Eleanor Threlkeld (born 16 November 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Lancashire Thunder and North West Thunder.[1][2]

Ellie Threlkeld
Threlkeld keeping-wicket for North West Thunder in May 2023
Personal information
Full name
Eleanor Threlkeld
Born (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 26)
Knowsley, Merseyside, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentLancashire
2016–2019Lancashire Thunder
2020–2024North West Thunder
2021–presentManchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 85 140
Runs scored 1,534 1,259
Batting average 21.91 14.98
100s/50s 1/7 0/4
Top score 107* 56*
Catches/stumpings 47/34 41/77
Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2024

Early life

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Threlkeld was born on 16 November 1998 in Knowsley, Merseyside.[2] She attends Loughborough University.[3]

Domestic career

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Threlkeld made her county debut in 2013, for Lancashire against Warwickshire. She scored 3*, as well as keeping wicket.[4] She became a regular for the side from 2014, but did not score her first half-century for the club until 2019, scoring 72 in a victory over Nottinghamshire in the County Championship. She also achieved her Twenty20 high score that season, hitting 56* against Sussex.[5][6] Threlkeld was part of the Lancashire team that won the County Championship and Twenty20 Cup double in 2017.[7] She played four matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 101 runs including one half-century, 52 against Cumbria.[8][9] She captained Lancashire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, as well as scoring 63 runs at an average of 21.00.[10] She played two matches for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[11]

Threlkeld was also part of Lancashire Thunder's squad in the Women's Cricket Super League from 2016 to 2019. She appeared in all 30 of the side's matches.[12] She hit two half-centuries in her time there, 53* against Yorkshire Diamonds in 2018 (a match in which she also made four stumpings) and 52 against the same opponents in 2019.[13][14][12]

In 2020, Threlkeld played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 6 matches, scoring 114 runs at an average of 19.00, with a best of 52 in a victory over Lightning.[15][16] In December 2020, it was announced that Threlkeld was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[17] She was ever-present for the side in 2021, with a top-score of 70* in Thunder's victory over South East Stars.[18][19][20] She had the joint-most dismissals in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 10 dismissals.[21] She was also ever-present for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, scoring 29 runs and making 7 dismissals.[22]

Ahead of the 2022 season, Threlkeld was appointed as captain of North West Thunder, replacing Alex Hartley.[23] She was the side's leading run-scorer in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 266 runs at an average of 53.20.[24] She made two half-centuries in the competition, 91 against Lightning and 79 against Southern Vipers.[25][26] She was also ever-present for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, scoring 32 runs.[27] She played 19 matches for the side in 2023, and was the side's leading-run scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, including scoring her maiden List A century, with 107* against Western Storm.[28][29][30] She also played six matches for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, making six dismissals.[31] In 2024, she played 22 matches for North West Thunder, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring one half-century and making 13 dismissals.[32][33]

Threlkeld has also appeared for various England Academy and Development teams, and toured South Africa with the England Academy in 2018.[34]

International career

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In December 2021, Threlkeld was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[35] She played all six matches on the tour, taking three catches and making two stumpings.[36][37]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Eleanor Threlkeld". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Ellie Threlkeld". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ellie Threlkeld". Loughborough University. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Lancashire Women v Warwickshire Women, 23 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Lancashire Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 12 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Lancashire Women v Sussex Women, 30 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Lancashire Women win the double!". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Lancashire Women v Cumbria Women, 16 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Ellie Threlkeld: The heir to Sarah Taylor's gauntlets?". Wisden. May 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds v Lancashire Thunder, 27 July 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds v Lancashire Thunder, 23 August 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Thunder/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Lightning v Thunder, 29 August 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Hannah Jones five-for eliminates T20 champions South East Stars". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021/Most Dismissals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Thunder confirms squad and announces Threlkeld captain". Lancashire Cricket. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Kathryn Bryce, Grace Ballinger lead Lightning to five-wicket win over Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Vipers strike again as Emily Windsor seals another low-score". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  28. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Threlkeld-Dattani union leads Thunder to victory over Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  32. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  34. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Ellie Threlkeld". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  35. ^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  36. ^ "Records/England A Women in Australia Unofficial ODI Series, 2021/22/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  37. ^ "Records/England A Women in Australia Unofficial T20I Series, 2021/22/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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