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| Full name | Grace Jane Thompson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 2007 Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | North East Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Welsh Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 3 August 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grace Jane Thompson (born 30 May 2007) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Durham and Welsh Fire. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]
Domestic career
[edit]Thompson made her county debut in 2024, for North East Warriors against Yorkshire, taking 1/17 from four overs and scoring sixteen runs.[3] She played one further game in 2024 against Shropshire, scoring 38 runs.[4] She made five appearances in the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking three wickets and scoring nine runs.[5][6]
Thompson was a member of the Durham academy from the age of thirteen, before signing for Durham ahead of the 2025 season.[7]
Thompson debuted for Durham in the 2025 Women's One-Day Cup, taking two wickets,[8] before taking a further nine wickets across the tournament while also scoring 89 runs.[9][10] She then took three wickets in the 2025 Women's T20 Blast.[11] She was named as a 'Wildcard player' for the 2025 The Hundred season, being named in the Trent Rockets squad.[12] In 2026 she took four wickets in the 2026 Women's One-Day Cup, while also scoring 139 runs.[13][14] before taking one wicket and scoring 98 runs in the 2026 Women's T20 Blast.[15][16] She was signed by the Welsh Fire for the 2026 The Hundred season, being selected in the main auction.[17]
International career
[edit]In October 2024, Thompson was selected in the England squad for the 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[18] In June 2025, she was selected for England A against New Zealand A.[19]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Player Profile: Grace Thompson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Grace Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "North East Warriors v Yorkshire Women, 21 April 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Shropshire Women v North East Warriors, 14 July 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bowling in Vitality Women's County T20 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Batting in Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Grace Thompson signs two-year rookie contract". Durham Cricket. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Durham Women v Essex Women, 23 April 2025". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bowling in Metro Bank Women's One Day Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Batting in Metro Bank Women's One Day Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bowling in The Women's Vitality Blast 2025". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "The Hundred confirms Vitality Wildcard picks for 2025". The Hundred. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bowling in Metro Bank Women's One Day Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Batting in Metro Bank Women's One Day Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bowling in The Women's Vitality Blast 2026". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Batting in The Women's Vitality Blast 2026". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "The Hundred: Men's and women's squads for 2026 season which runs from July 21-August 16 live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "England Women U19's name World Cup 2025 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Grace Thompson & Phoebe Turner earn maiden England A call up for New Zealand A series". Durham Cricket. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Grace Thompson at Cricinfo
- Grace Thompson at CricketArchive (subscription required)