2017 Yorkshire Diamonds season explained

Club:Yorkshire Diamonds
Season:2017
Coach:Paul Grayson
Captain:Lauren Winfield
Overseas:Chamari Atapattu
Sophie Devine
Suné Luus
Comp1:WCSL
Comp1 Result:Group Stage, 5th
Most Runs:Katherine Brunt (141)
Most Wickets:Katie Levick (6)
Most Catches:Hollie Armitage (2)
Most Dismissals:Anna Nicholls (4)
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' second season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning two of their five matches.

The side was captained by Lauren Winfield and coached by the newly appointed Paul Grayson.[1] They played one home match at Headingley Cricket Ground, and one at Clifton Park, York.[2]

Squad

Yorkshire Diamonds announced their 15-player squad on 26 July 2017.[3] Age given is at the start of Yorkshire Diamonds' first match of the season (11 August 2017).

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
August 11, 2017 Right-handed
All-rounders
August 11, 2017 Left-handed Overseas player
Laura Crofts August 11, 2017 Right-handed
August 11, 2017 Right-handed
August 11, 2017 Right-handed Overseas player
August 11, 2017 Right-handed
August 11, 2017 Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
August 11, 2017 Right-handed Right-arm medium
August 11, 2017 Right-handed Captain
Bowlers
August 11, 2017 Right-handed
August 11, 2017 Left-handed
August 11, 2017 Right-handed
August 11, 2017 Right-handed Overseas player
August 11, 2017 Right-handed
August 11, 2017 Right-handed

Women's Cricket Super League

Season standings

Advanced to the Final.
Advanced to the Semi-final.

League stage

Statistics

Batting

PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAverageStrike rate100s50s4s6s
5 4 1 10 6 3.33 55.55 0 0 0 0
5 5 1 135 33.75 126.16 0 1 19 4
5 5 0 141 42 28.20 160.22 0 0 18 5
5 5 1 57 14.25 76.00 0 0 3 2
5 5 0 55 41 11.00 117.02 0 0 6 3
4 4 2 10 5.00 62.50 0 0 0 0
5 2 2 10 111.11 0 0 2 0
5 3 0 40 29 13.33 102.56 0 0 6 0
5 2 0 9 5 4.50 90.00 0 0 1 0
2 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
4 2 0 1 1 0.50 12.50 0 0 0 0
5 5 0 135 58 27.00 103.05 0 1 18 2
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

Bowling

PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAverageEconomyStrike rate
5 5 15.0 0 104 2 2/11 52.00 6.93 45.0
5 5 16.3 3 95 3 2/15 31.66 5.75 33.0
5 5 14.0 0 100 5 3/20 20.00 7.14 16.8
5 3 4.0 0 41 1 1/16 41.00 10.25 24.0
4 3 10.0 0 88 0 8.80
5 5 17.0 0 114 6 3/21 19.00 6.70 17.0
5 2 5.0 0 30 1 1/20 30.00 6.00 30.0
2 2 6.0 0 47 0 7.83
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fielding

PlayerMatchesInningsCatches
5 5 2
5 5 1
5 5 0
5 5 2
5 5 1
4 4 0
5 5 0
5 5 1
2 2 0
4 4 1
5 5 1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

Wicket-keeping

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watch: Grayson Excited To Become Yorkshire Diamonds Head Coach . The Yorkshire County Cricket Club . 10 February 2017 . 29 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Women's Cricket Super League 2017/Fixtures and Results . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Diamonds Set To Shine Brighter Than Ever As Squad Is Released . The Yorkshire County Cricket Club . 26 July 2017 . 29 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Most Catches . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017 - Yorkshire Diamonds/Most Dismissals . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 August 2021.