Katey Jane Martin was born on 7 February 1985 and is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman.
20 Facts About Katey Martin
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Katey Martin appeared in one Test match, 103 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2003 and 2022.
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Katey Martin played domestic cricket for Otago and Melbourne Stars.
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Katey Martin holds the record for the most matches and most wicket-keeping dismissals in New Zealand women's domestic one-day cricket, and is one of six players with 4,000 runs in New Zealand domestic one-day cricket, and one of six players with 2,000 runs in New Zealand domestic T20 cricket.
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Katey Martin made her List A high score in 2015, when she scored 118* for Otago against Northern Districts.
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In 2022, Katey Martin played in the FairBreak Invitational T20, where she played for Tornadoes, scoring 26 runs and making 6 dismissals.
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Katey Martin made her international debut in the first match of the series, a Test match, in which she scored 46 in the first innings.
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Katey Martin made her One Day International debut in the 1st ODI of the tour.
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Katey Martin made her Twenty20 International debut in 2008, against Australia.
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Katey Martin went on to play 103 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals.
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Katey Martin scored 7 ODI half-centuries, with a high score of 81, made from 72 deliveries in her side's 126-run victory over South Africa in 2016.
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Katey Martin took 63 catches and made 19 stumpings in ODIs.
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Katey Martin scored four T20I half-centuries, with a high score of 65, made from 42 deliveries against the West Indies in 2018.
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Katey Martin took 32 catches and made 25 stumpings in T20Is.
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Katey Martin played for New Zealand at the 2009,2017 and 2022 World Cups and at the 2009,2012,2014 and 2016 T20 World Cups.
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Katey Martin was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket in 2018, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.
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In March 2021, at the age of 36 years and 24 days, Katey Martin became the oldest player to represent New Zealand in a WT20I match, in their series against England.
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On 13 March 2022, in New Zealand's World Cup match against Australia, Katey Martin played in her 100th WODI match.
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Katey Martin played her final international match in the same tournament, in New Zealand's final group stage match against Pakistan.
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Katey Martin announced her retirement from all forms of cricket in May 2022.