Ella Telford

Ella Freya Telford (born 5 April 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire. She plays primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Cumbria, Lancashire and Northern Diamonds.[1][2]

Ella Telford
Personal information
Full name
Ella Freya Telford
Born (1999-04-05) 5 April 1999
Penrith, Cumbria, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2017Cumbria
2017–2018Lancashire
2017Lancashire Thunder
2019–presentYorkshire
2020–2021Northern Diamonds
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 15 19
Runs scored 64 59
Batting average 16.00 9.83
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 14*
Balls bowled 438 231
Wickets 8 9
Bowling average 34.00 19.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/14 2/7
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 September 2021

Early life

Telford was born on 5 April 1999 in Penrith, Cumbria.[2] Her sister, Elizabeth, has also played cricket for Cumbria.[3] She studies at Leeds Beckett University, and has competed in heptathlon at national level.[4]

Domestic career

Telford made her county debut in 2010, aged 11, for Cumbria against Northumberland, but did not bat or bowl.[5] She did not play for the side again until the 2014 season, when she appeared three times in the County Championship, taking 4 wickets at an average of 13.75.[6] In 2016, Telford was Cumbria's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 6 wickets at an average of 11.50.[7]

In 2017, Telford played the majority of the season for Lancashire, as well as one match for Cumbria.[8][9] That season, Lancashire won the double of the County Championship and the Twenty20 Cup.[10] She was also in Lancashire Thunder's squad for the 2017 Women's Cricket Super League, but did not play a match.[11] In 2018, Telford played just one match, for Lancashire.[8] The following season, Telford joined Yorkshire, playing four matches for the side in the Twenty20 Cup.[9] In 2021, she took 1 wicket in 3 matches for Yorkshire in the Twenty20 Cup.[12]

In 2020, Telford was named in the Northern Diamonds squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match.[13] She was retained in the squad for the following season, and made her debut for the side on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Western Storm.[14][15] She went on to play three Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches.[16]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Ella Telford". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Ella Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. "Player Profile: Elizabeth Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. "Player Profile: Ella Telford". the Cricketer. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. "Northumberland Women v Cumbria Women, 13 June 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. "Bowling for Cumbria Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. "Bowling for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. "Women's List A Matches played by Ella Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Ella Telford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  11. "Lancashire Thunder Squad Announced for Kia Super League". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  12. "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. "Hazell names Northern Diamonds squad for 2020". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. "Meet the Squad". Northern Diamonds. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  15. "Group B, Chester-le-Street, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Northern Diamonds v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  16. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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