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Rachel Slater

Rachel Slater

Scottish cricketer

Rachel Elizabeth Slater (born 20 November 2001) is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire and Northern Diamonds. She plays primarily as a left-arm medium bowler. She made her international debut for the Scotland women's cricket team in January 2022. She has previously played for Northern Superchargers.[1][2]

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Early life

Slater was born on 20 November 2001 in Glens Falls, New York.[2] She is a triplet, and her mother is from Giffnock in Scotland.[3] Her parents moved from Leeds to New York due to her father's job before she was born, with the family moving back to Leeds when she was young.[3]

Domestic career

Slater made her county debut in 2019, for Yorkshire against Lancashire.[4] She went on to take 2 wickets at an average of 22.00 in the County Championship that season.[5] She only appeared in one match for the side in 2021, which was curtailed by rain.[6] She took four wickets for Yorkshire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 23.00.[7]

In 2020, Slater was named in the Northern Diamonds squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did not play a match.[8] In 2021, she was added to the Northern Superchargers squad for The Hundred as an injury replacement player, and appeared in one match, against Southern Brave.[9][10] She was also retained in the Northern Diamonds squad for the 2021 season, and made her debut for the side on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Western Storm, taking 2/16.[11][12] She went on to take five wickets overall in the Charlotte Edwards Cup at an average of 14.00, as well as two wickets in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[13][14] At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Slater had signed a professional contract with Northern Diamonds.[15] She played eight matches for Northern Diamonds in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking three wickets.[16][17] She also played two matches for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.[18] She played one match for Northern Diamonds in 2023.[19]

International career

In January 2022, Slater was named in Scotland's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Malaysia.[20] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 18 January 2022, for Scotland against Sri Lanka in the qualifier tournament.[21] She played all four matches for Scotland in the tournament, but did not take a wicket.[22] In September 2022, she played for Scotland during their series against Ireland and at the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.[23] In July 2023, she played for Scotland in a tri-series in the Netherlands, taking one wicket in her four matches.[24]

References

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    "Player Profile: Rachel Slater". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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    "Player Profile: Rachel Slater". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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    "Introducing Rachel Slater: Cap 73". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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    "Yorkshire Women v Lancashire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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    "Hazell names Northern Diamonds squad for 2020". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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    "Meet the Squad". Northern Diamonds. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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    "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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    "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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    "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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    "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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    "Records/Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition Qualifiers, 2021/22 - Scotland Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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    "Women's International Twenty20 Matches played by Rachel Slater". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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    "Bowling for Scotland Women/Netherlands Women's International Twenty20 Tri-Series 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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