Sophie Jane Le Marchand (born 2 October 1988) is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman. She is currently part of the England women's academy, having previously represented her country at Under-21 level. A right-handed batsman, she has played for Somerset since 2008. Personal life Born in Worcester and educated at the King's School, Worcester, Le Marchand read Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Somerville College, Oxford. She has since retired to a life of professional football, playing for Leyton Orient. Domestic career Worcestershire Le Marchand began her county cricket career with Worcestershire women's cricket team, and was part of the successful Under-15s team which won the 2002 Women's Under-15s County Championship. In the final, Le Marchand top scored, remaining on 54 not out during match reduced to 30-overs. She also took one catch as wicket-keeper during Essex's innings as Worcestershire secured a 55-run victory. During 2004, Le Marchand played for the Under-15s and Under-17s as well as making her debut for the Worcestershire first team during the County Challenge Cup. She made two centuries and an unbeaten half-century for the Under-15s. She fared less well outside of the Under-15s; her highest score being the 20 she made on debut for the first team against Wiltshire. Her performances saw her selected to compete in the Junior Super Fours, where she represented South East Under-19s Women. She top-scored for her side in the final with 18, as they suffered an 84 run defeat to the Midlands. Le Marchand represented Worcestershire in the County Challenge Cup again in 2005, taking two stumpings and scoring 7 runs as her county lost to Warwickshire. She appeared regularly for Worcestershire Under-17s, scoring prolifically. Batting as part of the top order, she made 96 not out against Nottinghamshire, 48 not out against Leicestershire, and 64 against Staffordshire, top-scoring for her side on each occasion. In 2006, Le Marchand was selected to take part in the Super Fours—a competition in which the England selectors place the 48 leading players into four teams—for the first time. In the Twenty20 tournament, she was selected as a specialist batsman, with England's national women's team player Jane Smit keeping wicket for the Emeralds. Despite her role however, Le Marchand batted low in the order, at number ten in the semi-final, and at number eight in the third place playoff. She played a similar role in the first three matches