Amelia Charlotte Kerr (born 13 October 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for

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and

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. 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

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against

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. The double century was also the third-highest individual score, male or female, in an ODI, second-highest by a

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and highest in a

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. Later in the same match, she also took 5 wickets for 17 runs, her first five-wicket haul in WODIs.

Career

In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by

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, following the tours of

and

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in the previous months. In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the player to watch in the team. In March 2019, she was named as the ANZ International Women's ODI Player of the Year at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards. In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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in Australia. In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the

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in New Zealand. In April 2022, she was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred. In June 2022, Kerr was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England. In the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in 2023, Kerr was bought by Mumbai Indians at the price of 1 Crore.

Personal life

Kerr's mother Jo and father

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both played cricket at domestic level representing

. Her elder sister Jess, who plays for

was, in January 2020, named in New Zealand's national cricket squad against South Africa women. Her grandfather, Bruce Murray, played

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for New Zealand. Her cousin, Cilla Duncan, represented New Zealand ( Football Ferns) at international football. Jess is a teacher at Tawa Intermediate, of which each of the two sisters is an alumna, and Amelia became a teacher aide for autistic students.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Amelia 2000 births Living people People educated at Tawa College New Zealand women cricketers New Zealand women One Day International cricketers New Zealand women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Wellington City Wellington Blaze cricketers Brisbane Heat (WBBL) cricketers Southern Vipers cricketers IPL Velocity cricketers Mumbai Indians (WPL) cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in cricket London Spirit cricketers New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games