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Sophie Munro - Wikipedia

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Sophie Munro

Personal information

Full name

Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro

Born

31 August 2001 (age 23)
Lincoln, England

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium

Role

Bowler

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2017–present

Nottinghamshire

2018

Yorkshire Diamonds

2020–2024

The Blaze

2024

→ Sunrisers (on loan)

2021

London Spirit

2022

Trent Rockets

2023–present

London Spirit

Career statistics

Competition	WLA	WT20
Matches	59	78
Runs scored	444	294
Batting average	14.80	8.90
100s/50s	0/1	0/1
Top score	50	59*
Balls bowled	2,070	1,165
Wickets	72	59
Bowling average	20.90	22.23
5 wickets in innings	2	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	5/24	4/23
Catches/stumpings	9/–	15/–

Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 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]

Domestic career

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]

References

^ "Player Profile: Sophie Munro". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Player Profile: Sophie Munro". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Middlesex Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 28 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Berkshire Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 29 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Nottinghamshire Women's Squad 2019: In Their Own Words". Trent Bridge. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Bowling for Nottinghamshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Bowling for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ "Bowling for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "Nottinghamshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "Yorkshire Diamonds v Loughborough Lightning, 18 August 2018". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Lightning v North West Thunder, 29 August 2019". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "Kathryn Bryce, Grace Ballinger lead Lightning to five-wicket win over Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Trent Rockets (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "The Blaze Announce Contracted Players Ahead of 2023". Trent Bridge. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "Sunrisers Sign Sophie Munro On Loan". Sunrisers Cricket. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Sophie Munro Extends Sunrisers Loan". Sunrisers Cricket. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ "Squad and Preview: Sunrisers v Diamonds (26 August)". Sunrisers Cricket. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ "Essex Women announce new player signings". Essex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^ "ALL-ROUNDER MUNRO TO LEAVE THE BLAZE". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

External links

Sophie Munro at ESPNcricinfo
Sophie Munro at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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Men's	1 Jennings 2 Hetmyer 8 Dawson 9 Stone 12 Russell 15 Crawley 17 Rossington (wk) 19 Pepper (wk) 20 Critchley 25 Bopara 28 Lawrence (c) 29 Higgins 33 Gleeson 36 Taylor 38 Worrall 45 Bell-Drummond 72 Ellis 80 Pope — Neesham — Prest
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