Maitlan Brown

Maitlan Brown

Brown batting for Sydney Sixers during WBBL|07
Personal information
Full name	Maitlan Joy Brown
Born	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast[1]
Role	Bowler
Website	sixstitchdesign.com.au
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016/17–2020/21	Australian Capital Territory
2016/17–2020/21	Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 77)
2021/22–present	New South Wales
2021/22–present	Sydney Sixers
2023	Southern Vipers
2023–present	Southern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 23 64 Runs scored 135 239 Batting average 10.38 9.95 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 23* 33 Balls bowled 827 1,124 Wickets 18 50 Bowling average 36.33 25.42 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/27 3/17 Catches/stumpings 7/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 August 2021

Maitlan Joy Brown (born 5 June 1997) is an Australian cricketer. She plays as a right-arm fast bowler^[1] and right-handed batter for the New South Wales Breakers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), and for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).^[2][3][4]

Early and personal life

Brown was born on 5 June 1997 in Taree, New South Wales, and grew up in nearby Wingham.^[5][6] She has generated some attention for a skill that has been described as "bizarre", namely her ability to speak and sing with her mouth shut. She has said that she taught herself the skill as a child, while sitting in the car on long road trips with her family.^[7] She can also juggle.^[8]

In addition to pursuing success on the cricket field, Brown is keen on designing.^[9][10] She is studying industrial design at the University of Canberra,^[11] and runs her own business, called Six Stitch Design.^[11][12]

Domestic career

As a youngster, Brown was part of the New South Wales academy and played for various youth teams before being released in 2016. She was then signed by the ACT Meteors on a rookie contract and ended up playing all six matches for the team in the 2016–17 WNCL season. She also joined the Melbourne Renegades for WBBL|02, and produced "several exciting cameos" including 30 off 15 balls against the Sydney Sixers.^{[13][14][15][16]}

In WBBL|03, Brown was the Renegades' second-highest wicket-taker with 15 scalps.^[17] She was included in the 2018 Women's National Performance Squad.^[18]

She finished as the Renegades' second-highest wicket-taker in WBBL|05 with 16 wickets but was unable to prevent the team losing to the Brisbane Heat in the semi-final.^[19][20]

On 6 November 2020, Brown was ruled out of the remainder of the WBBL|06 season with a hamstring problem which also kept her out of the 2020–21 WNCL season.^[21][22]

On 12 May 2021, it was announced that Brown had moved from the Meteors to the New South Wales Breakers, the state side for which she had played at academy level.^[3][23]

International career

In April 2017, she toured Sri Lanka with the Australia A squad, and in August 2017 she was one of eight players named in Cricket Australia's inaugural Women's National Performance Squad.^[13] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.^[24]

In August 2020, Brown was named in Australia's limited-overs squads for their home series against New Zealand.^[25]

In August 2021, Brown was named in Australia's squad for their series against India, which included a one-off day/night Test match as part of the tour.^[26] In January 2022, Brown was named in Australia's A squad for their series against England A, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.^[27]

References

1. "Speed guns: WBBL quicks crank up the pace". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
2. "Maitlan Brown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
3. "Brown returns to headline Breakers squad moves". Cricket NSW. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
4. "Players". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
5. "Maitlan Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
6. "Maitlan Brown". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
7. Jolly, Laura (16 January 2019). "Brown out to upset reigning champions". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
8. "Tweet by @RenegadesWBBL". Twitter. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
9. "Go inside Maitlan Brown's at-home design studio". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
10. "Maitlan Brown expresses her creativity through design". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
11. "ABOUT". Six Stitch Design. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
12. "SIX STITCH DESIGN". Six Stitch Design. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
13. Jolly, Laura (25 August 2017). "Second chance pays off for young quick". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
14. "Teams Maitlan Brown played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
15. Melbourne Renegades Media (2 December 2016). "The Final WBBL02 Team". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
16. Melbourne Renegades Media (30 December 2017). "Bundle of Energy". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
17. "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 - Melbourne Renegades Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
18. Burnett, Adam (5 April 2018). "CA announce 2018-19 women's contract list". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
19. "Women's Big Bash League, 2019/20 - Melbourne Renegades Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
20. "2nd Semi-final, Brisbane, Dec 7 2019, Women's Big Bash League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
21. "Melbourne Renegades lose Maitlan Brown for remainder of WBBL". The Cricketer. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
22. "Maitlan Brown's silver lining". Australian Cricketers' Association. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
23. "Brown joins Breakers as NSW, ACT announce squads". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
24. "Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract". ESPNcricinfo. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
25. McGlashan, Andrew (21 August 2020). "Tayla Vlaeminck ruled out of New Zealand series and WBBL; Maitlan Brown earns first Australia call". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
26. "Stars ruled out, bolters named in squad to play India". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
27. "Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

External links

• Maitlan Brown at ESPNcricinfo
• Maitlan Brown at cricket.com.au