Katelyn Pope Explained

Katelyn Pope
Female:true
Country:Australia
Fullname:Katelyn Pope
Birth Date:29 March 1996
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Left-arm medium fast
Role:Bowler
Heightcm:161
Club1:South Australian Scorpions
Year1:2014–2019
Club2:Adelaide Strikers
Year2:2016–2019
Clubnumber2:18
Source:http://www.cricket.com.au/players/katelyn-pope/v4fAfdEYo0qEbcR6hAI7gw Cricket.com.au
Date:19 March
Year:2017
Originalteam:North Adelaide (SANFLW)
Draftpick:No. 12, 2023 AFL Women's supplementary draft
Debutdate:Round 2, 2021
Debutstadium:Fremantle Oval
Guernsey:44
Position:Midfielder/forward
Years1:2021
Games Goals1:6 (1)
Years2:2023–
Games Goals2:8 (1)
Games Goalstotal:14 (2)
Statsend:the 2023 season

Katelyn Pope (born 29 March 1996) is an Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer. She played cricket as a left arm swing bowler for South Australian Scorpions and Adelaide Strikers[1] and plays football for .

Cricket

Pope made her debut for the Scorpions in round three of the 2014–15 season against the ACT Meteors. She played a total of 11 matches that season.[1] The following season, 2015–16, she was a member of the title winning Scorpions team in the WNCL Grand Final.[2] In December 2015, she was recruited by Wellington to compete in the New Zealand Women's Under 21 Tournament.[3]

Pope was added to the Strikers' squad for its WBBL02 campaign (2016–17). She has been described by the Strikers as being renowned for her consistent line and length bowling.[4]

She was part of the Adelaide Strikers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[5] [6]

Despite sharing a surname and also having red hair, she is not related to fellow South Australian cricketer Lloyd Pope.[7]

Australian rules football

Pope switched to play Australian rules football for North Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL Women's League. In 2021, she was selected by the West Coast Eagles as an injury replacement player for Mhicca Carter.[8] She made her debut in the AFL Women's league in the second round of the 2021 AFL Women's season in the Western Derby.[9] In June 2021, West Coast delisted her along with seven other players.[10]

After missing the two 2022 AFLW seasons, Pope was selected by Port Adelaide with pick 12 in the 2023 AFL Women's supplementary draft.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katelyn Pope. 19 March 2017 . Cricket.com.au.
  2. Web site: Katelyn Pope. SACA website. 19 March 2017.
  3. Web site: SACA Media. Pope set for New Zealand. SACA website. 19 March 2017. 9 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Katelyn Pope. Adelaide Strikers website. 19 March 2017.
  5. Web site: WBBL04: All you need to know guide . Cricket Australia . 30 November 2018.
  6. Web site: The full squads for the WBBL . ESPN Cricinfo . 30 November 2018.
  7. News: Abbracciavento. Daniela. 5 December 2018. Making her own name. 42. Messenger - Eastern Courier. subscription.
  8. Web site: 2021-01-25. SA speedster signs on as new Eagle. 2021-02-07. The West Australian. en.
  9. Web site: 2021-02-06. Hooker ruled out for season after shock accident. 2021-02-07. The West Australian. en.
  10. Web site: AFLW: Eagles announce further list updates. Telstra. West Coast. 9 June 2021.
  11. News: Cats ruck returns after four-year absence as No.1 AFLW draft pick: See the supplementary draft selections. Fox Footy. Laughton. Max. 4 April 2023. 5 April 2023.