The 2021 season was Northern Diamonds ' second season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup , finishing as runners-up in both competitions. The side finished second in the group stage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, therefore progressing to the play-off, where they beat Central Sparks by 6 wickets.[ 1] [ 2] In the final, they played Southern Vipers in a repeat of the previous year's final. Batting first, Diamonds made 183, but lost by 3 wickets after reducing Vipers to 109/7.[ 3]
In the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the side topped Group B of the competition, winning four of their six matches.[ 4] They then played Southern Vipers in the semi-final on Finals Day, beating them by 18 runs to progress to the final against South East Stars .[ 5] Diamonds made 138/4 batting first in the final, but this was chased down by the Stars with 2 overs to spare.[ 6]
The side was captained by Hollie Armitage and coached by Danielle Hazell .[ 7] They played their home matches at four grounds across the North East: the Riverside Ground , Headingley , South Northumberland Cricket Club and the North Marine Road Ground .[ 8] [ 9]
Squad
Northern Diamonds announced their initial 18-player squad on 26 May 2021.[ 7] On 10 June 2021, Sarah Taylor was signed as a short-term replacement for the injured Bess Heath .[ 10] Age given is at the start of Northern Diamonds' first match of the season (29 May 2021).
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Season standings
Advanced to the final
Advanced to the play-off
Fixtures
Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
Northern Diamonds won by 9 wickets Fenner's , Cambridge Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sarah Bartlett
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, South East Stars 0
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0
North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Play-off
Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Tournament statistics
Batting
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[ 11] Qualification: 100 runs.
Bowling
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[ 12] Qualification: 5 wickets.
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Group B
Advanced to the semi-final
Fixtures
North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: North West Thunder 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Western Storm 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Semi-final
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Tournament statistics
Batting
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[ 13] Qualification: 50 runs.
Bowling
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[ 14] Qualification: 5 wickets.
Season statistics
Batting
Bowling
Fielding
Wicket-keeping
References
^ a b "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021/Table" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Northern Diamonds ease into final with win over Central Sparks" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Emily Windsor, Tara Norris rally Vipers to title defence" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ a b "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021/Table" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Lauren Winfield-Hill, Jenny Gunn ensure Diamonds edge out Vipers for final spot" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Alice Capsey stars as South East Stars claim inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ a b "Meet the Squad" . Northern Diamonds . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021/Fixtures and Results" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021/Fixtures and Results" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Sarah Taylor joins Northern Diamonds" . Northern Diamonds. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Most runs" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Most wickets" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Most runs" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Most wickets" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ a b "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ a b "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Most catches" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Most catches" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Most dismissals" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Most dismissals" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
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