Elizabeth Russell (cricketer)

Elizabeth Russell
Personal information
Full name
Elizabeth Ann Russell
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30)
Solihull, West Midlands, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2023Warwickshire
2020–2023Central Sparks
2021–2022Northern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 87 70
Runs scored 393 155
Batting average 8.73 7.75
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 51 30
Balls bowled 3,415 1,036
Wickets 99 42
Bowling average 22.64 23.82
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/13 5/19
Catches/stumpings 17/– 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2023

Elizabeth Ann Russell (born 22 May 1994) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She played for Warwickshire, Central Sparks and Northern Superchargers.[1][2]

Early life

Russell was born on 22 May 1994 in Solihull, West Midlands.[2]

Domestic career

Russell made her county debut in 2008, for Warwickshire against Lancashire.[3] In her first season she was her side's joint-leading wicket-taker, with 8 wickets including 4/32 taken against Surrey.[4][5] In 2010, she took 15 wickets at an average of 20.53 in the County Championship, the most for her side.[6] In both the 2012 and 2013 County Championships, Russell took 12 wickets, and in 2013 she took her maiden county five-wicket haul, with 5/13 against Essex.[7][8][9] Two years later, against the same opponents, she took her first Twenty20 five-wicket haul, 5/19.[10] In 2016 she hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 51 against Somerset.[11]

Russell had a strong season in 2017, as she took 10 wickets at an average of 7.50 in the County Championship and 9 wickets at an average of 10.66 in the Twenty20 Cup.[12][13] In 2019, she again took 10 wickets in the County Championship, as well as helping her side to the Division 1 title in the Twenty20 Cup.[14][15] Russell took five wickets at an average of 31.50 in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[16] She played one match in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[17]

In 2020, Russell played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 5 matches, taking 6 wickets at an average of 29.00.[18] Her best performance came in the Sparks' victory over Northern Diamonds, where she took 4/28.[19] She took 4 wickets for her side in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as appearing once in the 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup.[20][21] She also signed for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred as a temporary replacement for Helen Fenby due to illness.[22] She played 7 matches for the side, taking two wickets.[23] She played seven matches for Central Sparks in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking eight wickets.[24][25] She also played one match for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.[26] She was named in the Central Sparks squad for the 2023 season, but did not play a match.[27]

At the end of the 2023 season, Russell announced her retirement from cricket.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Elizabeth Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Elizabeth Russell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Lancashire Women v Warwickshire Women, 18 May 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Surrey Women v Warwickshire Women, 30 July 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Essex Women, 27 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Essex Women, 2 August 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 4 September 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Eve Jones' 77 seals Central Sparks win to keep North Group alive". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Mark Wood replaced at London Spirit, Sandeep Lamichhane withdraws from Oval Invincibles on the eve of the men's Hundred". the Cricketer. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement". Central Sparks. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Central Sparks". Twitter. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.