Northern Diamonds

Northern Diamonds star opener Lauren Winfield-Hill is targeting greater personal returns in this summer’s Charlotte Edwards Cup T20 competition, which continues at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

Northern Diamonds began their Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign with an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of Lancashire Thunder at a sun-soaked Emirates Old Trafford.

Rachel Slater may have been watching the Northern Diamonds from afar this summer, but the left-arm seamer likes what she's seen. 

The Northern Diamonds are in confident mood heading into the forthcoming Charlotte Edwards Cup, which starts this weekend, says batter Leah Dobson. 

Rachel Slater is off to the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in October, and the Northern Diamonds seam bowler has admitted: “It’s pretty mental, and I can’t quite believe it.”

Bess Heath says getting the chance to represent England at Headingley next weekend would be “pretty special”. Northern Diamonds ace Heath is in England’s squad for a trio of international T20s against Pakistan, a series which starts at Edgbaston tomorrow afternoon. 

Bess Heath summed up the feelings of all Northern Diamonds followers when she reflected on today’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy win over South East Stars at Beckenham and said: “My heart-rate was definitely going at the end! 

A series of crucial contributions with bat and ball helped the Northern Diamonds claim a thrilling Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy win by three runs off the last ball against early-season pacesetters South East Stars at sunny Beckenham today.

Northern Diamonds’ Hollie Armitage will captain the side who take on Pakistan Women in Leicester on Thursday (9 May).

Serial trophy-winner Erin Burns is confident the Northern Diamonds have what it takes to end the regional era in style this summer.

Northern Diamonds captain Hollie Armitage believes winning such a close game against Central Sparks will give her side some precious momentum going into their last game of the first block of Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixtures next week.