Natalie Brown (cricketer)

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Natalie Brown
Personal information
Full nameNatalie Brown
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 30)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentLancashire
2016–2016Lancashire Thunder
2020–presentNorth West Thunder
2021–presentManchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 104 63
Runs scored 1,880 708
Batting average 21.86 16.09
100s/50s 2/6 0/1
Top score 112* 70
Balls bowled 3,013 552
Wickets 66 34
Bowling average 24.96 15.91
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/9 3/10
Catches/stumpings 35/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 April 2021

Natalie Brown (born 16 October 1990) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder and Manchester Originals. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She previously played Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2]

Early life[]

Brown was born on 16 October 1990 in St Helens, Merseyside.[2]

Domestic career[]

Brown made her county debut in 2006, for Lancashire against Somerset.[3] Brown's first standout year came with the ball in 2008, where she took 8 wickets at an average of 22.62 in the County Championship, including 4/31 taken against Somerset.[4][5] In 2010 she again did well with the ball, taking 12 wickets in the County Championship at an average of 18.58.[6] In 2011, Brown made her maiden county century, scoring 101 against Devon, and overall scoring 250 runs at an average of 31.25, the most for her side.[7][8] In 2012, she was her side's leading run-scorer and leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 198 runs and 12 wickets, including her List A best bowling of 5/9, taken against Wales.[9][10][11]

In the 2013 and 2014 County Championships, Brown again passed the 200-run mark, and in 2014 made her second county century, scoring 112* against Cheshire.[12][13][14] In 2015, she was again her side's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 156 runs, and in 2016 she was Lancashire's leading wicket-taker, with 9 wickets at an average of 12.77, in the Twenty20 Cup.[15][16]

In 2017, Lancashire won the double of the County Championship and the 2017 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with Brown appearing in every match.[17][18] Personal highpoints came mainly in the Twenty20 Cup, where she hit her T20 high score of 70 against Middlesex, and took 9 wickets at an average of 9.44.[19][20] The next season, Brown took 7 wickets at an average of 13.14 in the Twenty20 Cup.[21]

Brown also played for Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2019. She played 15 matches overall, scoring 66 runs at an average of 8.25 and taking 1 wicket.[2]

In 2020, Brown played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 189 runs at an average of 31.50 and taking 4 wickets.[22] She hit one half-century, scoring 52 in a victory over Lightning.[23] She has also signed to play for Manchester Originals in The Hundred.[24]

Brown also played in the Super Fours in 2011 and 2012, for Rubies, helping the side win the T20 competition in 2012.[17][18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Natalie Brown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Player Profile: Natalie Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Lancashire Women v Somerset Women, 27 May 2006". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Lancashire Women v Somerset Women, 8 June 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Lancashire Women v Devon Women, 29 May 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Bowling and Fielding for Lancashire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Lancashire Women v Wales Women, 4 June 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Bowling and Fielding for Lancashire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Lancashire Women v Cheshire Women, 15 June 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's List A Matches played by Natalie Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Natalie Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Lancashire Women v Middlesex Women, 2 July 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  23. ^ "North West Thunder v Lightning, 13 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  24. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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