However, by her own admission her 2020 season was disappointing, the highs of earning a pair of professional contracts and earning a spot in England’s summer training squad – one of only three uncapped players selected – offset by the lows of her limited time in the middle. Lamb’s spike in development over the last couple of years is an example which shows the inception of regional cricket has been a positive step for the women’s game in England. Meanwhile in 2017, aged just 19, she was instrumental in Lancashire’s Women’s County Championship and T20 Cup triumphs, scoring 333 runs and collecting 13 wickets across the two competitions. A depleted South African bowling attack without the injured Shabnim Ismail and Dane van Niekerk struggled for consistency and Lamb was able to dominate, knowing she had a below-par total to attack.

Since it starting in 2020, the 25-year-old has debuted across all three formats of international cricket, firstly in T20 cricket in September 2021. It was all a far cry from five years prior, when her very attendance at men’s club matches opened her up to abuse and ridicule. I was part of the preparation and warm-up in the England bubble, which was a good learning experience, but I didn’t get to do an awful lot of playing," she says. In August 2021, Lamb was added to England's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against New Zealand, after Maia Bouchier and Charlie Dean were both ruled out of the first match after being identified as possible COVID-19 contacts.Unfortunately for South Africa, the departure of Dunkley only brought in Sciver, who continued her imperious form with a brutal half-century. Lamb had a difficult start to her ODI career, facing just two balls in her first two matches without scoring a run. We are supporting Hampshire County Council and Ms Lamb's current support provider, to find her a new home that meets her needs and we will continue to do so, with eviction being something we would only pursue as a last resort. Emma never envisioned herself being selected to play for the world cup team, so she was somewhat taken aback. Luke proposed to Emma on October 15, 2021, and the couple shared a sentimental snapshot on Instagram.

After centuries in the World Cup final and the Test match, Sciver took her tally to 372 runs between dismissals before she was eventually caught on the mid-wicket boundary off De Klerk. The following February, she debuted in an Ashes ODI against Australia at Melbourne before going on to play once in the 50-over World Cup which followed immediately in New Zealand. Certain places I’ve played just don’t like a woman playing, they look at you like you’re not going to be any good or like you’re filling in, or they ask, 'is she your scorer? It means England lead the multi-format series 4-2 following off the back of the drawn Test match between the two sides.

Emma Lamb's maiden international century led England to a dominant five-wicket win over South Africa in the first one-day international at Northampton. Of course, she already has a handful of matches under belt in 2021, enjoying team and personal success in the T20 County Championship. Lamb's fifty was reached in 51 deliveries, while her hundred - containing 15 fours - was brought up off just 91 balls. Earlier in the season, she had dominated a T20 win over Northern Diamonds at Headingley, hitting 58 and taking 4-13 added to a catch and a run out.

I’d take every opportunity I could, but you can only do what you get given and I think some of the other contracted girls were in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy and got loads of games whereas I was in the bubble and didn’t get to play as many. In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In the 2022 summer - June to be precise - she made her Test bow as England drew with South Africa at Taunton. Emma Lamb hit 102 off 97 balls in her third one-day international cap for England as the hosts chased down 219 with 107 balls to spare; Watch the second ODI between England and South Africa, live on Sky Sports Cricket on Friday (on air 1.But it was Katherine Brunt who was the pick of the bowlers - back in the team, having retired from Test cricket - as she claimed 3-18 from her nine overs.

She and Nadine de Klerk (38) shared in a Proteas record 97-run partnership for the sixth wicket against England, though when Tryon finally perished in the deep looking for a fourth six of her innings, South Africa quickly collapsed thereafter losing their last five wickets for 13 runs in 16 deliveries. Working from my home studio in the heart of this bustling city I spend many of my days dreaming in gorgeous colour and pretty crochet. Lamb and Sciver scored all around the wicket, playing with expansive freedom to make the chase look remarkably easy. The only bad thing was we had to train in bubbles, so we didn’t get to see the whole squad which was a bummer, and you get bored of facing the same bowlers every week. In December 2021, Lamb was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.England opted not to give ODI debuts to Lauren Bell and Issy Wong after their solid showings in the Test and, with figures of 3-18 from nine overs, Brunt showed why she has plenty more to offer in this format.