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Sophia Dunkley
Dunkley at Wankhede Stadium in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley
Born
(1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 25) Lambeth, London, England
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm leg break
Role
All-rounder
International information
National side
England (2018–present)
Test debut (cap 161)
16 June 2021 v India
Last Test
14 December 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 135)
27 June 2021 v India
Last ODI
18 July 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 45)
12 November 2018 v Bangladesh
Last T20I
10 December 2023 v India
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2012–2019
Middlesex
2016–2018
Surrey Stars
2019
Lancashire Thunder
2020–present
Surrey
2020–present
South East Stars
2021–2022
Southern Brave
2022
Trailblazers
2023
Gujarat Giants
2023–present
Welsh Fire
2023/24–present
Melbourne 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]
^"Sophia Dunkley". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^"Sophia Dunkley List of T20 Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^"England name Women's World T20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^"7th Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Women's World T20 at Gros Islet, Nov 12 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^"SOPHIA DUNKLEY LEAVES MIDDLESEX AFTER A DECADE". Middlesex Cricket. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^"Sophia Dunkley replaces Kirstie Gordon in England Women's central contracts list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^Sportstar, Team (16 June 2021). "Sophia Dunkley first black woman to play Test cricket for England". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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