| Rachel Slater | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Rachel Elizabeth Slater |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Glens Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Country: | Scotland |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2022–present |
| Oneodi: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 14 April |
| Odidebutyear: | 2024 |
| Odidebutagainst: | United States |
| Odicap: | 33 |
| T20idebutdate: | 18 January |
| T20idebutyear: | 2022 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| T20icap: | 20 |
| Lastt20idate: | 3 October |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Bangladesh |
| T20ishirt: | 72 |
| Club1: | Yorkshire |
| Year1: | 2019–2024 |
| Club2: | Northern Diamonds |
| Year2: | 2020–2024 |
| Club3: | Northern Superchargers |
| Year3: | 2021–2022 |
| Club4: | Oval Invincibles |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | WODI |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 9 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 9 |
| Deliveries1: | 48 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 27.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/27 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | WT20I |
| Matches2: | 23 |
| Runs2: | 61 |
| Bat Avg2: | 5.54 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 15 |
| Deliveries2: | 398 |
| Wickets2: | 18 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 26.38 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/17 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column3: | WLA |
| Matches3: | 19 |
| Runs3: | 54 |
| Bat Avg3: | 18.00 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 18 |
| Deliveries3: | 626 |
| Wickets3: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 35.53 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 2/24 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 1/– |
| Column4: | WT20 |
| Matches4: | 66 |
| Runs4: | 88 |
| Bat Avg4: | 4.40 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 15 |
| Deliveries4: | 1,002 |
| Wickets4: | 45 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 25.55 |
| Fivefor4: | 1 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 5/17 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 5/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1660/1660139/1660139.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 17 October |
| Year: | 2024 |
Rachel Elizabeth Slater (born 20 November 2001) is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Oval Invincibles. She plays primarily as a left-arm medium bowler. She made her international debut for the Scotland women's cricket team in January 2022. She has previously played for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds and Northern Superchargers.[1] [2]
Slater was born on 20 November 2001 in Glens Falls, New York.[2] She is a triplet, and her mother is from Giffnock in Scotland.[3] Her parents moved from Leeds to New York due to her father's job before she was born, with the family moving back to Leeds when she was young.[3]
Slater made her county debut in 2019, for Yorkshire against Lancashire.[4] She went on to take 2 wickets at an average of 22.00 in the County Championship that season.[5] She only appeared in one match for the side in 2021, which was curtailed by rain.[6] She took four wickets for Yorkshire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 23.00.[7]
In 2020, Slater was named in the Northern Diamonds squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match.[8] In 2021, she was added to the Northern Superchargers squad for The Hundred as an injury replacement player, and appeared in one match, against Southern Brave.[9] [10] She was also retained in the Northern Diamonds squad for the 2021 season, and made her debut for the side on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Western Storm, taking 2/16.[11] [12] She went on to take five wickets overall in the Charlotte Edwards Cup at an average of 14.00, as well as two wickets in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[13] [14] At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Slater had signed a professional contract with Northern Diamonds.[15] She played eight matches for Northern Diamonds in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking three wickets.[16] [17] She also played two matches for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.[18] She played one match for Northern Diamonds in 2023.[19] In 2024, she played 17 matches for Northern Diamonds, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 18 wickets.[20] [21]
In January 2022, Slater was named in Scotland's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Malaysia.[22] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 18 January 2022, for Scotland against Sri Lanka in the qualifier tournament.[23] She played all four matches for Scotland in the tournament, but did not take a wicket.[24] In September 2022, she played for Scotland during their series against Ireland and at the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.[25] In July 2023, she played for Scotland in a tri-series in the Netherlands, taking one wicket in her four matches.[26]
In September 2024 she was named in the Scotland squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[27]