Amelia Kerr is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the national women’s team (White Ferns). He plays for Wellington Blaze in domestic cricket. In 2018, Kerr made the highest individual score in a WODI match when she scored 232 not out against Ireland, becoming the youngest cricketer, male or female, to score two centuries in One Day International cricket.
Wiki/Biography
Amelia Charlotte Kerr was born on Friday, October 13, 2000 (age 22 years; in 2022) in Wellington, New Zealand. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Childhood photo of Amelia Kerr (right)
Athletic since childhood, he grew up playing various sports and playing cricket at the age of 6. He was determined to play for the White Ferns at the age of 9. Belonging to a family of cricketers, he spent his childhood playing countless matches in the backyard. from his home in the Wellington suburb of Tawa, with his father and sister, Jess. Sister Kerr will attend the Hawkes Bay Cricket Camp every summer. He attended Tawa College in Wellington. He started his cricketing journey as a leg-spinner, who often opened the batting in school cricket.
Amelia Kerr (13) represented the Tawa College 1st XI girls cricket team in the first T20 hundred at Basin Reserve
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Moss Green
Eye Color: Dark brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Kerr’s mother, Jo Murray, and father, Robbie Kerr, are both First Class cricketers who play for Wellington at domestic level. Her older sister, Jess Kerr, a cricketer who plays for Wellington, was named in the New Zealand national cricket squad against South Africa women in January 2020. Jess is also a teacher at Tawa Intermediate School in Wellington, New Zealand.
Amelia Kerr (left), Robbie Kerr (centre), and Jess Kerr (right)
Amelia Kerr (left), Jo Murray (centre), and Jess Kerr (right)
Husband
He is not married.
Others
Kerr’s maternal grandfather, Bruce Murray, was a Test cricketer who played for New Zealand between 1968 and 1971.
Amelia Kerr (left) and Jess Kerr with their maternal grandfather, Bruce Murray, and father, Robbie Kerr, at the NZ U18 indoor championships
His cousin, Cilla Duncan, is a former association footballer who represented New Zealand internationally as a midfielder.
Cilla Duncan
Relationships/Affairs
She is rumored to be dating New Zealand cricketer Nathan Smith.
Amelia Kerr and Nathan Smith
Career
Domestically
She made her debut for the Wellington Blaze in the Women’s Super Smash (previously known as the New Zealand Women’s Twenty20 Competition). She emerged as the highest wicket-taker in the 2014–15 and 2018–19 New Zealand Women’s Twenty20 competitions. His career highlights include scoring a hat-trick against the Canterbury Magicians in the 2020–21 Super Smash final.
Amelia Kerr in action for the Wellington Blaze
international
He made his ODI debut on 9 November 2016 against Pakistan at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln. On 21 November 2016, he made his T20I debut against Pakistan at Saxton Oval, Nelson. He was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket in August 2018, following tours of Ireland and England in the previous months. She was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies, the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia, and the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Amelia Kerr in action for New Zealand Women
At the age of 17, Kerr made the highest individual score in a WODI match when she scored 232 not out against Ireland on 13 June 2018. With the feat, she also became the youngest cricketer, male or female, to score two centuries in One Day International cricket . This is also the third highest individual score, male or female, in ODIs and the second highest by a New Zealander, male or female, in ODIs. In the same match, he also took 5 wickets for 17 runs, his first five-wicket haul in WODIs.
Amelia Kerr and Suzie Bates celebrate wickets
He was part of the New Zealand squad that won the bronze medal in the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, defeating England by 8 wickets.
Women’s Cricket Super League (WCSL)
She played for Southern Vipers in the 2018 Women’s Cricket Super League.
Amelia Kerr in action for Southern Vipers
Women’s T20 Challenge
She played for IPL Velocity in the Women’s T20 Challenge 2019. The IPL Supernovas won the tournament, beating IPL Velocity by 4 wickets in the final.
Amelia Kerr plays for IPL Velocity
Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL)
He played for Brisbane Heat in the 2019 WBBL; Brisbane Heat won the tournament, beating Adelaide Strikers by 6 wickets. His outstanding performances saw him named Man of the Match twice this season. Subsequently, he was named in the Brisbane Heat squad for the 2020 and 2022 WBBL seasons. The Brisbane Heat named him the Most Valuable Player at the end of the 2020 and 2022 seasons. He was Man of the Match five times during the 2022–23 WBBL season.
Amelia Kerr plays for Brisbane Heat
A hundred
He played for London Spirit in the 2022 season of The Hundred.
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In 2023, Kerr was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 Crore for the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League. Mumbai Indians became the inaugural WPL champions, defeating Delhi Capitals in the final.
Amelia Kerr (left) and Harmanpreet Kaur (right) play for Mumbai Indians
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Premier College Sportsperson of the Year Award 2016 The Dominion Post & Weltec
The Dominion Post & Weltec Premier College Sportsperson of the Year Award 2016, Amelia Kerr (left), Tawa College and Daniel Hillier, Aotea College
- ANZ Women’s International ODI Player of the Year (2019) at New Zealand Cricket’s annual awards
- The Phyl Blackler Trophy for women’s domestic bowling (2019) at New Zealand Cricket’s annual awards
Favourite
- Food: Peanut Butter, Sushi, Smoothies, Bao Buns, and Salads and Protein Pancakes by Two Raw Brothers
- Cricketers: Katey Martin, Sophie Devine, Kane Williamson, Ish Sodhi
- Holiday Destination: Coolangatta
- Movie series: The Lion King
Facts/Trivia
- She is also referred to as Melie Kerr, Melos, and Melux.
- Amelia has worked as a teacher’s aide for autistic students at Tawa Intermediate.
- Her jersey number for New Zealand Women is #48.
- His batting style is right hand batsman and his bowling style is leg break.
- He has suffered from mental health problems since childhood. However, in 2020, things are going downhill. He started having panic attacks, anxiety, and then depression. The depth of her experience with mental health became public knowledge when she gave a raw and honest interview to the NZ website Newsroom in December 2021. Later, she became actively involved in mental health advocacy and initiatives. He set up the website Out of The Rough, to talk about mental health issues. In 2022, he launched a project titled “Treading Water,” produced in collaboration with the youth mental health charity I Am Hope. Treading Water is a collection of videos offering insights, advice and support from those all struggling with mental health. Treading Water includes Kerr’s interviews and monologues as well.
- He loves photography and spends his free time exploring the outdoors with his camera. He also likes to play the guitar and sing.
- He has inked tattoos on the back of his right bicep, on his right wrist, and on the inside of his left elbow.
Amelia Kerr’s tattoo
Categories: Biography
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