One of the next big things in Australian cricket, Sophie Molineux has enjoyed an unrivaled junior career.

At the 2017 Allan Border Medal, Molineux took home the Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year Award, voted by her peers as Australia’s most promising rising player for performances across a voting period before the WBBL|02.

After the voting period, Molineux made headlines with 4-18 and scored a match-winning knock of 28 not out from 18 balls against Adelaide Strikers in the Renegades’ game two of the WBBL|02.

The former captain of the under-18 Victorian side, Molineux has improved over the last 12 months playing a role at the top of the order for the Vic Spirit and with her left-arm spin.

In 2014, having just turned 16, Molineux was named Player of the Championships at the Under-18 Nationals. She was the highest run-scorer for Victoria with 155 runs and also claimed 19 wickets for the tournament, at an incredible average of just 3.9.