English cricketer
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 .
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