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. 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. 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. 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.

The side was captained by Hollie Armitage and coached by Danielle Hazell. They played three home matches at the Riverside Ground and three at Headingley Cricket Ground.

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. 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. It was also announced that Katherine Fraser and Mariko Hill would be training with the squad during the season. 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. Mariko Hill was added to the full squad on 28 May 2022. Lizzie Scott was added to the squad in September 2022, making her debut for the side on 11 September. Jessica Woolston and Grace Hall were first included in a matchday squad on 16 September 2022.

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 Right-handed Right arm medium Rachel Hopkins Right-handed Right-arm medium Sterre Kalis Right-handed Right-arm medium Phoebe Turner Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Hollie Armitage Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain Katherine Brunt Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Abigail Glen Right-handed Right-arm medium Yvonne Graves Right-handed Right-arm off break Jenny Gunn Right-handed Right-arm medium Mariko Hill Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined May 2022 Nat Sciver Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers Bess Heath Right-handed — Lauren Winfield-Hill Right-handed Right-arm medium Bowlers Grace Hall Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022 Leigh Kasperek Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player Beth Langston Right-handed Right-arm medium Katie Levick Right-handed Right-arm leg break Emma Marlow Right-handed Right-arm off break Lizzie Scott Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022 Rachel Slater Right-handed Left-arm medium Linsey Smith Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Jessica Woolston Right-handed Right-arm medium Joined September 2022

Charlotte Edwards Cup Group B

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Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 6 6 0 0 5 5 0 2 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 3 0 1 6 6 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 50 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 6 15 1 6 8 0 5 7 0 6 5 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

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Fixtures

Final

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 7 7 1 5 7 7 1 1 7 7 0 3 7 7 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 7 13 0 7 12 0 7 11 0 7 9 0 6 7 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 5 wickets.

Season statistics Batting PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs High score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Hollie Armitage 7 7 343 131* 68.60 87.27 1 1 6 6 151 48* 37.75 96.17 0 0 Katherine Brunt 1 – – – – – – – 2 2 18 10* – 150.00 0 0 Leah Dobson 3 3 46 34* 23.00 61.33 0 0 3 2 13 7 6.50 81.25 0 0 Abigail Glen – – – – – – – – 4 4 39 25 9.75 100.00 0 0 Yvonne Graves 2 2 15 15 7.50 36.58 0 0 1 – – – – – – – Jenny Gunn 2 1 41 41* – 53.24 0 0 1 – – – – – – – Bess Heath 7 7 241 70 40.16 89.92 0 0 5 5 146 60 29.20 116.80 0 2 Mariko Hill – – – – – – – – 2 1 1 1* – 25.00 0 0 Rachel Hopkins – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – Sterre Kalis 7 7 114 46 19.00 67.05 0 0 4 4 106 39 26.50 98.14 0 0 Leigh Kasperek 7 7 47 31 9.40 50.00 0 0 6 5 13 7 3.25 118.18 0 0 Beth Langston 2 2 13 7* 13.00 54.16 0 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 25.00 0 0 Katie Levick 7 3 29 28 29.00 63.04 0 0 6 2 10 10* 10.00 83.33 0 0 Emma Marlow 6 3 8 6 2.66 33.33 0 0 5 2 10 10 5.00 66.66 0 0 Nat Sciver – – – – – – – – 3 3 56 50 18.66 100.00 0 1 Lizzie Scott 3 3 12 12* 12.00 133.33 0 0 – – – – – – – – Rachel Slater 4 1 14 14* – 51.85 0 0 4 1 6 6 6.00 54.54 0 0 Linsey Smith 7 7 66 27 9.42 42.30 0 0 6 6 53 25 10.60 85.48 0 0 Phoebe Turner 4 4 20 11 5.00 37.73 0 0 4 3 35 19 11.66 94.59 0 0 Lauren Winfield-Hill 7 7 470 125* 78.33 94.56 1 5 2 2 96 96 48.00 174.54 0 1 Jessica Woolston 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Bowling PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi Hollie Armitage 7 32.2 11 15.27 5.19 3/37 0 6 6.0 4 10.25 6.83 4/27 0 Katherine Brunt 1 8.0 0 – 5.62 – 0 2 4.0 0 – 5.50 – 0 Abigail Glen – – – – – – – 4 5.0 2 23.00 9.20 1/12 0 Jenny Gunn 2 14.0 1 44.00 3.14 1/33 0 1 – – – – – – Mariko Hill – – – – – – – 2 3.0 0 – 11.66 – 0 Leigh Kasperek 7 52.0 9 27.00 4.67 3/39 0 6 17.0 5 26.60 7.82 2/16 0 Beth Langston 2 8.0 0 – 4.00 – 0 1 4.0 2 11.00 5.50 2/22 0 Katie Levick 7 65.5 12 23.08 4.20 4/41 0 6 20.0 15 9.06 6.80 5/15 1 Emma Marlow 6 50.0 7 33.28 4.66 3/40 0 5 17.0 7 12.00 4.94 2/12 0 Nat Sciver – – – – – – – 3 7.0 0 – 6.28 – 0 Lizzie Scott 3 21.0 3 36.33 5.19 1/10 0 – – – – – – – Rachel Slater 4 16.0 2 34.50 4.31 1/16 0 4 11.0 1 83.00 7.54 1/22 0 Linsey Smith 7 69.0 13 18.07 3.40 3/34 0 6 22.4 8 15.87 5.60 3/18 0 Jessica Woolston 1 4.0 0 – 4.75 – 0 – – – – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Hollie Armitage 7 7 5 6 6 5 Katherine Brunt 1 1 0 2 2 0 Leah Dobson 3 3 0 3 3 0 Abigail Glen – – – 4 4 0 Yvonne Graves 2 2 0 1 1 0 Jenny Gunn 2 2 1 1 1 0 Bess Heath 7 7 3 5 – – Mariko Hill – – – 2 2 0 Rachel Hopkins – – – 1 1 0 Sterre Kalis 7 7 6 4 4 0 Leigh Kasperek 7 7 2 6 6 1 Beth Langston 2 2 0 1 1 1 Katie Levick 7 7 0 6 6 0 Emma Marlow 6 6 3 5 5 1 Nat Sciver – – – 3 3 3 Lizzie Scott 3 3 0 – – – Rachel Slater 4 4 1 4 4 1 Linsey Smith 7 7 2 6 6 2 Phoebe Turner 4 4 1 4 4 3 Lauren Winfield-Hill 7 – – 2 1 1 Jessica Woolston 1 1 0 – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Bess Heath 7 – – – 5 5 2 1 Lauren Winfield-Hill 7 7 7 6 2 1 0 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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