[8][10] Dunkley made her debut for Middlesex in 2012 in a Twenty20 Cup match against Sussex, making two runs and bowling two overs for no wicket.

[11] She played regularly for Middlesex over the following seasons, as well as taking part in various England Development Programmes.

[12] Over time, Dunkley became one of Middlesex's strongest performers, winning the club's Player of the Year award in 2017 and 2019.

[5] She hit two centuries in the 2019 Women's County Championship, and ended the season as the tournament's leading run-scorer, with 451 runs.

[5] Dunkley also played in every season of the Women's Cricket Super League, from 2016 to 2018 for Surrey Stars and in 2019 for Lancashire Thunder.

[14][15] Dunkley also took one wicket in the tournament final against Loughborough Lightning, as Surrey Stars claimed their first title.

[16] Dunkley joined Lancashire Thunder for the 2019 season, but made little impact as the side finished bottom of the points table.

[17] In 2020, Dunkley played two games for the South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and scored a "hard-hitting" 97 in her second match against Sunrisers to set up her side's first victory of the competition.

[4] Dunkley played the rest of England's games in the tournament, as they progressed all the way to the final before losing to Australia.

[33] Later the same month, Dunkley was also named in England's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad, also for their series against India.