Hayley Jensen (cricketer)

Hayley Nicole Kayla Jensen (born 7 October 1992) is a New Zealand former cricketer.^[1] She lives in Australia, where she played for the ACT Meteors and in the Women's Big Bash League.^[2] She appeared in 35 One Day Internationals and 53 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2014 and 2023, and amassing 484 runs (296 in ODIs and 188 in T20Is) and taking 76 wickets (28 in ODIs and 48 in T20Is) for her country.^[3]

Jensen bowling for New Zealand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Hayley Jensen

Jensen batting for the ACT Meteors, 2017
Personal information
Full name	Hayley Nicole Kayla Jensen
Born	(1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Nicola Hancock (wife)
International information
National side	New Zealand (2014–2023)
ODI debut (cap 128)	22 February 2014 v West Indies
Last ODI	17 December 2022 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 39)	1 March 2014 v West Indies
Last T20I	13 February 2023 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009/10–2018/19	Canterbury
2015/16–2016/17	Victoria
2015/16–2016/17	Melbourne Stars
2015/16	Northern Districts
2017/18–2018/19	Australian Capital Territory
2017/18	Melbourne Renegades
2018/19	Perth Scorchers
2019/20–present	Otago
2020/21	Hobart Hurricanes
2022	Trinbago Knight Riders
2022/23	Hobart Hurricanes
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 35 53 105 133 Runs scored 296 188 1,579 885 Batting average 11.84 8.54 19.02 13.20 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/9 0/1 Top score 53 19 83 55 Balls bowled 1,217 986 3,605 2,113 Wickets 28 48 91 93 Bowling average 35.78 20.54 28.83 24.30 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/32 3/5 5/33 3/11 Catches/stumpings 0/0 12/0 16/0 29/0
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Women's Cricket Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2023

In June 2016, Jensen was banned from cricket for six months by Cricket Australia for betting AUD 2 on the first men's Test match between New Zealand and Australia at the Gabba in November 2015.^[2][4] In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, after touring Ireland and England in the previous months.^[5][6] In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^[7][8]

In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[9] She was the leading wicket-taker for New Zealand in the tournament, with seven dismissals in four matches.^[10] In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[11] In June 2022, Jensen was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[12] In August 2022, she was signed as an overseas player for Trinbago Knight Riders for the inaugural edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League.^[13]

In May 2025, she announced her retirement from international cricket.^[14][15][16]

Personal life

In April 2019, Jensen married Australian cricketer Nicola Hancock.^[17]