| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Katie-Jane Hartshorn |
| Born | 20 June 1994 |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm wrist-spin |
| Role | Bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2011–2015 | Tasmanian Roar |
| 2015– | Western Fury |
| 2015– | Perth Scorchers (squad no. 16) |
Source:Cricinfo,19 June 2017 | |
Katie-Jane Hartshorn (born 20 June 1994) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Western Fury and Perth Scorchers as a slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler. She has previously played for Tasmanian Roar. [1]
Hartshorn debuted for the Roar in 2011. [2] She later decided to move to Western Australia to study a bachelor of physiotherapy. [3] At the start of the 2015–16 season,she was added to the Fury squad as a replacement for Suzie Bates,who was unavailable due to international cricket commitments. [4] That season,Hartshorn came third among the Fury wicket-takers in the WNCL competition,with six wickets and best figures of 2–24 against her former team the Roar. [3]
Hartshorn was one of the last players to be named in the Scorchers squad for its inaugural WBBL|01 competition (2015–16). [2] [5] However,she once again eventually ranked third among her team's wicket-takers,with 13 wickets at an average of 20.38 and an economy rate of 5.76. [3] [2] Hartshorn's best figures for the season were 4–23 against the Hobart Hurricanes, [3] and she also captured a particularly memorable wicket against the Sydney Sixers,when Nicky Shaw took a one-handed,diving catch at full stretch to dismiss Sixers player Sara McGlashan from a ball Hartshorn had bowled. [6]
In recognition of her breakout 2015–16 season,Hartshorn was named Female Rising Star at that season's Laurie Sawle medal night. [3]
Hartshorn did not achieve the same prominence during the 2016–17 season. Although she once again took 6 wickets for the Fury in the WNCL tournament, [2] she managed only three wickets for the Scorchers in WBBL|02. [1]