| Katie Thompson | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Katie Cordelia Thompson |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1996 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Yorkshire |
| Year1: | 2014–2021 |
| Club2: | Yorkshire Diamonds |
| Year2: | 2016–2018 |
| Club3: | North Representative XI |
| Year3: | 2021 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | WLA |
| Matches1: | 29 |
| Runs1: | 72 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 27 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,340 |
| Wickets1: | 46 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 11.04 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/10 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Column2: | WT20 |
| Matches2: | 41 |
| Runs2: | 63 |
| Bat Avg2: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 13 |
| Deliveries2: | 883 |
| Wickets2: | 44 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 12.56 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/4 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 6/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/871/871236/871236.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 2 October |
| Year: | 2021 |
Katie Cordelia Thompson (born 28 September 1996) is an English cricketer who plays as a slow left-arm unorthodox bowler. She has played for Yorkshire and North Representative XI, as well as playing for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018.[1] [2]
Thompson made her county debut in 2014, for Yorkshire against Essex.[3] In 2015, Thompson helped her side to their 6th County Championship title, and took 5 wickets at an average of 26.80.[4] The following season, she was her side's leading wicket-taker in the 2016 Women's County Championship, with 12 wickets at an average of 12, including taking 6/10 against Somerset.[5] [6] In 2018, Thompson was again successful, taking 11 wickets in both the County Championship and Twenty20 Cup.[7] [8] In 2019, Thompson was the joint-leading wicket-taker across the whole Championship, with 15 wickets at an average of 8.40.[9] She also took her Twenty20 best bowling figures, with 4/4 against Durham.[10] In 2021, Thompson was named as part of the Yorkshire contingent of the North Representative XI squad for the Twenty20 Cup, taking one wicket in four matches.[11] [12]
Thompson also played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018. She played four matches across the three seasons, with her best performance coming in a 2018 match against Loughborough Lightning, in which she took 2/18 from her four overs.[2] [13]