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Aimee Watkins

Personal information
Full name	Aimee Louise Watkins
Born	11 October 1982 (1982-10-11) New Plymouth, New Zealand
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
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/–

Aimee Louise Watkins (née Mason; born 11 October 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in 2 Test matches, 103 One Day Internationals and 36 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2002 and 2011. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts, as well as spending seasons with Sussex and Devon.

Born in New Plymouth, Watkins is a left-handed batter and right arm off spin bowler. She was New Zealand's leading wicket-taker at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup with 11, including a best performance of 4 for 2 against South Africa.

Watkins along with Suzie Bates holds the record for the highest 2nd wicket partnership in WT20I history (118*)

She became captain of New Zealand following the 2009 World Cup upon the retirement of Haidee Tiffen.

In June 2011, she announced her retirement from international cricket.