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Clara Thaker of Essex during Essex Women vs Somerset Women, Metro Bank One-Day Cup Women League One Cricket at The Ambassador Cruise Line Ground on 19th August 2026
Clara Thaker has been named in England Women Under-19s squad for their winter tours. (Photograph: Gavin Ellis - Essex Cricket) Gavin Ellis - Essex Cricket

Steelbacks pair Thaker and Clive earn England Under-19s recognition

Clara Thaker has been named in the England Women Under-19s squad for a winter programme culminating in the World Cup, with fellow Steelback Ava Clive selected as a reserve.

29.09.26, 19:51 Updated 29.09.26, 19:52

Northamptonshire seamer Clara Thaker has been rewarded for her continuing development by being named in the England Women Under-19s squad ahead of a packed winter of international cricket.

Fellow Steelback Ava Clive has also been named as a non-travelling reserve as England Women Under-19s prepare for their biggest ever winter programme which culminates in an ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Nepal and Bangladesh.

Following a series of training camps in the UK, the squad will travel to take part in a five-match T20 series against India in November and December. After the series, they will remain in India for a further week to continue their outdoor preparations for the ICC tournament in January and February 2027.

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Jeremy Blackmore

Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.

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