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{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer 
| name               = Cathryn Fitzpatrick 
| fullname           = Cathryn Lorraine Fitzpatrick
| image              = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1968|03|04|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Melbourne]], Australia
| female             = yes
| country            = Australia 
| batting            = Right-handed
| bowling            = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] 
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 1991–2007
|       testdebutdate = 2 February
|       testdebutyear = 1991
|    testdebutagainst = India
|             testcap = 121
|        lasttestdate = 18 February
|        lasttestyear = 2006
|     lasttestagainst = India

|        odidebutdate = 24 July
|        odidebutyear = 1993
|     odidebutagainst = West Indies
|              odicap = 71
|         lastodidate = 4 February
|         lastodiyear = 2006
|      lastodiagainst = New Zealand

|T20Idebutdate = 2 September
|T20Idebutyear = 2005
|T20Idebutagainst = England
|T20Icap = 5
|lastT20Idate = 18 October
|lastT20Iyear = 2006
|lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand

| club1 = [[Victoria women's cricket team|Victoria]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1989/90–2006/07}}

| columns            = 4
| column1            = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]] 
| matches1           = 13 
| runs1              = 152 
| bat avg1           = 16.88 
| 100s/50s1          = 0/1 
| top score1         = 53 
| deliveries1        = 3,603 
| wickets1           = 60 
| bowl avg1          = 19.11 
| fivefor1           = 2 
| tenfor1            = 0 
| best bowling1      = 5/29 
| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–
| column2            = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]] 
| matches2           = 109 
| runs2              = 651 
| bat avg2           = 16.69 
| 100s/50s2          = 0/0 
| top score2         = 43 
| deliveries2        = 6,017 
| wickets2           = 180 
| bowl avg2          = 16.79 
| fivefor2           = 4 
| tenfor2            = 0
| best bowling2      = 5/14 
| catches/stumpings2 = 25/–
| column3            = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]] 
| matches3           = 2 
| runs3              = – 
| bat avg3           = –
| 100s/50s3          = –
| top score3         = –
| deliveries3        = 48
| wickets3           = 0 
| bowl avg3          = –
| fivefor3           = –
| tenfor3            = –
| best bowling3      = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–

|             column4 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]
|            matches4 = 244
|               runs4 = 1,970
|            bat avg4 = 17.58
|           100s/50s4 = 0/1
|          top score4 = 56
|         deliveries4 = 13,136
|            wickets4 = 358
|           bowl avg4 = 17.53
|            fivefor4 = 5
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling4 = 6/22
|  catches/stumpings4 = 50/–

| date               = 25 November
| year               = 2022
| source             = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4753/4753.html CricketArchive
 |      medaltemplates =  {{MedalSport|Women's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{AUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Women's Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997 India]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2000 Women's Cricket World Cup|2000 New Zealand]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2005 Women's Cricket World Cup|2005 South Africa]]|}}
}}

'''Cathryn Lorraine Fitzpatrick''' (born 4 March 1968) is an Australian former [[cricket]]er. She was recognised as the world's [[pace bowling|fastest]] female [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] throughout her career and became the first woman to take 100 [[One Day International]] wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/leading-ladies-first-to-100-odi-wickets-from-each-team/ |title=Leading Ladies: First to 100 ODI wickets from each team |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref> She appeared in 13 [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]], 109 [[Women's One Day International|One Day Internationals]] and two [[Women's Twenty20 International|Twenty20 Internationals]] for [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] between 1991 and 2007. She played domestic cricket for [[Victoria women's cricket team|Victoria]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/cathryn-fitzpatrick-53422 |title=Player Profile: Cathryn Fitzpatrick |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="CricketArchive">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4753/4753.html |title=Player Profile: Cathryn Fitzpatrick |work=CricketArchive |access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> In 2019, Fitzpatrick was inducted into both the [[Australian Cricket Hall of Fame]] and the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Pierik">{{cite news |last1=Pierik |first1=Jon |title=Jones, Fitzpatrick and Murdoch inducted into cricket's Hall of Fame |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/jones-fitzpatrick-and-murdoch-inducted-into-cricket-s-hall-of-fame-20190211-p50wwu.html |access-date=11 February 2019 |work=The Age |date=11 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1281266|title = ICC Hall of Fame: Cathryn Fitzpatrick}}</ref>

==Career summary==
While juggling her full-time job as a [[waste collector]] and later a [[Mail carrier|postwoman]], Fitzpatrick represented [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] in cricket on 124 occasions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elite now, elite then: Before the golden age of women's cricket|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/cathryn-fitzpatrick-before-golden-age-womens-cricket-t20-world-cup-trailblazers-australia/2020-01-20|website=cricket.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> She made her international debut in 1991 and went on to play 13 [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]], taking 60 wickets (the second-most by an Australian woman, only behind [[Betty Wilson]]) at an [[Bowling average|average]] of 19.11.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Records {{!}} Women's Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Most wickets in career|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283977.html|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

Fitzpatrick also played 109 [[One Day International]]s, taking 180 wickets (the most by any woman until surpassed by [[Jhulan Goswami]] in May 2017) at an average of 16.79.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cathryn Fitzpatrick|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/53422.html|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jhulan Goswami: Goswami breaks record as Indian women beat SA women by 7 wkts {{!}} Cricket News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/goswami-breaks-record-as-indian-women-beat-sa-women-by-7-wkts/articleshow/58597945.cms|date=May 9, 207|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> She was a member of the Australian team that won the [[Women's Cricket World Cup]] in [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997]] and [[2005 Women's Cricket World Cup|2005]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of New Zealand Women vs Australia Women Final 1997 - Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8584/scorecard/66905/australia-women-vs-new-zealand-women-final-hero-honda-womens-world-cup-1997-98|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sublime Rolton guides Australia to fifth World Cup|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23062067/sublime-rolton-guides-australia-fifth-world-cup|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

On 25 February 2006, Fitzpatrick became the oldest woman to take a [[five-wicket haul]] in ODI history, at the age of 37 years and 358 days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/one-day-cup-2013-14/content/records/283782.html|title=Records {{!}} Women's One-Day Internationals {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Oldest player to take five-wickets-in-an-innings|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> In March 2007, she announced her retirement from international cricket and also brought her domestic career with [[Victoria women's cricket team|Victoria]] to an end after taking 148 wickets in 103 [[Women's National Cricket League|WNCL]] matches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fitzpatrick retires after 16-year career|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22960833/fitzpatrick-retires-16-year-career|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

From May 2012 to March 2015, Fitzpatrick served as head coach of the Australian women's team, overseeing three successful world championship campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fitzpatrick steps down from Southern Stars|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cathryn-fitzpatrick-steps-down-southern-stars-coach/2015-03-13|website=cricket.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

In 2019, Fitzpatrick was inducted into the [[Australian Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketaustralia.com.au/about/awards-and-events/australian-cricket-awards|title=Australian Cricket Awards &#124; Cricket Australia|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-date=19 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419042457/https://www.cricketaustralia.com.au/about/awards-and-events/australian-cricket-awards|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, she was inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald, Cathryn Fitzpatrick inducted in ICC Hall of Fame|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27218846/sachin-tendulkar-allan-donald-cathryn-fitzpatrick-inducted-icc-hall-fame|author=Cricinfo|date=19 July 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref>

== Bowling speed ==
Due to limitations of technological resources in her playing tenure, Fitzpatrick's top and average speeds are estimates rather than precise figures. Thorough eye-witness testimony agrees she was the world's fastest female bowler during her prime years,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Hall of Fame: Cathryn Fitzpatrick|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1281266|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cathryn Fitzpatrick: The ultimate benchmark for fast bowlers in women's cricket|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/cathryn-fitzpatrick-the-ultimate-benchmark-for-fast-bowlers-in-women-s-cricket-23677|last=Vaidya|first=Jaideep|date=2013-03-04|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wisden's Five Greats of the Women's Game – Cathryn Fitzpatrick|url=https://wisdenblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/wisdens-five-greats-of-the-womens-game-cathryn-fitzpatrick/|date=2015-08-24|website=Wisden: The blog|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> while sporadic measurements indicated her quickest delivery was at least 125&nbsp;km/h.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fitzpatrick calls it a day, still at top of her game|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/fitzpatrick-calls-it-a-day-still-at-top-of-her-game-20070328-ge4j4k.html|date=2007-03-28|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref><ref name="Cox2018">{{cite book|author=Gary Cox|title=Cricket Ball|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pZNyDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA203|date=18 October 2018|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-350-01457-2|pages=203–}}</ref><ref name="Booth2020">{{cite book|author=Lawrence Booth|title=The Shorter Wisden 2020: The Best Writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l97bDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84|date=9 April 2020|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4729-7638-3|pages=84–}}</ref> This evaluation holds up both impressively and credibly compared with modern women's cricket, which is characterised by increased professional standards - as of 2019, the fastest current bowlers were [[South Africa women's national cricket team|South Africa]]'s [[Shabnim Ismail]] and [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]]'s [[Lea Tahuhu]], who were officially recorded at speeds of 128&nbsp;km/h and 126&nbsp;km/h respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women's T20 World Cup: The female pace race - who will be the fastest of them all? Shabnim Ismail, Lea Tahuhu, Ellyse Perry jostle, Tayla Vlaeminck is the future|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/the-female-pace-race-who-will-be-the-fastest-of-them-all-20200220-p542p0.html|last=Cherny|first=Daniel|date=2020-02-21|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

==Honours==

=== Team ===
*2x [[Women's Cricket World Cup]] champion: [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997]], [[2005 Women's Cricket World Cup|2005]]
*2x [[Women's National Cricket League]] champion: 2002–03, [[2004–05 Women's National Cricket League season|2004–05]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Victoria Women vs New South Wales Women 2nd Final 2003 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8897/scorecard/127938/victoria-women-vs-new-south-wales-women-2nd-final-womens-national-cricket-league-2002-03|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Victoria Women vs New South Wales Women 3rd Final 2005 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8897/scorecard/410957/new-south-wales-women-vs-victoria-women-3rd-final-womens-national-cricket-league-2004-05|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== Individual ===
*[[Allan Border Medal#Belinda Clark Award|Belinda Clark Award]] winner: 2004

==References==
===Notes===
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===Further reading===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite web |last1=Collin |first1=Emily |title=Elite now, elite then: Before the golden age of women's cricket |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/cathryn-fitzpatrick-before-golden-age-womens-cricket-t20-world-cup-trailblazers-australia/2020-01-20 |website=Cricket.com.au |publisher=[[Cricket Australia]] |access-date=21 February 2020 |date=20 January 2020}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=53422}}
* {{cricketarchive|id=4753}}
* [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21455855-23212,00.html World's fastest bowler retires], [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]], 27 March 2007
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/287390.html Fitzpatrick retires after 16-year career], [[Cricinfo]], 27 March 2007
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140306135027/http://www.southernstars.org.au/fitzpatrick.html Cathryn Fitzpatrick] at [[southernstars.org.au]]

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