Katherine Brunt

Katherine Helen Brunt (born 2 July 1985) is an English cricketer, a member of the current England women's team, and England's greatest ever fast bowler.[1] She was named England women's Cricketer of the Year in 2006 and again in 2010.[2]

Katherine Brunt
Brunt playing for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameKatherine Helen Brunt
Born (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
NicknameBrunty, Nunny
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm Fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 141)21 August 2004 v New Zealand
Last Test18 July 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 104)13 March 2005 v South Africa
Last ODI14 December 2019 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.26
T20I debut (cap 13)2 September 2005 v Australia
Last T20I30 September 2020 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–presentYorkshire
2015/16–2017/18Perth Scorchers (squad no. 26)
2016–2019Yorkshire Diamonds
2020–presentNorthern Diamonds
2020/21–presentMelbourne Stars (squad no. 26)
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 11 111 65
Runs scored 156 741 296
Batting average 15.60 17.23 16.44
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 0/0
Top score 52 72* 42*
Balls bowled 2082 5471 1413
Wickets 39 134 61
Bowling average 21.84 23.63 19.91
5 wickets in innings 2 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 6/69 5/18 3/6
Catches/stumpings 3/– 30/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 September 2020

Career
Brunt bowling for Perth Scorchers, 2015
Brunt batting for Perth Scorchers, 2017

An aggressive right arm fast bowler with a classical action, she played for Yorkshire age group sides before taking a break from cricket at the age of 17 due to fitness concerns. She went to Penistone Grammar School, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She returned for the Test against New Zealand in 2004 and was a member of the 2005 England World Cup side in South Africa. She took 14 wickets and scored her maiden half century as England won the Ashes in 2005 and opened the bowling in England's successful 2009 World Cup Campaign.

She was Woman of the Match in the 2009 Twenty/20 World championship final at Lords, taking 3 wickets for 6 runs in her 4 over opening spell[3] and took a career best 6 for 69 in the one off Ashes Test which followed. Her best figures in one day internationals came in the final of the NatWest Quadrangular Series of 2011 where her 5 for 18 bowled England to victory over Australia.[4]

She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[5]

Brunt was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.[6][7][8]

In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[9][10] However, she was ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury and was replaced by Fran Wilson.[11]

In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[12][13] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[14][15]

In December 2019, in the opening match of England's series against Pakistan in Malaysia, Brunt took her 150th wicket in WODI matches.[16] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[17]

On 18 June 2020, Brunt was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[18][19]

Personal life

Brunt's nicknames are "Brunty" and "Nunny". In 2015, she explained to sports journalist Clare Balding that she is known as Nunny because she had set off a fire alarm during a residential cricket course at the Benedictine-run Ampleforth College.[20]

In October 2019, Brunt announced her engagement to fellow England cricketer Natalie Sciver.[21] They were scheduled to get married in September 2020, but their wedding was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

Awards
  • ECB Cricketer of the Year – 2006, 2010, 2012–13[23]

References
  1. "Katherine Brunt Interview | Women's World Cup 2017 | All Out Cricket". Wisden. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "BBC Sport – Cricket – Graeme Swann named England cricketer of the year". BBC News. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. "Final: England Women v New Zealand Women at Lord's, Jun 21, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. "NatWest Women's Quadrangular Series Final: Katherine Brunt dismantles Australia | NatWest Women's Quadrangular Series Final Report | Cricket News". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23 Archived 26 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  7. World Cup Final Archived 1 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  8. England v India: Women's World Cup final – live! Archived 23 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
  9. "England name Women's World T20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  10. "Three uncapped players in England's Women's World T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  11. "Women's World T20: Katherine Brunt ruled out with a back injury". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  12. "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  13. "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  14. "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  15. "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  16. "Danni Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont tons set England up for victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  17. "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  18. "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  19. "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  20. Balding, Clare (19 February 2015). "Balding bowled over by England's women cricketers". BT Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  21. "Cricketers Brunt and Sciver announce engagement". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  22. "Natalie Sciver and Katherine Brunt on wedding plans & returning to cricket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  23. "ECB announces Cricketers of the Year". ECB. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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