The Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) is excited to announce the signing of Lauren Winfield-Hill, with the accomplished cricketer joining Yorkshire Women in the new domestic structure.
A serial winner, Winfield-Hill has put pen to paper on a four-year contract with the Club and brings a wealth of experience having enjoyed plenty of success on the domestic, overseas and international stage.
With a World-Cup, Hundred and a County Championship title amongst the pieces of silverware on a glittering CV, the 34-year-old has received multiple individual honours and came through the Yorkshire age-groups.
Pictured Lauren Winfield-Hill during The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – Northern Diamonds v Western Storm at Headingley in the 2023/24 season.
Winfield-Hill said: “We’re starting at the first step with this new structure, and I can’t wait to help drive the culture. That’s something which really excites me.
“It’s the right thing for me, my cricket and my life. I really believe in the project.
“I want to be part of putting Yorkshire back on the map in a really positive way and show that we absolutely deserve – and are passionate about – women’s cricket.”
Winfield-Hill, who will play state cricket for Queensland this winter, added: “I have a huge emotional attachment to Yorkshire Cricket, and I’m so happy I’ve made the right decision.
“This is my home, it’s where my family enjoy coming to watch me play, and Courtney (Lauren’s wife) loves Yorkshire as well. It’s home for the both of us.”
Pictured, Winfield-Hill during her England playing days.
The wicketkeeper-batter, who has been capped 104 times by England, was part of the England team which won the 50-over World Cup on home soil in 2017 having made her international debut four years previous.
For the last five seasons, Winfield-Hill has been a talismanic figure for the Northern Diamonds, who won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title in 2022, beating Southern Vipers in the final at Lord’s.
She was player-of-the-match in that final having scored 65 at the top of the order, added to two catches behind the stumps, and won the Hundred with the Oval Invincibles the same summer.
Richard Pyrah, Yorkshire Women’s Head Coach, said: “Lauren is a world-class cricketer, and we are delighted she has committed her future to Yorkshire Women.
“Lauren is a winner with proven experience of excelling on the biggest stage, which is exactly where we aim to be at this Club.
“Lauren is a superb first announcement for Yorkshire Women. This is a long-term project and Lauren will play an important role as we prepare for the exciting next chapter in women’s cricket here at Yorkshire.”
Gavin Hamilton, YCCC’s incoming General Manager of Cricket, said: “We are thrilled to have signed Lauren, who brings with her a wealth of experience and success at the top of women’s cricket.
“It’s testament to her ambition and character that she has chosen to undertake a new challenge and commit her future to the team and join what we’re building here at Yorkshire.”
