When Amelie Munday signed her first professional contract with Somerset in late 2024, it marked the culmination of years of hard work. Yet the contract offer itself came with a period of uncertainty. "I was about to fly out to Australia. It was about three days before I flew," Munday recalls. "I knew there were conversations going on. I knew they were going into meetings to decide contract or no contract and I was like, 'Guys, I literally fly in three days. Can you just tell me?'"...
For someone who has already achieved so much so quickly, Sophia Smale spends surprisingly little time talking about what comes next. The conversation drifts instead towards old bats stacked up at home, a childhood medal won in Newport, and a ticket from her professional debut that she still keeps tucked away years later. “I like things like that,” she says. “I like to think about the journey I was on.”
There’s something fitting about the way Phoebe Turner tells her story. No grand declarations, no overcomplication, just a clear, grounded sense of where she’s come from and where she’s going. It mirrors her cricket. “I try to keep my game really simple,” she says at one point. It’s a line she returns to more than once, and it might just be the key to understanding one of the most exciting young bowlers in the English domestic game right now. I sat down with Turner ahead of the 2026 season to talk about her journey, from street cricket in Yorkshire to a breakthrough year with Durham, a new long-term contract, and a growing sense that she’s only just getting started.
Surrey CCC have confirmed that 29-year-old quick Tash Farrant will retire from professional cricket with immediate effect after a long-running lower back injury failed to respond to treatment.
Francesca Sweet will leave Leicestershire after a breakthrough year in Tier 2 cricket, joining Glamorgan as the Welsh county prepares for its progression into Tier 1. Sweet’s move follows a standout 2025 season in which she topped the Foxes’ run charts in both formats and produced one of the club’s greatest-ever partnerships.
With contract announcements arriving thick and fast keep completely up to date with this transfer tracker!
With new identities, reshaped playing squads, and brand new tournaments, here is your comprehensive guide to what women’s professional cricket will look like in 2025 with everything you need to know ahead of it all kicking off this week.
As the 2025 season draws closer, anticipation for the brand-new Tier Two setup is building. With new teams, fresh tournaments, and a reimagined structure, there’s plenty to get excited about. So, allow me to take you through everything you need to know ahead of the summer — the competitions, the squads, the players to watch, a few predictions of my own and more!
This International Women's Day my message is simple. How do we commit to women's sport and invest every day? Breaking barriers was step one, now we have to action authentic growth. By exploring the current state of Football, Cricket and Rugby I explore the difficulties still facing women's sport in England and Wales, and the steps we must take to ensure success away from the iconic moments.
Following the final fixture announcement today from the ECB, allow me to guide you through the brand new Women's Metro Bank One Day Cup. With EVERYTHING we know so far about League's One & Two, from the fixtures themself and how the tournament will work, to concerns raised surrounding scheduling and key games to watch out for! Everything you need to know, all in one place!
