Aimee Watkins

Aimee Louise Watkins (née Mason; born 11 October 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder.

Aimee Watkins

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

Career

Watkins 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.^[1][2]

Born in New Plymouth, Watkins is a left-handed batter and right arm off spin bowler.^[1] 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.^[1][3]

Watkins along with Suzie Bates holds the record for the highest 2nd wicket partnership in WT20I history (118*)^[4][5][6]

She became captain of New Zealand following the 2009 World Cup upon the retirement of Haidee Tiffen.^[7]

In June 2011, she announced her retirement from international cricket.^[8]

One Day International centuries

Runs	Match	Opponents	City	Venue	Year
102	58	Australia	Darwin, Australia	Gardens Oval	2007[9]
111	64	England	Blackpool, England	Stanley Park	2007[10]

See also

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