Sophie Ecclestone is a prominent English cricketer in the England women’s cricket team. |
Following the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, she achieved the top rank as a bowler in WT20I cricket globally. |
Raised in Helsby village, Cheshire, she enjoyed playing various sports with her family. |
She received formal cricket training at Alvanley Cricket Club from coach Robin Fisher. |
At age 16, Ecclestone debuted for Alvanley CC and joined England Women’s Under 19s development program. |
She started with the Cheshire women’s county team and later joined Lancashire Women. |
In 2016, she toured Sri Lanka with the England Academy winter squad. |
At 17, she was considered for England’s squad in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup. |
She was part of England’s team in the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20, reaching the finals. |
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) awarded her a full central contract. |
She led the wicket-taking tally in the 2018 England women’s Tri-Nation Series. |
In 2019, she secured a contract for the Women’s Ashes by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). |
During the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, she emerged as the top WT20I bowler globally. |
She played for the winning team, IPL Trailblazers, in the 2020 Women’s T20 Challenge. |
She excelled in the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup as the highest wicket-taker. |
Sophie Ecclestone was selected for England’s squad at the 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket tournament. |
She played for IPL Supernovas and Manchester Originals, winning the 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge. |
She joined UP Warriorz in the 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL). |
Ecclestone mentioned in an interview that she would have pursued a career as a PT teacher if not a cricketer. |
Alvanley CC honored her as a lifetime member. |
She stood out as the top wicket-taker in the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 tournament while playing for team Spirit. |