Sophie Ecclestone

Sophie Ecclestone
Ecclestone at Lord's during England's T20I against Australia in July 2023
Personal information
Born (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999
Chester, Cheshire, England
NicknameEccy
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 157)9 November 2017 v Australia
Last Test14 December 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 128)8 October 2016 v West Indies
Last ODI14 January 2025 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 40)3 July 2016 v Pakistan
Last T20I11 July 2024 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.19
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2014Cheshire
2015–presentLancashire
2016–2019Lancashire Thunder
2019–2020Trailblazers
2020–presentNorth West Thunder
2021–presentManchester Originals
2022Supernovas
2022 - presentSydney Sixers
2023–presentUP Warriorz
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 7 58 76 106
Runs scored 140 319 210 950
Batting average 20.00 11.00 16.15 15.07
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/4
Top score 35 33* 33* 74
Balls bowled 2,064 3,176 1,677 5,508
Wickets 32 92 109 180
Bowling average 31.25 21.40 15.00 17.37
5 wickets in innings 2 1 0 3
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/63 6/36 4/18 6/12
Catches/stumpings 5/– 18/– 22/– 30/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 December 2023

Sophie Ecclestone (born 6 May 1999) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder, Manchester Originals, UP Warriorz and England. In December 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her the Emerging Player of the Year. At the end of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in March 2020, she became the world's number one bowler in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket. In July 2021, Ecclestone was named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for June 2021. She was named as one of the 2025 Wisden Cricketers of the Year.