| Sophia Dunkley | |
| Female: | true |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Lambeth, London, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2018–present |
| Testdebutdate: | 16 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 2021 |
| Testdebutagainst: | India |
| Testcap: | 161 |
| Lasttestdate: | 14 December |
| Lasttestyear: | 2023 |
| Lasttestagainst: | India |
| Odidebutdate: | 27 June |
| Odidebutyear: | 2021 |
| Odidebutagainst: | India |
| Odicap: | 135 |
| Lastodidate: | 18 July |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Australia |
| T20idebutdate: | 12 November |
| T20idebutyear: | 2018 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
| T20icap: | 45 |
| Lastt20idate: | 11 July |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | New Zealand |
| T20ishirt: | 47 |
| Club1: | Middlesex |
| Year1: | 2012–2019 |
| Club2: | Surrey Stars |
| Year2: | 2016–2018 |
| Club3: | Lancashire Thunder |
| Year3: | 2019 |
| Club4: | Surrey |
| Year4: | 2020–present |
| Club5: | South East Stars |
| Club6: | Southern Brave |
| Year6: | 2021–2022 |
| Club7: | Trailblazers |
| Year7: | 2022 |
| Club8: | Gujarat Giants |
| Year8: | 2023 |
| Club9: | Welsh Fire |
| Year9: | 2023–present |
| Club10: | Melbourne Stars |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | WTest |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 203 |
| Bat Avg1: | 29.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 74 |
| Deliveries1: | 18 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Column2: | WODI |
| Matches2: | 31 |
| Runs2: | 769 |
| Bat Avg2: | 28.48 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/5 |
| Top Score2: | 107 |
| Deliveries2: | 3 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 1.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/1 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/– |
| Column3: | WT20I |
| Matches3: | 50 |
| Runs3: | 761 |
| Bat Avg3: | 23.06 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/3 |
| Top Score3: | 61 |
| Deliveries3: | 24 |
| Wickets3: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 13.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 1/6 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 12/– |
| Column4: | WLA |
| Matches4: | 79 |
| Runs4: | 2,020 |
| Bat Avg4: | 33.11 |
| 100S/50S4: | 5/12 |
| Top Score4: | 138 |
| Deliveries4: | 1,869 |
| Wickets4: | 55 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 19.41 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 4/7 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 30/– |
| Date: | 18 December 2023 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/986/986800/986800.html CricketArchive |
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]
Dunkley was born on 16 July 1998 in Lambeth, Greater London.[1] She was raised in north London.[8] As she explained to The Guardian in 2018, she was introduced to cricket by a neighbour:[8]
Initially, she played at Finchley Cricket Club, where she made her way through the youth pathways. Then she joined Middlesex. She attended Mill Hill School, which awarded her with a sports scholarship.[8] At Mill Hill, she played for the first XI with the boys,[8] and was the first girl ever to do so.[9] After leaving school, she studied sports science at Loughborough University.[8] [10]
Dunkley made her debut for Middlesex in 2012 in a Twenty20 Cup match against Sussex, making two runs and bowling two overs for no wicket.[11] She played regularly for Middlesex over the following seasons, as well as taking part in various England Development Programmes.[12] Over time, Dunkley became one of Middlesex's strongest performers, winning the club's Player of the Year award in 2017 and 2019.[5] She hit two centuries in the 2019 Women's County Championship, and ended the season as the tournament's leading run-scorer, with 451 runs.[13] In February 2020, it was announced that she was leaving Middlesex to join Surrey.[5]
Dunkley also played in every season of the Women's Cricket Super League, from 2016 to 2018 for Surrey Stars and in 2019 for Lancashire Thunder.[1] Dunkley's best season for the Stars came in 2018, as she took 6 wickets at an average of 24.00 and scored 98 runs, including scoring 66 against Southern Vipers.[14] [15] Dunkley also took one wicket in the tournament final against Loughborough Lightning, as Surrey Stars claimed their first title.[16]
Dunkley joined Lancashire Thunder for the 2019 season, but made little impact as the side finished bottom of the points table.[17] In 2020, Dunkley played two games for the South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and scored a "hard-hitting" 97 in her second match against Sunrisers to set up her side's first victory of the competition.[18]
In 2021, she was drafted by Southern Brave for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[19] In April 2022, she was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[20]
In October 2018, Dunkley was named in England's squad for their upcoming 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 campaign.[3] She made her international debut in England's second game of the tournament, against Bangladesh, but did not bat or bowl.[4] Dunkley played the rest of England's games in the tournament, as they progressed all the way to the final before losing to Australia.[21] She top scored with 35 in England's loss to the West Indies, but otherwise had little opportunity to contribute with either bat or ball.[22] [21]
In February 2019, Dunkley was named as part of the squad for England's tours of India and Sri Lanka.[23] She picked up her first international wicket in the 2nd Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, and overall played five matches on the tour.[24] [21]
After being omitted from England squads for the rest of 2019 and early 2020, on 18 June 2020 Dunkley was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] [26] She subsequently played two T20Is against the West Indies, and was at the crease in the final T20 as England secured their 5–0 victory.[27] [21]
In February 2021, Dunkley was named in England's squad for their tour of New Zealand.[28] She played all three T20Is on the tour, and scored 26 to help England reach a competitive total in the final match of the series.[29] [30] In June 2021, Dunkley was named in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[31] [32] Dunkley made her Test debut on 16 June 2021, for England against India.[33] Later the same month, Dunkley was also named in England's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad, also for their series against India.[34] Dunkley made her WODI debut for England, against India, on 27 June 2021.[35] In the following match, she scored her first half-century in WODIs.[36]
In December 2021, Dunkley was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[37] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[38] In July 2022, in the second match against South Africa, Dunkley scored her first century in a WODI match, with 107 runs.[39] Later the same month, she was named in England's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[40]
She was named in the England squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[41]
Dunkley was named in England's squad for their multi-format tour to South Africa in November 2024.[42] [43]