Katherine Fraser (born 9 April 2005) is a Scottish

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er. In May 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the

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tournament in Spain. She made her

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(WT20I) for Scotland against

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on 29 June 2019. At the age of 14 years and 81 days, she was the youngest female cricketer to represent Scotland in a WT20I match. At the time of her international debut, Fraser was a third year pupil at

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in Edinburgh. In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series. She played in Scotland's first match of the series, against

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on 8 August 2019. She finished the tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals from six matches. Later the same month, she was named in Scotland's squad for the

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tournament in Scotland. On her selection for the tournament, Fraser said it was "really really exciting" and that "it's a great opportunity". In January 2022, she was named in Scotland's team for the

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tournament in Malaysia. In April 2022, it was announced that she would be training with

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for the upcoming season. Fraser is captaining the Scotland under-19 team at the

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in South Africa during January 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Katherine 2005 births Living people Scottish women cricketers Scotland women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) People educated at the Mary Erskine School Cricketers from Edinburgh Northern Diamonds cricketers