She played as an off-spin bowler who gave the ball air and a right-handed lower order batter.
Russell was born on 4 February 1988 in Brighton, East Sussex.
[2][3] She also played for Diamonds in the Super Fours competition and for Brighton and Hove in club cricket.
[4] Russell spent part of the 2007/08 winter in New Zealand playing for Northern Districts.
[3] Russell made her England debut in a Twenty20 International against New Zealand at the County Ground, Taunton on 16 August 2007.