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Ellie Anderson: Age, 5/40 Record, Stats & Career

Ellie Anderson is an English right-arm fast-medium bowler for Somerset who was selected by Southern Brave for The Hundred in 2026. Born Ellie Jane Anderson on 30 October 2003, she was 22 on 30 August 2026. Her development record includes 5/12 for England at the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, a senior T20 best of 4/9 and Somerset's first List A five-wicket haul of the Tier 1 era. Anderson took 5/40 against Durham on 26 August 2026, improving her career-best figures and lifting her reconciled Women's List A record to 42 wickets from 39 matches.

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Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium bowlerBorn 30 October 2003

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Full nameEllie Jane Anderson

Age22As of 30 August 2026

Date of birth30 October 2003Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm fast-medium

Career overview

Ellie Anderson cricket career

Born on 30 October 2003 in Wolverhampton; age 22 on 30 August 2026.

Right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Took eight wickets for England at the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, including 5/12 against West Indies.

Earned a first full-time professional contract with Somerset from the 2025 season.

Claimed a senior T20 best of 4/9 and a new Women's List A best of 5/40.

Selected by Southern Brave for £15,000 in The Hundred 2026 auction.

Career story

Ellie Anderson career and playing journey

Who is Ellie Anderson?

Ellie Anderson is an English fast-medium bowler whose full name is Ellie Jane Anderson. She plays professional county cricket for Somerset, bats right-handed and is most valuable with the new ball, where seam presentation, bounce and movement can challenge top-order batters.

Her senior pathway runs from Worcestershire and the Central Sparks Academy to Western Storm, Somerset and franchise selection in The Hundred. England Under-19 cricket supplied her most important early representative performances, but it did not make her a senior England international.

Ellie Anderson's age, full name and birthplace

Anderson was born on 30 October 2003 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. She was 22 years old on 30 August 2026. CricketArchive supplies the middle name Jane, while Somerset confirms the same birth date and exact playing identity.

Some secondary pages shorten the birthplace to Wolverhampton, West Midlands. That is not a different person: Wolverhampton lies in the West Midlands region, while the player archive uses the historic county label Staffordshire. The exact-player team history and birth date resolve the identity.

What type of bowler is Ellie Anderson?

Somerset classifies Anderson as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Her club biography names a ball that nips back off the seam as her favourite delivery and seam presentation as her specialist skill. The ECB's Under-19 introduction also noted bounce and away shape to right-handed batters.

Those descriptions explain method, not a measured speed. No reviewed source publishes a reliable kilometres-per-hour figure, so the profile does not turn 'fast-medium' into a guessed pace range. Her role is defined by the record: opening spells, seam movement and wickets rather than unsupported speed claims.

How did Anderson begin in county cricket?

Anderson made her senior Worcestershire debut in 2018 and appeared in Women's List A cricket from 2019. She was still a teenager while building experience in the county competitions and joining the Central Sparks Academy in 2021.

The early years matter because her professional breakthrough was gradual. Worcestershire supplied senior overs, the Sparks Academy added regional coaching and England Under-19 selection tested her against an international age-group. None of those stages should be collapsed into a single professional debut.

Twelve wickets in the 2022 county T20 competition

Anderson took 12 wickets for Worcestershire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup at an average of 12.00. That placed her joint sixth among the competition's wicket-takers and helped make the following England Under-19 selection credible rather than sudden.

The figures belong to that county tournament, not to her entire senior T20 career. They show early wicket-taking efficiency, but later professional games are included in a broader aggregate with different opponents, grounds and roles.

The 6/18 hat-trick before the World Cup

Before the 2023 Under-19 World Cup, Anderson took 6/18, including a hat-trick, for an ECB Select XI against India. It was one of the performances that established her as a wicket-taking seamer in the national age-group pathway.

The match category matters. The 6/18 is not her senior Women's List A or Women's T20 best because it came for a Select XI in pathway cricket. It remains a significant development achievement, but it should not overwrite the format records stored in her senior statistical table.

England's inaugural Under-19 World Cup squad

England selected Anderson for the inaugural ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2023. The ECB introduced her as a Worcestershire and Central Sparks prospect who could extract bounce, move the ball away and contribute lower-order hitting.

England reached the final and finished runners-up to India. Anderson played five matches in the tournament, taking eight wickets for 45 runs from 72 balls. Her bowling average was 5.62 and economy rate 3.75, a strong age-group record without implying a senior England cap.

Ellie Anderson's 5/12 against West Indies

Anderson's standout World Cup performance was five wickets for 12 runs against West Indies Under-19s. Somerset continues to list the spell as her biggest achievement, and the current statistical archive records it as her best Under-19 international bowling return.

The five-wicket haul sits inside her eight tournament wickets; the figures are not added again. It also differs from the later 5/40 for Somerset: one was an Under-19 T20 international performance, the other a senior Women's List A innings.

Why was Anderson named in the World Cup Team of the Tournament?

The ICC selected Anderson in its official Team of the Tournament after the 2023 Under-19 World Cup. Its review highlighted the 5/12 as the best bowling figures of the tournament and paired her with Australia's Maggie Clark as the new-ball seamers.

That selection is a tournament honour, not a senior international cap. It recognizes performance across the age-group event and gives independent context to the raw eight-wicket total. England teammates Grace Scrivens and Hannah Baker were also included in the official XI.

Central Sparks senior debut and learning curve

Central Sparks promoted Anderson to its senior squad ahead of the 2023 season. She debuted against North West Thunder in the Charlotte Edwards Cup on 29 May and played five matches across the season, taking two wickets.

That return was modest compared with her Under-19 numbers, but the standards and roles were different. Moving from age-group success to professional regional cricket often means fewer overs and less room for error. The season provided the senior exposure needed before her productive loan with Western Storm.

Why did the Western Storm loan matter?

Anderson joined Western Storm on loan during 2024 and took 15 wickets across the two senior formats. Somerset's signing announcement says the move gave her regular first-team cricket and made her feel part of the environment she would later join permanently.

A loan does not erase the Central Sparks contract that preceded it. It explains the transition: Anderson needed consistent match overs, Storm supplied them, and Somerset then offered a three-year professional deal in the restructured county system.

Ellie Anderson's first professional Somerset contract

Somerset signed Anderson on an initial three-year contract beginning with the 2025 season. The club announced it as her first full-time professional deal after her Central Sparks Academy years and the 2024 Western Storm loan.

The announcement did not publish salary. Its useful facts are duration, team and career stage. A three-year contract provides continuity, but it does not guarantee selection in every match or establish future terms beyond the stated period.

Three wickets on Somerset's 2025 trip to Durham

Anderson took three wickets as Somerset beat Durham by four wickets under the DLS method in 2025. She struck with the second ball to remove Suzie Bates and later bowled Mady Villiers and Bess Heath, helping restrict Durham before Somerset completed the chase.

Chloe Skelton also took three wickets, including three late strikes in four balls. Anderson's new-ball work created the early damage; Skelton's closing spell prevented a stronger finish. The win was collective even though both seam and spin produced important individual spells.

The 3/44 at Old Trafford

Anderson took 3/44 from 10 overs against Lancashire in 2025. She removed Gaby Lewis, Seren Smale and Fi Morris as Lancashire slipped to 69 for seven, and Somerset later completed a five-wicket DLS win with a bonus point.

The spell was her best List A return at that stage, but it no longer holds the career record after the 5/40 against Durham in August 2026. Dated match context prevents an older club bio from being mistaken for the current best.

What did Anderson contribute with the bat?

Anderson is primarily a bowler, but her Women's List A record includes two fifties and a high score of 67 not out. She also made a rapid 27 from 16 balls in a 2025 defeat to The Blaze, briefly giving Somerset hope after a severe top-order collapse.

Those innings show lower-order value rather than an all-rounder label by default. A useful batting contribution does not change the primary role when the selection record, contract biography and majority of match impact remain centred on fast-medium bowling.

Somerset's first Tier 1 List A five-wicket haul

Anderson took 5/40 from 10 overs against Durham on 26 August 2026. Somerset called it the club's first five-wicket haul of the Tier 1 era and her career-best Women's List A return. Durham made 248 for nine before Somerset won by three wickets.

The distinction is precise: it was Somerset's first List A five-for since the women's team entered the new Tier 1 structure, not the first five-wicket performance in all Somerset women's history. Nicole Harvey had taken 5/22 against Surrey in 2017 under the earlier system.

How did the 5/40 unfold?

Anderson removed Mia Rogers, Hollie Armitage and Mady Villiers during a new-ball spell of 3/25. Durham recovered through Emma Marlow, Grace Thompson and Eleanor Larosa, but Anderson returned to bowl Larosa and Katherine Fraser and complete the five-for.

The second spell matters as much as the opening burst. A career-best return required Anderson to attack when the ball was new and then close out dangerous late-order resistance. Somerset's chase, led by Charlie Dean and Niamh Holland, converted the bowling performance into a win.

Ellie Anderson's current Women's List A statistics

The latest archive snapshot before the Durham match listed 38 Women's List A matches, 37 wickets, 1,303 balls and 1,234 runs conceded. Adding the completed 10-over 5/40 scorecard produces a reviewed cutoff of 39 matches, 42 wickets, 1,363 balls and 1,274 runs conceded.

That reconciliation gives a bowling average of 30.33, a strike rate of 32.45 balls per wicket and an economy rate of 5.61. Her best is now 5/40. The batting row remains 281 runs with a high of 67 not out because the Durham scorecard did not add a batting innings.

Ellie Anderson's current Women's T20 statistics

Anderson's senior Women's T20 record contains 39 matches and 32 wickets. She has bowled 619 balls, conceded 734 runs and taken one four-wicket haul, with best figures of 4/9. Her bowling average is 22.93, strike rate 19.34 and economy 7.11.

She has scored 34 runs from 11 innings with a high of eight. Those batting numbers reinforce her specialist-bowler role. The T20 record is separate from her Under-19 international and Hundred rows, even though all three use short-form cricket.

The Hundred selection history

Southern Brave selected Anderson in 2023, but squad selection did not produce a recorded appearance. In 2025, she represented Oval Invincibles once, bowling 15 balls for 26 runs without a wicket. That single scorecard forms her current Hundred career record.

This is a useful example of why team directories cannot substitute for match data. A player can be drafted, train with a squad and remain unused. Appearances, wickets and runs should be added only when a completed match record names the exact player.

Southern Brave and The Hundred 2026

Southern Brave selected Anderson for £15,000 in The Hundred's 2026 auction. The final squad list placed her among the women's pace options alongside Lauren Bell, Issy Wong and Phoebe Franklin.

The published squad confirms the contract and team relationship, not automatic playing time. The current career archive contains no 2026 Hundred appearance for Anderson, so this profile records the selection without inventing match totals. A later scorecard correction can update that boundary if needed.

What does the £15,000 figure mean?

The £15,000 amount is the published 2026 Hundred auction value attached to Anderson's Southern Brave selection. The ECB's registered-player document had also placed her at that reserve level before the auction.

It is not confirmed take-home pay, annual county salary, endorsement income or net worth. Public competition values have a narrow contractual scope. Converting one number into total earnings would require private financial details that the league and Somerset have not published.

Ellie Anderson's records and achievements

Anderson's major records include 5/12 at the 2023 Under-19 World Cup, 4/9 in senior Women's T20 cricket and 5/40 in Women's List A cricket. She also took 12 wickets at 12.00 in the 2022 county T20 competition and 15 wickets during the 2024 Western Storm loan.

Her team record includes England's runner-up finish at the inaugural Under-19 World Cup. The Somerset five-for is an individual milestone inside a team win, while the World Cup silver medal belongs to the full England squad. Keeping those scopes separate makes the achievement list more accurate.

How should Anderson's statistics be interpreted?

Women's List A, Women's T20, Under-19 international T20 and The Hundred are separate rows. Anderson's 5/12 is not inside her senior T20 aggregate, and her 5/40 is already included in the reconciled 42-wicket List A total.

Season figures also sit inside career totals once the provider updates. Adding 2025 or 2026 wickets on top of a current aggregate would double-count them. This profile uses match reports to explain performances and a dated table to show the cumulative record.

Ellie Anderson records

Ellie Anderson career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Women's List A career (through 26 August 2026)39matches

Batting

Innings: 19
Runs: 281
High score: 67*
Average: 18.73
Not outs: 4
100s / 50s: 0/2

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 42
Best bowling: 5/40
Average: 30.33
Economy: 5.61
Strike rate: 32.45
Balls: 1,363
Catches / stumpings: 10
5w / 10w: 1/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Women's T20 career (through 30 August 2026)39matches

Batting

Innings: 11
Runs: 34
High score: 8
Average: 4.85
Strike rate: 61.81
Not outs: 4
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 32
Best bowling: 4/9
Average: 22.93
Economy: 7.11
Strike rate: 19.34
Balls: 619
Catches / stumpings: 4
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

England Under-19 T20Is (2022/23)5matches

Batting

Innings: 2
Runs: 5
High score: 5
Average: 5.00
Strike rate: 45.45
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 8
Best bowling: 5/12
Average: 5.62
Economy: 3.75
Strike rate: 9.00
Balls: 72
Catches / stumpings: 0
5w / 10w: 1/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

The Hundred career (through 2025)1matches

Batting

Innings: 0
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 1
Wickets: 0
Best bowling: 0/26
Economy: 1.73 runs/ball
Balls: 15
Catches / stumpings: 0
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Worcestershire

Debut

Senior county debut in 2018

Last listed match

Represented Worcestershire through 2024

England Under-19s

Debut

Selected for the 2023 World Cup

Last listed match

Eight wickets and a runners-up finish

Western Storm

Debut

Joined on loan in 2024

Last listed match

Fifteen wickets across the two formats

Somerset

Debut

First professional season in 2025

Last listed match

Career-best 5/40 on 26 August 2026

The Hundred

Debut

One Oval Invincibles appearance in 2025

Last listed match

Southern Brave selection in 2026

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Took 12 wickets at 12.00 in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.
Claimed 5/12 against West Indies at the 2023 Under-19 World Cup.
Finished the Under-19 World Cup with eight wickets as England reached the final.
Took 15 wickets during a productive Western Storm loan in 2024.
Claimed Somerset's first Tier 1 List A five-for with 5/40 against Durham in 2026.
Selected by Southern Brave for £15,000 in The Hundred 2026 auction.

Reader questions

Ellie Anderson FAQ

How old is Ellie Anderson?

Ellie Anderson was born on 30 October 2003 and was 22 years old on 30 August 2026.

What is Ellie Anderson's full name?

Her full name is Ellie Jane Anderson.

Where was Ellie Anderson born?

She was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

What type of bowler is Ellie Anderson?

She is a right-arm fast-medium bowler known for seam presentation, bounce and movement.

What are Ellie Anderson's best bowling figures?

Her Women's List A best is 5/40, senior Women's T20 best is 4/9 and Under-19 T20I best is 5/12.

How many List A wickets has Ellie Anderson taken?

The reviewed record through 26 August 2026 contains 42 wickets from 39 Women's List A matches.

Did Ellie Anderson play at the Under-19 World Cup?

Yes. She took eight wickets for England in 2023, including 5/12 against West Indies, as the team finished runners-up.

Which Hundred teams have selected Ellie Anderson?

Southern Brave selected her in 2023 and again in 2026, while her recorded Hundred appearance came for Oval Invincibles in 2025.

How much was Ellie Anderson's 2026 Hundred contract?

The Hundred published her Southern Brave selection value as £15,000 for the 2026 competition.

What is Ellie Anderson's net worth?

No audited public source establishes her net worth or total earnings, so speculative estimates are not treated as fact.

Conclusion

Ellie Anderson moved through county cricket, the Central Sparks Academy and England Under-19s before a productive Western Storm loan earned her first full-time Somerset contract. The 5/12 at the World Cup established her age-group potential; the 5/40 against Durham proved she could deliver a senior professional five-for.

Her career now has clear landmarks across formats without needing inflated claims: a T20 best of 4/9, 42 reviewed List A wickets and a 2026 Southern Brave selection. The next measure is sustained senior output, not speculation about future England honours or private finances.