England Women’s Cricket Team Players List With Photos

With only 100 days until the International Cricket Council Women’s World Cup starts, let’s take a look at England’s squad players.

The England team is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status, and this England Women’s Cricket Team Players List With Photos highlights the squad under coach Lisa Keightley and captain Caitlyn Harrison.

Nat Sciver-Brunt (Captain)

England’s new captain is an energetic batswoman who also can bowl off-spin. A two-time ODI World Cup winner, she has represented her national side across all three formats and played all three formats of cricket for England women’s cricket team captainship.

A hard worker with a fierce competitive nature, she can hit winning runs both T20s and ODIs with ease; creating her trademark ‘Natmeg’ shot – an innovative variation on an orthodox yorker.

She boasts an exceptional work rate and communication skills, qualities which should help guide her team as it attempts to overcome its recent struggles and reach another World Cup final.

Sophia Smale was the leading wicket-taker at last year’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy tournament, making her an extremely consistent and competitive cricketer.

A superb fielder, Sophia can bat anywhere in the middle order; an exciting prospect who credits her grandfather for teaching her to spin the ball; Joe Root serves as her source of motivation.

Tammy Beaumont

Tamsin (Tammy) Beaumont is an iconic cricketer in England renowned for her incredible batting prowess and support of women’s cricket development projects for young female cricketers.

Wisden named 2017 World Cup winning batswoman Tammy Beaumont as its cricketer of the year and honored her with an MBE for her outstanding achievements.

Beaumont excels in all formats of cricket, becoming an invaluable member of England’s top order.

Libby Heap is an explosive opener who quickly gets her team off to an excellent start with her big-hitting style. In her inaugural senior 50-over cricket season for Thunder, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy she scored an 18-ball 36 and also appeared in Charlotte Edwards Cup competitions.

Marlow has made her mark as an off-spinner, picking up seven wickets across both seasons for Northern Diamonds. Her focus and intensity on the field inspired by England Men’s Test captain Ben Stokes is something she often emulates; additionally she can bat lower order batsman herself; graduating from ACE Programme she may even make an impactful statement at 2022 World Cup squad selection!

Heather Knight

Heather Knight is an exceptionally gifted right-handed opener and off spin bowler who hails from Plymouth. Beginning playing club cricket at Plymstock Cricket Club at age 8, Knight quickly advanced through their colts system into their first XI.

Since then she has gone on to feature for Berkshire Middlesex and Western Storm in Kia Super League competitions as a consistent batswoman and top scorer.

She was appointed England captain after the retirement of Charlotte Edwards, which provided an unprecedented career boost and has proven pivotal to their recent successes.

Knight was the first England woman ever to lead her side to victory against India at an International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament; additionally she helped England claim victory at 2015 Women’s World Cup.

Knight has become an essential member of England’s top order and was chosen as one of four uncapped players to form part of India and Sri Lanka’s 15-woman squads for this year’s ICC Women’s World Cup tournament that runs September 30-November 2 in India and Sri Lanka.

Josie Groves

Groves will add another element of variety to England’s attacking arsenal as she bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin, both skills she learned at home with her mother starting up a women’s team at Corbridge Cricket Club alongside other local moms. Groves looks up to Nat Sciver and England men’s Test captain Ben Stokes for inspiration with her game.

Heap is an aggressive striker who excels at playing her best cricket at the top of the order, hitting first ball against Western Storm in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy competition and consistently at Charlotte Edwards Cup level as well.

Ryana Macdonald-Gay is an adept bowler who can produce considerable bounce off the pitch, serving both Kent at regional level and South East Stars regional cricket clubs.

Additionally, this talented netball player and left-handed bowler hopes to put both international experiences to use during this tournament.

Ryana Macdonald-Gay

MacDonald-Gay was honored for her impressive World Cup performances by being invited into England’s Women’s Ashes squad. At 20 years old, seam bowler MacDonald-Gay is expected to contribute heavily.

Youngster Alyssa Johnson made her ODI debut against India on September 29 and scored two wickets; then immediately followed it up with one wicket at Wormsley for England in its Ashes series opener on October 3. Wormsley proved a dramatic encounter; Heather Knight and Laura Marsh formed an exceptional 157-run partnership in their opening innings to save England from follow-on with late surge from these two.

MacDonald-Gay had already demonstrated her skills for England U19s before her full international debut. Captain Heather Knight and South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp were highly impressed with her bowling style, particularly her right arm fast bowler delivery that usually delivers the ball back into batter’s hand.

Her athleticism has allowed her to develop an agile game. In addition to bowling, she can play middle order cricket as well. In 2022 she was part of England U-19 side that won Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy while ranking top in bowling charts for Kent at Vitality Women’s County T20 competition.

Sophia Smale

Sophia Smale, another young talent under Heather Knight’s tutelage, has proven herself for England women on both domestic and international stages.

Representing both Wales in age-group international hockey as well as England in age-group international cricket, Newport-born left-arm spinner Sophia Smale stands out for both domestic and international cricket; being instrumental in winning Western Storm the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Charlotte Edwards Cup 2022 and counting Mark Wood as her role model cricketer.

Smale is an exceptional batter who brings an extra spark to any innings – her hundred against Blaze Academy was an outstanding moment in South Africa! As she can also bat lower down the order, Smale will play an integral part in helping the Fidelity Titans defend their title during this tournament.

Ryana Macdonald-Gay of ECB Select XI fame and Ellie Anderson from England U19’s U19 team both have the ability to switch her pace up both ways while extracting plenty of bounce, but Ellie Anderson stands out by having more versatile skills such as her first five-wicket haul for Central Sparks senior team where she took both opener and number three wickets in a match! Additionally she can even bowl off-spin.

Niamh Holland

Langport-born Holland is an all-round player capable of both batting and bowling who has committed her future to Somerset until at least 2029. She made a significant mark during 2025 season of Somerset club, scoring 174 runs at an average of 34.8 and captaining her side on four occasions in Vitality Women’s Blast competitions.

Holland is an adept seamer who produces plenty of bounce and has demonstrated her ability to swing both ways with her ball.

Additionally, she has shown herself as an adept batswoman by scoring an 18-ball 36 in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy tournament and capable of holding out for long innings too.

Libby Heap is an aggressive opener who can set the tone for her team early in an innings, hitting four off her first ball against West Indies in England’s warm-up match in South Africa for four. That was an emphatic start.

Heap, like Josie Groves, is an international and goal-scoring powerhouse on both hockey and cricket fields. She scored three hat-tricks at the inaugural women’s FIH Champions Trophy, also representing Kent at U16, U18 and U21 levels; playing regional cricket for South East Stars as well.