Amelia Kerr

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Amelia Kerr
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Kerr playing for New Zealand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Amelia Charlotte Kerr
Born (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 23)
Wellington, New Zealand
NicknameMelie, Melos, Melux
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role All-rounder
Relations Jess Kerr (sister)
Robbie Kerr (father)
Jo Murray (mother)
Bruce Murray (grandfather)
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  135)9 November 2016 v  Pakistan
Last ODI2 July 2023 v  Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.48
T20I debut(cap  49)21 November 2016 v  Pakistan
Last T20I12 July 2023 v  Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Women's Cricket
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

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]

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Career

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]

Personal life

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]

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