Katherine Fraser
Personal information
Full name
Katherine Fraser
Born (2005-04-09) 9 April 2005
Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 15)29 June 2019 v Germany
Last T20I25 September 2022 v Papua New Guinea
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023–presentNorthern Diamonds
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 31
Runs scored 50
Batting average 6.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14*
Balls bowled 592
Wickets 39
Bowling average 13.15
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/19
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 January 2023

Katherine Fraser (born 9 April 2005) is a Scottish cricketer.[1][2] In May 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.[3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Scotland against Germany on 29 June 2019.[4] At the age of 14 years and 81 days, she was the youngest female cricketer to represent Scotland in a WT20I match.[5][6] At the time of her international debut, Fraser was a third year pupil at The Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh.[7]

In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series.[8] She played in Scotland's first match of the series, against Thailand on 8 August 2019.[9] She finished the tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals from six matches.[10] Later the same month, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[11] On her selection for the tournament, Fraser said it was "really really exciting" and that "it's a great opportunity".[12]

In January 2022, she was named in Scotland's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[13] In April 2022, it was announced that she would be training with Northern Diamonds for the upcoming season.[14] Fraser is captaining the Scotland under-19 team at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa during January 2023.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Katherine Fraser". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Women Part 1". Emerging Cricket. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Squads announced for ICC Women's Qualifier Europe 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "5th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier at Cartagena, Jun 29 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Internationals: Individual Records - Youngest Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Katherine Fraser ready for her next challenge". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Katherine Fraser on playing international cricket for Scotland at age 14". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Squad selected for women's T20I quadrangular". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "2nd Match, Women's T20I Quadrangular Series (in Netherlands) at Deventer, Aug 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Women's T20I Quadrangular Series (in Netherlands), 2019: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Scotland's 14-year old Katherine Fraser keen to make history". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Diamonds sign all-rounders Leigh Kasperek and Yvonne Graves". Northern Diamonds. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Scotland's Fraser on the World Cup & Verma's wicket". BBC Sport. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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