Sophie Munro

Sophie Munro (born 31 August 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and Lightning. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League and London Spirit in the 2021 season of The Hundred.[1][2]

Sophie Munro
Personal information
Full nameSophie Munro
Born (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentNottinghamshire
2018Yorkshire Diamonds
2020–presentLightning
2021London Spirit
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 29 39
Runs scored 61 94
Batting average 6.77 5.87
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 17 20*
Balls bowled 1,224 615
Wickets 39 30
Bowling average 21.87 21.66
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/24 3/10
Catches/stumpings 4/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 September 2021

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]

Munro was also part of Yorkshire Diamonds's squad in the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League. She played one match, against Loughborough Lightning, but did not bat or bowl.[2][9]

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.[10][11] 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.[12][13] She also played five matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, taking three wickets at an average of 37.00.[14]

In April 2022, she was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[15]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Sophie Munro". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Sophie Munro". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. "Middlesex Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 28 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. "Berkshire Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 29 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. "Nottinghamshire Women's Squad 2019: In Their Own Words". Trent Bridge. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. "Bowling for Nottinghamshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. "Bowling for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. "Yorkshire Diamonds v Loughborough Lightning, 18 August 2018". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. "Lightning v North West Thunder, 29 August 2019". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  12. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  13. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  14. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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