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| Full name | Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (age 33) Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right armmedium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Julia Longbottom (mother) Katherine Sciver-Brunt (spouse) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 153) | 10 January 2014 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 30 January 2025 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 122) | 1 July 2013 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 October 2025 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 34) | 5 July 2013 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 1 July 2025 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–present | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2016/17 | Melbourne Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Surrey Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Perth Scorchers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Supernovas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20 | Perth Scorchers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Northern Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Melbourne Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Trent Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | The Blaze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24-2024/25 | Perth Scorchers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025/26-present | Hobart Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt (née Sciver;/ˈsɪvər/SIV-ər;[1] born 20 August 1992) is an Englishcricketer who representsEngland in all formats.[2] She was the first cricketer for England to take ahat-trick in aWomen's Twenty20 International match.[3] The "Natmeg" shot is named after Sciver-Brunt,[4] from when she has hit a cricket ball through her legs during a game.[5][6]
On 7 March 2021, Sciver-Brunt captained the England team for the first time in international cricket, for the third WT20I matchagainst New Zealand, afterHeather Knight was ruled out of the fixture due to an injury.[7]
On 6 September 2022, Sciver-Brunt was named as England's captain for theirhome WT20I series againstIndia in the absence ofHeather Knight.[8] Two days later, however, Sciver-Brunt announced that she had decided to withdraw from the series "to focus on her mental health and well being".[9]
Sciver-Brunt was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother,Julia Longbottom, a British diplomat, was based inJapan at the time of Sciver-Brunt's birth,[10][11] and has been theAmbassador of the United Kingdom to Japan since March 2021.[12] Sciver-Brunt's father, Richard,[13] is a business executive.[14]
As a child, Sciver-Brunt also lived inPoland, where she played in women's leaguefootball, and theNetherlands, where she playedbasketball.[15]
Sciver-Brunt also attendedEpsom College, Surrey, England, where, between 2007 and 2011, she played cricket alongside her future England teammate and fellow Test centurionAlice Davidson-Richards.[16] She then studied sports and exercise science atLoughborough University.[17]
She began playing cricket as a teenager, and played for Surrey club sideStoke d'Abernon. She also played cricket at school, playing in theEpsom College school 1st XI for two seasons. After a period in Surrey's Academy she played for theSurrey county team and progressed to the England Women's Academy. After some successful games in the academy team, she was selected for the 2013 limited-overs series against Pakistan where she made her debut for the full England side. In aWT20I game against New Zealand, she became the first England cricketer to take an international T20hat-trick.[18]
She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[19]
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In April 2015, she was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour toDubai, where England women played their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games and two Twenty20 matches.[20]
She, along withHeather Knight, set the highest 3rd wicket stand in the history of theWomen's Cricket World Cup (213) during the2017 edition.[21] In the same World Cup, Sciver-Brunt along withTammy Beaumont set the highest record partnership for the 4th wicket (170) in Women's World Cup history.[21] Sciver-Brunt was a member of the winning team at the 2017 World Cup held in England.[22][23][24] In 2018 she was named one of the fiveWisden Cricketers of the Year for her part in the World Cup victory the previous summer.[25]
In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in theWest Indies.[26][27] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC).[28]
In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by theEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[29][30] In March 2019, during the thirdWomen's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matchagainst Sri Lanka, Sciver-Brunt scored her 1,000th run in WT20I cricket.[31] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening matchagainst Australia to contest theWomen's Ashes.[32][33] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[34]
On 18 June 2020, Sciver-Brunt was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following theCOVID-19 pandemic.[35][36] In June 2021, Sciver-Brunt was named in England'sTest andWODI squad as thevice-captain for their home seriesagainst India.[37][38] In thesecond match of the WODI series, she took the wicket ofShikha Pandey and claimed her 50th wicket in WODIs.[39]
In December 2021, Sciver-Brunt was named in England's squad for theirtour to Australia to contest theWomen's Ashes.[40] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[41] In April 2022, she was bought by theTrent Rockets for the2022 season ofThe Hundred.[42]
In July 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of England's team for thecricket tournament at the2022 Commonwealth Games inBirmingham, England.[43] At the end of the 2022 season, Sciver-Brunt was named thePCA Women's Player of the Year, for her two centuries during the 2022 World Cup, her maiden Test century against South Africa, and her performances during The Hundred.[44]
She was named in the England squad for the2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[45] for their multi-format tour toSouth Africa in November 2024.[46][47] Against South Africa, on 15 December 2024, Sciver-Brunt scored the fastest century in a women's Test match in terms of balls faced, when she brought up the landmark off her 96th delivery, going on to make 128 before being run out backing up at the non-striker's end.[48][49][50]
Sciver-Brunt was named in the England squad for the2025 Women's Ashes series in Australia.[51][52]
| Nat Sciver-Brunt's One-Day International centuries[53] | |||||||
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| # | Runs | Match | Opponents | Venue | Year | ||
| 1 | 137 | 34 |  Pakistan | Grace Road,Leicester, England | 2017 | ||
| 2 | 129 | 38 |  New Zealand | County Ground,Derby, England | 2017 | ||
| 3 | 100* | 66 | Pakistan | Kinrara Academy Oval,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2019 | ||
| 4 | 109* | 81 |  Australia | Seddon Park,Hamilton, New Zealand | 2022 | ||
| 5 | 148* | 89 | Australia | Hagley Oval,Christchurch, New Zealand | 2022 | ||
| 6 | 111* | 96 | Australia | Rose Bowl,Southampton, England | 2023 | ||
| 7 | 129 | 97 | Australia | County Ground,Taunton, England | 2023 | ||
| 8 | 120 | 100 |  Sri Lanka | Grace Road,Leicester, England | 2023 | ||
| 9 | 124* | 106 | Pakistan | County Ground,Chelmsford, England | 2024 | ||
| 10 | 117 | 124 | Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2025 | ||
In October 2019, Sciver-Brunt announced her engagement to fellow England cricketerKatherine Brunt.[54] They were scheduled to get married in September 2020, but their wedding was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[55] The pair married in May 2022.[56] Both changed their last name to Sciver-Brunt when they married, and in January 2023 it was announced that the pair would both use the name in all cricket-related instances.[57] On 20 September 2024, the couple announced Katherine was pregnant with their first child.[58][59] Their son was born in March 2025.[60]
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