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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. She is the youngest female cricketer to score a double century in One Day International cricket and holds the record for the highest individual score in a women's One Day International match. Kerr was named player of the tournament at the

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after helping New Zealand win the trophy for the first time.

Career

On 13 June 2018, Kerr made the women's ODI, 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 five wickets for 17 runs, her first five-wicket haul in WODIs. 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 signed by the

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for the 2022 season of The Hundred at a salary band of £25,000. 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

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at the price of ₹1 Crore. In March 2024, in the absence of

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. Kerr was named as the captain of

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for home series against

. In September 2024 she was named in the New Zealand squad for the

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. In the

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against

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, her 43 off 38 and 3/24 lead her side to win their maiden

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and she was the

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in the finals. She even became the first female player to named as player of the final and player of tournament in the

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. Kerr was named in the New Zealand squad for their ODI tour to India in October 2024. She tore her left quadricep muscle in the first match and was subsequently ruled out of the rest of the series. She was among the four player shortlists for the Women’s Cricketer of the Year and Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year in the 2024 ICC Awards In 2025, Amelia Kerr became one of The Hundred's first-ever direct signings, joining the

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for the

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at a salary band of £65,000.

Personal life

Kerr's mother Jo and father

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both played cricket at domestic level representing

. Her elder sister

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, 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 both of the two sisters are alumnae, 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 New Zealand expatriate cricketers in Australia Southern Vipers cricketers IPL Velocity cricketers Mumbai Indians (WPL) cricketers New Zealand expatriate cricketers in India Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cricket London Spirit cricketers New Zealand expatriate cricketers in England Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sydney Sixers (WBBL) cricketers ICC Cricketer of the Year