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Katey Martin
Martin batting for New Zealand during the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Katey Jane Martin
Born(1985-02-07)7 February 1985(age 39)
Dunedin,New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap116)27 November 2003 vIndia
ODI debut (cap97)4 December 2003 vEngland
Last ODI26 March 2022 vPakistan
T20I debut (cap25)6 March 2008 vAustralia
Last T20I9 February 2022 vIndia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02–2021/22Otago
2017/18–2019/20Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 1 103 95 279
Runs scored 49 1,793 996 6,459
Batting average 24.50 22.13 18.10 28.32
100s/50s 0/0 0/7 0/4 7/34
Top score 46 81 65 118*
Ballsbowled – – – 6
Wickets – – – 1
Bowling average – – – 7.00
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – – – 1/7
Catches/stumpings 0/0 63/19 33/24 172/90
Source:CricketArchive,18 May 2022

Katey Jane Martin(born 7 February 1985) is a New Zealand cricket commentator and formercricketerwho played as awicket-keeperand right-handedbatter.[1]She appeared in oneTest match,103One Day Internationalsand 95Twenty20 InternationalsforNew Zealandbetween 2003 and 2022. She played domestic cricket forOtagoandMelbourne Stars.[2][3]

Early life

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Martin was born on 7 February 1985 inDunedin.[3]

Domestic career

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Martin made her debut forOtagoin the 2001–02State League,againstCentral Districts.[4]She went on to play for Otago for her whole career, until the end of the 2021–22 season.[3]She holds the record for the most matches and most wicket-keeping dismissals in New Zealand women's domestic one-day cricket, and is one of six players with 4,000 runs in New Zealand domestic one-day cricket, and one of six players with 2,000 runs in New Zealand domestic T20 cricket.[5]In the 2007–08 season, she made 5stumpingsfor Otago againstWellington,a record in New Zealand domestic one-day cricket.[5]She made herList Ahigh score in 2015, when she scored 118*for Otago againstNorthern Districts.[6]During her time with Otago, the side won two one-day titles and oneSuper Smashtitle.[7]

Martin played forMelbourne Starsbetween 2017–18 and 2019–20 in theWomen's Big Bash League,with a high score of 31 againstSydney Sixersin 2019.[3][8]In 2022, Martin played in theFairBreak Invitational T20,where she played for Tornadoes, scoring 26 runs and making 6 dismissals.[9]The final of the tournament, which Tornadoes won, would prove to be Martin's final match as she announced her retirement in the week after the tournament ended.[10][11]

International career

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After appearing for New Zealand's A side in early 2003, Martin was first called up to theNew Zealandsquad for theirtour of Indiain November and December 2003. She made her international debut in the first match of the series, aTest match,in which she scored 46 in the first innings. It would prove to be the only Test match Martin would play.[12]She made herOne Day Internationaldebut in the 1st ODI of the tour.[13]She made herTwenty20 Internationaldebut in 2008,against Australia.[14]

Martin went on to play 103 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals.[3]She scored 7 ODI half-centuries, with a high score of 81, made from 72 deliveries in her side's 126-run victory overSouth Africain2016.[15]She also took 63 catches and made 19 stumpings in ODIs.[3]She scored 4 T20I half-centuries, with a high score of 65, made from 42 deliveriesagainst the West Indiesin 2018.[16]She took 32 catches and made 25 stumpings in T20Is.[3]

Martin played for New Zealand at the2009,2017and2022World Cupsand at the2009,2012,2014and2016T20 World Cups.[17][18][19][20][21]She was awarded a central contract byNew Zealand Cricketin 2018, following the tours ofIrelandandEnglandin the previous months.[22][23]

In March 2021, at the age of 36 years and 24 days, Martin became the oldest player to represent New Zealand in a WT20I match, in their seriesagainst England.[24]On 13 March 2022, in New Zealand's World Cup match against Australia, Martin played in her 100th WODI match.[25]She played her final international match in the same tournament, in New Zealand's final group stage match againstPakistan.[11]

Martin announced her retirement from all forms of cricket in May 2022.[5]

References

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  1. ^George, Zoë (15 January 2022)."White Fern Katey Martin is throwing out the traditional cricket commentary rule book".Stuff.
  2. ^"Player Profile: Katey Martin".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved18 May2022.
  3. ^abcdefg"Player Profile: Katey Martin".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  4. ^"Otago Women v Central Districts Women, 5 January 2002".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  5. ^abc"Martin calls time on cricket career".New Zealand Cricket.17 May 2022. Archived fromthe originalon 7 June 2022.Retrieved17 May2022.
  6. ^"Northern Districts Women v Otago Women, 29 December 2015".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  7. ^"Team Profile: Otago Women".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  8. ^"21st Match, Perth, November 3 2019, Women's Big Bash League: Sydney Sixers Women v Melbourne Stars Women".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved18 May2022.
  9. ^"Batting and Fielding for Tornadoes Women/Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2022".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  10. ^"Falcons Women v Tornadoes Women, 15 May 2022".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  11. ^ab"'It's been a dream come true' - Katey Martin announces her retirement ".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved18 May2022.
  12. ^"India Women v New Zealand Women, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th November 2003".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  13. ^"India Women v New Zealand Women, 4 December 2003".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  14. ^"New Zealand Women v Australia Women, 6 March 2008".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  15. ^"South Africa Women v New Zealand Women, 24 October 2016".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  16. ^"New Zealand Women v West Indies Women, 16 March 2018".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  17. ^"Women's ODI Matches played by Katey Martin".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  18. ^"Women's International Twenty20 Matches played by Katey Martin".CricketArchive.Retrieved18 May2022.
  19. ^"New Zealand women pick spin-heavy squads for Australia T20Is, World T20".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved18 September2018.
  20. ^"Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup".International Cricket Council.Retrieved29 January2020.
  21. ^"Leigh Kasperek left out of New Zealand's ODI World Cup squad".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved3 February2022.
  22. ^"Rachel Priest left out of New Zealand women contracts".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved2 August2018.
  23. ^"Four new players included in White Ferns contract list".International Cricket Council.Retrieved2 August2018.
  24. ^"All-round England seal comfortable win in T20I series opener".International Cricket Council.Retrieved3 March2021.
  25. ^"Australia favourite—but don't underestimate the White Ferns".Otago Daily Times.Retrieved17 March2022.
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