MCC Female Young Broadcaster of the Year joins Hundred final coverage

MCC Female Young Broadcaster of the Year winner for 2026 is Rosa Simkin; the 18-year-old from Warwickshire, who is currently studying yournalism at Cardiff University, joined Sky Sports' live coverage of The Hundred final at Lord's on Sunday as part of her prize

The MCC Female Young Broadcaster of the Year for 2026, Rosa Simkin, received the ultimate competition prize when joining Sky Sports' live coverage of The Hundred final at Lord's on Sunday.

During the innings break of both the women's and men's finals, Rosa held flash interviews talking to Georgia Adams from Trent Rockets and Noor Ahmad from Manchester Super Giants as both teams ultimately went on to lift the titles.

The 18-year-old also presented some of the bitesize highlight videos for Sky Sports Cricket's digital channels and made content for Lord's Instagram, giving audiences an insight into her day as part of the team.

Prior to The Hundred, Rosa visited Sky's headquarters in Osterley for a look at broadcast production from behind the camera.

Here, she learned how cricket coverage is directed in studio, experienced various elements of live sport production, got a tour of the Sky Sports News studios and more.

She also met Jo Osborne, head of women's sport at Sky, for an invaluable chat about navigating the industry, before having a final preparation session with the cricket production team ahead of The Hundred final.

Now in its third year, the MCC Young Female Broadcaster competition, supported by Sky Sports and leading cricket charity Take Her Lead, aims to increase opportunities for young women aspiring to build a career in sports broadcasting, while uncovering and supporting the next generation of female broadcasting talent in cricket.

The competition received 50 entries this year - its highest yet. The judging panel, including Sky Sports' director of cricket & NFL, Bryan Henderson, MCC chief marketing officer, Katie Maier, Take Her Lead founder and broadcaster, Isa Guha, as well as fellow broadcasters Alison Mitchell and Georgie Heath were hugely impressed by the standard of the showreel submissions and selected Rosa as the winner.

Rosa, a journalism student at Cardiff University, is from Warwickshire. She first fell in love with cricket at nine, when her sister Mae took her to Edgbaston to watch Warwickshire play.

She has held ECB media accreditation since the age of 16, having launched her platform, Rosa Talks Ball , while still at school.