# 2016 Yorkshire Diamonds season

The 2016 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' first season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning one of their five matches.
The side was partnered with Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and played their home matches at Headingley Cricket Ground. They were captained by Lauren Winfield and coached by Richard Pyrah.

## Squad

Yorkshire Diamonds announced their 15-player squad on 21 April 2016. Age given is at the start of Yorkshire Diamonds' first match of the season (30 July 2016).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Hollie Armitage | England | (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Alex Blackwell | Australia | (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Alice Davidson-Richards | England | (1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Teresa Graves | England | (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Jenny Gunn | England | (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Beth Mooney | Australia | (1994-01-14)14 January 1994 (aged 22) | Left-handed | — | Overseas player |
| Anna Nicholls | England | (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lauren Winfield | England | (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | — | Captain |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Stephanie Butler | England | (1994-04-23)23 April 1994 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Katherine Brunt | England | (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Danielle Hazell | England | (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Shabnim Ismail | South Africa | (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Katie Levick | England | (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Laura Spragg | England | (1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Katie Thompson | England | (1996-09-28)28 September 1996 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |

## Women's Cricket Super League
### Season standings

Points table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1.437 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.838 |
| 3 | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.170 |
| 4 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.274 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.362 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.724 |
Advanced to the Final.  Advanced to the Semi-final.

### League stage

* 30 July 14:30 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 128/9 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 85 (17.1 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 52 (38) Jenny Gunn 2/20 (4 overs) | | Lauren Winfield 23 (13) Rebecca Grundy 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 43 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Ben Debenham and Tom Lungley
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 3, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 4 August 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 134/5 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 135/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Hollie Armitage 43 (36) Alex Hartley 2/18 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 47 (45) Jenny Gunn 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Russell Warren
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 8 August 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 118/4 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 64 (16.3 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 45* (45) Katherine Brunt 2/26 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 17 (23) Linsey Smith 4/10 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 54 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Ben Debenham and Chris Watts
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 3, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 12 August 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 166/6 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 71 (15 overs) |
| Alex Blackwell 59 (42) Hayley Matthews 1/21 (4 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 25 (24) Danielle Hazell 4/10 (4 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 95 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ben Debenham and Chris Watts
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 3, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 14 August 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 118 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 119/4 (16.3 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 56 (44) Anya Shrubsole 5/23 (4 overs) | | Rachel Priest 50 (35) Shabnim Ismail 2/16 (2 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 6 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Paul Pollard and Chris Watts
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 0

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Hollie Armitage | 5 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 12.00 | 98.36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alex Blackwell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 59 | 22.20 | 115.62 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Katherine Brunt | 5 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 36 | 17.75 | 112.69 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Stephanie Butler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alice Davidson-Richards | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 9.00 | 71.05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8* | 5.33 | 55.17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 7.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shabnim Ismail | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0.50 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Levick | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.66 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beth Mooney | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 56 | 20.00 | 94.33 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Anna Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laura Spragg | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Katie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lauren Winfield | 5 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 32 | 21.20 | 117.77 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Hollie Armitage | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 6.50 | – |
| Katherine Brunt | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 2 | 91 | 6 | 3/6 | 15.16 | 5.35 | 17.0 |
| Stephanie Butler | 4 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2/24 | 22.0 | 7.33 | 18.0 |
| Jenny Gunn | 5 | 5 | 14.0 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 2/19 | 22.75 | 6.50 | 21.0 |
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 18.4 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 4/10 | 14.28 | 5.35 | 16.0 |
| Shabnim Ismail | 5 | 5 | 16.0 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 2/16 | 14.83 | 5.56 | 16.0 |
| Katie Levick | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 1/10 | 22.75 | 6.50 | 21.0 |
| Laura Spragg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 16.00 | – |
| Katie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7.00 | – |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Hollie Armitage | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Alex Blackwell | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Katherine Brunt | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Stephanie Butler | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Alice Davidson-Richards | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Jenny Gunn | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Danielle Hazell | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Shabnim Ismail | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Katie Levick | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Anna Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Laura Spragg | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Katie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauren Winfield | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Beth Mooney | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||