Kate Coppack

Kate Coppack
Personal information
Full name
Kate Louise Coppack
Born (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 30)
Chester, Cheshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2018Cheshire
2019–presentMiddlesex
2019→ Berkshire (on loan)
2021–2024Sunrisers
2023–presentWelsh Fire
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 80 78
Runs scored 545 618
Batting average 13.97 16.26
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 56 51
Balls bowled 2,834 1,292
Wickets 88 60
Bowling average 23.36 17.68
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/28 3/11
Catches/stumpings 15/– 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Kate Louise Coppack (born 30 August 1994) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex and Welsh Fire. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Cheshire, Berkshire and Sunrisers.[1][2]

Early life

Coppack was born on 30 August 1994 in Chester, Cheshire.[2] She grew up in Hawarden, Wales, and went to school at King's School, Chester, where she became the first female to play cricket for the school's first team.[3]

Domestic career

Coppack made her county debut in 2009, for Cheshire against Essex.[4] In 2010, she was her side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 4 wickets at an average of 20.50.[5] The following season, she took 13 wickets in the 2011 Women's County Championship, including her maiden five-wicket haul, taking 6/28 against Somerset.[6][7] In 2012, Coppack again had a strong season in the County Championship, with 10 wickets at an average of just 6.50.[8]

In 2015, Coppack made her maiden county half-century, scoring 56 in a six-wicket win over Suffolk.[9] From 2017, Cheshire only competed in the Women's Twenty20 Cup, withdrawing from the Women's County Championship. Coppack remained one of the side's leading players, taking 10 wickets at an average of 8.20 in the 2017 tournament, and hitting her maiden T20 half-century in the 2018 tournament, as well as taking 7 wickets.[10][11][12]

In August 2018, Coppack played for Peru in the 2018 South American Women's Cricket Championship as a 'guest player'. She played all six matches for the side, scoring two half-centuries and taking 3/1 from 1 over against Brazil and 4/8 from 3.4 overs against Chile.[13][14]

In 2019, Coppack moved to Middlesex, but spent the season on loan to Berkshire.[15] She took 7 wickets for the side across the two competitions that season.[16][17] In 2021, Coppack played for Middlesex in the Twenty20 Cup, taking 1 wicket.[18] In 2022, she was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 7 wickets at an average of 9.85.[19] She was the side's leading wicket-taker in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 8 wickets at an average of 6.75.[20]

In 2021, Coppack was selected in the Sunrisers squad for their upcoming season.[21] She made her debut for the side on 5 June, against Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[22] She went on to play five matches in the tournament, taking three wickets.[23] She also played three matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets at an average of 17.00.[24] In 2022, she played six matches for the side, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking six wickets at an average of 31.50.[25] In a match against Southern Vipers, Coppack bowled a "relentlessly accurate" opening spell to help reduce to opposition to 38/5, ending the match with bowling figures of 4/48.[26]

In 2023, she played 17 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 15 wickets.[27][28] She was also signed by Welsh Fire for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[29]

Coppack took 4/27 off 10 overs as Sunrisers defeated South East Stars to win the 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final on 21 September 2024.[30][31] Overall in 2024, she played 20 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 20 wickets.[32][33]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Kate Coppack". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Katie Coppack". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cricket: Kate Coppack becomes first girl to represent King's School". North Wales Live. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Cheshire Women v Essex Women, 29 July 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowling for Cheshire Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Cheshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Cheshire Women v Somerset Women, 7 August 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Cheshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Cheshire Women v Suffolk Women, 13 September 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Bowling for Cheshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cheshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Bowling for Cheshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  13. ^ "South American Women's Championships 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ "2018 South American Cricket Championships in Bogotá: Hit for six". The Bogotá Post. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Kate Coppack". Middlesex Cricket. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Bowling for Berkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Bowling for Berkshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Bowling for Middlesex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Bowling for Middlesex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Bowling for Middlesex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Meet the Squad..." Sunrisers Cricket. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Sunrisers v Northern Diamonds, Cambridge, Jun 5 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Vipers recover from 38 for 5 to extend unbeaten run". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  29. ^ "The Hundred 2023: Squads in full". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Sunrisers beat Stars to lift Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Coppack, Griffith star as Sunrisers claim maiden silverware". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  32. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.