| Elizabeth Russell | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Elizabeth Ann Russell |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Solihull, West Midlands, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Warwickshire |
| Year1: | 2008–2023 |
| Club2: | Central Sparks |
| Year2: | 2020–2023 |
| Club3: | Northern Superchargers |
| Year3: | 2021–2022 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | WLA |
| Matches1: | 87 |
| Runs1: | 393 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.73 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 51 |
| Deliveries1: | 3,415 |
| Wickets1: | 99 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 22.64 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 17/– |
| Column2: | WT20 |
| Matches2: | 70 |
| Runs2: | 155 |
| Bat Avg2: | 7.75 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 30 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,036 |
| Wickets2: | 42 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 23.82 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/19 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 12/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/308/308396/308396.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 4 October |
| Year: | 2023 |
Elizabeth Ann Russell (born 22 May 1994) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She played for Warwickshire, Central Sparks and Northern Superchargers.[1] [2]
Russell was born on 22 May 1994 in Solihull, West Midlands.[2]
Russell made her county debut in 2008, for Warwickshire against Lancashire.[3] In her first season she was her side's joint-leading wicket-taker, with 8 wickets including 4/32 taken against Surrey.[4] [5] In 2010, she took 15 wickets at an average of 20.53 in the County Championship, the most for her side.[6] In both the 2012 and 2013 County Championships, Russell took 12 wickets, and in 2013 she took her maiden county five-wicket haul, with 5/13 against Essex.[7] [8] [9] Two years later, against the same opponents, she took her first Twenty20 five-wicket haul, 5/19.[10] In 2016 she hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 51 against Somerset.[11]
Russell had a strong season in 2017, as she took 10 wickets at an average of 7.50 in the County Championship and 9 wickets at an average of 10.66 in the Twenty20 Cup.[12] [13] In 2019, she again took 10 wickets in the County Championship, as well as helping her side to the Division 1 title in the Twenty20 Cup.[14] [15] Russell took five wickets at an average of 31.50 in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[16] She played one match in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[17]
In 2020, Russell played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 5 matches, taking 6 wickets at an average of 29.00.[18] Her best performance came in the Sparks' victory over Northern Diamonds, where she took 4/28.[19] She took 4 wickets for her side in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as appearing once in the 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup.[20] [21] She also signed for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred as a temporary replacement for Helen Fenby due to illness.[22] She played 7 matches for the side, taking two wickets.[23] She played seven matches for Central Sparks in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking eight wickets.[24] [25] She also played one match for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.[26] She was named in the Central Sparks squad for the 2023 season, but did not play a match.[27]
At the end of the 2023 season, Russell announced her retirement from cricket.[28]