Katie Teresa Perkins (born 7 July 1988) is a New Zealand former
cricket
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er who played as a right-handed
batter
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.
She appeared in 73
One Day Internationals
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and 55
Twenty20 Internationals
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for
New Zealand
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between 2012 and 2020. She played domestic cricket for
Auckland
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, as well as playing one match for
Adelaide Strikers
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.
In 2013, she graduated as a police constable from the
Royal New Zealand Police College
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Recruits at the college underg ...
.
Career
Perkins made her
Women's T20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for New Zealand Women against
Australia
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on 20 January 2012. Five days later, she made her
Women's One Day International cricket
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(WODI) debut against the same team.
In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by
New Zealand Cricket
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, following the tours of
Ireland
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and
England
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in the previous months. In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the
2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
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in Australia.
Perkins retired from all forms of cricket in February 2023.
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Cricketers from Auckland
People educated at Westlake Girls High School
New Zealand women cricketers
New Zealand women One Day International cricketers
New Zealand women Twenty20 International cricketers
Auckland Hearts cricketers
Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) cricketers
People educated at Royal New Zealand Police College
New Zealand police officers
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