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New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr made historical past on Tuesday by changing into the primary Kiwi recipient of the distinguished Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, incomes the title of ICC Ladies’s Cricketer of the 12 months for her distinctive performances in 2024. The 24-year-old stood out amongst her friends, surpassing Laura Wolvaardt, Chamari Athapaththu, and Annabel Sutherland to say the highest honour in girls’s cricket. Kerr isn’t solely the primary New Zealander to win the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy but in addition the primary Kiwi to be recognised as ICC Ladies’s Cricketer of the 12 months in any class.
All year long, Kerr demonstrated her prowess as a world-class all-rounder, excelling in each aspect of the sport. Her excellent fielding repeatedly lifted New Zealand, whereas her ability as a leg-spinner established her as one of the crucial harmful strike bowlers on this planet. Kerr was usually the White Ferns’ go-to match-winner with the ball.
With the bat, she was a cornerstone of New Zealand’s lineup, able to taking part in expansive innings to capitalise on sturdy begins or anchoring the innings when the highest order faltered.
First launched in 2017, the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy has been awarded to simply three gamers previous to Kerr — Australia’s Ellyse Perry, India’s Smriti Mandhana, and England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt, every of whom has gained the award twice.
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