German toxicologist and cricketer (born 1987)
Anne Bierwisch
(born 26 December 1987) is a German
toxicologist
and cricketer who plays for the
national cricket team
as a
batter
. She was the first player, male or female, to take a
hat-trick
for Germany in a
Twenty20 International
.
Early life and career
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Bierwisch was born in
Sondershausen
,
East Germany
,
[2]
in the then East Germany. In 2012, she completed a master's degree in toxicology at
Charite ? Universitatsmedizin Berlin
.
[3]
Between 2013 and 2016, she was a research associate at the
Technical University of Kaiserslautern
.
[4]
Since 2017, she has worked as a toxicologist at Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe (FoBiG), which is based in
Freiburg im Breisgau
.
[4]
[5]
In 2016, Bierwisch started playing cricket, after the then Germany women's captain,
Stephanie Frohnmayer
, asked her to join her cricket club in
Bavaria
. At the time, Bierwisch was a scholar at a research institute in Munich. In 2020, Bierwisch told
ESPNcricinfo
:
"I love what I'm doing, so it's fine ... I picked [cricket] up only as I started playing. Watching a lot of matches on YouTube helped me understand the game."
[6]
Domestic career
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Since 2019, Bierwisch has been playing her domestic level cricket for the Frankfurt Cricket Club.
[7]
Her main playing role is as a batter.
[8]
In the final of the 2021 Women's Bundesliga, Bierwisch scored 112* from 67 deliveries to lead Frankfurt to a total of 223 for two against SV Damshagen. Frankfurt later won the match by 194 runs, with Bierwisch being awarded
Player of the Match
,
[9]
and, later still, Player of the Season.
[1]
International career
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In August 2017, Bierwisch played for Germany in three matches of a European Women's T20 tournament in Antwerp, Belgium, but did not bat or bowl.
[10]
On 26 June 2019, Bierwisch made her
WT20I
debut for Germany against
Scotland
at the
La Manga Club Ground
,
Murcia
, Spain, in the first match of the
2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe
, which was also Germany's first ever WT20I.
[2]
[11]
In February 2020, she played in
a bilateral series
between Germany and
Oman
at the
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium
,
Muscat
.
[12]
On 13 August 2020, in the
third match of another bilateral series
, between Germany and
Austria
at the
Seebarn Cricket Ground
in Austria, Bierwisch became the first player, male or female, to take a hat-trick for Germany in a T20I. After coming on to bowl her medium pacers with Austria at 41?4, she dismissed three batters for ducks with her second, third and fourth balls, to leave the Austrians reeling at 41?7. For that achievement, which she kicked off with her first ever WT20I wicket, she was chosen as Player of the Match.
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
Two days later, in the fifth and final match of the bilateral series, Bierwisch was again Germany's most successful bowler. She took four wickets for seven runs from four overs, including two maidens, and was again named player of the match. However, she had a lean series with the bat.
[14]
[16]
[17]
In Germany's
next bilateral series
, against France at the
Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground
,
Krefeld
, in July 2021, Bierwisch played in four of the matches, but did not bat,
[18]
and bowled only 3.2 overs.
[19]
The following month, Bierwisch played in all four of Germany's matches in the
2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier
.
[20]
See also
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References
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a
b
"Anne Bierwisch"
. Frankfurt Cricket Club. 15 November 2021
. Retrieved
5 December
2021
.
- ^
a
b
"Anne Bierwisch"
.
ESPNcricinfo
.
ESPN Inc.
Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
- ^
"Masterstudiengang Toxikologie: Completed master's theses"
[Master's degree in Toxicology: Completed Master's theses].
Charite ? Universitatsmedizin Berlin
(in German). Archived from
the original
on 18 January 2021
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
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a
b
"Anne Bierwisch"
.
Das Ortliche
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
- ^
"Unser Team"
[Our Team].
Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe (FoBiG)
(in German)
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
- ^
Ravindranath, Sruthi (25 August 2020).
"The German women's team are enjoying new-found fame after breaking several T20I records"
.
ESPNcricinfo
. ESPN Inc
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
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"Viva Espana ? deutsche Frauennationalmannschaft debutiert bei ICC Women's T20 World Cup"
[Viva Espana ? the German women's national team debuts at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup].
German Cricket Federation (DCB)
(in German). 23 May 2019
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
- ^
"Cricket Frauen Nationalteam"
[Cricket Women National Team].
German Cricket Federation (DCB)
(in German)
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
- ^
Lyall, Rod (20 September 2021).
"Eurowrap: Frankfurt sides rule the roost in Germany"
.
Emerging Cricket
. Retrieved
5 December
2021
.
- ^
"Anne Bierwisch: Matches"
.
cric HQ
. Retrieved
16 July
2021
.
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"Scotland register massive win over debutant Germany"
.
Women's Criczone
. Archived from
the original
on 27 June 2019
. Retrieved
27 June
2019
.
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"Kader fur die bilaterale Landerspielserie der Frauen NM in Muscat, Oman"
[Squad for the women's bilateral international series NM in Muscat, Oman].
German Cricket Board
(in German). 16 January 2020
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
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"Deutsche Frauennationalmannschaft im Rekordfieber!"
[German women's national team in record fever!].
Deutscher Cricket Bund
(in German). 14 August 2020
. Retrieved
14 February
2021
.
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a
b
"Record-breaking Germany complete whitewash of Austria"
.
www.icc-cricket.com
. 25 August 2020
. Retrieved
14 February
2021
.
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Mohanan, Shajin (13 August 2020).
"Anne Bierwisch's hat-trick headlines Germany's 10-wicket win, unassailable lead"
.
Women's Criczone
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
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a
b
Mohanan, Shajin (17 August 2020).
"Austria v Germany: A lookback at the record-breaking series"
.
Women’s CricZone
. Retrieved
15 February
2021
.
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Paul, Kaushiik (15 August 2020).
"Anne Bierwisch stars with the ball as Germany whitewash Austria 5-0"
.
Women's Criczone
. Retrieved
19 February
2021
.
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"RECORDS / FRANCE WOMEN IN GERMANY T20I SERIES, 2021 / MOST RUNS"
.
ESPNcricinfo
. Retrieved
15 July
2021
.
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"RECORDS / FRANCE WOMEN IN GERMANY T20I SERIES, 2021 / MOST WICKETS"
.
ESPNcricinfo
. Retrieved
15 July
2021
.
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"ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier, 2021 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com"
.
ESPNcricinfo
. Retrieved
5 December
2021
.
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