Elizabeth Russell (cricketer)
{{short description|English cricketer}}
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{{Use British English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Elizabeth Russell
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| fullname = Elizabeth Ann Russell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Solihull, West Midlands, England
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Bowler
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| club1 = Warwickshire
| year1 = 2008–2023
| club2 = Central Sparks
| year2 = 2020–2023
| club3 = Northern Superchargers
| year3 = 2021–2022
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 87
| runs1 = 393
| bat avg1 = 8.73
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 51
| deliveries1 = 3,415
| wickets1 = 99
| bowl avg1 = 22.64
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/13
| catches/stumpings1 = 17/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 70
| runs2 = 155
| bat avg2 = 7.75
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 30
| deliveries2 = 1,036
| wickets2 = 42
| bowl avg2 = 23.82
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/19
| catches/stumpings2 = 12/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/308/308396/308396.html CricketArchive
| date = 4 October
| year = 2023
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/874259.html|title=Player Profile: Elizabeth Russell|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/308/308396/308396.html|title=Player Profile: Elizabeth Russell|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}
Early life
Russell was born on 22 May 1994 in Solihull, West Midlands.
Domestic career
Russell made her county debut in 2008, for Warwickshire against Lancashire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/133/133096.html|title=Lancashire Women v Warwickshire Women, 18 May 2008|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} In her first season she was her side's joint-leading wicket-taker, with 8 wickets including 4/32 taken against Surrey.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/7/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2008/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2008|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/133/133123.html|title=Surrey Women v Warwickshire Women, 30 July 2008|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} In 2010, she took 15 wickets at an average of 20.53 in the County Championship, the most for her side.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/13/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2010/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/16/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2012/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2012|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/18/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2013/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/474/474225.html|title=Warwickshire Women v Essex Women, 27 May 2013|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} Two years later, against the same opponents, she took her first Twenty20 five-wicket haul, 5/19.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/745/745983.html|title=Warwickshire Women v Essex Women, 2 August 2015|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} In 2016 she hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 51 against Somerset.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/909/909429.html|title=Warwickshire Women v Somerset Women, 4 September 2016|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/29/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2017/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/30/NatWest_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2017/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2019/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 April 2021}} Russell took five wickets at an average of 31.50 in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/308/308396/308396.html |title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 October 2022}} She played one match in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Warwickshire_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=4 October 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13711;team=6768;type=tournament|title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=1 April 2021}} Her best performance came in the Sparks' victory over Northern Diamonds, where she took 4/28.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2020-1229289/northern-diamonds-vs-central-sparks-north-group-1229345/match-report|title=Eve Jones' 77 seals Central Sparks win to keep North Group alive|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=1 April 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=27 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=27 September 2021}} She also signed for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred as a temporary replacement for Helen Fenby due to illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/ovalinvincibles/mark_wood_london_spirit_sandeep_laminchhane_oval_invincibles_hundred.html |title=Mark Wood replaced at London Spirit, Sandeep Lamichhane withdraws from Oval Invincibles on the eve of the men's Hundred|publisher=the Cricketer|access-date=24 July 2021}} She played 7 matches for the side, taking two wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13891;team=6691;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=27 September 2021}} She played seven matches for Central Sparks in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking eight wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2022}} She also played one match for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14454;team=6694;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2022}} She was named in the Central Sparks squad for the 2023 season, but did not play a match.{{cite web|url=https://www.centralsparks.com/post/central-sparks-2023-squad-announcement | title=Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement |website=Central Sparks |date=18 April 2023 |access-date=4 October 2023}}
At the end of the 2023 season, Russell announced her retirement from cricket.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CentralSparks/status/1724520771282710543 | title=Central Sparks |website=Twitter |date=14 November 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=874259}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=308396}}
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Category:Cricketers from Solihull
Category:Warwickshire women cricketers
Category:Central Sparks cricketers