# 2018 Yorkshire Diamonds season

The 2018 season was Yorkshire Diamonds' third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning three of their ten matches.
The side was captained by Lauren Winfield and coached by Paul Grayson. They played two home matches apiece at Headingley Cricket Ground and Clifton Park, and one at the North Marine Road Ground.

## Squad

Yorkshire Diamonds announced their 15-player squad on 11 July 2018. Age given is at the start of Yorkshire Diamonds' first match of the season (22 July 2018).
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Chamari Atapattu | Sri Lanka | (1990-02-09)9 February 1990 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Thea Brookes | England | (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Alice Davidson-Richards | England | (1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Delissa Kimmince | Australia | (1989-05-14)14 May 1989 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Alice Monaghan | England | (2000-03-20)20 March 2000 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Gwenan Davies | Wales | (1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Bess Heath | England | (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 16) | Right-handed | — | |
| Beth Mooney | Australia | (1994-01-14)14 January 1994 (aged 24) | Left-handed | — | Overseas player |
| Lauren Winfield | England | (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | — | Captain |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Katherine Brunt | England | (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Helen Fenby | England | (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Beth Langston | England | (1992-09-06)6 September 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Katie Levick | England | (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Sophie Munro | England | (2001-08-31)31 August 2001 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Katie Thompson | England | (1996-09-28)28 September 1996 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 1.361 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0.919 |
| 3 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.404 |
| 4 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | −0.825 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.290 |
| 6 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.490 |
Advanced to the Final.  Advanced to the Semi-final.

### League stage

* 22 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 166/3 (15.3 overs) |
| Delissa Kimmince 55*(41) Freya Davies 2/28 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 97 (62) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/31 (3.3 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Tim Robinson and Martin Saggers
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 27 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 134/4 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 101 (18.2 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 57* (34) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/15 (3 overs) | | Lauren Winfield 28 (23) Sophie Ecclestone 3/11 (3.2 overs) |
* Lancashire Thunder won by 33 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Mike Burns and Rob Bailey Player of the match: Eleanor Threlkeld (Lancashire Thunder)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Lancashire Thunder 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 29 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars | v | Yorkshire Diamonds |
* Match Abandoned Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Mark Newell and Tom Lungley
* No toss.
* Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 2
* 31 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 102/9 (20 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 50 (41) Katie Levick 2/24 (4 overs) | | Thea Brookes 30 (19) Kirstie Gordon 2/10 (3 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 41 runs Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 2 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 175/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 163/9 (20 overs) |
| Lauren Winfield 64 (38) Amelia Kerr 2/27 (4 overs) | | Suzie Bates 34 (22) Katherine Brunt 5/26 (4 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 12 runs Clifton Park, York Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 5 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 172/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 174/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 69 (42) Heather Knight 1/27 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 56 (36) Katie Levick 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: James Middlebrook and Chris Watts
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 8 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 143 (19.5 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 64 (37) Katie Levick 3/35 (4 overs) | | Thea Brookes 45 (36) Suzie Bates 4/26 (3.5 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 16 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Neil Bainton and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Tammy Beaumont (Southern Vipers)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 12 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 66 (16.4 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 67/1 (9.3 overs) |
| Marizanne Kapp 13 (14) Beth Langston 3/14 (3.4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 44* (30) Laura Marsh 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 9 wickets Clifton Park, York Umpires: Sue Redfern and James Middlebrook Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Yorkshire Diamonds)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 5, Surrey Stars 0
* 14 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 154/9 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 145/8 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 74 (44) Katherine Brunt 3/22 (4 overs) | | Katherine Brunt 44* (25) Alex Hartley 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs Stanley Park, Blackpool Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Lancashire Thunder)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 18 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 145/6 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 76 (50) Linsey Smith 2/18 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 47 (38) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/17 (3 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 3 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: James Middlebrook and Tom Lungley
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0

## Statistics
### Batting

| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Chamari Atapattu | 8 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 43 | 12.14 | 96.59 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Thea Brookes | 9 | 8 | 2 | 139 | 45 | 23.16 | 120.86 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Katherine Brunt | 7 | 6 | 2 | 110 | 44* | 27.50 | 120.87 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Alice Davidson-Richards | 9 | 8 | 1 | 148 | 33 | 21.14 | 94.10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gwenan Davies | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7.00 | 116.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Helen Fenby | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0.50 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bess Heath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 12.00 | 77.41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Delissa Kimmince | 9 | 8 | 2 | 107 | 55* | 17.83 | 117.58 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Beth Langston | 9 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 12.75 | 108.51 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Katie Levick | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0.50 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alice Monaghan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beth Mooney | 9 | 9 | 1 | 267 | 76 | 33.37 | 138.34 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| Sophie Munro | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Katie Thompson | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lauren Winfield | 8 | 8 | 0 | 205 | 64 | 25.62 | 119.88 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | Matches | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
| Chamari Atapattu | 8 | 7 | 14.0 | 0 | 122 | 3 | 1/15 | 40.66 | 8.71 | 28.0 |
| Thea Brookes | 9 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2/23 | 9.00 | 5.40 | 10.0 |
| Katherine Brunt | 7 | 7 | 24.2 | 1 | 132 | 10 | 5/26 | 13.20 | 5.42 | 14.6 |
| Alice Davidson-Richards | 9 | 9 | 29.3 | 0 | 220 | 10 | 2/15 | 22.00 | 7.45 | 17.7 |
| Helen Fenby | 8 | 8 | 18.0 | 1 | 156 | 1 | 1/38 | 156.00 | 8.66 | 108.0 |
| Delissa Kimmince | 9 | 9 | 22.0 | 0 | 204 | 2 | 2/14 | 102.00 | 9.27 | 66.0 |
| Beth Langston | 9 | 8 | 24.4 | 0 | 190 | 7 | 3/14 | 27.14 | 7.70 | 21.1 |
| Katie Levick | 9 | 9 | 30.0 | 0 | 210 | 11 | 3/35 | 19.09 | 7.00 | 16.3 |
| Katie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2/18 | 9.00 | 4.50 | 12.0 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches |
| Chamari Atapattu | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Thea Brookes | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Katherine Brunt | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Alice Davidson-Richards | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Gwenan Davies | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Helen Fenby | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Bess Heath | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Delissa Kimmince | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| Beth Langston | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Katie Levick | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Alice Monaghan | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Sophie Munro | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Katie Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauren Winfield | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo ||||

### Wicket-keeping

| Player | Matches | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
| Beth Mooney | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Source: ESPN Cricinfo |||||