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Kate Pulford

  • Full Name Kate L Pulford
  • Born 27 August 1980
  • Province Northern Spirit
  • Nickname KP, Pully, Pulford
  • Playing Role All-rounder
  • Batting Style Right-hand bat
  • Bowling Style Right-arm medium
  • ODI Cap No: 27
Kate L Pulford

After a five year break, Kate Pulford is once again gracing the White Ferns with her talents and skills. She was originally selected back in 1999, for the team and says she’s enjoying being in the team again.

“I’ve got more life experience,” Kate says.  “I’m calmer and respond to pressure better. I’m enjoying it more because I don’t have that fear of failure like I did when I was younger.”

She, like many of the other White Ferns, started playing cricket in the backyard with her dad. She’s an only child so Kate did “girly” things with her mum and “sporty” things like cricket with her dad.

Her cricketing highlight to date was participating in the two world cups in 2009, with the White Ferns coming in second at both events. She says it’s also amazing beating the Australians when the White Ferns were coming in as underdogs.

When Kate isn’t playing cricket she is a Chartered accountant. She gained her qualifications from Lincoln University and says she enjoys the analytical challenges the role of an accountant brings.

The Northern Spirit player thoroughly enjoys travelling in her spare time and loved visiting the likes of Austria, Switzerland and Florence.

Kate earned a recall to the White Ferns on the back of some outstanding domestic performances with both bat and ball and showed she still has the ability to be very successful at International level. 

She was consistently the quickest bowler in the White Ferns team and has match winning abilities with the bat also. 

Quick fire questions

1. Any words of advice for those who want to be a White Fern? 
 “Make sure you enjoy what you do and do what you enjoy.”
2. What is your secret talent?
“I’m pretty good at singing in the car. I love Black Eye Peas, and really into Kiwi music like Opshop and Ladyhawke.”
3. Describe yourself in three words:
“Determined, ambitious, competitive.”

Extras...

Club: East Christchurch Shirley
Favourite ground: Blake Park (Mt Maunganui) and Cobham Oval (Whangarei)
Most memorable game: Tri Series Final Vs England 2002
Greatest influence on career: The support from my parents
 
My favourite holiday destination is... Austria and Italy
The best advice I’ve ever receivedis ... “if you don’t believe you can you won’t”
My favourite meal to cook is... Thai Green Curry Chicken
My favourite food to eat is... Thai
My sporting hero is... Julie Seymour
My non sporting hero is... my Mum
When not playing cricket I... love to travel overseas
When I was young I wanted to be a... Silver Fern
My biggest claim to fame is... my clothes washing on tour
If I won lotto something I would definitely buy would be a... holiday home at Kaiteriter Beachi

 

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