New Delhi. After the recently concluded Women's World Cup, many players will not be seen on the field. One name in the same list is that of wicketkeeper-batsman Lorna Jack Brown. After playing in Scotland's first T20 World Cup and fulfilling her 18-year-old dream, Laurana said goodbye to international cricket. Last Sunday was the last match of his career against England in Sharjah. Lorna retired as Scotland's most capped female cricketer. A police officer by profession, she was famous for busting bowlers inside the ground and busting criminals outside. In Scotland she was known as Bad Corpse.
This journey from a police officer to a cricketer was completely coincidental. After completing a physical education degree in 2015-16, Jack-Brown worked nine months for Carnival Cruise Lines in the U.S. After seven years of balancing two challenging careers, Jack-Brown this April, Shortly after Scotland qualified for the World Cup, it was announced that she would be ending a portion of her professional career.
Had made up my mind to quit cricket in 2018
Lorna Jack-Brown's job as a police officer in Edinburgh led her down dark paths. In 2018, when she became very mentally disturbed while living among the criminals, she almost decided to retire from international cricket. To avoid depression, Jack-Brown also tried to improve his situation by taking admission in the Scottish Institute of Sport. But something did not go right. Once Lorna's life was in danger. Some criminal organization, fed up with Lorna's work, simply dumped her. Lorna believes that she found solace in playing, that is why she kept herself busy on the field as well.
Will she become a cricket coach or a police officer?
Lorna Jack loves cricket but for now she wants to concentrate completely on her police job. Lorna wants to make her mark in the police as a capable police sergeant. Lorna played 8 ODIs and 56 T20 matches for Scotland in an international career spanning 18 years.
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 21, 2024, 7:35 PM IST
