Sophia Dunkley is an English cricketer who plays for the England women’s cricket team. In county cricket, she played for Middlesex until 2020, when she joined Surrey. On 16 June 2021, she became the first black woman to play Test cricket for England. In 2023, she was bought by franchise team Gujarat Giants for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL).
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Wiki/Biography
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley was born on Thursday, 16 July 1998 (age 25 years; as of 2023) in Lambeth, Greater London, England. His zodiac sign is Cancer.
Sophia Dunkley’s childhood photo
She grew up in North London with her mother as an only child in a single-parent family. She initially played football and was introduced to cricket by her neighbor Jack Carr. Talking about his unconventional path into cricket in an interview, he said,
He was one of my best friends growing up. We lived in a closed room so we were able to play outside. We both joined a club together, a boys’ club, and it started from there.”
Then, Carr took Dunkley with him for cricket training at Finchley Cricket Club, where he began his early career in the club’s boys’ teams. At that time Dunkley was unaware of women’s cricket. She discovered women’s cricket when someone suggested she go to the Middlesex girls under-11 trials. In 2009, his mother’s connections with people at Mill Hill School helped him obtain a sports scholarship there. Later, she played with the boys at Mill Hill as the only girl in the first XI. He earned a degree in sports science from Loughborough University.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 3″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family and ethnicity
She is a black woman.
parents and siblings
Sophia Dunkley’s mother Caroline is a music artist manager and booking agent. Dunkley is an only child who was raised solely by his mother.
Sophia Dunkley with her mother
Husband
He is unmarried.
livelihood
domestic
She played for Finchley Cricket Club and went through the youth stages before joining the Middlesex team. He entered the Middlesex county system at the under 11 age group and played up to the under 19 age group. At the age of 14, she made her county debut for Middlesex in a match against Sussex during the 2012 Women’s Twenty20 Cup. He scored two runs in the match and bowled two overs without taking any wicket. Dunkley won the Middlesex Women’s Sunshine Garden Center Most Valuable Player Award for the 2019 season, after scoring 323 runs in Middlesex Women’s opening four Women’s County Championship matches.
Sophia Dunkley receives cash prize after being named Middlesex Women’s Sunshine Garden Center Most Valuable Player Award for the 2019 season
She was the leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women’s County Championship, with 451 runs. In 2020, he left Middlesex to play for Surrey. She played for Surrey Stars in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Women’s Cricket Super League (WCSL) (also known as Kia Super League (KSL)) and for Lancashire Thunder in the 2019 season. The 2018 WCSL was his best season in which he took 6 wickets and scored 98 runs, including 66 against Southern Vipers. He also took a wicket in the tournament final against Loughborough Lightning, helping Surrey Stars win the title.
Surrey Stars team posing after winning the 2018 Kia Super League (KSL)
She played for the South East Stars in the 2020 Rachael Hayhoe Flint Trophy. She played for Southern Brave for the 2021 and 2022 seasons of The Hundred.
Sophia Dunkley in action for Southern Brave
international
On 12 November 2018, he made his T20I debut against Bangladesh at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. She was named in England’s squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20, in which her team emerged as runners-up after defeating Australia by 8 wickets. In February 2019, Dunkley was named in England’s squad for the tour to India and Sri Lanka; He took his first international wicket in the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka.
Sophia Dunkley during a match
Dunkley was awarded her first central contract with the England women’s cricket team in June 2021. On 16 June 2021, she made her Test debut against India at the County Ground, Bristol, becoming the first black woman to represent England in Test cricket. On 27 June 2021, he made his ODI debut against India at the County Ground, Bristol. In the next match, she scored her first half-century in Women’s ODI. In February 2021, Dunkley was named in England’s squad for the tour of New Zealand, where he played all three T20Is and scored 26 out of 29 in the final match of the series, helping England win by 32 runs. Dunkley was named in England’s squad to tour Australia to contest the Women’s Ashes in December 2021. She was part of the England team that emerged as runners-up at the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Sophia Dunkley in action for England during the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup
With 107 runs, Dunkley scored her maiden century in the second WODI against South Africa in July 2022. Subsequently, he was named in England’s squad for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Women’s T20 Challenge
She played for the Trailblazers in the 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge.
Women’s Premier League
In 2023, she was bought by franchise team Gujarat Giants for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL). Dunkley scored the fastest half-century in 18 balls in WPL against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Sophia Dunkley is playing for Gujarat Giants
award
- PCA Vitality IT20 Summer Player of the Summer (2022)
Sophia Dunkley poses with her PCA Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer (2022)
Facts/General Knowledge
- She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler.
- His jersey number for England is #47.
- She occasionally consumes alcoholic beverages.
Sophia Dunkley (third from left) enjoys a glass of champagne after winning the PCA Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer (2022)
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