Katherine Louise Pulford (born 27 August 1980) is a New Zealand former

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er who played as an

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bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), thoug ...

right-arm

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and

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right-handed. She appeared in 1 Test match, 46

One Day Internationals A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World Cup ...

and 12

Twenty20 Internationals A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...

for

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between 1999 and 2010. Her performances at the

2009 Women's Cricket World Cup The 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, held in Australia from 7 to 22 March 2009. England won the tournament, beating New Zealand in the final to claim their third World Cup title. England bat ...

saw her named in the ICC's team of the tournament. She played domestic cricket for

Central Districts The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...

Northern Districts The Northern Districts men's cricket team are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. They are based in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand (excluding Auckland). They compete in the ...

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and

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* * 1980 births Living people Cricketers from Nelson, New Zealand New Zealand women cricketers New Zealand women Test cricketers New Zealand women One Day International cricketers New Zealand women Twenty20 International cricketers Central Districts Hinds cricketers Northern Districts women cricketers Western Australia women cricketers ACT Meteors cricketers {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1980s-stub