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]

Mitchell Hay
Personal information
Full name
Mitchell James Hay
Born (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 24)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman, Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 216)13 November 2024 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI19 November 2024 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 104)9 November 2024 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I10 November 2024 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020/21–presentCanterbury
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 2 19 26 30
Runs scored 3 1,244 491 311
Batting average 1.50 46.07 20.45 17.27
100s/50s 0/0 1/10 0/2 0/1
Top score 3 146 82 73*
Catches/stumpings 6/1 61/1 29/0 21/2
Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2023

Career

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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

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  1. ^ "Mitchell Hay". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ "13th Match, New Plymouth, Dec 13 2020, The Ford Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ @CanterburyCrick (13 December 2020). "Congrats to Mitch Hay on the debut! Go well" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "5th Match (N), Christchurch, Dec 10 2021, Super Smash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ "21st Match, Rangiora, Mar 29 - Apr 1 2022, Plunket Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Bruce, Bracewell, Ajaz in NZ A squad for four-day matches against Australia A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Leader alarm bells: Canterbury frustrates ND while Foxcroft rips through Firebirds". NZC. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  8. ^ "NZ's Robinson, Foxcroft and Hay train in Chennai as transition to next generation looms". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Smith & Hay earn maiden call-ups | Santner to lead against Sri Lanka". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Santner named NZ's interim captain for SL white-ball tour; Smith and Hay get maiden call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Dambulla- November 09, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  12. ^ "New Zealand's Mitchell Hay sets all-time wicketkeeping record in Dambulla". Cricket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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