Thea Brookes

Thea Brookes

Personal information
Full name	Thea Francis Brookes
Born	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 31) Wordsley, West Midlands, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–2017	Worcestershire
2016–2017	Loughborough Lightning
2018–2022	Warwickshire
2018	Yorkshire Diamonds
2019	Southern Vipers
2020–2022	Central Sparks
2021	Birmingham Phoenix
2023–present	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 92 100 Runs scored 1,867 1,837 Batting average 23.04 24.49 100s/50s 2/7 0/11 Top score 128 79* Balls bowled 2,054 729 Wickets 63 32 Bowling average 21.15 19.50 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/26 3/16 Catches/stumpings 36/– 21/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023

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

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] She was the side's second-highest run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 147 runs including one half-century, as well as taking four wickets.[16][17] She joined Surrey for the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking three wickets in the competition.[18][19]

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.[20] She continued playing for the side in 2017, and hit 48 runs in 5 innings that season.[21] In 2018, she moved to Yorkshire Diamonds, hitting her WCSL high score of 45* against Southern Vipers and taking 3 wickets.[1][22] Brookes joined Southern Vipers for the 2019 season, playing 7 matches and scoring 43 runs.[23]

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.[24][25] 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.[26][27][28] She was also in the Birmingham Phoenix squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match and was not retained for the 2022 season.[29] She played five matches for Central Sparks in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[30][31] Ahead of the 2023 season, it was confirmed that Brookes had left Central Sparks.[32]

Brookes also appeared in the Super Fours in 2011 and 2012, for Diamonds.[33]

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 Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
17. "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
18. "Oxfordshire Women v Surrey Women, 1 May 2023 @ 11:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
19. "Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
20. "Batting and Fielding for Loughborough Lightning/Kia Super League 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
21. "Batting and Fielding for Loughborough Lightning/Kia Super League 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
22. "Southern Vipers v Yorkshire Diamonds, 8 August 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
23. "Batting and Fielding for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
24. "Batting and Fielding for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
25. "Bowling for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
26. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
27. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
28. "Worcester, 12 Sep 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks v South East Stars". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
29. "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
30. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
31. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
32. "Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement". Central Sparks. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
33. "Women's List A Matches played by Thea Brookes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

External links

• Thea Brookes at ESPNcricinfo
• Thea Brookes at CricketArchive (subscription required)