The 2016 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning one of their five matches.[1]
| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Richard Pyrah | ||
| Captain | Lauren Winfield | ||
| Overseas player | Alex Blackwell Shabnim Ismail Beth Mooney | ||
| WCSL | Group stage, 5th | ||
| Most runs | Alex Blackwell (111) | ||
| Most wickets | Danielle Hazell (7) | ||
| Most catches | Jenny Gunn (4) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Beth Mooney (4) | ||
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The side was partnered with Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and played their home matches at Headingley Cricket Ground.[2][3] They were captained by Lauren Winfield and coached by Richard Pyrah.[4]
Squad edit
Yorkshire Diamonds announced their 15-player squad on 21 April 2016.[4] Age given is at the start of Yorkshire Diamonds' first match of the season (30 July 2016).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Hollie Armitage |  England |
14 June 1997 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Alex Blackwell |  Australia |
31 August 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Alice Davidson-Richards | England |
29 May 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Teresa Graves | England |
10 October 1998 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Jenny Gunn | England |
9 May 1986 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Beth Mooney | Australia |
14 January 1994 (aged 22) | Left-handed | — | Overseas player | |
| Anna Nicholls | England |
30 October 1997 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Lauren Winfield | England |
16 August 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | — | Captain | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Stephanie Butler | England |
23 April 1994 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Katherine Brunt | England |
2 July 1985 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Danielle Hazell | England |
13 May 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Shabnim Ismail |  South Africa |
5 October 1988 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player | |
| Katie Levick | England |
17 July 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Laura Spragg | England |
16 June 1982 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Katie Thompson | England |
28 September 1996 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | ||
Women's Cricket Super League edit
Season standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1.437 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.838 |
| 3 | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.170 |
| 4 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.274 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.362 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.724 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]
Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.
League stage edit
Loughborough Lightning
128/9 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Diamonds
85 (17.1 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 3, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Yorkshire Diamonds
134/5 (20 overs) |
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Surrey Stars
135/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Southern Vipers
118/4 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Diamonds
64 (16.3 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 3, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Yorkshire Diamonds
166/6 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Thunder
71 (15 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 3, Lancashire Thunder 0
Yorkshire Diamonds
118 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
119/4 (16.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Statistics edit
Batting edit
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Armitage | 5 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 12.00 | 98.36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alex Blackwell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 59 | 22.20 | 115.62 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Katherine Brunt | 5 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 36 | 17.75 | 112.69 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Stephanie Butler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alice Davidson-Richards | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 9.00 | 71.05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8* | 5.33 | 55.17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 7.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shabnim Ismail | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0.50 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Levick | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.66 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beth Mooney | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 56 | 20.00 | 94.33 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Anna Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laura Spragg | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Katie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lauren Winfield | 5 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 32 | 21.20 | 117.77 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5] | |||||||||||
Bowling edit
| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Armitage | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 6.50 | – | ||
| Katherine Brunt | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 2 | 91 | 6 | 3/6 | 15.16 | 5.35 | 17.0 | ||
| Stephanie Butler | 4 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2/24 | 22.0 | 7.33 | 18.0 | ||
| Jenny Gunn | 5 | 5 | 14.0 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 2/19 | 22.75 | 6.50 | 21.0 | ||
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 18.4 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 4/10 | 14.28 | 5.35 | 16.0 | ||
| Shabnim Ismail | 5 | 5 | 16.0 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 2/16 | 14.83 | 5.56 | 16.0 | ||
| Katie Levick | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 1/10 | 22.75 | 6.50 | 21.0 | ||
| Laura Spragg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 16.00 | – | ||
| Katie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7.00 | – | ||
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5] | ||||||||||||
Fielding edit
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Armitage | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Alex Blackwell | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Katherine Brunt | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Stephanie Butler | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Alice Davidson-Richards | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Jenny Gunn | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Shabnim Ismail | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Katie Levick | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Anna Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Laura Spragg | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Katie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauren Winfield | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[6] | |||
Wicket-keeping edit
| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Mooney | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo[7] | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds To 'Rock' Women's Cricket Super League". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2016/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Yorkshire Diamonds Confirm Inaugural Squad for Kia Super League Season". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Most Catches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2021.