Thea Brookes

Thea Francis Brookes (born 15 February 1993) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire, Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Worcestershire, as well as Loughborough Lightning, Yorkshire Diamonds and Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2]

Thea Brookes
Personal information
Full nameThea Francis Brookes
Born (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993
Wordsley, West Midlands, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2017Worcestershire
2016–2017Loughborough Lightning
2018–presentWarwickshire
2018Yorkshire Diamonds
2019Southern Vipers
2020–presentCentral Sparks
2021–presentBirmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 88 89
Runs scored 1,835 1,671
Batting average 23.83 24.94
100s/50s 2/7 0/10
Top score 128 79*
Balls bowled 2,054 627
Wickets 63 25
Bowling average 21.15 21.84
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/26 3/16
Catches/stumpings 35/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 September 2021

Domestic career

Brookes made her county debut in 2005, for Worcestershire against Warwickshire.[3] Brookes began to play regularly for Worcestershire in the 2009 season, and hit 224 runs in the County Championship that season, at an average of 37.33.[4] In 2011, she was the seventh-highest run-scorer across the whole County Championship, with 363 runs at an average of 51.85, as well as hitting 141 runs, the most for Worcestershire, in the Twenty20 Cup.[5][6] In 2013, Brookes hit her maiden county century, scoring 110* against Wales, as well as taking her List A best bowling figures, of 4/26 against Somerset.[7][8] She was also the joint-second leading wicket-taker across the whole County Championship that season, with 18 wickets.[9] In 2015 and 2016, Brookes was successful in the Twenty20 Cup, scoring 260 (third highest overall) and 270 (second highest) runs, respectively.[10][11] She also hit her List A high score in 2016, with 128 against Leicestershire.[12]

In 2018, Brookes joined Warwickshire, hitting 168 runs at an average of 33.60 in the County Championship that season.[13] In 2019, she helped her side to the title in the Twenty20 Cup, scoring 157 runs at an average of 31.40.[14][15]

Brookes also played in the Women's Cricket Super League in all four seasons. In 2016, she played for Loughborough Lightning, helping them reach the semi-final and scoring 43 runs.[16] She continued playing for the side in 2017, and hit 48 runs in 5 innings that season.[17] In 2018, she moved to Yorkshire Diamonds, hitting her WCSL high score of 45* against Southern Vipers and taking 3 wickets.[1][18] Brookes joined Southern Vipers for the 2019 season, playing 7 matches and scoring 43 runs.[19]

In 2020, Brookes played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in three matches, scoring 10 runs and taking 2 wickets at an average of 21.50.[20][21] In 2021, Brookes played ten matches for the side across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 33 in her side's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy victory over South East Stars.[22][23][24] She was also in the Birmingham Phoenix squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[25]

Brookes also appeared in the Super Fours in 2011 and 2012, for Diamonds.[26]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Thea Brookes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Thea Brookes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "Worcestershire Women v Warwickshire Women, 11 June 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. "Batting and Fielding in LV Women's County Championship 2011 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. "Worcestershire Women v Wales Women, 14 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. "Worcestershire Women v Somerset Women, 14 April 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. "Bowling in LV Women's County Championship 2013 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  10. "Batting and Fielding in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  11. "Batting and Fielding in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  12. "Leicestershire Women v Worcestershire Women, 29 May 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  13. "Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  14. "Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  15. "Thea Brookes". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  16. "Batting and Fielding for Loughborough Lightning/Kia Super League 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  17. "Batting and Fielding for Loughborough Lightning/Kia Super League 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  18. "Southern Vipers v Yorkshire Diamonds, 8 August 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  19. "Batting and Fielding for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  20. "Batting and Fielding for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  21. "Bowling for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  22. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  23. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  24. "Worcester, 12 Sep 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks v South East Stars". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  25. "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  26. "Women's List A Matches played by Thea Brookes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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