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Fiona Elaine Urquhart (born 20 August 1987) is a Scottish international cricketer who debuted for the Scottish national side in 2000. An all-rounder, she has appeared in all eight of the One Day International (ODI) matches that Scotland has played to date. Urquhart was born in Aberdeen, and began her career at the city's Stoneywood Dyce Cricket Club.〔(Scotland / Players / Fiona Urquhart ) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 She was first called up to the national squad shortly before her thirteenth birthday, playing two matches against English county teams (Durham and Yorkshire) during the 2000 season.〔(Women's miscellaneous matches played by Fiona Urquhart ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 The following year, Urquhart was selected in the Scottish squad for the European Championship, where Scotland was appearing at ODI level for the first time.〔(Women's ODI matches played by Fiona Urquhart ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 She went on to play in all three of her team's matches, going runless and wicketless against England and Ireland, but taking 2/19 against the Netherlands and also scoring nine runs.〔(Netherlands Women v Scotland Women ), Women's European Championship 2001 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 At the time of her ODI debut, Urquhart was 13 years and 355 days old, making her the second-youngest debutant after Pakistan's Sajjida Shah. Two other players, Lucy O'Reilly and Elena Tice, have since played at younger ages, both representing Ireland.〔(Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players ) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 At the 2003 IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands, Scotland's next major international tournament, Urquhart again appeared in all of her team's matches. She took 1/26 against Pakistan and 1/8 against Japan, but was wicketless in the other matches. Her highest score, 16 runs from fourth in the batting order, came in the opening match against the Netherlands.〔 The IWCC Trophy is Scotland's most recent ODI tournament to date, with Urquhart being one of only three players (along with Kari Anderson and Kathryn White) to feature in every ODI played by the team.〔(Records / Scotland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most matches ) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 At the 2005 and 2007 European Championships, Scotland's next major events, Urquhart appeared in all but one match, although she had little success in either year.〔 In January 2008, aged 20, Urquhart was appointed captain of Scotland for the 2008 World Cup Qualifier in South Africa.〔(24 January 2008). ("Urquhart to lead Scotland in Qualifiers" ) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 However, at the tournament itself, a finger injury meant she was only able to appear in the matches against Ireland and Zimbabwe, with Kari Anderson taking over as skipper in the remaining games.〔 In the Women's County Championship, where Scotland debuted later in the year, Anderson and Urquhart rotated the captaincy duties. However, Anderson was appointed sole captain for the 2009 season, and Urquhart has only since captained the team in her absence. During the 2009 County Championship, Urquhart put in some of her best bowling performances, taking 4/19 against Worcestershire and 3/30 against Staffordshire.〔(Women's limited-overs matches played by Fiona Urquhart ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 A few years later, in 2012, she scored her maiden County Championship half-century, making 50 runs exactly against Northamptonshire.〔(Northamptonshire Women v Scotland Women ), LV Women's County Championship 2012 (Division Three) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 Urquhart spent the 2013–14 Northern Hemisphere off-season playing in Australia, appearing for Campbelltown-Camden in the Sydney grade cricket competition.〔(November 2013). ("Fiona Urquhart – Blog From Down Under #1" ) – Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 She returned for the 2014–15 season, but switched to the Sydney Cricket Club, which plays in the same league. Urquhart remained in Australia after the season's end, and in July 2015, it was announced that she had been appointed head coach of the club's women teams for the 2015–16 season, while continuing on as a player.〔Thomas Mullen (2 July 2015). ("Fiona Urquhart appointed" ) – Sydney Cricket Club. Retrieved 22 October 2015.〕 Despite not having played in any of Scotland's matches in English domestic competitions, she was selected in the national squad for the 2015 World Twenty Qualifier late in the year.〔(28 October 2015). ("Scotland Announce Women’s Squad for WWT20Q" ) – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 28 October 2015.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fiona Urquhart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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