Northern Diamonds backed to secure success after 2021 fixtures revealed

JAMES CARR is confident Northern Diamonds can go one step further this season and lift some silverware.
SO CLOSE: Northern Diamonds' Katie Levick celebrates the wicket of the Southern Vipers's Carla Rudd. in last year's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Final at Edgbaston. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.comSO CLOSE: Northern Diamonds' Katie Levick celebrates the wicket of the Southern Vipers's Carla Rudd. in last year's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Final at Edgbaston. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
SO CLOSE: Northern Diamonds' Katie Levick celebrates the wicket of the Southern Vipers's Carla Rudd. in last year's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Final at Edgbaston. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Last summer, Carr, the director of women’s cricket for Yorkshire and the North East, oversaw the Diamonds’ run to the final of the shortened 50-over Trophy alongside head coach Dani Hazell, where they were beaten by Southern Vipers at Edgbaston.

The ECB yesterday released dates for both an expanded 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Regional Twenty20 competition.

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And while Carr believes the Diamonds can enjoy a successful summer, he expects plenty of competition for silverware.

Northern Diamonds' director of women's cricket, James Carr. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.comNorthern Diamonds' director of women's cricket, James Carr. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
Northern Diamonds' director of women's cricket, James Carr. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

“There will be expectations on us because of how things went,” said Carr. “But I also think anyone can still win the competitions because everything is so embryonic in terms of the (regional women’s) set-up.

“If you have a bad couple of games, which anyone can have, it puts you under pressure.

“The girls are buying into the culture we are trying to create, and I want us to be making finals on a regular basis. As a result, we will get girls picked to play for England, which is what we’re all trying to achieve.”

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The Diamonds begin their summer in the RHF Trophy against Central Sparks at Emerald Headingley on Saturday, May 29, the first of seven group games.

The regional women’s T20 competition begins with a home clash with cross-Pennine rivals North West Thunder at Emerald Headingley on Saturday, June 26.

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