Rachel Slater
{{short description|Scottish cricketer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rachel Slater
| female = true
| image =
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| fullname = Rachel Elizabeth Slater
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|11|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
| nickname =
| heightft =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Left-arm medium
| role = Bowler
| family =
| country = Scotland
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2022–present
| odidebutdate = 14 April
| odidebutyear = 2024
| odidebutagainst = United States
| odicap = 33
| lastodidate = 11 April
| lastodiyear = 2025
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan
| T20Idebutdate = 18 January
| T20Idebutyear = 2022
| T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Icap = 20
| lastT20Idate = 3 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2024
| lastT20Iagainst = Bangladesh
| T20Ishirt = 72
| club1 = Yorkshire
| year1 = 2019–present
| club2 = Northern Diamonds
| year2 = 2020–2024
| club3 = Northern Superchargers
| year3 = 2021–2022
| club4 = Oval Invincibles
| year4 = {{nowrap|2024–present}}
| columns = 4
| column1 = WODI
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 9
| bat avg1 = 9.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 9
| deliveries1 = 48
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 27.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/27
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = WT20I
| matches2 = 23
| runs2 = 61
| bat avg2 = 5.54
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 15*
| deliveries2 = 398
| wickets2 = 18
| bowl avg2 = 26.38
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/17
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3 = WLA
| matches3 = 19
| runs3 = 54
| bat avg3 = 18.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 18*
| deliveries3 = 626
| wickets3 = 13
| bowl avg3 = 35.53
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/24
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = WT20
| matches4 = 66
| runs4 = 88
| bat avg4 = 4.40
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 15*
| deliveries4 = 1,002
| wickets4 = 45
| bowl avg4 = 25.55
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/17
| catches/stumpings4 = 5/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1660/1660139/1660139.html CricketArchive
| date = 17 October
| year = 2024
}}
Rachel Elizabeth Slater (born 20 November 2001) is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Oval Invincibles. She plays primarily as a left-arm medium bowler. She made her international debut for the Scotland women's cricket team in January 2022. She has previously played for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds and Northern Superchargers.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rachel-slater-1184969|title=Player Profile: Rachel Slater|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1660/1660139/1660139.html|title=Player Profile: Rachel Slater|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=28 August 2021}}
Early life
Slater was born on 20 November 2001 in Glens Falls, New York. She is a triplet, and her mother is from Giffnock in Scotland.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/introducing-rachel-slater-cap-73/ |title=Introducing Rachel Slater: Cap 73 |work=Cricket Scotland |access-date=18 February 2022}} Her parents moved from Leeds to New York due to her father's job before she was born, with the family moving back to Leeds when she was young.
Domestic career
Slater made her county debut in 2019, for Yorkshire against Lancashire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1101/1101000.html |title=Yorkshire Women v Lancashire Women, 19 May 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=28 August 2021}} She went on to take 2 wickets at an average of 22.00 in the County Championship that season.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Yorkshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=28 August 2021}} She only appeared in one match for the side in 2021, which was curtailed by rain.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1176/1176420.html |title=Yorkshire Women v North East Warriors Women, 3 May 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=28 August 2021}} She took four wickets for Yorkshire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 23.00.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Yorkshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 October 2022}}
In 2020, Slater was named in the Northern Diamonds squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match.{{cite web |url=https://yccc.production.parallax.dev/news/view/8651/hazell-names-northern-diamonds-squad-for-2020 |title=Hazell names Northern Diamonds squad for 2020 |publisher=The Yorkshire County Cricket Club |accessdate=28 August 2021}} In 2021, she was added to the Northern Superchargers squad for The Hundred as an injury replacement player, and appeared in one match, against Southern Brave.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/56232712/page/5 |title=Trent Rockets' record score proves too much for London Spirit - clips, radio & text |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=28 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/the-hundred-women-s-competition-2021-1252659/southern-brave-women-vs-northern-superchargers-women-21st-match-1252720/full-scorecard |title=21st Match, Southampton, Aug 7 2021, The Hundred Women's Competition: Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=28 August 2021}} She was also retained in the Northern Diamonds squad for the 2021 season, and made her debut for the side on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Western Storm, taking 2/16.{{cite web|url=https://www.northerndiamonds.co.uk/squad | title=Meet the Squad |website=Northern Diamonds |accessdate=28 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/charlotte-edwards-cup-2021-1252410/northern-diamonds-vs-western-storm-group-b-1252429/live-cricket-score |title=Group B, Chester-le-Street, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Northern Diamonds v Western Storm |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=28 August 2021}} She went on to take five wickets overall in the Charlotte Edwards Cup at an average of 14.00, as well as two wickets in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6769;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=28 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6769;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=28 September 2021}} At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Slater had signed a professional contract with Northern Diamonds.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/2312968/ecb-fund-sixth-professional-contract-at-each-womens-regional-team |title=ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2021}} She played eight matches for Northern Diamonds in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking three wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6769;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=3 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6769;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=3 October 2022}} She also played two matches 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=3 October 2022}} She played one match for Northern Diamonds in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6769 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=5 October 2023}} In 2024, she played 17 matches for Northern Diamonds, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 18 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6769 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6769 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2024}}
International career
In January 2022, Slater was named in Scotland's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Malaysia.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/scotlands-women-aim-to-start-2022-on-a-high-at-commonwealth-games-qualifier/ |title=Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier |publisher=Cricket Scotland |access-date=3 January 2022}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 18 January 2022, for Scotland against Sri Lanka in the qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296028.html |title=2nd Match, Kuala Lumpur, Jan 18 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition Qualifiers |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 January 2022}} She played all four matches for Scotland in the tournament, but did not take a wicket.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14435;team=3505;type=tournament |title=Records/Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition Qualifiers, 2021/22 - Scotland Women/Batting and Bowling Averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 January 2022}} In September 2022, she played for Scotland during their series against Ireland and at the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1660/1660139/Womens_International_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Women's International Twenty20 Matches played by Rachel Slater |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 October 2022}} In July 2023, she played for Scotland in a tri-series in the Netherlands, taking one wicket in her four matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/38/Netherlands_Womens_International_Twenty20_Tri-Series_2023/Scotland_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Scotland Women/Netherlands Women's International Twenty20 Tri-Series 2023 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 October 2023}}
In September 2024 she was named in the Scotland squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketscotland.com/scotland-squad-named-for-icc-womens-t20-world-cup/ |title=Scotland squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup |work=Cricket Scotland |access-date=3 October 2024}}
Slater was part of the Scotland squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2025/articles/000016/001636.shtml|title=Scotland name squad for Women's World Cup Qualifiers|publisher=Cricket Europe|accessdate=9 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=1184969}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=1660139}}
{{Oval Invincibles squad}}
{{Scotland Squad 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Slater, Rachel}}
Category:Sportspeople from Glens Falls, New York
Category:Yorkshire women cricketers
Category:Northern Diamonds cricketers
Category:Northern Superchargers cricketers
Category:Scotland women Twenty20 International cricketers