Isla Kelly Macleod

Club: Hatherley and Reddings

County / State / Province: Gloucestershire

Location: Cheltenham

Number Of Years Playing Cricket: 10

Team position/Preferred position: All rounder

Cricket Journey: Isla Kelly Macleod has spent 10 years playing cricket — and she’s also fought for its future. When her school refused to support girls' cricket, she and a friend petitioned for a team. They now have one… and they’ve won every match. That same fire led her to switch clubs to one that values girls’ cricket properly.

Why Maiden: Isla joined Maiden because she knows first-hand what it’s like to be pushed aside in sport — and how powerful it is to push back. She’s here to inspire more girls to take up the game and never settle for less than equal footing, proper kit, and real support.