Aimee Watkins

Aimee Louise Watkins (née Mason; born 11 October 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder.

Aimee Watkins
Personal information
Full name
Aimee Louise Watkins
Born (1982-10-11) 11 October 1982
New Plymouth, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 122)27 November 2003 v India
Last Test21 August 2004 v England
ODI debut (cap 87)20 February 2002 v Australia
Last ODI7 July 2011 v India
T20I debut (cap 10)5 August 2004 v England
Last T20I27 June 2011 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998/99–2010/11Central Districts
2004Sussex
2010Devon
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 2 103 36 237
Runs scored 15 1,889 772 5,094
Batting average 7.50 21.71 23.39 26.53
100s/50s 0/0 2/6 0/3 5/19
Top score 14 111 89* 188
Balls bowled 249 4,394 507 10,436
Wickets 3 92 22 249
Bowling average 35.00 31.08 23.59 25.04
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/68 4/2 3/8 5/25
Catches/stumpings 2/– 37/– 14/– 102/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 April 2021

Career

Watkins appeared in 2 Test matches, 103 One Day Internationals and 36 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2002 and 2011. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts, as well as spending seasons with Sussex and Devon.[1][2]

Born in New Plymouth, Watkins is a left-handed batter and right arm off spin bowler.[1] She was New Zealand's leading wicket-taker at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup with 11, including a best performance of 4 for 2 against South Africa.[1][3]

Watkins along with Suzie Bates holds the record for the highest 2nd wicket partnership in WT20I history (118*)[4][5][6]

She became captain of New Zealand following the 2009 World Cup upon the retirement of Haidee Tiffen.[7]

In June 2011, she announced her retirement from international cricket.[8]

One Day International centuries
Aimee Watkins's One-Day International centuries[9]
# Runs Match Opponents City/Country Venue Year
1 102 58  Australia Australia Darwin, Australia Gardens Oval 2007[10]
2 111 64  England England Blackpool, England Stanley Park 2007[11]

See also

References
  1. "Player Profile: Aimee Watkins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Aimee Watkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. "Bowling for New Zealand Women in ICC Women's World Cup 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  4. "3rd Match, Pool A: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Taunton, Jun 12, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. "Watkins seals emphatic New Zealand win". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. "Aimee Watkins named New Zealand women's captain". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  8. "Aimee Watkins retires from all forms of cricket". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – AL Watkins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  10. "Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs AUS Women 2nd Match 2007 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  11. "Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs ENG Women 4th ODI 2007 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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