Abigail Freeborn
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Full name | Abigail Johanna Freeborn | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Eastbourne, East Sussex, England | 12 November 1996|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2020 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Loughborough Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | → Yorkshire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Trent Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ "Player Profile: Abigail Freeborn". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Player Profile: Abigail Freeborn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Abigail Freeborn". Loughborough University. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Sussex Women v Surrey Women, 6 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A Matches Played by Abigail Freeborn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches Played by Abigail Freeborn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Surrey Women v Yorkshire Women, 5 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Women sign Lightning trio". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Thunder v Loughborough Lightning, 20 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy/Lightning Batting and Fielding". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Lightning v Central Sparks, 19 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". ESPN England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
External links[]
- Abigail Freeborn at ESPNcricinfo
- Abigail Freeborn at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Eastbourne
- Sussex women cricketers
- Yorkshire women cricketers
- Leicestershire women cricketers
- Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) cricketers
- Lightning (women's cricket) cricketers
- Trent Rockets cricketers