Anya Shrubsole

Anya Shrubsole

MBE
Personal information
Born (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)
Bath, Somerset, England
NicknameHoof
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 151)11 October 2013 v Australia
Last Test27 January 2022 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 112)14 August 2008 v South Africa
Last ODI3 April 2022 v Australia
ODI shirt no.41
T20I debut (cap 22)23 August 2008 v South Africa
Last T20I28 September 2020 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2018Somerset
2016–2021Western Storm
2016/17Perth Scorchers
2019Berkshire
2021–2023Southern Brave
2022–2023Southern Vipers
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 8 86 79 189
Runs scored 118 285 104 2,175
Batting average 9.83 10.55 11.55 20.91
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/7
Top score 47 32* 29 105
Balls bowled 1,556 4,002 1,598 7,819
Wickets 19 106 102 217
Bowling average 33.42 26.53 15.55 21.85
5 wickets in innings 0 2 1 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/51 6/46 5/11 7/28
Catches/stumpings 4/– 23/– 20/– 57/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 October 2022

Anya Shrubsole MBE (born 7 December 1991) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed lower-order batter.[1] She played for England between 2008 and 2022, and played domestic cricket for Somerset, Berkshire, Western Storm, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave and Perth Scorchers. She made her England debut in 2008, and was Player of the Match in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final.[2] In 2018, she became the first woman to appear on the cover of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[3] In April 2022, Shrubsole announced her retirement from international cricket.[4] In June 2023, she announced her intention to retire from all forms of cricket after the 2023 season of The Hundred.[5]

  1. ^ Berkshire CCC women sign World Cup winner Anya Shrubsole
  2. ^ "Shrubsole six-for snatches World Cup for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Shrubsole first woman to feature on cover of Wisden". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Anya Shrubsole retires from international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Anya Shrubsole: Former England bowler and World Cup winner to retire after The Hundred". BBC Sport. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.