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Kristen Hughes
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| Test Caps: 3 |
| Test Debut: 30-06-2004 |
| Date of Birth: 28-08-1979 |
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| Club: Adelaide Thunderbirds |
| Strengths: Strength and accuracy |
State Honours:
SA - 19/U 1997-98, 21/U 1998, Opens 2002-03, WA - Opens 1999 |
National Honours:
19/U TID 1997-98, 21/U Squad 2000, Open Team 2004-06
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National Profile: Kristen Heinrich received her first call up to the Australian Netball Team in June 2004, after Australian shooter Catherine Cox was injured a week before the team was due to fly to New Zealand for a Test Series against the Silver Ferns.
Kristen’s tour duties arrived on the eve of a scheduled ‘friendly’ match against England, in the final preparations for the tour. Kristen made her debut for Australia in the final quarter of the first test against the Silver Ferns later that same month.
In November 2004, Kristen was named in the Australian Netball Tour Squad for the Holden Astra Netball Test Series, the return test series against the Silver Ferns but did not make the team on this occasion.
Heinrich was a member of the 19/U Talent Identification Squad in 1997 and 1998 and was selected in the Australian 21/U Squad in 1999.
Kristen’s invitation to join the Australian Squad resulted from an outstanding year in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, notching up an average of 31 goals per game in the 2004 season, making her the third highest scoring shooter behind fellow Australian shooters Catherine Cox (37) and Sharelle McMahon (32). Kristen made her international debut against New Zealand in June 2004 and has been a permanent member of the squad ever since.
Strength is a key attribute to her talent as a netballer and ensures she performs well against top defenders such as Liz Ellis and Janine Ilitch.
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