Leah Dobson

Leah Dobson (born 6 October 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds and Northern Superchargers. She plays as a right-handed batter.[1][2]

Leah Dobson
Personal information
Full name
Leah Dobson
Born (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentYorkshire
2020–presentNorthern Diamonds
2023–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 25 32
Runs scored 366 294
Batting average 20.33 13.36
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 68* 47
Catches/stumpings 3/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2023

Early life

Dobson was born on 6 October 2001 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.[2] At youth level for Yorkshire, she was the Under-17 Batter of the Season in 2018, and hit 161 from 81 balls in an Under-17 T20 match.[3]

Domestic career

Dobson made her county debut in 2018, for Yorkshire against Kent.[4] In 2019, she scored 92 runs at an average of 18.40 in the County Championship, including her career high score of 40 in a 2 wicket victory over Nottinghamshire.[5][6] She only played one match for Yorkshire in 2021, scoring 4* against North East Warriors before rain cut the match short.[7]

Dobson was selected in the Northern Diamonds squad for the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match that season.[8] She made her debut for the side in 2021, in their opening match of the Charlotte Edwards Cup against North West Thunder.[9] She went on to score 111 runs in the tournament for her side, including her Twenty20 high score of 44*.[10] She also played five times in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, including scoring 49 against Southern Vipers.[11][12] Dobson appeared in six matches for Northern Diamonds in 2022 across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with a top score of 34* in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final, helping Diamonds to their first title.[13][14][15] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Dobson had signed her first professional contract with Northern Diamonds.[16]

In 2023, she played 17 matches for Northern Diamonds, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and scored her maiden List A half-century, with 68* against Western Storm.[17][18][19] She also played five matches for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.[20]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Leah Dobson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Leah Dobson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "Player Profile: Leah Dobson". the Cricketer. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. "Kent Women v Yorkshire Women, 24 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. "Batting and Fielding for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. "Nottinghamshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 2 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. "Yorkshire Women v North East Warriors Women, 3 June 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. "Hazell Names Northern Diamonds Squad for 2020". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. "Northern Diamonds v North West Thunder, Group B, Leeds, Jun 26 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  12. "Georgia Elwiss books Vipers' place in final with match-seizing 84 not out". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  13. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  14. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  15. "Lauren Winfield-Hill, Linsey Smith to the fore as Northern Diamonds break duck in thrilling final". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  16. "Diamonds Award 10 Senior Contracts for 2023 and Beyond". Northern Diamonds. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  17. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  18. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  19. "Winfield-Hill's 83 leads Northern Diamonds to victory over Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  20. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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