Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Cathryn Fitzpatrick
Personal information
Full name
Cathryn Lorraine Fitzpatrick
Born (1968-03-04) 4 March 1968 (age 56)
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 121)2 February 1991 v India
Last Test18 February 2006 v India
ODI debut (cap 71)24 July 1993 v West Indies
Last ODI4 February 2006 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 5)2 September 2005 v England
Last T20I18 October 2006 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989/90–2006/07Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 13 109 2 244
Runs scored 152 651 1,970
Batting average 16.88 16.69 17.58
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/1
Top score 53 43 56
Balls bowled 3,603 6,017 48 13,136
Wickets 60 180 0 358
Bowling average 19.11 16.79 17.53
5 wickets in innings 2 4 0 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/29 5/14 6/22
Catches/stumpings 5/– 25/– 1/– 50/–
Medal record
Women's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
Third place 1993 England
Winner 1997 India
Runner-up 2000 New Zealand
Winner 2005 South Africa
Source: CricketArchive, 25 November 2022

Cathryn Lorraine Fitzpatrick (born 4 March 1968) is an Australian former cricketer. She was recognised as the world's fastest female bowler throughout her career and became the first woman to take 100 One Day International wickets.[1] She appeared in 13 Test matches, 109 One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for Australia between 1991 and 2007. She played domestic cricket for Victoria.[2][3] In 2019, Fitzpatrick was inducted into both the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Leading Ladies: First to 100 ODI wickets from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Cathryn Fitzpatrick". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Cathryn Fitzpatrick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. ^ Pierik, Jon (11 February 2019). "Jones, Fitzpatrick and Murdoch inducted into cricket's Hall of Fame". The Age. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ^ "ICC Hall of Fame: Cathryn Fitzpatrick".