Derbyshire Women & Girls Pathway graduates, Sarah Glenn and Bess Heath, have been named in the England white ball squads for the upcoming tour of South Africa.
Spinner Glenn has been named in both the T20 and ODI squads, while Heath is included in the T20 squad, as England aim to bounce back from a group stage exit at the 2024 World Cup.
The squads travel to South Africa on 16 November, with the series beginning on 24 November. During the tour, the team will play three T20s, three ODI fixtures and one Test match, as preparation for the upcoming 2025 Ashes in Australia.
England T20 squad: Heather Knight (captain), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Paige Scholfield, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
England ODI squad: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Tickets for England Women’s Metro Bank One-Day International against West Indies at The County Ground, on Friday 30 May 2025, are on sale now.
The fixture, which will fall during half-term for local schools, will see the likes of Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews represent West Indies in Derby for the first time since the five-match T20 series in the summer of 2020.
The County Ground is renowned as one of the premier venues for women’s cricket in the country, with Heather Knight’s England having faced the likes of South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan in recent seasons, in front of capacity crowds and record-breaking TV audiences.
