Layla Tipton
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| Full name | Layla Tipton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 2002 (aged 18) Sunderland, County Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2019 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | North East Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Northern Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Layla Tipton (born 19 March 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for North East Warriors. An all-rounder, she is a left-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Durham and Northern Diamonds.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Tipton was born on 19 March 2002 in Sunderland, County Durham.[2]
Domestic career[edit]
Tipton made her county debut in 2016, for Durham against Wales.[3] Her most successful season came in 2018, when she hit 112 runs at an average of 22.40 in the County Championship and took 9 wickets at an average of 14.00 in the Twenty20 Cup.[4][5]
In 2020, Durham merged with Northumberland to form the North East Warriors.[6] Although the side did not play any competitive matches in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tipton did appear in two friendlies against Scotland for the team that year.[7]
In 2020, Tipton played for Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in one match, scoring 14 runs and bowling two overs against Lightning.[8]
In 2021, Tipton appeared for the North East Warriors in the Twenty20 Cup. She played seven matches as her side finished 5th in their group, with her best performance coming against North Representative XI, scoring 57*, her maiden county half-century.[9][10] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was both the leading run-scorer, with 162 runs, and joint-leading wicket-taker, with five wickets, for North East Warriors.[11][12] She scored 51* from 36 deliveries against North Representative XI, and took 3/6 from 4 overs against Derbyshire.[13][14] At the end of the 2022 season, Tipton was named in the Northern Diamonds Academy squad for the 2023 season.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Player Profile: Layla Tipton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Layla Tipton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Wales Women v Durham Women, 26 June 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Durham Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Durham Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Danielle Hazell heads up North East women's high performance pathway". Durham Cricket. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Layla Tipton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Lightning v Northern Diamonds, 5 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "North East Warriors v North Rep Team, 9 May 2021 @ 11:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Women's County T20 North Group - 2021". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for North East Warriors Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Bowling for North East Warriors Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "North East Warriors Women v North Representative Women's XI, 8 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Derbyshire Women v North East Warriors Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Diamonds Name 2023 Academy and Emerging Players". Northern Diamonds. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
External links[edit]
- Layla Tipton at ESPNcricinfo
- Layla Tipton at CricketArchive (subscription required)