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Founded | 2016 |
Home ground | Headingley Cricket Ground |
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WCSL wins | 0 |
Official website: | Yorkshire Diamonds |
Yorkshire Diamonds is an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Leeds, Yorkshire. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They will play their home matches at the Headingley Cricket Ground. They are coached by Paul Grayson and are captained by Lauren Winfield and as Jane Hildreth is General Manager. The team is partnered with Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The squad includes overseas players Alex Blackwell, Beth Mooney and Shabnim Ismail as well as England players Lauren Winfield, Katherine Brunt, Jenny Gunn and Danielle Hazell.
On the 3rd February Paul Grayson, replaced Richard Pyrah as coach, with a contract lasting until the end of 2019. Pyrah moved to be assistant coach at Yorkshire