Issy Wong given England Development Contract

Bears Women’s Issy Wong has been awarded an England Development Contract for the 2025 season.

Wong is one of 17 players awarded central contracts in the latest list issued by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

The Development Contract will see Wong supported by England’s management team over the next 12 months. It’s an indication that the national side see the 22-year-old as part of their future plans and want to contribute to her progress.

She said: “I’m pleased to have been given a Development Contract. I’ve enjoyed being a part of the national setup, and to continue developing with them as well as the Bears.

“I’m really looking forwards to an exciting summer with both England and the Bears.”

Wong made her England bow in June 2022, when she was included in England’s Test squad against South Africa. The exciting seamer was then involved in an ODI squad which also took on South Africa a month later.

Wong took three wickets on her debut ODI, after which the Bears bowler represented England’s team in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, before making her Women’s T20 International debut in July 2022.

The former WPL winner with Mumbai Indians was then subsequently rewarded with her first central contract in November 2022.

Durham’s Bess Heath and Surrey’s Ryana MacDonald-Gay have also been handed Development Contracts by the ECB alongside Wong.

To find out more about the players and register your interest in Bears Women visit Bears Women page.

England Women: Two-year central contracts

Lauren Bell (Hampshire)
Charlie Dean (Somerset)
Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire)
Amy Jones (The Blaze)
Heather Knight (Somerset)
Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze)
Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Surrey)

England Women: One-year central contracts

Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze)
Maia Bouchier (Hampshire)
Alice Capsey (Surrey)
Kate Cross (Lancashire)
Sophia Dunkley (Surrey)
Lauren Filer (Durham)
Mahika Gaur (Lancashire)
Danielle Gibson (Somerset)
Sarah Glenn (The Blaze)
Freya Kemp (Hampshire)

England Women: Skills / development contracts

Bess Heath (Durham)
Ryana MacDonald-Gay (Surrey)
Issy Wong (Bears)