Georgia Plimmer

Georgia Plimmer

Personal information
Full name	Georgia Ellen Plimmer
Born	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 21) Wellington, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
International information
National side	New Zealand
ODI debut(cap  146)	25 September 2022 v  West Indies
Last ODI	29 October 2024 v  India
T20I debut(cap  61)	6 August 2022 v  Australia
Last T20I	20 October 2024 v  South Africa
T20I shirt no.	58
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Representing   New Zealand
Women's Cricket
T20 World Cup
Winner	2024 UAE
Commonwealth Games
	2022 Birmingham	Team

Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2024

Georgia Ellen Plimmer (born 8 February 2004) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Wellington Blaze and the New Zealand women's cricket team as a right-handed batter. ^[1]

Early life

Plimmer went to Tawa College, along with four other NZ Women's cricket players (Amelia and Jess Kerr, Sophie Devine, and Rebecca Burns). ^[2]

Career

In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup as a replacement for injured Lauren Down. ^[3] In May 2022, she was named in New Zealand Women's central contract list for the 2022–23 season. ^{[4] [5]}

Plimmer made her List A debut for Wellington in the 2019–20 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. ^[6] She made her T20 debut for Wellington in the 2020–21 Super Smash. ^[7]

In June 2022, Plimmer was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. ^[8] Plimmer made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for New Zealand against Australia on 6 August 2022 at the Commonwealth Games. ^{[9] [10]} She made her One Day International debut against the West Indies on 25 September 2022. ^[11]

In December 2022, Plimmer was selected in the New Zealand Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. ^[12] She was New Zealand's leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 155 runs at an average of 51.66. ^[13] In January 2023, Plimmer was selected in New Zealand's squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, in which she made three appearances. ^{[14] [15]}

In September 2024 she was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. ^[16]

Plimmer was named in the New Zealand squad for their ODI tour to India in October 2024. ^[17]

References

1. "Georgia Plimmer". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
2. "How did one school produce five White Ferns in one match?". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
3. "Lauren Down ruled out of World Cup with thumb fracture, uncapped Georgia Plimmer named replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
4. "Plimmer offered first WHITE FERNS contract". Cricket Wellington. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
5. "WHITE FERNS eye future: six new players offered contracts". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
6. "Women's List A Matches played by Georgia Plimmer". NZC archive. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
7. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Georgia Plimmer". NZC archive. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
8. "Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze earn maiden New Zealand call-ups for Commonwealth Games". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
9. "2nd Semi-final (D/N), Commonwealth Games 2022, Aug 6 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
10. "Australia enter Finals after beating New Zealand in a thriller by 5 Wickets". Female Cricket. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
11. "3rd ODI, North Sound, September 25 2022, New Zealand Women tour of West Indies: West Indies Women v New Zealand Women". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
12. "White Ferns Spearhead First-Ever NZ Under-19 World Cup Squad". New Zealand Cricket. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
13. "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - New Zealand Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
14. "Bernadine Bezuidenhout named in New Zealand's squad for Women's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
15. "Records/ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - New Zealand Women/Women's Twenty20 Internationals/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
16. "Devine and Bates set for ninth consecutive T20 World Cup". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
17. "Inglis earns maiden WHITE FERNS call-up - Down continues ODI return". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

External links

• Georgia Plimmer  at ESPNcricinfo
• Georgia Plimmer  at CricketArchive (subscription required)