Maddie fits Yorkshire like a glove
Maddie Ward is an up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batter with international experience.
Ward, 19-years-old, was part of the England Under 19s squad which reached the final of the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa at the start of 2023. At the end of the same year, she also helped an England National Counties XI win the European Championship T10 title in Malaga.
Ward spent time on both the Blaze and Northern Diamonds Academies in the old regional structure, joining the latter ahead of 2024. She may be from Nottingham, but she is a Sheffield United football fan and says she has “always had a soft spot for Yorkshire Cricket”.
A talented wicketkeeper, she is also a dynamic middle order batter who has played senior county cricket for Nottinghamshire.
Ward has played eight times for the England Under 19s, all abroad in either South Africa or Sri Lanka.
She made her senior regional debut for the Northern Diamonds in late August – a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 50-over match against Sunrisers at Chelmsford in which she kept impressively and hit an encouraging 20 down the order.
Ward’s development will no doubt be fast-tracked by the presence of Lauren Winfield-Hill in Yorkshire’s squad. The pair worked closely together in the Northern Diamonds set-up during the final year of regional cricket.
Ward has signed a two-year rookie professional contract with Yorkshire ahead of 2025.
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