Nat Sciver-Brunt

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nat Sciver-Brunt

• Nat Sciver-Brunt is a British cricketer who has played many international matches for England’s national team and many matches in different leagues across the world. She was a member of the England team which won the 2017 ODI World Cup.

• She lived in Poland for a brief period of time during her childhood where she played women’s league football.

• She then lived in the Netherlands for a few years where she played basketball.

• She also played tennis and hockey before deciding to become a professional cricketer.

• She started playing cricket for Stoke d’Abernon Club in Surrey, England. She also played for the Epsom College team for two seasons. She later got selected for the Surrey County team and was later got selected for the England Women’s Academy.

  

• She scored her first test fifty in July 2019 by scoring 88 runs against Australia at Taunton in Somerset, England. She scored her first test century in June 2022 by scoring 169 runs not out against South Africa at the same venue.

• She made her first ODI fifty on 23 January 2014 by scoring 57 runs against Australia in Melbourne, Australia. She scored her first ODI century on 27 June 2017 by scoring 137 runs against Pakistan at Leicester, England.

• She scored 369 runs in 9 matches at an average of 41 and took 7 wickets in the 2017 ODI World Cup held in England including a century against New Zealand and Pakistan. In the final match against India, she scored 51 runs, helping them to win the World Cup.

  

• She scored 336 runs in 9 matches at an average of 37.33 and took 4 wickets in the 2022 ODI World Cup held in New Zealand including a century against Australia at Hamilton and a century against Australia again in the final; however, England failed to win the World Cup.

• She scored her first T20I fifty by scoring 68 runs against Australia on 23 March 2018.

• She played in 6 matches in the 2014 T20 Women’s World Cup held in Bangladesh and scored 50 runs at an average of 8.33 and took 10 wickets.

• She played in 5 matches in the 2016 T20 Women’s World Cup held in India and scored 80 runs at an average of 16 and took 6 wickets.

• She played in 5 matches in the 2018 T20 Women’s World Cup held in West Indies and scored 83 runs at an average of 16.6 and took 4 wickets.

• She played in 4 matches in the 2020 T20 Women’s World Cup held in Australia and scored 202 runs at an average of 50.5 and took 2 wickets.

• She played in 5 matches in the 2023 T20 Women’s World Cup held in West Indies and scored 216 runs at an average of 43.2 and took 1 wicket.

• From 2016 to 2019, she played for Surrey Stars in the Women’s Cricket Super League, a T20 tournament in England.

  

• From 2020 to 2022, she played for Northern Diamonds in domestic 50-over and T20 competitions.

• She played for Trent Rockets in the 100-ball tournament The Hundred in 2021.

• In the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2020-21 Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) seasons, she played for Melbourne Stars.

• In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 WBBL seasons, she played for Perth Scorchers.

• In the 2019 Women’s T20 Challenge tournament, she played for Supernovas.

• In the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction held in February 2023, she was acquired by Mumbai Indians for Rs3.2 crore (£320,000).

• In the 2017 World Cup, she played a unique shot on a yorker delivery, which was named Natmeg after her.

• She grew up idolizing former England pacer Graham Dilley.

• Her favourite real estate TV show is Grand Designs and her favourite film is Bridget Jones.