Diamonds (Super Fours)

The Super Fours was established in 2002 as a way of bridging the gap between women's county cricket and international cricket, bringing together the top players in England.[1] Knight Riders was one of the teams established, and was captained by Charlotte Edwards. They finished 2nd in the first 50 over tournament that took place, winning 3 out of 6 games.[2]

The next season, 2003, Knight Riders won four of their matches on their way to claiming their first Super Fours title.[3] Captain Charlotte Edwards was the leading run-scorer in the competition, with 199 runs, whilst Knight Riders bowler Lucy Pearson was the leading wicket-taker, with 10 wickets.[4][5] In 2004, Knight Riders finished bottom of their group, and finished 3rd in the newly-established Twenty20 tournament.[6] Charlotte Edwards was again the tournament leading run-scorer, with 386 runs, including 2 centuries.[7] 2005 saw the Knight Riders claim their second 50 over title, winning four games. Edwards was once again the leading run-scorer, with 428 runs.[8][9]

In 2006 the side was renamed Diamonds and they won their first Twenty20 title, beating Sapphires by 21 runs in the final.[10] This was to prove to be Diamonds' final title: they finished second in the 50 over in 2007 and 2008, as well as losing in the Twenty20 final in 2008.[11][12] Diamonds did not compete in the final Super Fours season, 2013, with players being condensed into three teams.[13]