Sophie Ecclestone

Sophie Ecclestone
Ecclestone at Lord's during England's T20I against Australia in July 2023
Personal information
Born (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999
Chester, Cheshire, England
NicknameEccy
Height6 ft (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 157)9 November 2017 v Australia
Last Test30 January 2025 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 128)8 October 2016 v West Indies
Last ODI29 October 2025 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 40)3 July 2016 v Pakistan
Last T20I12 July 2025 v India
T20I shirt no.19
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2014Cheshire
2015–presentLancashire
2016–2019Lancashire Thunder
2019–2020Trailblazers
2020–presentNorth West Thunder
2021–presentManchester Originals
2022Supernovas
2022–2024Sydney Sixers
2023–presentUP Warriorz
2025–presentAdelaide Strikers
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 9 82 101 134
Runs scored 196 419 351 1136
Batting average 17.81 10.47 17.55 14.56
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/5
Top score 35 33* 35 74
Balls bowled 2,509 4,369 2,246 6941
Wickets 40 141 142 233
Bowling average 29.75 19.16 15.73 16.94
5 wickets in innings 3 2 0 4
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/63 6/36 4/18 6/12
Catches/stumpings 7/– 23/– 34/– 41/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 October 2025

Sophie Ecclestone (born 6 May 1999) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder, Manchester Originals, UP Warriorz and England. In December 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her the Emerging Player of the Year. At the end of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in March 2020, she became the world's number one bowler in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket. In July 2021, Ecclestone was named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for June 2021. She was named as one of the 2025 Wisden Cricketers of the Year.