Sophia Dunkley

Sophia Dunkley
Dunkley at Wankhede Stadium in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley
Born (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998
Lambeth, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 161)16 June 2021 v India
Last Test14 December 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 135)27 June 2021 v India
Last ODI18 July 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 45)12 November 2018 v Bangladesh
Last T20I11 July 2024 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2019Middlesex
2016–2018Surrey Stars
2019Lancashire Thunder
2020–presentSurrey
2020–2024South East Stars
2021–2022Southern Brave
2022Trailblazers
2023Gujarat Giants
2023–presentWelsh Fire
2023/24–presentMelbourne 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, Welsh Fire, Melbourne Stars and England. A right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler, she made her county debut in July 2012 for Middlesex, having turned 14 earlier in the month, and her England debut in 2018, against Bangladesh at the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. In 2020, she left Middlesex to join Surrey. In June 2021, Dunkley was awarded her first central contract with the England women's cricket team. In the same month, she made her Test debut, becoming the first black woman to play Test cricket for England.