Ami Campbell – the big hitter who can’t stay away
Powerful left-handed batter Ami Campbell just can’t stay away from Headingley.
A Northern Diamond during the first two years of the regional era in 2020 and 2021, Campbell then spent three campaigns with the Central Sparks before the pull of Yorkshire life proved too great.
Campbell, aged 34, signed a three-year contract to play for Yorkshire Women ahead of 2025, describing this as “one of the best clubs in the world”. The love was reciprocated as she settled back in like a dream, being named as the Members’ player-of-the-year last summer on the back of a number of memorable contributions.
“I was at University at Leeds, and it feels like a second home for me,” she said.
Campbell played in three regional finals; two for the Diamonds and one for Edgbaston-based Sparks.
The left-hander quickly added to that number as the White Rose reached the final of the Vitality Blast 2 competition in 2025, before going on to win the Metro Bank One-Day Cup 2 title.
In all cricket in 2025, including the odd friendly, she totalled 680 runs in 28 matches at an average of 45.33.
Her standout contribution was a stunning 165 not out off 105 balls in an early-season MB50 win over Derbyshire at the County Ground.
She has played county cricket for Yorkshire, Durham and Worcestershire and in the Hundred for the Northern Superchargers and Manchester Originals.
As that aforementioned Derbyshire innings showed, she has the ability to take attacks apart in the top order, be it as an opener or further down.
As a player with previous experience of being a full-time pro, as she was with the Sparks, Campbell has provided valuable guidance for some of the younger players in Yorkshire’s squad.
Ami’s Huddersfield-born father Chris and her uncle Nigel both played Minor Counties cricket for Northumberland.
She warmed up for the 2026 season with a winter of club cricket in Sydney, playing for Gordon CC.
UPDATED: Feb 2026.
