Graham Paul Thorpe is a former English cricketer who played for England internationally and Surrey domestically. A left-handed middle-order batsman and slip fielder,he appeared in 100 Test matches.
Test Match Special is a British sports radio programme,originally,as its name implies,dealing exclusively with Test cricket matches,but currently covering any professional cricket. The programme is available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra (digital) and on BBC Sounds to the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. TMS provides ball-by-ball coverage of most Test cricket,One Day International,and Twenty20 matches and tournaments involving the England cricket team.
Adam John Hollioake is an Australian cricket coach,and former player who represented England. He is currently a batting coach for the Pakistan national team. He has also competed as a professional boxer and had one fight as a mixed martial artist.
Jennifer Louise Gunn is an English former cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 11 Test matches,144 One Day Internationals and 104 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2004 and her international retirement in October 2019. She played domestic cricket for Nottinghamshire,Yorkshire,Warwickshire,Yorkshire Diamonds,Loughborough Lightning,Northern Diamonds,Northern Superchargers,South Australia and Western Australia.
Isa Tara Guha is a British cricket commentator,television and radio cricket broadcaster,and a former England cricketer who played in the 2005 World Cup and the 2009 World Cup.
Alison Mitchell is an English-Australian cricket commentator and sports broadcaster,working for the BBC,Australia's Channel 7 and the Australian Open among others. She was the first woman to become a regular commentator on the BBC's Test Match Special,and has been commentating on men's and women's international cricket around the world since 2007. She also spent many years reporting and commentating on a variety of sports for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra,including Olympic and Commonwealth Games,Wimbledon,Australian Open,French Open and Open Golf. In March 2014,she was voted SJA Sports Broadcaster of the Year 2013 by members of the Sports Journalists' Association. She is also the first woman to have called men's cricket ball-by-ball on ABC Radio Grandstand in Australia.
Nicola Jayne Shaw is an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team. She played for England from 1999 until 2010,making 97 international appearances. She was named as player of the match when England beat New Zealand in the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup Final,taking a career-best four wickets for 34 runs. She retired from international cricket in 2010,ahead of a move to Australia,where she played domestic cricket until the end of the 2015–16 season.
Anya Shrubsole is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed lower-order batter. She played for England between 2008 and 2022,and played domestic cricket for Somerset,Berkshire,Western Storm,Southern Vipers,Southern Brave and Perth Scorchers. She made her England debut in 2008,and was Player of the Match in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final. In 2018,she became the first woman to appear on the cover of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. In April 2022,Shrubsole announced her retirement from international cricket. In June 2023,she announced her intention to retire from all forms of cricket after the 2023 season of The Hundred.
Isabelle “Izzy”Westbury is a sports writer,broadcaster,lawyer and former cricketer. As a cricketer,she played as a right-arm off break bowler,playing for Somerset and Middlesex,as well as being part of the Western Storm squad in 2016. She captained Middlesex for two seasons,in 2015 and 2016. Westbury also appeared in one One Day International.
Tamsin Tilley Beaumont is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent,The Blaze,Welsh Fire,Melbourne Renegades and England. She plays primarily as an opening batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Surrey Stars,Adelaide Strikers,Southern Vipers,Sydney Thunder and London Spirit.
Susannah Elizabeth Rowe is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter who bowled occasional right-arm medium pace. She played for England in 1 One Day International and 22 Twenty20 Internationals between 2010 and 2013. She played domestic cricket for Kent,Surrey,South East Stars and London Spirit.
Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt is an English cricketer who represents England in all formats. She was the first cricketer for England to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match. The "Natmeg" shot is named after Sciver,from when she has hit a cricket ball through her legs during a game.
Lizelle Lee is a South African cricketer who played for the South Africa women's national cricket team from 2013 to 2022. She has played for Western Storm and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League,as well as Melbourne Stars,Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League. Lee is an opening batter. In January 2022,Lee was named the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year. In July 2022,Lee announced her retirement from international cricket.
The Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL),known as the Kia Super League (KSL) for sponsorship reasons,was a semi-professional women's Twenty20 cricket competition in England and Wales operated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The competition featured six franchise teams,partnered with a variety of county teams and boards and universities,and was envisaged as a means to bridge the gap between amateur domestic cricket and the increasingly professional international game.
The Surrey Stars were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in South London that competed in the English women's Twenty20 competition,the Women's Cricket Super League. The Stars played their home matches at The Oval and Woodbridge Road,Guildford. They were captained by Nat Sciver and coached by Richard Bedbrook,working with Surrey's Director of Women's Cricket Ebony Rainford-Brent. The Stars won the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League,beating Loughborough Lightning in the final at the County Cricket Ground,Hove. In 2020,following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket,some elements of the Surrey Stars were retained for a new team,the South East Stars.
The 2016 Women's Cricket Super League,or 2016 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons,was the first season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL),a semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition,run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Twenty20 format. Each team featured three or four players contracted to the England women's cricket team and three overseas international players. Three teams qualified from the league stage of the competition;the Southern Vipers went directly into the final,while the Loughborough Lightning and Western Storm met in a semi-final.
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey,South East Stars,Welsh Fire,Melbourne Stars and England. A right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler,she made her county debut in 2012 for Middlesex and her England debut in 2018,against Bangladesh at the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. In 2020,she left Middlesex to join Surrey. In June 2021,Dunkley was awarded her first central contract with the England women's cricket team. In the same month,she made her Test debut,becoming the first black woman to play Test cricket for England.
The Cricket Social is a television program that provides live commentary on important cricket matches. The show is aired by BBC on the Sky TV Pictures
Paige Jamie Scholfield is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex,South East Stars and Oval Invincibles. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Loughborough Lightning,Southern Vipers and Southern Brave.
Alice Rose Capsey is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey,South East Stars,Oval Invincibles,Delhi Capitals and Melbourne Stars. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. In 2021,Capsey was voted the inaugural PCA Women's Young Player of the Year. Capsey made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in July 2022.
