Ami Campbell

Ami Campbell (born 6 June 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Worcestershire, on loan from North East Warriors, Central Sparks and Manchester Originals. She plays as a left-handed batter. She has previously played for Northumberland, Yorkshire, Durham, Northern Diamonds and Northern Superchargers.^[1][2]

Ami Campbell

Personal information
Full name	Ami Campbell
Born	(1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 32) Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–2010	Northumberland
2013–2014	Yorkshire
2016–2017	Northumberland
2018–2019	Durham
2020–present	North East Warriors
2022–present	→ Worcestershire (on loan)
2020–2021	Northern Diamonds
2021	Northern Superchargers
2022–present	Central Sparks
2022–present	Manchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 56 52 Runs scored 1,220 904 Batting average 23.92 21.02 100s/50s 1/6 0/5 Top score 135 81 Balls bowled 344 72 Wickets 11 1 Bowling average 18.00 66.00 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/31 1/22 Catches/stumpings 25/– 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2022

Early life

Campbell was born on 6 June 1991 in Newcastle upon Tyne.^[2]

Domestic career

Campbell made her county debut in 2005, in a County Challenge Cup match for Northumberland against Durham.^[3] Northumberland joined the full County Championship in 2008, and a season later Campbell was their top run-scorer in the tournament, as well as hitting her maiden county half-century, 68* against Ireland.^[4][5] In 2010, Campbell was again Northumberland's Championship leading run-scorer, with 193 runs at an average of 38.40.^[6] She also took her maiden five-wicket haul in 2010, with 5/31 against Shropshire.^[7]

Campbell then took a break from county cricket for two years, returning in 2013 to play for Yorkshire. After two seasons with Yorkshire, making little impact and another season's break, Campbell returned to Northumberland.^[8] Campbell soon returned to form, and was Northumberland's leading run-scorer in both the 2016 Women's County Championship and 2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and hit her career high score in both formats, 135 in List A matches and 81 in Twenty20s.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Campbell moved to Durham ahead of the 2018 season, with her best season for the side coming that year, when she hit 147 runs at an average of 36.75 in the 2018 Women's County Championship.^[13] In 2020, Durham merged with Northumberland to form the North East Warriors.^[14] Although the side did not play any competitive matches that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Campbell appeared in two friendlies against Scotland for the team in 2020.^[15] In 2021, she was the side's highest run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup, scoring 177 runs, including two half-centuries.^[16] On 31 December 2021, it was announced that Campbell had signed for Worcestershire on loan for the 2022 county season.^[17] She played five matches for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 95 runs at an average of 23.75.^[18]

In 2020, Campbell played for Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in five matches, including the final, scoring 70 runs with a high score of 43, made against Lightning.^[19][20] In 2021, Campbell helped her side reach the final of both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup. She scored 223 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and top-scored for the side in both the play-off and the final, with 76 against Central Sparks and 60 against Southern Vipers.^[21][22][23] She was also in the Northern Superchargers squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.^[24] At the end of the season it was announced that Campbell had moved to Central Sparks, and signed a professional contract with her new side.^[25] She also signed for Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.^[26] She was ever-present for Central Sparks in 2022, with a top score of 50 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy against Western Storm.^[27][28][29] She also played every match for Manchester Originals, scoring 52 runs.^[30]

References

1. "Player Profile: Ami Campbell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Ami Campbell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
3. "Durham Women v Northumberland Women, 30 May 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
4. "Batting and Fielding for Northumberland Women/LV Women's County Championship 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
5. "Northumberland Women v Ireland Women, 9 August 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
6. "Batting and Fielding for Northumberland Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
7. "Northumberland Women v Shropshire Women, 15 August 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
8. "Women's List A Matches played by Ami Campbell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
9. "Batting and Fielding for Northumberland Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
10. "Batting and Fielding for Northumberland Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
11. "Northumberland Women v Cumbria Women, 15 May 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
12. "Lincolnshire Women v Northumberland Women, 26 June 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
13. "Batting and Fielding for Durham Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
14. "Danielle Hazell heads up North East women's high performance pathway". Durham Cricket. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
15. "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Ami Campbell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
16. "Batting and Fielding for North East Warriors Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
17. "Major Signing for Women's Rapids with Ami Campbell Joining on Loan". Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
18. "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
19. "Batting and Fielding for Northern Diamonds/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
20. "Lightning v Northern Diamonds, 5 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
21. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
22. "Northern Diamonds ease into final with win over Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
23. "Emily Windsor, Tara Norris rally Vipers to title defence". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
24. "Women's Teams Announce Domestic Signing in The Hundred". The Hundred. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
25. "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
26. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
27. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
28. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
29. "Sarah Glenn plays starring role as Central Sparks defeat Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
30. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links

• Ami Campbell at ESPNcricinfo
• Ami Campbell at CricketArchive (subscription required)