Rachel Priest

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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 40)
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
NicknamePriesty
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 158)25 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
2003/04–2012/13Central Districts
2010Staffordshire
2013/14–2019/20Wellington
2015/16–2016/17Melbourne Renegades
2016–2017Berkshire
2016–2019Western Storm
2017/18–2019/20Sydney Thunder
2018–2019Wales
2020/21–2021/22Hobart Hurricanes
2020/21–2021/22Tasmania
2021Trent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 87 75 257 294
Runs scored 1,694 873 6,208 6,023
Batting average 28.23 16.78 30.13 24.48
100s/50s 2/9 0/1 8/31 3/23
Top score 157 60 178* 106*
Balls bowled 19 10
Wickets 0 1
Bowling average 10.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 0/1 1/5
Catches/stumpings 72/21 41/32 181/68 129/157
Source: CricketArchive, 21 March 2021

Rachel Holly Priest (born 13 June 1985 in New Plymouth, Taranaki) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She played for New Zealand between 2007 and 2020.

Career

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Domestic and franchise

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In May 2018, she was signed by the Wales women's national cricket team, their first overseas signing.[1] In November 2018, she was named in Sydney Thunder's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[2][3] In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[4] She also played for the Wellington Blaze in the State League.

In June 2020, Priest joined the Tasmanian Tigers in Australia's Women's National Cricket League.[5]

She was drafted by Trent Rockets for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[6]

International

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She made her ODI debut in 2007 against Australia. Priest played in 87 ODIs and 75 T20Is for New Zealand before retiring from international cricket in 2020. Priest holds the record for the highest individual score by a better in a Women's ODI innings as wicketkeeper (157) and is the only wicketkeeper in Women's ODI history to score 150 in an innings.[7] In June 2020, Priest announced her retirement from international cricket.[8][9]

One Day International centuries

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Runs Match Opponents City Venue Year
108 60  Sri Lanka Lincoln, New Zealand Bert Sutcliffe Oval 2015[10]
157 62  Sri Lanka Lincoln, New Zealand Bert Sutcliffe Oval 2015[11]
  • Source: CricInfo[12]

See also

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References

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  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
  • Rachel Priest at ESPNcricinfo
  • Rachel Priest at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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