Amelia Kerr | |||||
Female: | true | ||||
Country: | New Zealand | ||||
Fullname: | Amelia Charlotte Kerr | ||||
Birth Date: | 13 October 2000 | ||||
Nickname: | Melie, Melos, Melux | ||||
Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||
Batting: | Right-handed | ||||
Bowling: | Right-arm leg break | ||||
Role: | All-rounder | ||||
Family: | Jess Kerr (sister) Robbie Kerr (father) Jo Murray (mother) Bruce Murray (grandfather) | ||||
International: | true | ||||
Internationalspan: | 2016–present | ||||
Odidebutdate: | 9 November | ||||
Odidebutyear: | 2016 | ||||
Odidebutagainst: | Pakistan | ||||
Odicap: | 135 | ||||
Lastodidate: | 2 July | ||||
Lastodiyear: | 2023 | ||||
Lastodiagainst: | Sri Lanka | ||||
Odishirt: | 48 | ||||
T20idebutdate: | 21 November | ||||
T20idebutyear: | 2016 | ||||
T20idebutagainst: | Pakistan | ||||
T20icap: | 49 | ||||
Lastt20idate: | 11 July | ||||
Lastt20iyear: | 2024 | ||||
Lastt20iagainst: | England | ||||
Club1: | Wellington | ||||
Club2: | Southern Vipers | ||||
Year2: | 2018 | ||||
Club3: | Velocity | ||||
Year3: | 2019 | ||||
Club4: | Brisbane Heat | ||||
Club5: | London Spirit | ||||
Year5: | 2022–present | ||||
Club6: | Brisbane Heat | ||||
Club7: | Mumbai Indians | ||||
Columns: | 2 | ||||
Column1: | WODI | ||||
Matches1: | 56 | ||||
Runs1: | 1,338 | ||||
Bat Avg1: | 39.35 | ||||
100S/50S1: | 2/6 | ||||
Top Score1: | 232 | ||||
Deliveries1: | 2,847 | ||||
Wickets1: | 77 | ||||
Bowl Avg1: | 27.51 | ||||
Fivefor1: | 1 | ||||
Tenfor1: | 0 | ||||
Best Bowling1: | 5/17 | ||||
Catches/Stumpings1: | 32/– | ||||
Column2: | WT20I | ||||
Matches2: | 52 | ||||
Runs2: | 423 | ||||
Bat Avg2: | 18.39 | ||||
100S/50S2: | 0/0 | ||||
Top Score2: | 49* | ||||
Deliveries2: | 1,145 | ||||
Wickets2: | 50 | ||||
Bowl Avg2: | 22.66 | ||||
Fivefor2: | 0 | ||||
Tenfor2: | 0 | ||||
Best Bowling2: | 3/16 | ||||
Catches/Stumpings2: | 27/– | ||||
Date: | 11 February | ||||
Year: | 2023 | ||||
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/803971.html ESPNcricinfo | ||||
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Amelia Charlotte Kerr (born 13 October 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Wellington and New Zealand.[1] [2] On 13 June 2018, Kerr made the highest individual score in a WODI match, and became the youngest cricketer, male or female, to score a double century in One Day International cricket, when she scored 232 not out against Ireland.[3] The double century was also the third-highest individual score, male or female, in an ODI, second-highest by a New Zealander and highest in a Women's ODI.[4] [5] [6] [7] Later in the same match, she also took 5 wickets for 17 runs, her first five-wicket haul in WODIs.[8] [9]
In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.[10] [11] In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[12] [13] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the player to watch in the team.[14]
In March 2019, she was named as the ANZ International Women's ODI Player of the Year at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards.[15] In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[16] In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17]
In April 2022, she was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[18] In June 2022, Kerr was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[19]
In the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in 2023, Kerr was bought by Mumbai Indians at the price of 1 Crore.[20]
Kerr's mother Jo and father Robbie both played cricket at domestic level representing Wellington.[21] Her elder sister Jess, who plays for Wellington was, in January 2020, named in New Zealand's national cricket squad against South Africa women.[22] Her grandfather, Bruce Murray, played Test cricket for New Zealand.[23] Her cousin, Cilla Duncan, represented New Zealand (Football Ferns) at international football.[24]
Jess is a teacher at Tawa Intermediate, of which both of the two sisters is an alumna, and Amelia became a teacher aide for autistic students.[25]