Suzie Bates

Suzannah Wilson "Suzie" Bates (born 16 September 1987) is a New Zealand cricketer and former captain of national women cricket team. Born at Dunedin, she plays domestic cricket for the Otago Sparks, as well as playing for the White Ferns. She currently holds the highest score and highest batting average in the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 cricket team. She won the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2013.[1] Bates again won ICC Women's ODI and T20I Cricketer of the Year 2015.[2][3]

Suzie Bates
Bates batting for Perth Scorchers during WBBL|02.
Personal information
Full nameSuzannah Wilson Bates
Born (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987
Dunedin, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 100)4 March 2006 v India
Last ODI26 March 2022 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 19)10 August 2007 v South Africa
Last T20I9 February 2022 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03–presentOtago
2012/13–2014/15Western Australia
2015/16–2016/17Perth Scorchers
2016Kent
2016–2019Southern Vipers
2017–2019Hampshire
2017/18–presentAdelaide Strikers
2018–2019Trailblazers
2019/20South Australia
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 125 125
Runs scored 4,548 3,344
Batting average 42.50 29.59
100s/50s 12/27 1/21
Top score 168 124*
Balls bowled 3,017 1,137
Wickets 75 50
Bowling average 33.17 25.52
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/7 4/26
Catches/stumpings 67/– 66/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 March 2022

Basketball

Bates represented New Zealand in Women's basketball during the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4] Suzie played professional basketball for the fr:Christchurch Sirens in the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), starting 24 games between 2007 and 2008,[5] before moving to the Otago Gold Rush in 2009 and the Logan Thunder (WNBL) in 2009/10.

Bates joined the Otago Nuggets as an assistant coach for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season.[6][7]

Cricket
Bates batting for New Zealand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

On 8 June 2018, she scored her tenth century in WODIs, with 151 runs against Ireland.[8] In the same match, she also became the leading run-scorer for New Zealand Women in WODIs, passing Debbie Hockley's total of 4,064 runs.[9] On 20 June 2018, during the match against South Africa Women in the 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series, Bates scored her first century in WT20I cricket.[10] In the same match, she also became the leading run-scorer in the format, passing Charlotte Edwards' total of 2,605 runs.[11] In the sixth match of the tri-series, Bates became the second woman, after Jenny Gunn, to play in 100 WT20I matches.[12]

In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.[13][14] In September 2018, she stepped down as captain of New Zealand and was replaced by Amy Satterthwaite.[15]

In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[16][17] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.[18] During the tournament, she became the first cricketer, male or female, to score 3,000 runs in Twenty20 International matches.[19] She was the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in the tournament, with 161 runs in four matches.[20] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[21]

In November 2018, she was named in the Adelaide Strikers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[22][23] In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[24] In September 2020, in the first match against Australia, Bates took her 50th wicket in WT20I cricket.[25]

In November 2020, Bates was nominated for the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade, and the award for women's ODI cricketer of the decade.[26][27] In February 2022, she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[28]

In April 2022, Bates was named the Super Smash Player of the Year at the annual Otago Cricket Awards.[29]

Awards

References
  1. "Ashes captains Clarke and Cook both hit a ton and pick up an annual award". The Guardian. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. "Bates named ICC ODI and T20I Player of the Year".
  3. "Suzie Bates scoops ICC Women's ODI and T20I Player of the Year awards".
  4. "Suzie Bates player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  5. "Print Career".
  6. Cheshire, Jeff (24 February 2021). "Bates joins Nuggets coaching ranks". odt.co.nz. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. Goosselink, Dave (24 February 2021). "Basketball: Injured White Ferns star Suzie Bates takes on Otago Nuggets coaching role". Newshub. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. "New Zealand make the highest ODI total of all time". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. "White Ferns smash world record total, Bates surpasses Hockley". Wisden India. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  10. "New Zealand break WT20I record as Suzie Bates hits maiden century". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  11. "New Zealand break WT20I record as Suzie Bates hits maiden century". Sun FM. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  12. "'T20I cricket has changed dramatically' – Suzie Bates marks 100 appearances". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  13. "Rachel Priest left out of New Zealand women contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  14. "Four new players included in White Ferns contract list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  15. "Amy Satterthwaite replaced Suzie Bates as White Ferns captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  16. "New Zealand women pick spin-heavy squads for Australia T20Is, World T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  17. "White Ferns turn to spin in big summer ahead". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  18. "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  19. "Splitting Bates and Devine 'didn't quite work out'". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  20. "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - New Zealand Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  21. "#WT20 report card: New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  22. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  23. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  24. "Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  25. "Ashleigh Gardner, Megan Schutt star in Australia win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  26. "Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steven Smith, Joe Root nominated for ICC men's cricketer of the decade award". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  27. "ICC Awards of the Decade announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  28. "Leigh Kasperek left out of New Zealand's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  29. "Suzie Bates wins big at Otago annual awards". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  30. Nicholson, Raf (13 April 2016). "Leading woman cricketer in the world: Suzie Bates". Wisden 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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