Eleanor Threlkeld
Eleanor Threlkeld (born 16 November 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder and Manchester Originals. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2]
Threlkeld keeping-wicket for North West Thunder in May 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eleanor Threlkeld |
| Born | 16 November 1998 Knowsley, Merseyside, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2013–present | Lancashire |
| 2016–2019 | Lancashire Thunder |
| 2020–present | North West Thunder |
| 2021–present | Manchester Originals |
| Career statistics | |
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2023 | |
Early life edit
Threlkeld was born on 16 November 1998 in Knowsley, Merseyside.[2] She attends Loughborough University.[3]
Domestic career edit
Threlkeld made her county debut in 2013, for Lancashire against Warwickshire. She scored 3*, as well as keeping wicket.[4] She became a regular for the side from 2014, but did not score her first half-century for the club until 2019, scoring 72 in a victory over Nottinghamshire in the County Championship. She also achieved her Twenty20 high score that season, hitting 56* against Sussex.[5][6] Threlkeld was part of the Lancashire team that won the County Championship and Twenty20 Cup double in 2017.[7] She played four matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 101 runs including one half-century, 52 against Cumbria.[8][9] She captained Lancashire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, as well as scoring 63 runs at an average of 21.00.[10] She played two matches for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[11]
Threlkeld was also part of Lancashire Thunder's squad in the Women's Cricket Super League from 2016 to 2019. She appeared in all 30 of the side's matches.[12] She hit two half-centuries in her time there, 53* against Yorkshire Diamonds in 2018 (a match in which she also made four stumpings) and 52 against the same opponents in 2019.[13][14][12]
In 2020, Threlkeld played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 6 matches, scoring 114 runs at an average of 19.00, with a best of 52 in a victory over Lightning.[15][16] In December 2020, it was announced that Threlkeld was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[17] She was ever-present for the side in 2021, with a top-score of 70* in Thunder's victory over South East Stars.[18][19][20] She had the joint-most dismissals in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 10 dismissals.[21] She was also ever-present for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, scoring 29 runs and making 7 dismissals.[22]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Threlkeld was appointed as captain of North West Thunder, replacing Alex Hartley.[23] She was the side's leading run-scorer in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 266 runs at an average of 53.20.[24] She made two half-centuries in the competition, 91 against Lightning and 79 against Southern Vipers.[25][26] She was also ever-present for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, scoring 32 runs.[27] She played 19 matches for the side in 2023, and was the side's leading-run scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, including scoring her maiden List A century, with 107* against Western Storm.[28][29][30] She also played six matches for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, making six dismissals.[31]
Threlkeld has also appeared for various England Academy and Development teams, and toured South Africa with the England Academy in 2018.[32]
International career edit
In December 2021, Threlkeld was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[33] She played all six matches on the tour, taking three catches and making two stumpings.[34][35]
References edit
- ^ "Player Profile: Eleanor Threlkeld". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Ellie Threlkeld". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Ellie Threlkeld". Loughborough University. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Women v Warwickshire Women, 23 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 12 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Women v Sussex Women, 30 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Women win the double!". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Women v Cumbria Women, 16 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Ellie Threlkeld: The heir to Sarah Taylor's gauntlets?". Wisden. May 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds v Lancashire Thunder, 27 July 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds v Lancashire Thunder, 23 August 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Thunder/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Lightning v Thunder, 29 August 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Hannah Jones five-for eliminates T20 champions South East Stars". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021/Most Dismissals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Thunder confirms squad and announces Threlkeld captain". Lancashire Cricket. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Kathryn Bryce, Grace Ballinger lead Lightning to five-wicket win over Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Vipers strike again as Emily Windsor seals another low-score". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Threlkeld-Dattani union leads Thunder to victory over Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Ellie Threlkeld". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Records/England A Women in Australia Unofficial ODI Series, 2021/22/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Records/England A Women in Australia Unofficial T20I Series, 2021/22/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
External links edit
- Eleanor Threlkeld at ESPNcricinfo
- Eleanor Threlkeld at CricketArchive (subscription required)