Yorkshire Diamonds
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain |
 Lauren Winfield | |
| Coach |
Paul Grayson | |
| Team information | ||
| Founded | 2016 | |
| Home ground | Headingley Cricket Ground | |
| History | ||
| WCSL wins | 0 | |
| Official website: | Yorkshire Diamonds | |
| ||
Yorkshire Diamonds is an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Leeds, Yorkshire. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They will play their home matches at the Headingley Cricket Ground. They are coached by Paul Grayson and are captained by Lauren Winfield and as Jane Hildreth is General Manager. The team is partnered with Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The squad includes overseas players Alex Blackwell, Beth Mooney and Shabnim Ismail as well as England players Lauren Winfield, Katherine Brunt, Jenny Gunn and Danielle Hazell.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
On the 3rd February Paul Grayson, replaced Richard Pyrah as coach, with a contract lasting until the end of 2019. Pyrah moved to be assistant coach at Yorkshire
Players
Current squad
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
-
denotes players with international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 48 | Alice Davidson-Richards | England | 29 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| 57 | Hollie Armitage | England | 14 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | England Academy player |
| — | Chamari Atapattu |  Sri Lanka | 9 February 1990 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player |
| — | Teresa Graves | England | 10 October 1998 | Right-handed | — | |
| — | Anna Nicholls | England | 30 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 24 | Jenny Gunn | England | 9 May 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | England Performance squad |
| — | Laura Crofts | England | 27 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| — | Sophie Devine |  New Zealand | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 58 | Lauren Winfield | England | 16 August 1990 | Right-handed | — | Club captain; England Performance squad |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 8 | Katie Thompson | England | 28 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 23 | Katie Levick | England | 17 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 26 | Katherine Brunt | England | 2 July 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | England Performance squad |
| — | Stephanie Butler | England | 23 April 1994 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | England Academy player |
| — | Suné Luus |  South Africa | 5 January 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Overseas player |
| — | Maddie Walsh | England | 25 March 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
Imported players
- Shabnim Ismail – South Africa (2016)
-
Beth Mooney – Australia (2016) - Alex Blackwell – Australia (2016)
- Chamari Atapattu – Sri Lanka (2017)
- Sophie Devine – New Zealand (2017)
- Suné Luus – South Africa (2017)
See also
References
- ↑ "Yorkshire shine bright like a Diamond". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Pyrah: We are assembling a quality squad for the Diamonds". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Richard Pyrah to coach Yorkshire Women’s Super League side". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Yorkshire Diamonds to ‘rock’ Women’s Cricket Super League". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "ECB names six Women's Super League hosts". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "ECB unveil teams and schedule for Women's Cricket Super League". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "England & Wales Cricket Board announce final squads for Women's Super League - Cricket - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Meg Lanning, Stafanie Taylor, Suzie Bates among WSL overseas stars - Cricket - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2016.