Sophia Dunkley

Sophia Dunkley
Dunkley at Wankhede Stadium in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley
Born (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998
Lambeth, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 161)16 June 2021 v India
Last Test30 January 2025 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 135)27 June 2021 v India
Last ODI29 October 2025 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 45)12 November 2018 v Bangladesh
Last T20I12 July 2025 v India
T20I shirt no.47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2019Middlesex
2016–2018Surrey Stars
2019Lancashire Thunder
2020–presentSurrey
2020–2024South East Stars
2021–2022Southern Brave
2022Trailblazers
2023Gujarat Giants
2023–presentWelsh Fire
2023/24Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 6 48 72 107
Runs scored 228 1,049 1,245 2,912
Batting average 25.33 25.58 25.40 35.08
100s/50s 0/1 1/6 0/6 7/16
Top score 74* 107 81* 138
Balls bowled 18 17 24 1,919
Wickets 0 1 1 57
Bowling average 13.00 13.00 19.54
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/1 1/6 4/7
Catches/stumpings 1/– 12/– 19/– 41/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 November 2025

Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley (born 16 July 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey, Welsh Fire and England. A right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler, she made her county debut in July 2012 for Middlesex, having turned 14 earlier in the month, and her England debut in 2018, against Bangladesh at the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. In 2020, she left Middlesex to join Surrey. In June 2021, Dunkley was awarded her first central contract with the England women's cricket team. In the same month, she made her Test debut, becoming the first black woman to play Test cricket for England.