North East Warriors

North East Warriors was the women's representative cricket team for the English historic counties of County Durham and Northumberland. They played their home matches at grounds across the two counties, including Vigo Lane, Washington, County Durham and The Wicket, Hipsburn, Northumberland.^[1] They were captained by Laura Ellison.^[2]

North East Warriors

Personnel
Captain	Laura Ellison
Coach	Tom Cant and Rachel Hopkins
Team information
Founded	2020
Last match	2024
Home ground	Various
History
T20 Cup wins	0
Official website	North East Warriors

The team was formed ahead of the 2020 season, with Durham and Northumberland deciding to merge at both youth and senior levels in order to provide a "united high performance pathway" for the region.^[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they did not take part in any formal competitions in 2020, only playing friendlies, but went on to compete in the Women's Twenty20 Cup from 2021 onwards and the ECB Women's County One-Day in 2024.^[4][5] They also contributed players to the North Representative XI, and were partnered with the regional team Northern Diamonds.^[6][4] They also played List A matches in the 2024 ECB Women's County One-Day championship, including a match against Yorkshire at the Riverside Ground.^[7]

With Durham Women turning professional, the Warriors played their last fixture against Derbyshire at Rockliffe Park in a T20 on 13 August 2024.^[8]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2023 season.^[9] ‡ denotes players with international caps.

Name	Nationality	Apps	Notes
				Laura Ellison	England	2	Club captain
Maddy Atkinson	England	2
Ami Campbell	England	0	On loan to Worcestershire
Hayley Falla	England	2	Wicket-keeper
Libby Haward	England	2
Rachel Hopkins	England	2
Sterre Kalis ‡	Netherlands	0
Jenny McDowell	England	2
Harriet Robson	England	2
Lizzie Scott	England	0
Lilly-Mai Taylor	England	2
Layla Tipton	England	2
Emily Whiting	England	2
Abbie Whybrow	England	2	Wicket-keeper; Dual-registration with Buckinghamshire

Seasons

Women's Twenty20 Cup

Season	Division	League standings[10]								Notes
		P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos
2021	North	8	1	5	0	2	–0.92	6	5th
2022	Group 1	6	3	3	0	0	–0.52	12	5th
2023	Group 1	6	0	0	0	6	+0.00	6	5th
2024	Group 1	7	2	2	0	3	+0.38	37	6th

ECB Women's County One-Day

Season	Group	League standings[11]								Notes
		P	W	L	T	A/C	BP	Pts	Pos
2024	Group 1	4	1	2	0	1	1	6	6th

See also

• Durham Women cricket team
• Northumberland Women cricket team
• North Representative XI
• Durham County Cricket Club
• Northumberland County Cricket Club
• Northern Diamonds

References

1. "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by North East Warriors Women". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
2. "North East Warriors to start 2022 season at Whitburn CC". Durham Cricket. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
3. "Danielle Hazell heads up North East women's high performance pathway". Durham Cricket. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
4. "North East Warriors – Trials, Yearly Review and Look to 2021". Durham Cricket. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
5. "Women's County T20 North Group - 2021". ECB Women's County Championship. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
6. "Batting and Fielding for North Representative Women's XI/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
7. "Women's List A Matches played by North East Warriors Women". Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
8. "Harriet Robson stars in final ever fixtures for North East Warriors before Durham Women turn professional". Durham Cricket. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
9. "Batting and Fielding for North East Warriors Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
10. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
11. "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2024.