Sophie Ecclestone Age, Height, Parents, Husband, Net Worth

Sophie Ecclestone is an English cricketer who plays for the England women’s cricket team.

Sophie Ecclestone

Age of Sophie Ecclestone

She is 24 years old.

Height of Sophie Ecclestone

5’11

Nationality of Sophie Ecclestone

British

Biography of Sophie Ecclestone

She was born on May 6, 1999.

Her zodiac sign is Taurus. She grew up playing cricket and other outdoor sports with her older brother James and father in the Cheshire village of Helsby.

It was James who taught her to play both football and cricket. She got a formal
cricket training at Alvanley Cricket Club in Helsby under coach Robin Fisher where her father was junior co-ordinator. She attended Helsby High School.

At 17, Ecclestone bid for England selection as the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup approached. However, she had another round of exams before she could finish school.

That’s why her parents and then England coach Mark Robinson decided that she would do it not play for England that summer.

Sophie Ecclestone’s parents

Her father, Paul Ecclestone, was the junior co-ordinator at Alvanley Cricket Club. Her mother’s name is Elaine Ecclestone.

Siblings of Sophie Ecclestone

She has a brother James Ecclestone

Husband of Sophie Ecclestone

Ecclestone is not yet married but is in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend Craig Hitchmough. Sophie Ecclestone got engaged to Craig Hitchmough in 2021.

Children of Sophie Ecclestone

She has no children

Career of Sophie Ecclestone

She joined Alvanley Cricket Club at 7. Ecclestone progressed through the under-13, under-15 and under-17 grades before making her debut for the Cheshire women’s county team in 2013.

She later joined the Lancashire Women’s cricket team and made her first-class debut against Nottinghamshire at the age of 16. Ecclestone plays for Lancashire Thunder in the Women’s Cricket Super League (also called the Kia Super League).

After a good run at domestic level, she was quickly included in the England academy squad. She was also on England’s development program before being selected for the 2016 England Academy Winter Squad, where she toured Sri Lanka. During this tour, she picked up 16 wickets for the academy in a tri-series against Australia A and Sri Lanka A, including four wickets in a match against the second team at Panagoda.

On 3 July 2016, she made her T20I international debut against Pakistan at the County Ground,
Bristol during Pakistan Women’s tour of England. During the match, she took her first wicket with a full toss.

On 3 July 2016, she made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut during Pakistan’s tour of England. In September 2016, she was named in the England One Day International squad for their tour of the West Indies the following month.

She made her Test debut for England Women against Australia Women on 9 November 2017 in the Women’s Ashes.

In October 2018, she was named in the England squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.

In February 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) awarded her a full central contract for 2019. In June 2019, the ECB named her in the England squad for their Women’s Ashes opener against Australia.

In January 2020, she was named in the England squad for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. On 1 March 2020, in England’s final group match of the tournament, Ecclestone took her 50th wicket in WT20Is and 100th wicket in international cricket. She became the youngest woman to take 50 wickets in T20I cricket.

In 2020, she represented the Trailblazers in the Women’s T20 Challenge, India’s women’s Twenty20 cricket tournament. IPL Trailblazers defeated IPL Supernovas by 16 runs in the final to win their first title. Follow: https://mymorningtea.in/