Abigail Freeborn

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Abigail Freeborn
Personal information
Full nameAbigail Johanna Freeborn
Born (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 24)
Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2020Sussex
2017–2019Loughborough Lightning
2019→ Yorkshire (on loan)
2020–presentLightning
2021–presentLeicestershire
2021–presentTrent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 45 41
Runs scored 627 290
Batting average 23.22 17.05
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 58 37
Catches/stumpings 31/10 14/20
Source: CricketArchive, 14 March 2021

Abigail Johanna Freeborn (born 12 November 1996) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire, Lightning and Trent Rockets. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Sussex and Yorkshire, as well as Loughborough Lightning in the Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2]

Early life[]

Freeborn was born on 12 November 1996 in Eastbourne, East Sussex.[2] She attended Loughborough University.[3]

Domestic career[]

Freeborn made her county debut in 2013, for Sussex in a match against Surrey. She kept wicket and made one stumping, but did not bat.[4] She soon became a regular for Sussex, and she was a part of their 2013 Women's County Championship and 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup title victories.[5][6]

Freeborn joined Yorkshire on loan for the 2019 season. She achieved her List A high score of 58 that season, off just 40 deliveries against Surrey.[7] In 2021, it was announced that she has joined Leicestershire.[8]

Freeborn was also part of Loughborough Lightning's squad in the Women's Cricket Super League from 2017 to 2019. She was part of the side that reached the semi-final in 2019, and had a high score of 16* in a victory over Lancashire Thunder in 2017.[6][9]

In 2020, Freeborn played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She scored 167 runs at an average of 33.40 in five matches, with a top score of 40 in a victory over Central Sparks.[10][11] In December 2020, it was announced that Freeborn was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[12] She has also signed to play for Trent Rockets in The Hundred.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Abigail Freeborn". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Player Profile: Abigail Freeborn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Abigail Freeborn". Loughborough University. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Sussex Women v Surrey Women, 6 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's List A Matches Played by Abigail Freeborn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches Played by Abigail Freeborn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Surrey Women v Yorkshire Women, 5 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Women sign Lightning trio". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Lancashire Thunder v Loughborough Lightning, 20 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy/Lightning Batting and Fielding". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Lightning v Central Sparks, 19 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". ESPN England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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