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Aimee Watkins
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Personal information
Full name
Aimee Louise Watkins
Born (1982-10-11) 11 October 1982 (age 42)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm off break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
  • New Zealand (2002–2011)
Test debut (cap 122) 27 November 2003 v India
Last Test 21 August 2004 v England
ODI debut (cap 87) 20 February 2002 v Australia
Last ODI 7 July 2011 v India
T20I debut (cap 10) 5 August 2004 v England
Last T20I 27 June 2011 v India
Domestic team information
Years Team
1998/99–2010/11 Central Districts
2004 Sussex
2010 Devon
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

Aimee Louise Watkins (born 11 October 1982), whose maiden name was Mason, is a former cricketer from New Zealand. She was known as an all-rounder, meaning she was skilled at both batting and bowling.

Aimee Watkins' Cricket Journey

Aimee Watkins played for the New Zealand team from 2002 to 2011. During her career, she played in different types of international cricket matches. These included 2 Test matches, 103 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 36 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

Playing for Clubs

Besides playing for her country, Aimee also played for different cricket clubs. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts in New Zealand. She also spent seasons playing in England for Sussex and Devon.

Batting and Bowling Style

Aimee was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand. When she batted, she was a left-handed batter. For bowling, she used her right arm to bowl off spin. This is a type of bowling where the ball spins away from a right-handed batter.

World Cup Success

Aimee was a key player for New Zealand. In the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, she took the most wickets for her team, with 11 wickets in total. Her best bowling performance in that tournament was taking 4 wickets for only 2 runs against South Africa.

Record Partnership

Aimee Watkins and Suzie Bates set a record together! They hold the highest partnership for the second wicket in WT20I history, scoring 118 runs without being separated.

Becoming Captain

After the 2009 World Cup, the previous captain, Haidee Tiffen, retired. Aimee Watkins then became the new captain of the New Zealand team.

Retirement from International Cricket

In June 2011, Aimee Watkins decided to retire from playing international cricket.

One Day International Centuries

Aimee Watkins scored two centuries (100 runs or more) in One Day International matches.

Runs Match Number Opponents City Venue Year
102 58  Australia Darwin, Australia Gardens Oval 2007
111 64  England Blackpool, England Stanley Park 2007

See also

  • List of centuries in women's One Day International cricket

External links

  • Aimee Watkins at ESPNcricinfo

Squads Aimee Watkins Played In

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