Maitlan Brown

Maitlan Brown

Brown batting for Sydney Sixers during WBBL|07
Personal information
Full name	Maitlan Joy Brown
Born	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast[1]
Role	Bowler
Website	sixstitchdesign.com.au
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016/17–2020/21	Australian Capital Territory
2016/17–2020/21	Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 77)
2021/22–present	New South Wales
2021/22–present	Sydney Sixers
2023	Southern Vipers
2023	Southern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 54 120 Runs scored 417 676 Batting average 14.37 13.52 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 43 35 Balls bowled 1,992 1,748 Wickets 63 83 Bowling average 26.44 25.19 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/23 3/16 Catches/stumpings 18/– 33/–
Source: [1], 16 January 2025

Maitlan Joy Brown (born 5 June 1997) is an Australian cricketer. She plays as a right-arm fast bowler^[1] and right-handed batter for the New South Wales Breakers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), and for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).^[2][3][4]

Brown was born on 5 June 1997 in Taree, New South Wales, and grew up in nearby Wingham.^[5][6] She has generated some attention for a skill that has been described as "bizarre", namely her ability to speak and sing with her mouth shut. She has said that she taught herself the skill as a child, while sitting in the car on long road trips with her family.^[7] She can also juggle.^[8]

In addition to pursuing success on the cricket field, Brown is keen on designing.^[9][10] She is studying industrial design at the University of Canberra,^[11] and runs her own business, called Six Stitch Design.^[11][12]

As a youngster, Brown was part of the New South Wales academy and played for various youth teams before being released in 2016. She was then signed by the ACT Meteors on a rookie contract and ended up playing all six matches for the team in the 2016–17 WNCL season. She also joined the Melbourne Renegades for WBBL|02, and produced "several exciting cameos" including 30 off 15 balls against the Sydney Sixers.^{[13][14][15][16]}

In WBBL|03, Brown was the Renegades' second-highest wicket-taker with 15 scalps.^[17] She was included in the 2018 Women's National Performance Squad.^[18]

She finished as the Renegades' second-highest wicket-taker in WBBL|05 with 16 wickets but was unable to prevent the team losing to the Brisbane Heat in the semi-final.^[19][20]

On 6 November 2020, Brown was ruled out of the remainder of the WBBL|06 season with a hamstring problem which also kept her out of the 2020–21 WNCL season.^[21][22]

On 12 May 2021, it was announced that Brown had moved from the Meteors to the New South Wales Breakers, the state side for which she had played at academy level.^[3][23]

In April 2017, she toured Sri Lanka with the Australia A squad, and in August 2017 she was one of eight players named in Cricket Australia's inaugural Women's National Performance Squad.^[13] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.^[24]

In August 2020, Brown was named in Australia's limited-overs squads for their home series against New Zealand.^[25]

In August 2021, Brown was named in Australia's squad for their series against India, which included a one-off day/night Test match as part of the tour.^[26] In January 2022, Brown was named in Australia's A squad for their series against England A, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.^[27]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maitlan Brown.

• Maitlan Brown at ESPNcricinfo
• Maitlan Brown at cricket.com.au