Darcie Brown
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 2003 Kapunda, South Australia |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role | Bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2020– | Adelaide Strikers |
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2020 | |
Darcie Brown (born 7 March 2003)[1] is an Australian cricketer who plays as a pace bowler for the South Australian Scorpions in the Women's National Cricket League,[2] and for the Adelaide Strikers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[3][4]
Early life
Born and raised in Kapunda, a town in the Barossa Valley of South Australia, Brown is part of a sporting family. She, her two older brothers and her father have played A grade cricket together for the Kapunda team in the Barossa and Light competition, and she has also teamed up with her mother for the Northern Jets in the South Australia Cricket Association first grade women’s district tournament.[5][6]
By the time Brown had reached her mid-teens, she was already participating in high level basketball, cricket, netball and Australian rules football competitions, and also playing tennis.[2][5] In 2018, she was part of the national title-winning South Australian schoolgirl's netball team, and was selected for an Australian schoolgirl’s netball tour of New Zealand. In January 2019, she told the Barossa Herald that "I just want to play as many sports as possible, for as long as I can."[5] Her greatest challenge as a sportswoman was that she needed to wear glasses, which slip when she is bowling.[2]
In early 2019, Brown was named in the Australia under-19 women's cricket squad, to compete in a four-match series against a New Zealand emerging players side in March 2019. She also moved to Adelaide to start her school year 11 on a netball scholarship with the Henley High School sports program.[5][6]
Domestic career
A few weeks after returning from the March 2019 cricket tour of New Zealand, and after turning 16, Brown was awarded her first senior State contract, for the Scorpions.[2] In October 2019, she signed for the Adelaide Strikers,[7] becoming the youngest cricketer, male or female, to sign for the side.[8] In announcing the signing, the Strikers commented that she was one of the fastest female bowlers in the State, clocking up speeds of up to 116 km/h (72 mph).[6]
Brown made her debut for the Scorpions on 9 January 2020.[9] She debuted for the Strikers on 25 October 2020, in the sixth edition of the WBBL,[10] taking three wickets.[11]
References
- ^ "Darcie Brown". Wisden. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d SACA Media (17 July 2019). "Country girl Brown dreams big". South Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Darcie Brown". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Ohhh, Darcie Brown! Teenage tearaway ignites WBBL". The Weekend Australian. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Argent, Peter (28 January 2019). "Darcie Brown continues to shine". Barossa Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Staff writer (9 October 2019). "Darcie Brown makes history signing with WBBL". Barossa Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide Strikers sign 16-year-old Darcie Brown for WBBL". ANI News. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Darcie Brown becomes youngest player to sign for Adelaide Strikers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Konstantopoulos, Mary (10 January 2020). "Veterans and youngsters shine as women's cricket returns". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "WBBL round-up: Grace Harris aces Heat's chase, Wolvaardt shines in Strikers' big win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Remember the name: Brown sizzles on WBBL debut". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2020.