# Bridget Patterson
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{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Bridget Patterson
| image = 2018–19 WF v SAS 18-09-23 Patterson (10).jpg
| caption = Patterson celebrates her maiden century, 2018
| fullname = Bridget Emma Patterson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Kingscote](/source/Kingscote%2C_South_Australia), [South Australia](/source/South_Australia)
| batting = Right-handed
| role = [Wicket-keeper-batter](/source/Wicket-keeper-batter)
| club1 = [South Australia](/source/South_Australian_Scorpions)
| year1 = {{nowrap|2012/13–present}}
| clubnumber1 = 21
| club2 = [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers_(WBBL))
| year2 = {{nowrap|2015/16–present}}
| clubnumber2 = 21
| columns = 2
| hidedeliveries = true
| column1 = [WLA](/source/List_A_cricket)
| matches1 = 99
| runs1 = 2,800
| bat avg1 = 28.86
| 100s/50s1 = 7/11
| top score1 = 152
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| best bowling1 =
| catches/stumpings1 = 42/0
| column2 = [WT20](/source/Twenty20)
| matches2 = 172
| runs2 = 2,395
| bat avg2 = 18.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/5
| top score2 = 70
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| catches/stumpings2 = 75/12
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/955/955561/955561.html CricketArchive
| date = 20 October
| year = 2024
}}
'''Bridget Emma Patterson''' (born 12 April 1994) is an Australian [cricket](/source/cricket)er who plays as a right-handed [batter](/source/Batting_(cricket)) for the [South Australian Scorpions](/source/South_Australian_Scorpions) in the [Women's National Cricket League](/source/Women's_National_Cricket_League) (WNCL) and the [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers_(WBBL)) in the [Women's Big Bash League](/source/Women's_Big_Bash_League) (WBBL).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/381308.html |title=Bridget Patterson |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 March 2017}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/bridget-patterson-south-australia-kangeroo-island-bushfires-pandemic/2020-08-01 |title=Patterson kicks in to help her island home's recovery |work=cricket.com.au |last=Ramsey |first=Andrew |date=1 August 2020 |access-date=10 March 2021}}]
A daughter of lavender farmers at [Emu Bay](/source/Emu_Bay%2C_South_Australia) on [Kangaroo Island](/source/Kangaroo_Island), Patterson played childhood cricket against boys, and credits that experience for her rise in [women's cricket](/source/women's_cricket).[{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/south-australias-bridget-patterson-a-shooting-star-of-australian-cricket/news-story/ddbff86438d1c0e9ab5b8df704cca66f |title=South Australia's Bridget Patterson a shooting star of Australian cricket |work=[The Advertiser (Adelaide)](/source/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)) |last=Walsh |first=Scott |date=7 May 2014 |access-date=6 March 2017}}]
In the final of the [2015–16 WNCL](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Women's_National_Cricket_League_season), Patterson scored 76 to anchor the Scorpions' innings of 7 for 264 against the [New South Wales Breakers](/source/New_South_Wales_Breakers). The Scorpions won the match by 54 runs, thus ending New South Wales' 10-year grip on the WNCL trophy.[{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/945415.html |title=South Australia end New South Wales' WNCL streak |work=ESPNcricinfo |author=ESPNcricinfo staff |date=29 November 2015 |access-date=6 March 2017}}]
Patterson has been a member of the Adelaide Strikers squad since the [inaugural WBBL season](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Women's_Big_Bash_League_season).[{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/bridget-patterson-adelaide-strikers-resigns-womens-big-bash-wbbl06/2020-09-07 |title=Strikers lock in Patterson on long-term deal |work=cricket.com.au |last=Jolly |first=Laura |date=7 September 2020 |access-date=20 March 2021}}] Her run out of [Molly Strano](/source/Molly_Strano) of the [Melbourne Renegades](/source/Melbourne_Renegades_(WBBL)) during the Strikers' opening match of its [WBBL02 campaign](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Women's_Big_Bash_League_season) has been described as one of the highlights of that tournament.[{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au/news/strikers-top-five-moments-of-wbbl02/2017-01-24 |title=Strikers' top five moments of WBBL02 |work=Adelaide Strikers |author=Strikers Media |date=24 January 2017 |access-date=6 March 2017}}]
In September 2018, Patterson achieved her maiden century for South Australia, scoring a player-of-the-match-winning 109 off 131 balls in the Scorpions' opening round [2018–19 WNCL](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Women's_National_Cricket_League_season) victory over [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_women's_cricket_team).[{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/two-maiden-centuries-the-highlight-of-scorpions-opening-wncl-weekend/news-story/700e12545d17e431e37ae471d2494d34 |title=Two maiden centuries the highlight of Scorpions' opening WNCL weekend |work=[The Advertiser (Adelaide)](/source/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)) |last=Walsh |first=Liz |date=24 September 2018 |access-date=26 September 2018}}]
Ahead of the [WBBL{{pipe}}09](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Women's_Big_Bash_League_season) season, Patterson was named as the Strikers' wicket-keeper following the retirement of [Tegan McPharlin](/source/Tegan_McPharlin).[{{cite web |last1=Jolly |first1=Laura |title=Strikers finalise WBBL{{!}}09 squad, lock in new 'keeper {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3734550/adelaide-strikers-finalise-wbbl09-squad-bridget-patterson-wicketkeeper-courtney-neale-joins |website=www.cricket.com.au |access-date=18 February 2024 |language=en |date=11 October 2023}}]
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Bridget Patterson}}
*{{cricinfo|id=381308}}
*{{cricketarchive|id=955561}}
*[https://www.cricket.com.au/players/bridget-patterson/-Kv6qWFEW0G3S_pXMyLyLg Bridget Patterson] at [Cricket Australia](/source/Cricket_Australia)
*[https://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au/players/bridget-patterson Bridget Patterson] at [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers_(WBBL))
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Category:1994 births
Category:Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) cricketers
Category:Australian women cricketers
Category:Cricketers from South Australia
Category:Living people
Category:People from Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Category:South Australia women's cricketers
Category:Sportswomen from South Australia
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