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| Full name | Amelia Charlotte Kerr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-10-13)13 October 2000 (age 25) Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armleg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 135) | 9 November 2016 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 October 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 49) | 21 November 2016 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 October 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014/15–present | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Southern Vipers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Velocity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2023/24 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amelia Charlotte Kerr (born 13 October 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays forWellington andNew Zealand.[1][2] She is the youngest female cricketer to score adouble century in One Day International cricket and holds the record for thehighest individual score in a women's One Day International match. Kerr was named player of the tournament at the2024 Women's T20 World Cup after helping New Zealand win the trophy for the first time.
On 13 June 2018, Kerr made the women's ODI, and became the youngest cricketer, male or female, to score a double century in One Day International cricket, when she scored 232not out againstIreland.[3] The double century was also the third-highest individual score, male or female, in an ODI, second-highest by aNew Zealander and highest in aWomen's ODI.[4][5][6][7] Later in the same match, she also took five wickets for 17 runs, herfirst five-wicket haul in WODIs.[8][9]
In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract byNew Zealand Cricket, following the tours ofIreland andEngland in the previous months.[10][11] In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the2018 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 the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[16] In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17]
In April 2022, she was signed by theLondon Spirit for the2022 season ofThe Hundred at a salary band of £25,000.[18]
In June 2022, Kerr was named in New Zealand's team for thecricket tournament at the2022 Commonwealth Games inBirmingham, England.[19]
In the inaugural season of theWomen's Premier League in 2023, Kerr was bought byMumbai Indians at the price of ₹1 Crore.[20]
In March 2024, in the absence ofSophie Devine. Kerr was named as the captain ofNew Zealand inOne Day International for home series againstEngland.[21]
In September 2024 she was named in the New Zealand squad for the2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[22]
In the2024 Women's T20 World Cup final againstSouth Africa, her 43 off 38 and 3/24 lead her side to win their maidenWomen's T20 World Cup and she was thePlayer of the Match in the finals. She even became the first female player to named as player of the final and player of tournament in theICC Women's T20 World Cup.[23][24]
Kerr was named in the New Zealand squad for theirODI tour to India in October 2024.[25] She tore her left quadriceps muscle in the first match and was subsequently ruled out of the rest of the series.[26]
She was among the four player shortlists for the Women’s Cricketer of the Year and Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year in the 2024 ICC Awards[27][28]
In 2025, Amelia Kerr became one ofThe Hundred's first-ever direct signings, joining theManchester Originals for the2025 The Hundred season at a salary band of £65,000.[29][30]
Kerr's mother Jo and fatherRobbie both played cricket at domestic level representingWellington.[31] Her elder sisterJess, who plays forWellington was, in January 2020, named in New Zealand's national cricket squad against South Africa women.[32] Her grandfather,Bruce Murray, playedTest cricket for New Zealand.[33] Her cousin,Cilla Duncan, represented New Zealand (Football Ferns) at international football.[34]
Jess is a teacher at Tawa Intermediate, of which both of the two sisters are alumnae, and Amelia became a teacher aide for autistic students.[35]
UNBELIEVABLE! My cousin Melie Kerr has just set a WORLD RECORD for the highest score in a one-dayer with 232 not out.. and she's only 17!!!
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