Leah Dobson
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| Full name | Leah Dobson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 2001 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Northern Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Player Profile: Leah Dobson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Leah Dobson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Leah Dobson". the Cricketer. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Kent Women v Yorkshire Women, 24 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 2 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Yorkshire Women v North East Warriors Women, 3 June 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Hazell Names Northern Diamonds Squad for 2020". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Northern Diamonds v North West Thunder, Group B, Leeds, Jun 26 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Georgia Elwiss books Vipers' place in final with match-seizing 84 not out". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Lauren Winfield-Hill, Linsey Smith to the fore as Northern Diamonds break duck in thrilling final". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Diamonds Award 10 Senior Contracts for 2023 and Beyond". Northern Diamonds. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Winfield-Hill's 83 leads Northern Diamonds to victory over Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- Leah Dobson at ESPNcricinfo
- Leah Dobson at CricketArchive (subscription required)