Northern Diamonds

Northern Diamonds took three wickets in the last over to clinch a thrilling one-run victory over Central Sparks in a nail-biter of a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy game which went down to the last ball at Edgbaston. 

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Leah Dobson plans to follow one memorable day with another this weekend when the Northern Diamonds head to Edgbaston to take on Central Sparks.

Erin Burns described the Northern Diamonds defeat in today’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy clash with the Blaze as “bittersweet”.

The Northern Diamonds were on the wrong end of a low-scoring thriller at Scarborough today, losing to last season’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy finalists the Blaze by two wickets with two balls to spare in defence of a 189-target.

Emma Marlow is learning from the very best about opening the batting for the Northern Diamonds. Marlow has been handed an opportunity to face the new ball by coach Dani Hazell in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with regular opener Sterre Kalis away on international duty with the Netherlands.

Dani Hazell was pleased that Northern Diamonds kept throwing their punches before Southern Vipers ultimately knocked them down at the Utilita Bowl today.

Lauren Winfield-Hill scored 63 and Phoebe Turner picked up 3-48 - but Northern Diamonds had their winning start to the season ended by Southern Vipers at Utilita Bowl in Southampton.

Phoebe Turner is loving life in the thick of the action for the Northern Diamonds at present. The emerging all-rounder from Northallerton was one of the stars of Wednesday’s victory over Western Storm at Headingley, hitting 32 in the middle order and taking three wickets with her seamers.

Hollie Armitage was clearly delighted with her own performance - match-winning century against the Western Storm today. But the Northern Diamonds captain was more than happy to deflect the praise elsewhere to her team-mates. 

Captain fantastic Hollie Armitage just loves a century against the Western Storm - her second against said opposition leading the Northern Diamonds to a hard-fought and nail-biting Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy win at Headingley.