Deborah Ann Hockley was born on 7 November 1962 and is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.
11 Facts About Debbie Hockley
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Debbie Hockley was the first woman to become President of New Zealand Cricket.
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Debbie Hockley appeared in 19 Test matches for New Zealand, making a high score of 126 not out and averaging 52.04 with the bat.
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Debbie Hockley captained New Zealand in six Tests, drawing them all.
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Debbie Hockley appeared in 118 One Day Internationals for New Zealand, averaging 41.89 with the bat.
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Debbie Hockley captained 27 of them, winning 12 and losing 15.
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Debbie Hockley was Player of the Match in the World Cup final in India in 1997 and holds the record for scoring the most runs by any woman in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, playing in five World Cups.
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Debbie Hockley was the first woman to reach 4000 ODI runs and to play 100 ODIs.
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Debbie Hockley was the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for New Zealand.
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Debbie Hockley was the fourth woman to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2013.
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In 2023, the award for New Zealand's most outstanding female cricketer of the year, the Debbie Hockley Medal, was named in her honour.