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Rachel Priest
Priest playing for Sydney Thunder, 2018
Personal information
Full name
Rachel Holly Priest
Born (1985-06-13) 13 June 1985 (age 39)
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
NicknamePriesty
BattingRight-handed
Bowlingn/a
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 158)15 July 2007 v Australia
Last ODI25 January 2020 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 17)19 July 2007 v Australia
Last T20I2 March 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003–2013Central Districts Hinds
2013–presentWellington Blaze
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 87 73
Runs scored 1694 831
Batting average 28.23 16.62
100s/50s 2/9 0/1
Top score 157 60
Catches/stumpings 72/21 41/31
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 March 2020

Rachel Holly Priest (born 13 July 1985 in New Plymouth, Taranaki) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Wellington Blaze in the State League. She was born in New Plymouth. She was the wicketkeeper in New Zealand's unsuccessful 2009 World Cup campaign.

Rachel Priest holds the record for the highest individual score by a batswoman in an ODI innings as wicketkeeper (157) and is the only wicketkeeper batswoman in ODI history to score 150 in an innings.[1]

In May 2018, she was signed by the Wales women's national cricket team, their first overseas signing.[2] In November 2018, she was named in Sydney Thunder's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[3][4] In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings by a wicketkeeper | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Wales sign up Rachel Priest for 2018 County season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.