Rachel Holly Priest (born 13 June 1985 in

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, Taranaki) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed

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. She played for New Zealand between 2007 and 2020.

Career

Domestic and franchise

In May 2018, she was signed by the Wales women's national cricket team, their first overseas signing. In November 2018, she was named in Sydney Thunder's squad for the

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. In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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in Australia. She also played for the Wellington Blaze in the State League. In June 2020, Priest joined the Tasmanian Tigers in Australia's Women's National Cricket League. She was drafted by

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for the inaugural season of The Hundred.

International

She made her ODI debut in 2007 against

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. Priest played in 87 ODIs and 75 T20Is for New Zealand before retiring from international cricket in 2020. Priest holds the record for the highest individual score by a better in a Women's ODI innings as wicketkeeper (157) and is the only wicketkeeper in Women's ODI history to score 150 in an innings. In June 2020, Priest announced her retirement from international cricket.

One Day International centuries

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