| Sophie Munro | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Lincoln, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year1: | 2017–present |
| Club2: | Yorkshire Diamonds |
| Year2: | 2018 |
| Club3: | The Blaze |
| Club4: | → Sunrisers (on loan) |
| Year4: | 2024 |
| Club5: | London Spirit |
| Year5: | 2021 |
| Club6: | Trent Rockets |
| Year6: | 2022 |
| Club7: | London Spirit |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | WLA |
| Matches1: | 59 |
| Runs1: | 444 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.80 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 50 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,070 |
| Wickets1: | 72 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 20.90 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/24 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
| Column2: | WT20 |
| Matches2: | 78 |
| Runs2: | 294 |
| Bat Avg2: | 8.90 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 59 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,165 |
| Wickets2: | 59 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 22.23 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/23 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 15/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1862/1862580/1862580.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 19 October |
| Year: | 2024 |
Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro (born 31 August 2001) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Nottinghamshire, The Blaze and London Spirit. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Sunrisers, as well as Yorkshire Diamonds in the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League and Trent Rockets in The Hundred.[1] [2]
Munro made her county debut in 2017, for Nottinghamshire against Middlesex, in which she took 5/24 from 7.1 overs.[3] She then took 4/28 in her second match the following day against Berkshire, making it 9 wickets across her first weekend playing county cricket.[4] [5] In 2019, Munro was Nottinghamshire's leading wicket-taker (and joint fifth overall) in the 2019 Women's County Championship, with 14 wickets at an average of 17.85.[6] [7] She took six wickets for Nottinghamshire in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, helping the side win the East Midlands Group of the competition.[8] She took five wickets for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, as well as hitting her maiden Twenty20 half-century, 59 against Derbyshire.[9] [10]
Munro was also part of the Yorkshire Diamonds squad in the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League. She played one match, against Loughborough Lightning, but did not bat or bowl.[2] [11]
In 2020, Munro played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in five matches, taking 4 wickets with a best of 3/32 in the side's first match against North West Thunder.[12] [13] In 2021, she took six wickets at an average of 29.66 for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as a further six wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[14] [15] She also played five matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, taking three wickets at an average of 37.00.[16] She played eleven matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking six wickets.[17] [18] She also hit her maiden List A half-century, scoring 50 against North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[19] In The Hundred, Munro moved to Trent Rockets, playing four matches.[20] [21] In November 2022, it was confirmed that Munro had signed a professional contract with Lightning, now known as The Blaze.[22]
In 2023, she played 17 matches for The Blaze, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 14 wickets.[23] [24] She also returned to London Spirit in The Hundred, playing three matches and taking two wickets at an average of 16.00.[25]
In May 2024, it was announced that she was going on loan to Sunrisers for the 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup.[26] Munro's loan was later extended until the end of July, and later extended again until the end of the season.[27] [28] She played 15 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 26 wickets with a best bowling of 5/25.[29] [30] She also played five matches for The Blaze in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking eight wickets at an average of 15.50, making her the joint-second highest wicket-taker in the tournament.[31]
In October 2024, Munro signed for Essex Women ahead of the 2025 women's domestic cricket restructure.[32] [33]