New Zealand is also a nation that has won the ICC ODI World Cup in the women’s game. New Zealand has seen some incredible women cricketers play for them. One of them retired in the 2025 World Cup. New Zealand did not reach the semi final of the 2025 World Cup and they have a lot to work on these next 4 years.
Let’s look at the Greatest Women’s Cricketers to play for New Zealand
Debbie Hockley
Debbie Hockley is the greatest ever to play for New Zealand. She played in an era when New Zealand was not recognised in the women’s game. She played 118 ODIs and 19 T20S for New Zealand. She scored 4064 runs in ODI Cricket and 1301 runs in T20IS. She hit 4 hundreds in ODI Cricket and 4 in T20I Cricket. She won the 2000 ICC Cricket World Cup with New Zealand. She was the first woman ever to score more than 4000 runs in ODIs. She also holds the record for the most runs in Women’s World Cup history with 1501 runs.
Suzie Bates
She is one of the best women’s cricketers in the last 20 years and there are 2 of them in this list. Suzie Bates won the 2014 T20I World Cup in 2014. She played a massive 355 International Matches for New Zealand. Out of these 178 were ODIs and 177 were T20IS. She made 5936 runs in ODI Cricket and 4716 runs in T20IS. Suzie Bates also took 142 Wickets as an all rounder. She made 13 hundreds in ODI Cricket. She was the first ever cricketer in T20I history to score more than 3000 runs. Suzie Bates has scored more than 10,000 international runs.
Sophie Devine
The recently retired Sophie Devine is the second cricketer in this list that is among the best ever in the last 20 years. She played 298 Matches for New Zealand in her career. She made 3990 runs in ODI Cricket and 3431 runs in T20IS. She was also a part of the 2014 T20I World Cup winning team. She was also a medium fast bowler and she took 226 wickets in international cricket. She holds the record for scoring the fastest half century in women’s T20IS in 18 balls.
Katrina Keenan
Another member of the 2000 ODI World Cup winning team is Katrina Keenan. She was someone who played 60 International Matches for New Zealand. Out of these 54 were in ODI Cricket and 6 were Test Matches. She scored 344 runs in international cricket and she also took 91 wickets for New Zealand. She has taken a 5 Wicket Haul in both ODIs and Test Cricket. Katrina Keenan might not have played the number of matches as the other players in this list but the impact she has had is immense.
Amelia Kerr
One of the best all round cricketers to play the women’s game since the last decade. She has a lot of years left to play for New Zealand. She has already played 162 International Matches for New Zealand. In those Matches she has made 2167 runs in ODI Cricket and 1296 runs in T20IS. She has taken 161 Wickets so far. Amelia Kerr will look to take more than 300 international Wickets by the time she finishes and score more than 7500 runs combined. She won the 2024 T20I World Cup with New Zealand. She was also the player of the tournament in the 2024 T20I World Cup. Amelia Kerr is the youngest ever player to hit a double hundred in ODI Cricket where she scored 232*.
