Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro (born 31 August 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire, Sunrisers (on loan from 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]
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| Full name | Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 2001 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–present | → Sunrisers (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Trent Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
External links
- Sophie Munro at ESPNcricinfo
- Sophie Munro at CricketArchive (subscription required)