23 Facts About Anya Shrubsole

Anya Shrubsole was born on 7 December 1991 and is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed lower-order batter.

Anya Shrubsole played for England between 2008 and 2022, and played domestic cricket for Somerset, Berkshire, Western Storm, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave and Perth Scorchers.

Anya Shrubsole made her England debut in 2008, and was Player of the Match in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final.

Anya Shrubsole was born in Bath, Somerset and attended St Stephen's Primary School and later Hayesfield Girls' School.

Anya Shrubsole is the daughter of Ian Shrubsole, who made two Minor Counties appearances for Wiltshire in the early 1990s.

Anya Shrubsole scored her first runs in women's List A cricket in the following match, remaining ten not out against Staffordshire.

Anya Shrubsole remained 16 not out at the close of the Braves innings, and claimed two wickets in the following innings as the V Team won by four wickets.

Anya Shrubsole did not bowl until her sixth match of the season.

Anya Shrubsole continued to bowl infrequently through the season and, despite playing all six County Championship matches for Somerset, only bowled 131 balls, 133 fewer than fellow medium-pace bowler Hannah Lloyd.

Anya Shrubsole played six matches for the Vipers in 2022, all in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking four wickets.

The Rubies won all six matches in the Super Fours, during which Anya Shrubsole claimed two wickets, though her bowling was expensive: her Economy of 4.21 was the worst on the team.

Anya Shrubsole played two matches for the England Development Squad against the touring South Africans in early August 2007, claiming a wicket in each match to help the English side win them both.

Anya Shrubsole then travelled with the Development Squad to compete in the 2007 Women's European Championship, playing all three of England's matches as they remained undefeated to win the tournament.

Anya Shrubsole made her ODI debut against South Africa on 14 August 2008.

Nine days later, Anya Shrubsole took three wickets on her Twenty20 International debut against South Africa, and was named player of the match.

Anya Shrubsole won the Most Promising Young Women's Cricketer Award at the end of the 2008 season, and was called up to England's squad for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Anya Shrubsole took a career-best 5 for 11 in the first T20 international against New Zealand in February 2012.

Anya Shrubsole is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.

In England's match against Pakistan, Anya Shrubsole took her 100th wicket in WT20I cricket.

On 18 June 2020, Anya Shrubsole was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.

In November 2020, Anya Shrubsole was nominated for the ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Decade award.

In June 2021, Anya Shrubsole was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.

In December 2021, Anya Shrubsole was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.