Katie Thompson

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]

Katie Thompson
Personal information
Full name
Katie Cordelia Thompson
Born (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996
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

Domestic career

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
  1. "Player Profile: Katie Thompson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "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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