Katherine Fraser (born 9 April 2005) is a Scottish cricketer.[1][2][3] In May 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Scotland against Germany on 29 June 2019.[5] At the age of 14 years and 81 days, she was the youngest female cricketer to represent Scotland in a WT20I match.[6][7]
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Katherine Fraser |
| Born | (2005-04-09) 9 April 2005 (age 17) Scotland |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak |
| International information | |
| National side |
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| T20I debut (cap 15) | 29 June 2019 v Germany |
| Last T20I | 25 September 2022 v Papua New Guinea |
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2022 | |
In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series.[8] She played in Scotland's first match of the series, against Thailand on 8 August 2019.[9] She finished the tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals from six matches.[10] Later the same month, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[11] On her selection for the tournament, Fraser said it was "really really exciting" and that "it's a great opportunity".[12]
In January 2022, she was named in Scotland's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[13] In April 2022, it was announced that she would be training with Northern Diamonds for the upcoming season.[14]