Young women’s player to watch – Issy Wongpublished at 11:13 GMT
11:13 GMT
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
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Age: 23
Role: right-arm fast
Issy Wong had her best Hundred campaign last time out, taking eight wickets at an average of 27, while conceding 1.32 runs per ball. Perhaps more importantly she played in all nine of London Spirit’s matches, after being in and out of the Birmingham Phoenix team in the two seasons prior.
Wong was back to near full speed last year, bowling 65 deliveries over the 70mph during the 2025 Hundred, bettered by only Shabnim Ismail (96 balls) and Lauren Filer (89).
Wong’s development of her slower ball has added to her armoury – during last year’s Hundred she conceded just 43 runs off her 36 deliveries clocked below 60mph and has dropped down as low as 48mph.