Elizabeth Russell (cricketer)

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Elizabeth Russell
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Ann Russell
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 27)
Solihull, West Midlands, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–presentWarwickshire
2020–presentCentral Sparks
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 78 44
Runs scored 350 100
Batting average 8.33 7.14
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 51 30
Balls bowled 3,071 638
Wickets 89 30
Bowling average 21.70 18.56
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/13 5/19
Catches/stumpings 14/– 4/–
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[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Elizabeth Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Player Profile: Elizabeth Russell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Lancashire Women v Warwickshire Women, 18 May 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Surrey Women v Warwickshire Women, 30 July 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Essex Women, 27 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Essex Women, 2 August 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 4 September 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Eve Jones' 77 seals Central Sparks win to keep North Group alive". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  18. ^ "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.

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