Amy Satterthwaite

Amy Satterthwaite

MNZM
Satterthwaite in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Amy Ella Satterthwaite
Born (1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 (age 38)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium; right-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsLea Tahuhu (wife)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 106)21 July 2007 v Australia
Last ODI26 March 2022 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 18)19 July 2007 v Australia
Last T20I9 September 2021 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04–2022/23Canterbury
2014/15–2015/16Tasmania
2015/16–2016/17Hobart Hurricanes
2016–2018Lancashire Thunder
2017Lancashire
2017/18–2018/19Melbourne Renegades
2018/19Tasmania
2020/21Melbourne Renegades
2022Manchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 145 111 323 314
Runs scored 4,639 1,784 10,244 6,957
Batting average 38.33 21.49 41.47 29.35
100s/50s 7/27 0/1 15/66 1/30
Top score 137* 71* 137* 114
Balls bowled 1,930 513 8,052 3,163
Wickets 50 26 215 161
Bowling average 29.72 23.42 26.43 21.33
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/13 6/17 5/27 6/17
Catches/stumpings 56/– 36/– 139/– 128/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2023

Amy Ella Satterthwaite MNZM (born 7 October 1986) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling either right-arm medium or off break. She appeared in 145 One Day Internationals and 111 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2007 and 2022. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury, Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Lancashire Thunder, Lancashire and Manchester Originals.[1]

On 26 February 2017, against Australia, she became the first player in WODIs and second overall after Kumar Sangakkara in ODIs to score four consecutive hundreds.[2] In December 2017, she won the inaugural ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year award.[3][4] In September 2018, Suzie Bates stepped down as captain of New Zealand and was replaced by Satterthwaite.[5]

In July 2020, Satterthwaite was appointed as the vice-captain of the New Zealand women's cricket team,[6] with Sophie Devine appointed as the team's captain on a full-time basis.[7] In September 2020, in the first match of New Zealand's series against Australia, Satterthwaite played in her 100th WT20I.[8] In May 2022, Satterthwaite announced her retirement from international cricket, and from all cricket.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Amy Satterthwaite". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "White Fern seeks to outdo Kumar". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Amy Satterthwaite named ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year". NZ Herald. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Amy Satterthwaite replaced Suzie Bates as White Ferns captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Devine offered New Zealand captaincy on full-time basis". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Sophie Devine named permanent New Zealand captain". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Amy Satterthwaite on an 'awesome' path to show 'people can have a family and still play'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Amy Satterthwaite retires from international cricket after New Zealand contract snub". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Going out on top: Canterbury captain Amy Satterthwaite to retire at end of season". Stuff. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.