Elizabeth Russell (cricketer)
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Full name | Elizabeth Ann Russell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Solihull, West Midlands, England | 22 May 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–present | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 1 April 2021 |
Elizabeth Ann Russell (born 22 May 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire and Central Sparks. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]
Early life[]
Russell was born on 22 May 1994 in Solihull, West Midlands.[2]
Domestic career[]
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]
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.[16] Her best performance came in the Sparks' victory over Northern Diamonds, where she took 4/28.[17]
In 2021, Russell signed for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred as a temporary replacement for Helen Fenby due to illness.[18]
References[]
- ^ "Player Profile: Elizabeth Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Player Profile: Elizabeth Russell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Women v Warwickshire Women, 18 May 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Surrey Women v Warwickshire Women, 30 July 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Warwickshire Women v Essex Women, 27 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Warwickshire Women v Essex Women, 2 August 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 4 September 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Eve Jones' 77 seals Central Sparks win to keep North Group alive". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Mark Wood replaced at London Spirit, Sandeep Lamichhane withdraws from Oval Invincibles on the eve of the men's Hundred". the Cricketer. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links[]
- Elizabeth Russell at ESPNcricinfo
- Elizabeth Russell at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Solihull
- Warwickshire women cricketers
- Central Sparks cricketers
- Northern Superchargers cricketers