Anya Shrubsole

Anya Shrubsole (born 7 December 1991) is an English international cricketer. She has been a member of the England women's cricket team since 2008. A right-arm medium pace bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman, she plays her domestic cricket for Somerset women.

The daughter of Ian Shrubsole, who made two Minor Counties appearances for Wiltshire in the early 1990s, Anya Shrubsole was born in Bath, Somerset and attended Hayesfield Girls' School. Her grandmother Barabra Shrubsole a former teacher is due to release her third book in September 2016. Although she played youth cricket for Somerset women, appearing in both the Under-15 and Under-17 Women's County Championships, she made her first team début for the county at the age of 12. Facing Berkshire in the Women's County Championship, Shrubsole claimed two wickets in her six overs after opening the bowling alongside Steph Davies, helping Somerset to a four wicket victory. She scored her first runs in women's List A cricket in the following match, remaining ten not out against Staffordshire. Though she only played three of Somerset's five fixtures in the 2004 competition, Shrubsole finished with the county's second best bowling average, with her five wickets in the competition coming at an average of 11.20.

The 2005 season saw Shrubsole make her first appearance in the Super Fours—a competition in which the England selectors place the 48 leading players into four teams—playing one Twenty20 for the Braves. 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. Her performances in the County Championship brought her less wickets than in the previous season, with the young bowler claiming two in the competition. In contrast, she improved significantly on her highest batting total, posting a score of 41 not out during a big victory over Surrey in July. The following season saw Shrubsole begin the season playing as a specialist batsman. She didn't bowl until her sixth match of the season. She continued to bowl infrequently through the season, and despite playing all six County Championship matches for Somerset, only bowled 131 balls, 133 less than fellow medium pace bowler Hannah Lloyd. Her batting during the season saw her finish as Somerset's second highest run-scorer with 127 runs, Her performances in the Super Fours were less impressive, in three 50-over and two 20-over contests, she scored seven runs and did not claim a wicket. After the close of the English women's domestic season, Shrubsole appeared for the MCC's women's side against the touring Indians in a Twenty20.