Rachel Slater

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

Rachel Slater

Personal information
Full name	Rachel Elizabeth Slater
Born	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 21) Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Scotland (2022–present)
T20I debut (cap 20)	18 January 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	21 September 2022 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019–present	Yorkshire
2020–present	Northern Diamonds
2021–present	Northern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 9 10 33 Runs scored 22 20 46 Batting average 4.40 20.00 4.18 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 7 14* 8 Balls bowled 140 282 448 Wickets 4 6 14 Bowling average 41.00 35.50 35.64 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/13 2/31 2/13 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 October 2022

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]

International career

In January 2022, Slater was named in Scotland's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Malaysia.^[19] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 18 January 2022, for Scotland against Sri Lanka in the qualifier tournament.^[20] She played all four matches for Scotland in the tournament, but did not take a wicket.^[21] In September 2022, she played for Scotland during their series against Ireland and at the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.^[22]

References

1. "Player Profile: Rachel Slater". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Rachel Slater". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
3. "Introducing Rachel Slater: Cap 73". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
4. "Yorkshire Women v Lancashire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
5. "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
6. "Yorkshire Women v North East Warriors Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
7. "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
8. "Hazell names Northern Diamonds squad for 2020". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
9. "Trent Rockets' record score proves too much for London Spirit - clips, radio & text". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
10. "21st Match, Southampton, Aug 7 2021, The Hundred Women's Competition: Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
11. "Meet the Squad". Northern Diamonds. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
12. "Group B, Chester-le-Street, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Northern Diamonds v Western Storm". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
13. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
14. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
15. "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
16. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
17. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
18. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
19. "Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
20. "2nd Match, Kuala Lumpur, Jan 18 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition Qualifiers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
21. "Records/Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition Qualifiers, 2021/22 - Scotland Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
22. "Women's International Twenty20 Matches played by Rachel Slater". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

• Rachel Slater at ESPNcricinfo
• Rachel Slater at CricketArchive (subscription required)