One of the next big things in Australian cricket, Sophie Molineux has enjoyed an superb 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.
Two years later, Molineux starred in WBBL|04, becoming the fourth player in the league’s history to score 300 runs and take 15 wickets in a season at just 21 years of age. She also become only the second WBBL player behind teammate Molly Strano to play 50 games as a Renegade.
A former captain of the under-18 Victorian side, Molineux has played a role at the top of the order for the Vic Spirit and with the ball thanks to 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.
One of the next big things in Australian cricket, Sophie Molineux has enjoyed an superb 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.
Two years later, Molineux starred in WBBL|04, becoming the fourth player in the league’s history to score 300 runs and take 15 wickets in a season at just 21 years of age. She also become only the second WBBL player behind teammate Molly Strano to play 50 games as a Renegade.
A former captain of the under-18 Victorian side, Molineux has played a role at the top of the order for the Vic Spirit and with the ball thanks to 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.
