Sophia Dunkley

Sophia Dunkley
Dunkley at Wankhede Stadium in 2023
Dunkley at Wankhede Stadium in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley
Born (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26)
Lambeth, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 161)16 June 2021 v India
Last Test14 December 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 135)27 June 2021 v India
Last ODI18 July 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 45)12 November 2018 v Bangladesh
Last T20I11 July 2024 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2019Middlesex
2016–2018Surrey Stars
2019Lancashire Thunder
2020–presentSurrey
2020–presentSouth East Stars
2021–2022Southern Brave
2022Trailblazers
2023Gujarat Giants
2023–presentWelsh Fire
2023/24–presentMelbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 5 31 50 79
Runs scored 203 769 761 2,020
Batting average 29.00 28.48 23.06 33.11
100s/50s 0/1 1/5 0/3 5/12
Top score 74* 107 61* 138
Balls bowled 18 3 24 1,869
Wickets 0 1 1 55
Bowling average – 1.00 13.00 19.41
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/1 1/6 4/7
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 12/– 30/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 December 2023

Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley (born 16 July 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey, South East Stars, Welsh Fire, Melbourne Stars and England.[1] A right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler, she made her county debut in 2012 for Middlesex and her England debut in 2018, against Bangladesh at the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[2][3][4] In 2020, she left Middlesex to join Surrey.[5] In June 2021, Dunkley was awarded her first central contract with the England women's cricket team.[6] In the same month, she made her Test debut, becoming the first black woman to play Test cricket for England.[7]

  1. ^ "Sophia Dunkley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Sophia Dunkley List of T20 Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "England name Women's World T20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "7th Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Women's World T20 at Gros Islet, Nov 12 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ "SOPHIA DUNKLEY LEAVES MIDDLESEX AFTER A DECADE". Middlesex Cricket. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Sophia Dunkley replaces Kirstie Gordon in England Women's central contracts list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ Sportstar, Team (16 June 2021). "Sophia Dunkley first black woman to play Test cricket for England". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 June 2021.