Ami Campbell (born 6 June 1991) is an English

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er who currently plays for

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, on loan from

North East Warriors North East Warriors is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic counties of County Durham and Northumberland. They play their home matches at grounds across the two counties, including Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, ...

, Central Sparks and Manchester Originals. She plays as a left-handed batter. She has previously played for

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and

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Early life

Campbell was born on 6 June 1991 in

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Domestic career

Campbell made her county debut in 2005, in a County Challenge Cup match for

against

. Northumberland joined the full County Championship in 2008, and a season later Campbell was their top run-scorer in the tournament, as well as hitting her maiden county half-century, 68 * against

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. In 2010, Campbell was again Northumberland's

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leading run-scorer, with 193 runs at an average of 38.40. She also took her maiden five-wicket haul in 2010, with 5/31 against

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. Campbell then took a break from county cricket for two years, returning in 2013 to play for

. After two seasons with Yorkshire, making little impact and another season's break, Campbell returned to Northumberland. Campbell soon returned to form, and was Northumberland's leading run-scorer in both the

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and

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, and hit her career high score in both formats, 135 in List A matches and 81 in

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s. Campbell moved to Durham ahead of the 2018 season, with her best season for the side coming that year, when she hit 147 runs at an average of 36.75 in the

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. In 2020, Durham merged with

to form the

. Although the side did not play any competitive matches that year due to the

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, Campbell appeared in two friendlies against

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for the team in 2020. In 2021, she was the side's highest run-scorer in the

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, scoring 177 runs, including two half-centuries. On 31 December 2021, it was announced that Campbell had signed for

on loan for the 2022 county season. She played five matches for the side in the

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, scoring 95 runs at an average of 23.75. She continued to play for Worcestershire in the

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. In 2020, Campbell played for

in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in five matches, including the final, scoring 70 runs with a high score of 43, made against

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. In 2021, Campbell helped her side reach the final of both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the

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. She scored 223 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and top-scored for the side in both the play-off and the final, with 76 against Central Sparks and 60 against

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. She was also in the

squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match. At the end of the season it was announced that Campbell had moved to Central Sparks, and signed a professional contract with her new side. She also signed for Manchester Originals for the

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. She was ever-present for Central Sparks in 2022, with a top score of 50 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy against

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. She also played every match for Manchester Originals, scoring 52 runs. In 2023, she played 20 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the

, scoring 237 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy including two half-centuries. She also played four matches for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, scoring 45 runs.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Ami 1991 births Living people Cricketers from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland women cricketers Yorkshire women cricketers Durham women cricketers North East Warriors cricketers Worcestershire women cricketers Northern Diamonds cricketers Central Sparks cricketers Manchester Originals cricketers