North East Warriors

North East Warriors
Personnel
CaptainLaura Ellison
CoachTom Cant and Rachel Hopkins
Team information
Founded2020
Last match2024
Home groundVarious
History
T20 Cup wins0
Official websiteNorth 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]

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]

  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. ^ a b "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.