Thomas has that Yorkshire Grit
Erin Thomas is an exciting top order batter who signed her maiden professional contract with Yorkshire Women ahead of 2025 – a summer she ended with a bang.
Teenager Thomas is a dynamic top order batter with England Under 19s experience, having represented them at the T20 World Cup in Malaysia at the start of last year.
A product of Drax Cricket Club near Selby, she has played in the same league team as her father Kevin and her older brother Lewis.
Opener Thomas has been part of the Yorkshire pathway since the age of 12 and played senior county cricket for the White Rose in 2023 and 2024, though that structure has now changed.
She toured Sri Lanka with the England Under 19s at the start of the 2024 summer and has impressed for the Northern Diamonds Academy.
As a batter, Thomas describes herself as a “a clean ball striker, an attacking player who looks to hit the ball hard. But, at the same time, I’m still a technical player”.
A former Yorkshire Cricket College student, she notes international legends Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Devine amongst her idols.
Thomas was also a talented junior tennis player with county experience to her name. In fact, she can count Yorkshire men’s batter Noah Kelly as a former team-mate.
In 2025, her first summer as a professional senior player, she saved her best until last, posting a brilliant and destructive unbeaten 62 in the final of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup 2 against Glamorgan at New Road in September. She shared 127 for the first wicket with Lauren Winfield-Hill as the White Rose successfully chased a 20-over target of 128.
UPDATED: Feb 2026.
