Sophie Fitzpatrick Day (born 2 September 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[1][2][3] An all-rounder, she is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.[4][5] She also played county cricket for Berkshire in 2019.[6]

Sophie Day
Day bowling for Melbourne Stars in October 2022
Day bowling for Melbourne Stars in October 2022
Personal information
Full name
Sophie Fitzpatrick Day
Born (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998 (age 26)
Greensborough, Victoria, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019Berkshire
2020/21–presentMelbourne Stars
2020/21–presentVictoria
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 38 61
Runs scored 234 43
Batting average 20.38 19.87
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 27* 10*
Balls bowled 1,556 1,012
Wickets 49 62
Bowling average 23.53 18.95
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/41 5/25
Catches/stumpings 3/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 July 2023

Off the field, Day is a professional artist[7] who has studied Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts, the arts school of the University of Melbourne.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sophie Day". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Players". Cricket Victoria. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Players". Melbourne Stars. Cricket Network. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2020/21 - Melbourne Stars Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Women's National Cricket League, 2020/21 - Victoria Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sophie Day". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Sophie Day: Cricket's artist who shone at the Women's Big Bash League". BBC Sport. 24 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Cricket and art closely paired for Sophie Day". Australian Cricketers' Association. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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