The 2023 season was Northern Diamonds' fourth 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 won four of their seven matches, finishing fourth in the group. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the side finished sixth in the group, winning six of their fourteen matches.

The side was captained by Hollie Armitage and coached by Danielle Hazell. They played five home matches at Headingley Cricket Ground, three at the Riverside Ground, and one apiece at South Northumberland Cricket Club, North Marine Road Ground and Clifton Park Ground.

Squad Departures Rachel Hopkins retired from regional cricket at the end of the 2022 season. On 2 November 2022, it was confirmed that Jenny Gunn had retired from all forms of cricket, and that Linsey Smith had left the side, signing for Southern Vipers. On 26 January 2023, Katherine Sciver-Brunt announced her retirement from county and regional cricket. On 20 February 2023, it was announced that Nat Sciver-Brunt had left the side, joining The Blaze.

Arrivals Rebecca Duckworth signed for the side ahead of the 2023 season, joining from North West Thunder. On 20 April 2023, it was announced that Chloe Tryon had signed as an overseas player for the side, available from April to July. On 30 April 2023, the side announced the signing of Katherine Fraser. On 1 July 2023, Ellie Nightingale was included in a matchday squad for the first time. On 8 September 2023, Frances Lonsdale was included in a matchday squad for the first time, and the side announced the loan of Sophia Turner from North West Thunder for the remainder of the season.

Personnel and contract changes On 2 November 2022, Northern Diamonds announced the players that had been awarded professional contracts for the 2023 season, with Leah Dobson, Emma Marlow, Phoebe Turner and Lauren Winfield-Hill signing their first such contracts with the side.

Squad list Age given is at the start of Northern Diamonds' first match of the season (22 April 2023). Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batters Leah Dobson Right-handed Right arm medium Rebecca Duckworth Right-handed Right arm medium Sterre Kalis Right-handed Right-arm medium Frances Lonsdale Unknown Right-handed Unknown Joined September 2023 Phoebe Turner Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Hollie Armitage Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain Katherine Fraser Right-handed Right-arm off break Joined April 2023 Abigail Glen Right-handed Right-arm medium Yvonne Graves Right-handed Right-arm off break Chloe Tryon Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player; April to July 2023 Wicket-keepers Bess Heath Right-handed — Ellie Nightingale Right-handed — Joined July 2023 Lauren Winfield-Hill Right-handed Right-arm medium Bowlers Grace Hall Right-handed Right-arm medium 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 Rachel Slater Right-handed Left-arm medium Sophia Turner Right-handed Right-arm medium Three match loan from North West Thunder in September 2023 Jessica Woolston Right-handed Right-arm medium

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Season standings

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Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 14 14 1 5 13 13 1 1 14 14 0 1 9 9 0 1 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 200 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 14 24 0 12 13 1 14 12 0 8 11 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 10 wickets.

Charlotte Edwards Cup Season standings

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Fixtures

Tournament statistics Batting Player Matches Innings Runs Average High score 100s 50s 7 7 0 2 7 7 0 1 7 7 0 0 7 6 0 0 7 7 0 0 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Qualification: 100 runs.

Bowling Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 5wi 7 12 1 7 10 0 7 8 0 7 7 0 6 5 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 13 13 384 106* 32.00 85.33 1 1 7 7 216 82 30.85 129.34 0 2 Leah Dobson 10 7 154 68* 25.66 94.47 0 1 7 7 135 47 19.28 120.53 0 0 Rebecca Duckworth 6 4 55 27 13.75 51.40 0 0 – – – – – – – – Katherine Fraser 2 2 7 4 7.00 87.50 0 0 7 6 53 26 10.60 75.71 0 0 Abigail Glen 5 4 7 5 1.75 26.92 0 0 6 4 24 13* 8.00 100.00 0 0 Grace Hall 8 3 48 21* 24.00 48.97 0 0 7 3 5 4* 2.50 50.00 0 0 Bess Heath 9 9 286 71 40.85 133.02 0 1 7 7 108 31 18.00 147.94 0 0 Sterre Kalis 14 14 299 66* 23.00 61.02 0 1 7 6 113 32 18.83 94.95 0 0 Katie Levick 14 6 22 11 4.40 45.83 0 0 7 4 7 4 3.50 77.77 0 0 Beth Langston – – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2 2.00 66.66 0 0 Emma Marlow 10 10 164 25* 27.33 58.36 0 0 – – – – – – – – Lizzie Scott 14 7 32 11* 6.40 35.95 0 0 7 5 25 11* 8.33 69.44 0 0 Rachel Slater 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Chloe Tryon 9 9 184 63 30.66 110.17 0 2 7 7 95 30 19.00 137.68 0 0 Phoebe Turner 11 10 45 13 5.62 51.72 0 0 – – – – – – – – Sophia Turner 2 1 4 4* – 133.33 0 0 – – – – – – – – Lauren Winfield-Hill 14 14 663 116* 51.00 95.80 1 5 7 7 171 98 24.42 123.02 0 1 Jessica Woolston 12 5 25 13 8.33 43.10 0 0 – – – – – – – – 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 13 28.1 2 94.00 6.67 1/26 0 7 – – – – – – Katherine Fraser 2 4.0 0 – 3.50 – 0 7 15.0 2 61.50 8.20 1/14 0 Abigail Glen 5 25.3 6 22.00 5.17 2/34 0 6 18.0 5 31.40 8.72 2/23 0 Grace Hall 8 47.4 11 24.09 5.55 4/33 0 7 20.4 10 17.00 8.22 3/20 0 Katie Levick 14 99.0 24 18.12 4.39 4/28 0 7 23.0 12 12.00 6.26 5/19 1 Beth Langston – – – – – – – 1 3.0 1 22.00 7.33 1/22 0 Emma Marlow 10 12.0 1 79.00 6.58 1/31 0 – – – – – – – Lizzie Scott 14 84.3 12 31.75 4.50 3/33 0 7 23.0 7 21.00 6.39 2/27 0 Chloe Tryon 9 55.3 6 41.50 4.48 4/16 0 7 26.4 8 24.37 7.31 3/30 0 Phoebe Turner 11 21.0 5 24.00 5.71 3/18 0 – – – – – – – Sophia Turner 2 10.0 2 26.50 5.30 1/22 0 – – – – – – – Jessica Woolston 12 66.0 13 23.23 4.57 5/37 1 – – – – – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Matches Innings Catches Hollie Armitage 13 12 1 7 7 2 Leah Dobson 10 9 2 7 7 3 Rebecca Duckworth 6 5 1 – – – Katherine Fraser 2 2 1 7 7 2 Abigail Glen 5 5 3 6 6 3 Grace Hall 8 8 1 7 7 4 Bess Heath 9 9 1 7 7 0 Sterre Kalis 14 13 4 7 7 2 Katie Levick 14 13 0 7 7 1 Beth Langston – – – 1 1 0 Emma Marlow 10 9 3 – – – Lizzie Scott 14 13 1 7 7 1 Rachel Slater 1 0 0 – – – Chloe Tryon 9 8 4 7 7 5 Phoebe Turner 11 11 3 – – – Sophia Turner 2 2 0 – – – Lauren Winfield-Hill 14 0 0 7 7 3 Jessica Woolston 12 11 6 – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Wicket-keeping PlayerRachael Heyhoe Flint TrophyCharlotte Edwards Cup Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Matches Innings Catches Stumpings Bess Heath 9 – – – 7 7 2 4 Lauren Winfield-Hill 14 13 10 4 7 – – – Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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