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S Ecclestone

Sophie Ecclestone

27y 11d Chester, Cheshire
Born
May 6, 1999, Chester, Cheshire
Playing Roles
bowler
Batting Style
right-hand bat
Bowling Style
slow left-arm orthodox
Fielding Pos
N/A
Intl Career
2016 - 2026

Profile & Biography

A left-arm spinner renowned for her accuracy and economy, Sophie Ecclestone became the ICC's No. 1-ranked T20I bowler aged just 20, on the back of three years of impressive performances. Having played for Cheshire since 2013, she signed for Lancashire in 2015 and made her top-level debut as a 16-year-old in the County Championship.
After impressing for the England Academy in the tri-series with Sri Lanka A and Australia's Shooting Stars, she earned a call-up for England to face Pakistan in the T20I series in July 2016 and made her international debut aged just 17 in the first game of the series, finishing with 1 for 21 from four overs.
She was overlooked at international level over the next 18 months but secured her place during the 2017-18 Ashes in Australia, where she made her Test debut. In 2018, she proved particularly hard to hit in the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, conceding just 5.38 runs per over as England reached the final. In ODIs, she rarely conceded more than four runs per over.
The following year, Ecclestone cemented her status as England's first-choice spinner during series against West Indies and Australia after impressing in the T20 Challenge in India, and securing a central contract. She then starred at the T20 World Cup in Australia, taking eight wickets in four matches and conceding a miserly 3.23 runs per over.
She was the leading wicket-taker in the 50-over World Cup of 2022 with 21 at an economy rate of 3.83 as England finished runners-up. In the Ashes Test the following year, she took ten wickets for the match, won by Australia.
Ecclestone became England's leading wicket-taker in women's T20Is during the home series against Pakistan in 2024 and took her second career four-wicket haul in the format against New Zealand later in the season, but her side's failed T20 World Cup campaign and winless Ashes tour of Australia took a toll.
An off-field spat with former team-mate-turned-commentator Alex Hartley was followed by a brief wellbeing break during West Indies' tour of England in 2025, and Ecclestone relinquished the World No. 1 bowlers' ranking in T20Is to Pakistan's Sadia Iqbal. But she bounced back against India in England's final official matches before the World Cup, taking 3 for 27 as Player of the Match in the second ODI at Lord's.

Batting Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Other101632575019.7655246.550130170
Other84561642633*10.6559871.2300366230
Other11347263683517.52277132.85002916380

Bowling Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Other101828411376485/6310/19228.662.959.1411
Other8482439927321416/366/3619.373.7231.1200
Other113112251725321544/184/1816.446.0316.3000

Top Records by S Ecclestone

All Records
1

Best figures in a match when on the losing side

Women Test
10
6

Worst career economy rate

Women Test
2.9
2

Youngest player to take ten-wickets-in-a-match

Women Test
24y 47d

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Sophie Ecclestone bagged 3 for 14
Sophie Ecclestone took two in the first ten balls of the match
Sophie Ecclestone and Co celebrate Bess Heath's wicket
Sophie Ecclestone hung around with the bat
Sophie Ecclestone holds up the ball after her five-for
Sophie Ecclestone was convinced that Harmanpreet Kaur was out lbw