English cricketer
Lizzie Eleanor Scott (born 1 September 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Durham and Oval Invincibles . She plays as a right-arm medium bowler . She has previously played for Northumberland , North East Warriors and Northern Diamonds .[ 1] [ 2]
Early life
Scott was born on 1 September 2004 in Hexham , Northumberland .[ 2]
Domestic career
Scott made her county debut in 2016, for Northumberland against Lincolnshire .[ 3] She scored her maiden half-century in 2017, scoring 58 in a County Championship match against Durham .[ 4] She was her side's leading run-scorer in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup , with 190 runs in 8 matches.[ 5] She was Northumberland's leading wicket-taker in the 2019 Women's County Championship , with 12 wickets including her maiden five-wicket haul, 5/24 against Scotland .[ 6] [ 7]
In 2020, Northumberland combined with Durham to form North East Warriors .[ 8] She took five wickets for the side at an average of 18.20 in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup , and three wickets at an average of 28.00 in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup .[ 9] [ 10]
Scott was included in the Northern Diamonds Academy squad in 2021 and 2022.[ 11] [ 12] She was promoted to the full squad in September 2022, making her debut against Western Storm on 11 September in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy , taking 1/53.[ 13] She went on to play two more matches for Diamonds that season, taking two more wickets as her side won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[ 14]
In 2023, she played 21 matches for Northern Diamonds, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup , taking 19 wickets.[ 15] [ 16] She also played one match for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred .[ 17] At the end of the 2023 season, it was announced that Scott had signed her first professional contract with Northern Diamonds.[ 18] In 2024, she played five matches for the side, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup , taking three wickets.[ 19] [ 20]
International career
In October 2022, Scott was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup .[ 21] She went on to play three matches in the tournament.[ 22]
References
^ "Player Profile: Lizzie Scott" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ a b "Player Profile: Lizzie Scott" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Lincolnshire Women v Northumberland Women, 29 May 2016" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Durham Women v Northumberland Women, 14 May 2017" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Batting and Fielding for Northumberland Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Bowling for Northumberland Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Northumberland Women v Scotland Women, 19 May 2019" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Danielle Hazell heads up North East women's high performance pathway" . Durham Cricket. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Bowling for North East Warriors Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Bowling for North East Warriors Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Diamonds Pick 15 Player Academy Squad" . The Yorkshire County Cricket Club . Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Northern Diamonds Academy squad announced for 2022" . Northern Diamonds . 24 January 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Taunton, 11 September 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Western Storm v Northern Diamonds" . Retrieved 12 September 2022 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023 .
^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023 .
^ "Five Player Contract Extensions Announced for Northern Diamonds" . Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 17 October 2024 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 17 October 2024 .
^ "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023" . England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022 .
^ "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023 .
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