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
Nickname
Melie, Melos, Melux
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm leg break
Role
All-rounder
Relations
Jess Kerr (sister) Robbie Kerr (father) Jo Murray (mother) Bruce Murray (grandfather)
International information
National side
New Zealand (2016–present)
ODI debut (cap 135)
9 November 2016 v Pakistan
Last ODI
2 July 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.
48
T20I debut (cap 49)
21 November 2016 v Pakistan
Last T20I
12 July 2023 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2014/15–present
Wellington
2018
Southern Vipers
2019
Velocity
2019/20–2020/21
Brisbane Heat
2022–present
London Spirit
2022/23–present
Brisbane Heat
2023–present
Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition
WODI
WT20I
Matches
56
52
Runs scored
1,338
423
Batting average
39.35
18.39
100s/50s
2/6
0/0
Top score
232*
49*
Balls bowled
2,847
1,145
Wickets
77
50
Bowling average
27.51
22.66
5 wickets in innings
1
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
Best bowling
5/17
3/16
Catches/stumpings
32/–
27/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 February 2023
Medal record
Women's Cricket
Representing New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
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]
^"'I want to be one step ahead of the batters' – Amelia Kerr". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^"20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^"Celebrating up and coming cricketers this International Youth Day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^Staff writer (13 June 2018). "17-year-old Amelia Kerr blasts 232* to record highest individual score in women's ODIs". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
^"Amelia Kerr sends more records tumbling in Dublin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
^"Highest Individual Innings in Women's ODI matches". Wisden Records. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^"Highest Individual Innings in ODI matches". Wisden Records. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^"Teenage Kerr stars with record 232* and five wickets as New Zealand win big". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
^"Record-breaking Amelia Kerr has 'the world ahead of her'". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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