Kate Blackwell (cricketer)

For the British barrister, see Kate Blackwell (barrister).

Katherine Anne Blackwell (born 31 August 1983) is a former Australian cricketer.^[1] Blackwell was born in Wagga Wagga, but raised in Yenda, a small rural town outside of Griffith, New South Wales. She and her identical twin sister Alex Blackwell were part of the Australian national team that won the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa. In the 2005–06 season she played for the Wellington Blaze in the State League.

Kate Blackwell

Personal information
Full name	Katherine Anne Blackwell
Born	(1983-08-31) 31 August 1983 (age 41) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium pace
Relations	Alex Blackwell (twin sister)
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 145)	9 August 2005 v England
Last Test	15 February 2008 v England
ODI debut (cap 102)	13 December 2004 v India
Last ODI	9 November 2008 v India
T20I debut (cap 2)	2 September 2005 v England
Last T20I	28 October 2008 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002/03–2010	New South Wales Breakers
2005/06	Wellington Blaze
2010	Middlesex Women cricket team
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I Matches 4 41 6 Runs scored 180 475 119 Batting average 25.71 19.00 39.66 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/0 Top score 72 57* 43* Balls bowled – 18 18 Wickets – 0 0 Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 7/– 12/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2021

Kate Blackwell played four Tests and 41 One Day International matches for Australia.^[1] She is the 145th woman to play Test cricket for Australia,^[2] and the 102nd woman to play One Day International cricket for Australia.^[3]

As of June 2014^[update] she has played 136 domestic limited-overs matches including 82 Women's National Cricket League games for the New South Wales Breakers.^[4]

Blackwell along with Karen Rolton holds the record for the highest 4th wicket runstand in WT20I history (sharing 147*)^[5][6]

When asked about the frequent comparisons in the Australian media of the Blackwell twins to male cricketers, she said, "We look up to them a lot, but female cricketers should be recognised for themselves, not as the equivalent of Mark Waugh or Steve Waugh or Matthew Hayden or anybody."^[7]

References

1. "Kate Blackwell - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
2. "Kate Blackwell (Player #172)". southernstars.org.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
3. "Women's One-Day Internationals - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
4. "Katherine Anne Blackwell - CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
5. "Twenty20 Match: England Women v Australia Women at Taunton, Sep 2, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
6. "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
7. "Quote Unquote". Cricinfo. 23 November 2004.