Shining the Light.
Katherine’s talent for cricket saw her playing for Wiltshire’s women’s team aged just 13 and captaining the team at 18. Now she’s 21 and about to play for Scotland against the Northern Rep team in Lancashire. Her Scottish roots come from her mother, who is from Clyde Bank, just outside Glasgow. There’s no doubt Katherine (nicknamed ‘Brunt’) is driven and determined to perform at the best level she can, but she is unbelievably modest. Her response to the question of how she got scouted by Scotland:
“To be totally honest I don’t know how or why they picked me. I just had an email out of the blue. They must have known I had roots in Scotland!”
The timing has been unfortunate. After training with the squad during the winters of 2018 and 2019, COVID struck, so she hasn’t had many opportunities to play for them.
“The Scotland girls are so welcoming. I’ve only played one A-team match but they’ve never made me feel singled out. I have occasionally trained for Yorkshire, so it will feel strange if I play against them, but my Mum is delighted that I’m representing Scotland and I want to make her proud!”
Juggling her cricket commitments is no mean feat; Katherine travels to Scotland for training on alternate weekends, captains her University cricket team and plays for Sheffield Collegiate women. Oh, and then there’s the small matter of studying for a degree in medicine!
“It can be tricky fitting it all in. I make a lot of lists and do a lot of planning!”
Story by Katie Stewart
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