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.
England have named their squad for the 2026 World Cup and with it, set the tone for a home tournament that feels as significant as any in the modern era of the game. For the first time since 2009, an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be played on English soil. The venues are iconic,… Continue reading England Reveal 2026 T20 World Cup Squad as Corteen-Coleman, Filer & Wong Earn First Tournament Call-Ups
Follow the 2026 Women's Hundred Auction as it happens through our LIVE blog! All the latest updates, opinions, expert context and more!
The women’s competition at The Hundred will take centre stage on Wednesday 11 March, as the UK’s first-ever major sporting auction unfolds beneath the iconic backdrop of Piccadilly Lights. More than 1000 players across the men’s and women’s competitions will go under the hammer across two days, with the women’s teams first up as they… Continue reading The Women’s Hundred 2026 Auction Set for Piccadilly Lights as 254 Strong Draft List Revealed
Em Arlott, Domestic, Warwickshire, £50,000 Nadine de Klerk, Overseas, South Africa, £50,000 Sophie Devine, Overseas, New Zealand, £50,000 Richa Ghosh, Overseas, India, £50,000 Danielle Gibson, Domestic, Somerset, £50,000 Sarah Glenn, Domestic, Yorkshire, £50,000 Amy Jones, Domestic, The Blaze, £50,000 Beth Mooney, Overseas, Australia, £50,000 Linsey Smith, Domestic, Hampshire, £50,000 Tammy Beaumont, Domestic, The Blaze, £37,500… Continue reading The Hundred Auction – Women’s Competition Registered Players
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.
The Hundred has confirmed major updates ahead of the 2026 season. Nat Sciver-Brunt will remain with Trent Rockets, while rising star Alice Capsey joins Birmingham Phoenix & Northern Superchargers have rebranded as Sunrisers Leeds! With these moves, the league blends continuity, fresh talent, and bold new identities as it heads into the next chapter.
Liverpool Women’s struggles this season go far beyond one heavy defeat. Sitting bottom of the WSL, their regression reflects deeper structural issues: from underinvestment and thin squad depth to unanswered questions over reinvestment following the sale of Olivia Smith. Against a backdrop of profound loss, the club now faces an all-too-familiar sense of déjà vu, with conditions emerging that echo those which led to relegation before.
