Natalie Brown (cricketer)

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Natalie Brown
Personal information
Full name
Natalie Brown
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 34)
Whiston, Merseyside, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentLancashire
2016–2016Lancashire Thunder
2020–2022North West Thunder
2021Manchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 113 82
Runs scored 1,975 887
Batting average 20.78 17.74
100s/50s 2/6 0/2
Top score 112* 80
Balls bowled 3,154 736
Wickets 68 44
Bowling average 26.08 16.34
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/9 4/21
Catches/stumpings 38/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2022

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

Early life

Brown was born on 16 October 1990 in Whiston, 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] She played four matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 31 runs and taking 1 wicket.[22][23] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Brown achieved both her Twenty20 high score and best bowling figures, scoring 80 against Cumbria and taking 4/21 against Derbyshire.[24][25]

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.[26] She hit one half-century, scoring 52 in a victory over Lightning.[27] In 2021, she appeared in ten matches for the side across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets and making a high score of 25.[28][29] She also played for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, making four appearances.[30] Brown played two matches for North West Thunder in 2022, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 33 runs.[31] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Brown had been released by North West Thunder.[32]

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. ^ 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. ^ a b "Women's List A Matches played by Natalie Brown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  18. ^ 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. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Cumbria Women v Lancashire Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Lancashire Women v Derbyshire Women, 18 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  27. ^ "North West Thunder v Lightning, 13 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  28. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  31. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  32. ^ "Thunder sign Naomi Dattani, Fi Morris and Tara Norris to strengthen squad". Lancashire Cricket. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.