Katie Cordelia Thompson (born 28 September 1996) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire. She plays as a slow left-arm unorthodox bowler. She previously played for North Representative XI, as well as playing for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018.[1][2]
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| Full name | Katie Cordelia Thompson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Yorkshire Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | North Representative XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thompson made her county debut in 2014, for Yorkshire against Essex.[3] In 2015, Thompson helped her side to their 6th County Championship title, and took 5 wickets at an average of 26.80.[4] The following season, she was her side's leading wicket-taker in the 2016 Women's County Championship, with 12 wickets at an average of 12, including taking 6/10 against Somerset.[5][6] In 2018, Thompson was again successful, taking 11 wickets in both the County Championship and Twenty20 Cup.[7][8] In 2019, Thompson was the joint-leading wicket-taker across the whole Championship, with 15 wickets at an average of 8.40.[9] She also took her Twenty20 best bowling figures, with 4/4 against Durham.[10] In 2021, Thompson was named as part of the Yorkshire contingent of the North Representative XI squad for the Twenty20 Cup, taking one wicket in four matches.[11][12]
Thompson also played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018. She played four matches across the three seasons, with her best performance coming in a 2018 match against Loughborough Lightning, in which she took 2/18 from her four overs.[2][13]