Sophie Munro
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Full name | Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 22) Lincoln, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–present | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Yorkshire Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | The Blaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | → Sunrisers (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Trent Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2023 |
Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro (born 31 August 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire, The Blaze and London Spirit. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for 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.[27]
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 27 June 2024.
External links
- Sophie Munro at ESPNcricinfo
- Sophie Munro at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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- 3 Glenn
- 4 Boyce
- 5 Groves
- 6 McCarthy
- 7 Higham
- 8 S Bryce (wk)
- 10 Sciver-Brunt
- 11 Harmer
- 12 Beaumont (wk)
- 17 K Bryce
- 21 Graves
- 22 Munro
- 23 Kelly
- 24 Gordon (c)
- 25 Kirk (wk)
- 32 de Klerk
- 33 Claridge (wk)
- 35 Gammon (wk)
- 50 Mullan
- – Howarth
- – Hughes (wk)
- – Knowling-Davies
- – Ray
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