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Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro (born 31 August 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire, Lightning and Trent Rockets. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League and London Spirit in the 2021 season of The Hundred.[1][2]

Sophie Munro

Personal information
Full name	Sophie Elizabeth Naseem Munro
Born	(2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 21) Lincoln, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–present	Nottinghamshire
2018	Yorkshire Diamonds
2020–present	Lightning
2021	London Spirit
2022–present	Trent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 34 57 Runs scored 169 249 Batting average 12.07 8.89 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 Top score 50 59* Balls bowled 1,398 847 Wickets 42 38 Bowling average 24.02 23.18 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/24 3/10 Catches/stumpings 4/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 October 2022

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 Yorkshire Diamonds's 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]

References

External links

• Sophie Munro at ESPNcricinfo
• Sophie Munro at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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