Sophia Dunkley is an English cricketer who plays for the England women’s cricket team. In county cricket, he played for Middlesex until 2020 when he joined Surrey. On 16 June 2021, she became the first black woman to play Test cricket for England. In 2023, she was bought by the franchise team Gujarat Giants for the first Women’s Premier League (WPL).
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Wiki/Biography
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley was born on Thursday 16 July 1998 (age 25; as of 2023) in Lambeth, Greater London, England. His zodiac sign is Cancer.
Sofia Dunkley’s childhood photo
He grew up as an only child in a single family with his mother in North London. He initially played football and was introduced to cricket by his neighbor Zach Carr. Talking about his unconventional route to cricket in an interview, he said,
He was one of my best friends growing up. We lived in a cul-de-sac so we could play outside. We both joined a club together, a boys’ club, and it just grew from there.”
Carr then took Dunkley to Finchley Cricket Club for cricket training, where he began his fledgling career with the club’s boys’ teams. At the time, Dunkley was unaware of women’s cricket. She discovered women’s cricket when someone suggested she go to Middlesex girls’ under-11 trials. In 2009, his mother’s connection with the people at Mill Hill School helped him get an athletic scholarship there. Later, she played as the only girl in the first XI alongside the boys at Mill Hill. He obtained a degree in sports science from Loughborough University.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 3″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Family and nationality
She is a black woman.
parents and siblings
Sophia Dunkley’s mother, Caroline, is a music artist manager and booking agent. Dunkley is an only child raised by his mother alone.
Sofia Dunkley with her mother
husband
He is unmarried.
Career
Domestic
He played for Finchley Cricket Club and came through the youth ranks before joining the Middlesex team. He entered the Middlesex County system in the under-11 age group and played in the under-19 age groups. At the age of 14, she made her debut for the country in a match against Sussex in the 2012 Women’s Twenty20 Cup. He scored two runs and bowled two overs without a wicket in the match. After scoring 323 runs in four matches in the Middlesex Women’s County Championship, Dunkley won the Middlesex Women’s Sunshine Garden Center Most Valuable Player of the Season 2019 award.
Sophia Dunkley received a cash prize after being named Middlesex Women’s Sunshine Garden Center Most Valuable Player of the 2019 season
She was the leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women’s County Championship with 451 runs. In 2020, he left Middlesex to play for Surrey. She played for Surrey Stars in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Women’s Cricket Super League (WCSL) (also known as the Kia Super League (KSL)) and Lancashire Thunder in the 2019 season. 2018 WCSL was his best season in which he took 6 wickets and scored 98 runs including 66 against Southern Vipers. He also claimed a wicket in the tournament final against Loughborough Lightning, helping Surrey Stars win the title.
The Surrey Stars team pose after winning the 2018 Kia Super League (KSL).
He played for South East Stars in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. He played for the Southern Brave in The Hundred’s 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Sophia Dunkley in action for Southern Brave
International
He made his T20I debut on 12 November 2018 against Bangladesh at the Darren Sam National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. She was named in the England squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20, in which her team finished second after Australia beat them by 8 wickets. In February 2019, Dunkley was named in the England squad for the tours of India and Sri Lanka; He took his first international wicket in the 2nd Twenty20 against Sri Lanka.
Sofia Dunkley during the match
Dunkley was awarded her first central contract with the England women’s cricket team in June 2021. On 16 June 2021, she made her Test debut against India at the County Ground in Bristol, becoming the first black woman to represent England in Test cricket. On 27 June 2021, he made his ODI debut against India at Bristol County. In the next match, he scored his first half century in WODI. In February 2021, Dunkley was named in the England squad to tour New Zealand, where he played in all three T20Is and scored 26 off 29 in the final match of the series, helping England win by 32 runs. Dunkley has been named in England’s squad to tour Australia for the Women’s Ashes in December 2021. She was part of the England team that finished as runners-up at the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Sophia Dunkley in action for England during the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup
With 107 runs, Dunkley scored his maiden century in the second WODI match against South Africa in July 2022. He was then named in the England squad for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Women’s T20 Challenge
She played for the Trailblazers in the 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge.
Women’s Premier League
In 2023, she was bought by the franchise team Gujarat Giants for the first Women’s Premier League (WPL). Dunkley smashed the fastest half-century of 18 deliveries in the WPL against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Sophia Dunkley plays for Gujarat Giants
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- PCA Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer (2022)
Sophia Dunkley poses with the PCA Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer (2022).
Facts/Trivia
- He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm breaking bowler.
- His England shirt number is #47.
- He sometimes consumes alcoholic beverages.
Sophia Dunkley (third from left) enjoys a glass of champagne after winning the PCA Vitality IT20 Women’s Player of the Summer (2022)
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