Tag: Sophia Dunkley

Meg Lanning, Australia Captain in training kit

England’s promising start slips as Meg Lanning piles on 93 for Australia

27 January 2022 0 comments

England saw a promising start slip through their fingers on the first day of the only Test of the women’s […]

Knight brings up 200 in style as England clinch series

12 September 2021 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore Nerveless: Sophia Dunkley ENGLAND were again indebted to Sophia Dunkley for holding her nerve to see England […]

Marizanne Kapps the perfect day for Invincibles as Brave are battered

22 August 2021 0 comments

By Jon Batham MARIZANNE Kapp starred on the big stage at Lord’s as Oval Invincibles crushed Southern Braves by 48 […]

Wonderous Wyatt loves the thrill of the chase as Brave rise over Phoenix

1 August 2021 0 comments

By Milly McEvoy DANNI Wyatt powered Southern Brave to the perfect homecoming with an eight-wicket win over Birmingham Phoenix at […]

Brave-heart Mandhana douses Fire

1 August 2021 0 comments

SOUTHERN Brave made it two wins from two as they chased Welsh Fire’s underpar 110 with ease to seal an […]

Shrubsole the star with bat and ball

25 July 2021 0 comments

By Josh Graham Sweet strike: Anya Shrubsole made a crucial innings of 40 to power Southern Brave to a target […]

Record breaker Mithali Raj takes plaudits

4 July 2021 0 comments

MITHALI RAJ denied England an ODI series whitewash in Worcester yesterday – and with it, became a history maker. The […]

Sophia Dunkley is the game’s next trailblazer | Adam Collins

4 July 2021 0 comments

There’s one way of detailing Sophia Dunkley’s rise to prominence that doesn’t sound all that remarkable. As a kid, moving […]

Kate Cross hails partnership with ODI debutant Sophia Dunkley

1 July 2021 0 comments

Kate Cross hailed the “amazing” record-breaking sixth-wicket partnership that saw England clinch a five-wicket victory over India in a low-scoring […]

Dunkley can inspire the next generation

27 June 2021 0 comments

ROLAND Butcher is hopeful that Sophia Dunkley’s Test debut against India can inspire a new generation of black female cricketers […]

Resolute India dig deep as tail fends off England at the death

20 June 2021 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore at Bristol “Sophie’s got a very simple, repeatable action and is willing to borrow a lot of […]

England skipper Heather Knight narrowly misses out on ton

17 June 2021 0 comments

Heather Knight admitted she was frustrated to fall agonisingly short of a century in her 100th game as captain with […]

Sophia Dunkley among 17 England Women players to be awarded central contracts

8 June 2021 0 comments

Sophia Dunkley has been awarded her first England Women’s central contract for 2021-22, one of 17 players to receive a […]

Amy’s aiming high as Sparks begin to fly

30 May 2021 0 comments

By Brad West Nudge, nudge… Sophia Dunkley impressed the watching England head coach Lisa Keightley with a century for the […]

Crazy finish to tour sees clinical England seal the clean sweep

4 October 2020 0 comments

By Matt Green Economical: Katherine Brunt produced a tight spell A TOP score of nine proved to be enough for […]

Captains Heather Knight and Meg Lanning both hold the Women's Ashes prior to the series.

Raf Nicholson – Are we missing a trick in our selection process?

25 July 2019 0 comments

With their switch to the longer format mid-series, having lost all three ODIs and suffered a drubbing in the third match at Canterbury, it seemed as good a time as any for some experimental selections.