Hain shows age is just a number

YOUTH is no impediment to Peachester’s Anna Hain who is the youngest player in the Glasshouse Cricket Women’s Tier 2 team. 

Anna, 14, started playing when she was just eight years old and her skills have naturally grown in just a few short years. Her mum, Judith, said she comes from a family of cricket fanatics. 

“She got into the sport from her older brothers, because both play as well, Brayden is 19 and Jaxon is 16,” she said. 

“We are lucky enough because we live on a couple of acres so we didn’t lose any windows or anything which is good, and she’s pretty competitive too. 

“The boys are gentle on her but then when she lines up with the bat she’s going to clop whatever ball they throw at her.” 

Despite the possible intimidation about playing with women older than her and with more experience, Anna relishes playing in a mature team. 

“It’s great that they encourage her, these women have been around cricket for a long time so they are very knowledgeable with cricket,” Judith said. 

“I think she really enjoys playing with an older team, she takes a lot in watching the women and is more attentive in what they do.” 

Anna has been playing on the Tier 2 side since she was 12, when at the end of their season, they were short on players. 

From that moment on, she cemented a place in Glasshouse’s top Women’s team. Anna, who is a confident medium paced bowler, is working on improving her batting, by perfecting her timing on her swings. 

Glasshouse is placed second on the ladder, with less than half of the season left to play.