Emily Lauren Windsor (born 14 June 1997) is an English

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er who currently plays for

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

Southern Vipers The Southern Vipers are a women's cricket team that represent the South of England. The Vipers wear an orange and black kit and play their home matches at the Ageas Bowl and the County Cricket Ground, Hove. They are currently coached by former ...

and

Welsh Fire Welsh Fire ( cy, Tân Cymreig) are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Cardiff. The team represents the Historic counties of England, historic counties of Glamorgan, Gloucestershire and Somerset in the newly founded competiti ...

. She primarily plays as a right-handed batter, whilst also

bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

right-arm

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. She has previously played for

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Trent Rockets Trent Rockets are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Nottingham. The team represents the Historic counties of England, historic counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire in the newly founded The Hundred (cri ...

and

Oval Invincibles Oval Invincibles is a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in South London. The team represents the historic counties of Surrey and Kent in the newly founded The Hundred competition, which took place for the first time during the 2021 Engli ...

Early life

Windsor was born on 14 June 1997 in

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

. Aside from her cricket career, she is also part of

BBC Radio Solent BBC Radio Solent is the BBC's local radio station serving Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Havelock Road in Southampton. According to RAJAR, the station has a ...

's cricket commentary team.

Domestic career

Windsor made her county debut in 2013, for

against

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

. In 2014, she hit her first two county half-centuries in the

County Championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...

, and scored 133 runs overall. In 2015, Windsor made both her

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high score and best bowling figures in the same match, scoring 99 and taking 6/23 against Northamptonshire. In 2017, she was Hampshire's leading run-scorer in the

Twenty20 Cup The T20 Blast, currently named the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (E ...

, with 193 runs, as well as helping her side to promotion to Division 1 of the

. In 2018, Windsor scored 104 runs in the

as Hampshire won Division 1. She took three wickets at an average of 16.33 for Hampshire in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup. In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she played seven matches for Hampshire, scoring 75 runs. She was Hampshire's leading run-scorer in the

2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup The 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Vitality Women's County T20, was the 14th edition of the Women's Twenty20 Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition. It was scheduled to take place in A ...

, with 177 runs including two half-centuries. In 2018, Windsor was called up as a replacement player for the injured Tash Farrant in the

squad for the

Women's Cricket Super League The Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), known as the Kia Super League (KSL) for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional women's Twenty20 cricket competition in England and Wales operated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The comp ...

, but did not play a match. In 2020, Windsor returned to Southern Vipers the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 6 matches, including the final as her side won the tournament, scoring 112 runs at an average of 37.33. Her best innings came against

South East Stars South East Stars are a women's cricket team that represent the London & South East region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including the County Cricket Ground, Beck ...

, in which she hit 47 *. In 2021, Windsor was ever-present for the Vipers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the

Charlotte Edwards Cup The Charlotte Edwards Cup, initially named the Women's Regional T20, is an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The first edition of the tournament took place in 2021. The tourn ...

. In the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Windsor top-scored for her side with 47 *, sharing an unbroken stand of 78 with Tara Norris to help the Vipers recover from 109/7 to chase down their target of 184 with two balls to spare. Windsor was named Player of the Match in the final. She also played five matches for

in The Hundred. In 2022, Windsor went on loan to

for the first match of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She played the rest of the tournament for Southern Vipers, and overall scored 288 runs, the fourth most across the entire tournament. She scored two half-centuries in the tournament, 90 against

and 59 against

North West Thunder North West Thunder, commonly referred to as Thunder, are a women's cricket team that represent Lancashire and North West England, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, i ...

. She also played for

in The Hundred as the side won the competition, playing four matches for the side. She batted once in the tournament, in the final, where she scored 13 * including hitting the winning runs. At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Windsor had signed her first professional contract with Southern Vipers. In 2023, she was the fifth-highest run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 408 runs at an average of 45.33, including four half-centuries. She scored 57 * in the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, guiding her team to victory. She captained the side for one match in July 2023. She also played five matches for

in The Hundred.

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