Katelyn Fryett (born 28 May 1992) is a retired Australian cricketer who played for Tasmanian Roar and Hobart Hurricanes as a pace bowler.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Katelyn Fryett |
| Born | 28 May 1992 Launceston, Tasmania |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast medium |
| Role | Bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2009–2020 | Tasmanian Roar |
| 2015–2020 | Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 9) |
Source: Cricinfo, 13 May 2017 | |
Early life
editBorn in Launceston[2] and raised in Bracknell, Tasmania,[3] Fryett played backyard cricket with her brother Brad, and would bowl to him a lot.[4] As a junior cricketer, she played for her school, and also with the local under-16 boys’ team.[4] She began her interstate cricket career by playing for several seasons in Tasmanian underage and Cricket Australia Cup teams.[5] In 2008 and again in 2009, she was named Tasmania's top female cricketer.[6]
Cricket career
editAt the start of the 2009–10 season, Fryett made her debut for Tasmanian Roar at the age of 17 years, when the Roar joined the domestic WNCL competition.[2] In December 2009, she became the Roar's first national representative, upon being named in the Shooting Stars national development squad as a replacement for Ellyse Perry, who had commitments to her W-league soccer team.[7]
In 2013, Fryett was omitted from the Shooting Stars squad,[8] but at the end of the 2013–14 season, she secured a Shooting Stars contract after taking nine wickets in six of that season's WNCL matches at an average of 25.44.[9][10]
Fryett experienced another setback early in the 2014–15 season, when a knee injury caused her to miss a round of WNCL matches against Queensland Fire.[11] However, the injury turned out to be not as serious as first thought.[12]
The following summer, Fryett was part of the Hurricanes squad for its inaugural WBBL|01 season (2015–16),[13] during which she took two wickets.[2] She remained in the squad for the WBBL|02 season (2016–17).[14] During the Australian winter of 2017, she played cricket in Ireland with the support of an Adam Gilchrist Scholarship, funded by the Lord's Taverners.[4] She then rejoined the Roar and the Hurricanes for the 2016–17 season.[4]
Fryett retired from top level cricket at the end of the 2019–20 season, after playing her final match for University against Greater Northern Raiders in Tasmania's Grade Cricket Competition. Her teammates in that match included her 57-year-old mother, who filled in as regular members of the team were absent. Her father and brother also attended. In an interview about that match, Fryett told The Examiner that "I still have a few things I want to do while I am still young and I am getting married in a few weeks."[15]
Personal life
editFryett works as a pharmacist. She told The Examiner in March 2020 that "Sean, my long-term partner [and now husband], made a lot of sacrifices for me to pursue a cricket career and always supportive along with my family." Fryett also played netball for the Arrows, Hawks and Cavaliers teams in Tasmania's ANZ State League from 2007 to 2013.[5] In 2021, she returned from an 8-year hiatus donning the bib for up and coming club, Clovers. Playing as a center and wing attack, Fryett picked up where she left off instantly becoming an integral part of a side working their way up the ladder. In June 2021 Fryett tore her ACL in an unfortunate landing during a game of netball.
References
edit- ^ "Katelyn Fryett". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Katelyn Fryett". Hobart Hurricanes website. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Fair, Alex (13 December 2016). "WBBL02: Katelyn Fryett proud of the Northern impact on the Hobart Hurricanes". The Examiner. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d Giese, Susie (27 January 2018). "'Veteran' Fryett making her mark". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Katelyn Fryett". Cricket Tasmania website. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Tas cricket awards announced". ABC News. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Shaw, Rob (7 December 2009). "Aussie call-up for Tassie Roar star". The Examiner. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Fair, Alex (8 May 2014). "Fryett shoots for stars". The Examiner. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Fryett named in Shooting Stars Squad". Cricket Tasmania website. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Thomas-Wilson, Simeon (9 May 2014). "Roar's Katelyn Fryett now shooting for the Stars". The Mercury. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Fair, Alex (26 November 2014). "Roar talent Fryett to miss games against Queensland". The Examiner. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Fair, Alex (11 December 2014). "Fryett's fitness to be tested". The Examiner. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (30 November 2015). "Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ AAP (8 December 2016). "WBBL: How the sides look for the second season of women's Big Bash". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Mathieson, Andrew (2 March 2020). "Launceston's Katelyn Fryett plays out her last game of cricket after a decade representing Tasmania". The Examiner. Retrieved 16 January 2021.