Rachel Slater

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Rachel Slater
Personal information
Full nameRachel Slater
Born (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 20)
Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 20)18 January 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I23 January 2022 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentYorkshire
2020–presentNorthern Diamonds
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 4 6 16
Runs scored 12 6 19
Batting average 6.00 6.00 4.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 6* 6* 6*
Balls bowled 54 186 167
Wickets 0 4 5
Bowling average – 36.00 42.80
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/31 2/16
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 January 2022

Rachel Slater (born 20 November 2001) is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds and Northern Superchargers. She plays primarily as a left-arm medium bowler. She made her international debut for the Scotland women's cricket team in January 2022.[1][2]

Early life[]

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]

Domestic career[]

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]

In 2020, Slater was named in the Northern Diamonds squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match.[7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12][13] At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Slater had signed a professional contract with Northern Diamonds.[14]

International career[]

In January 2022, Slater was named in Scotland's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Malaysia.[15] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 18 January 2022, for Scotland against Sri Lanka in the qualifier tournament.[16] She played all four matches for Scotland in the tournament, but did not take a wicket.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Rachel Slater". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Rachel Slater". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Introducing Rachel Slater: Cap 73". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Yorkshire Women v Lancashire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Yorkshire Women v North East Warriors Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Hazell names Northern Diamonds squad for 2020". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Trent Rockets' record score proves too much for London Spirit - clips, radio & text". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ "21st Match, Southampton, Aug 7 2021, The Hundred Women's Competition: Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Meet the Squad". Northern Diamonds. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Group B, Chester-le-Street, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Northern Diamonds v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  14. ^ "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  16. ^ "2nd Match, Kuala Lumpur, Jan 18 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition Qualifiers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Records/Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition Qualifiers, 2021/22 - Scotland Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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