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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| Full name | Rachel Elizabeth Slater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 2001 Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI (cap 33) | 14 April 2024 v United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 20) | 18 January 2022 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 21 September 2022 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–present | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Northern Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Northern Superchargers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
External links
- Rachel Slater at ESPNcricinfo
- Rachel Slater at CricketArchive (subscription required)