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
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast[1]
RoleBowler
Websitesixstitchdesign.com.au
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2020/21Australian Capital Territory
2016/17–2020/21Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 77)
2021/22–presentNew South Wales
2021/22–presentSydney Sixers
2023Southern Vipers
2023–presentSouthern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 51 121
Runs scored 377 748
Batting average 10.38 9.95
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 43 35
Balls bowled 1,922 2,030
Wickets 52 91
Bowling average 29.88 25.37
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/23 3/16
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. ^ a b "Speed guns: WBBL quicks crank up the pace". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Maitlan Brown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "ABOUT". Six Stitch Design. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  12. ^ "SIX STITCH DESIGN". Six Stitch Design. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b 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.
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