Introducing Nat and Katherine Sciver-Brunt: England allrounders to use married name

The pair got married in May 2022 but only debuted their new name during a T20 World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand on January 30

The Cricketer | 30/01/2023 at 15:14

England allrounders Nat and Katherine Sciver-Brunt will be known by their married name from now on.

The pair got married in May 2022 but only debuted their new name during a T20 World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand on January 30.

England won that encounter by 38 runs, with Nat Sciver-Brunt top-scoring with 39.

Announcing the news, England Cricket tweeted: "Two new names on the scorecard!

"Our all-rounders will go by their married name moving forward – introducing the Sciver-Brunts."

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^{The Sciver-Brunts lead England out during the Commonwealth Games [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]}

England vice-captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, was recently crowned ICC women's cricketer of the year for 2022. The 30-year-old has made 205 international appearances across all formats, scoring 5,480 runs and taking 153 wickets.

Katherine Sciver-Brunt, who made her England debut back in 2004, has scored 1.859 runs and taken 331 wickets in 262 international appearances. The 37-year-old is England's all-time leading wicket-taker in both women's ODI (170) and women's T20I (110) cricket.

She recently retired from both regional and county cricket while she stepped away from Test cricket back in June 2022.

Both players are currently in South Africa ahead of the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup.

Two new names on the scorecard!

Our all-rounders will go by their married name moving forward - introducing the Sciver-Brunts. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/lGqYniVPNS
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 30, 2023