The 31-year-old signed off her professional career by helping Southern Brave scoop the women's Hundred title with victory over Northern Superchargers at Lord's
Anya Shrubsole says leading Southern Brave to glory in the women's Hundred on her final appearance is the perfect way to sign off her cricket career.
Brave romped to a 34-run win over Northern Superchargers to claim their first title on their third straight appearance in the final.
Shrubsole, 31, who announced her decision to retire from all cricket in June, took 1 for 18 as Brave underlined their dominance with a handsome victory.
The success draws a line under a remarkable 19-year career for Shrubsole, punctuated by 227 wickets in 173 appearances for England and roles in two 50-over World Cup wins in 2009 and 2017.
"Southern Brave have been the best team in The Hundred over the last three years and we just haven't managed to get over the line so to do it is just incredible," she told Sky Sports.
Shrubsole departs the scene as a legend of the women's game (Tony Marshall/Getty Images)
"I am unbelievably proud to be third-time lucky. To finally lift the trophy is an amazing feeling.
"(Winning the women's Hundred) is right up there, just because of the occasion and knowing it was my last game and having been so close two years running. All those things make it really, really special.
"I often say sport is not that kind, it doesn't often give people the ending they might want, so I feel incredibly fortunate to get the ending I wanted. I could only have dreamed of having this career."
A domestic career spanning multiple decades included twice winning the Kia Super League with Western Storm and two Charlotte Edwards Cup titles with Southern Vipers.
A record 21,636 fans watched the final at Lord's, the highest attendance at a women's game in England this summer - building on record-breaking crowds during the Ashes.
 Shrubsole celebrates leading England to World Cup glory in 2017 (Tony Marshall/Getty Images)
"I think this competition has grown year-on-year," she added. "I know it has its critics but purely from a women's game point of view, this competition is incredible," added Shrubsole.
"It has done amazing things for the women's game in this country, for domestic cricket in this country, and I really hope it continues for many years to come.
"Lauren [Bell] is probably going to be way better than I ever was and that's really exciting. Competitions like this are bringing players on.
"The state of women's cricket in this country is really healthy. What's important is we grab that momentum and keep going."
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