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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 20) 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

External links

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

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