Jessica Marie Watkin (born 7 May 1998) is a New Zealand

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er. She made her

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(WT20I) debut for

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against Ireland Women on 6 June 2018. On debut, she and Suzie Bates made the highest partnership for New Zealand Women and the fifth-largest partnership for any team in W2T0Is, scoring an unbeaten 142 runs. She made her

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(WODI) debut for New Zealand, also against Ireland Women, on 8 June 2018. In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by

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, following the tours of

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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.

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* * 1998 births Living people New Zealand women cricketers New Zealand women One Day International cricketers New Zealand women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Whanganui Central Districts Hinds cricketers {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1990s-stub