Sophie Ecclestone

Her route to the top ran through the age-group ranks, with spells at Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 level, before she first appeared for Cheshire in 2013. Within two years she had joined the Lancashire set-up, and she made what the source calls her first-class debut against Nottinghamshire when she was 16.

England came calling in 2016, when Ecclestone, then 17, was capped for the first time in a T20 international against Pakistan. That same year brought her one-day international debut against West Indies, and she made an immediate impact. With England protecting a modest total of 149, she dismissed both opening batters, and her side held on to win by 5 runs.

The longest format followed in 2017, when she was handed a Test debut in the Ashes match at Sydney. Her first wicket in Tests was Alyssa Healy, beaten by an arm-ball. Ecclestone featured regularly for England throughout that Ashes series, which finished level.

In 2018 she took 10 wickets from 5 games in a T20 tri-series also involving South Africa and New Zealand. No bowler in the event claimed more, and she was named player of the competition. At domestic level she turns out for Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League.