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Katie Thompson

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Katie Thompson
Personal information
Full name
Katie Cordelia Thompson
Born (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 28)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm unorthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2021Yorkshire
2016–2018Yorkshire Diamonds
2021North Representative XI
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 29 41
Runs scored 72 63
Batting average 12.00 9.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 27* 13
Balls bowled 1,340 883
Wickets 46 44
Bowling average 11.04 12.56
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/10 4/4
Catches/stumpings 3/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2021

Katie Cordelia Thompson (born 28 September 1996) is an English cricketer who plays as a slow left-arm unorthodox bowler. She has played for Yorkshire and North Representative XI, as well as playing for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018.[1][2]

Domestic career

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Thompson made her county debut in 2014, for Yorkshire against Essex.[3] In 2015, Thompson helped her side to their 6th County Championship title, and took 5 wickets at an average of 26.80.[4] The following season, she was her side's leading wicket-taker in the 2016 Women's County Championship, with 12 wickets at an average of 12, including taking 6/10 against Somerset.[5][6] In 2018, Thompson was again successful, taking 11 wickets in both the County Championship and Twenty20 Cup.[7][8] In 2019, Thompson was the joint-leading wicket-taker across the whole Championship, with 15 wickets at an average of 8.40.[9] She also took her Twenty20 best bowling figures, with 4/4 against Durham.[10] In 2021, Thompson was named as part of the Yorkshire contingent of the North Representative XI squad for the Twenty20 Cup, taking one wicket in four matches.[11][12]

Thompson also played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018. She played four matches across the three seasons, with her best performance coming in a 2018 match against Loughborough Lightning, in which she took 2/18 from her four overs.[2][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Katie Thompson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Katie Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Essex Women v Yorkshire Women, 29 June 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Somerset Women v Yorkshire Women, 29 August 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Yorkshire Women v Durham Women, 30 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Lancashire set for Vitality Women's County T20". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Bowling for North Representative Women's XI/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds v Loughborough Lightning, 18 August 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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