New Zealand cricketer (born 2000)
Mitchell James Hay (born 20 August 2000) is a New Zealand international cricketer .[ 1] He made his List A debut on 13 December 2020, for Canterbury in the 2020–21 Ford Trophy .[ 2] [ 3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 December 2021, for Canterbury in the 2021–22 Super Smash .[ 4] He made his first-class debut on 29 March 2022, for Canterbury in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season .[ 5]
Career
In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand A cricket team for their first-class series against Australia .[ 6] On 17 March 2024, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, against Northern Districts in the 2023–24 Plunket Shield season .[ 7]
In July 2024, he trained at Chennai Super Kings Academy in Chennai for the series against Afghanistan , Sri Lanka and India .[ 8] In October 2024, he received his maiden call-up for national team for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka.[ 9] [ 10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 9 November 2024 against Sri Lanka.[ 11] On 10 November, the second match of the series, he set a new record for the most dismissals (6) by a wicket-keeper in a T20I innings.[ 12]
References
^ "Mitchell Hay" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 13 December 2020 .
^ "13th Match, New Plymouth, Dec 13 2020, The Ford Trophy" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 13 December 2020 .
^ @CanterburyCrick (13 December 2020). "Congrats to Mitch Hay on the debut! Go well" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "5th Match (N), Christchurch, Dec 10 2021, Super Smash" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 10 December 2021 .
^ "21st Match, Rangiora, Mar 29 - Apr 1 2022, Plunket Shield" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 29 March 2022 .
^ "Bruce, Bracewell, Ajaz in NZ A squad for four-day matches against Australia A" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 2 April 2023 .
^ "Leader alarm bells: Canterbury frustrates ND while Foxcroft rips through Firebirds" . NZC . Retrieved 19 March 2024 .
^ "NZ's Robinson, Foxcroft and Hay train in Chennai as transition to next generation looms" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 11 November 2024 .
^ "Smith & Hay earn maiden call-ups | Santner to lead against Sri Lanka" . New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 22 October 2024 .
^ "Santner named NZ's interim captain for SL white-ball tour; Smith and Hay get maiden call-ups" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 October 2024 .
^ "Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Dambulla- November 09, 2024" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 11 November 2024 .
^ "New Zealand's Mitchell Hay sets all-time wicketkeeping record in Dambulla" . Cricket.com . Retrieved 10 November 2024 .
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