Ebony Rainford-Brent

Ebony Rainford-Brent

MBE
Personal information
Full name
Ebony-Jewel Cora-Lee Rosamond Camellia Rainford-Brent
Born (1983-12-31) 31 December 1983 (age 40)
Lambeth, Greater London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 98)11 August 2001 v Netherlands
Last ODI1 March 2010 v India
T20I debut (cap 21)22 August 2008 v South Africa
Last T20I4 March 2010 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2012Surrey
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 22 7 114 25
Runs scored 377 53 2,450 484
Batting average 23.56 8.83 24.50 30.25
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 3/12 0/2
Top score 72 23* 154* 80*
Balls bowled 96 747 42
Wickets 2 11 2
Bowling average 45.00 51.09 18.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/8 3/22 1/7
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 28/– 11/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2021

Ebony-Jewel Cora-Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford-Brent MBE (born 31 December 1983) is an English former cricketer who is now a commentator, Chair of the African-Caribbean Engagement (ACE) programme, and Non-Executive Director at The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). She was the first black woman to play for England. She was also captain of the Surrey Women’s team and first Director of Women’s Cricket at Surrey County Cricket Club.

Rainford-Brent was a member of the England team that won the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia. England beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final held at North Sydney Oval on 22 March 2009. In the three months following their World Cup win, the team went on to win the final of the 2009 Women's World Twenty20 (again beating New Zealand in the final), win the NatWest One Day series 4–0 against Australia, and retain the Women's Ashes.

After retiring from cricket, Rainford-Brent has gone on to become a sporting executive, a pundit for the BBC's flagship radio programme Test Match Special (she is one of the first female expert summarisers to commentate on men's international cricket matches), and a motivational speaker. In January 2015, Rainford-Brent returned to Surrey after being appointed their first Director of Women's Cricket. In 2017, Rainford-Brent hosted a podcast, The Art of Success. In 2020, she became a part of the Sky Sports cricket commentary team.