Katie Perkins

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Katie Perkins

| female = true

| image =

| country = New Zealand

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2012–2020

| fullname = Katie Teresa Perkins

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batter

| club1 = Auckland

| year1 = {{nowrap|2006/07–2022/23}}

| club2 = Adelaide Strikers

| year2 = 2020/21

| odidebutdate = 25 January

| odidebutyear = 2012

| odidebutagainst = Australia

| odicap = 124

| lastodidate = 7 October

| lastodiyear = 2020

| lastodiagainst = Australia

| T20Idebutdate = 20 January

| T20Idebutyear = 2012

| T20Idebutagainst = Australia

| T20Icap = 37

| lastT20Idate = 30 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2020

| lastT20Iagainst = Australia

| columns = 4

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = WODI

| matches1 = 73

| runs1 = 1198

| bat avg1 = 27.22

| 100s/50s1 = 0/4

| top score1 = 78

| catches/stumpings1 = 35/–

| column2 = WT20I

| matches2 = 55

| runs2 = 448

| bat avg2 = 17.23

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 34

| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–

| column3 = WLA

| matches3 = 208

| runs3 = 4,668

| bat avg3 = 33.58

| 100s/50s3 = 4/27

| top score3 = 113*

| catches/stumpings3 = 95/–

| column4 = WT20

| matches4 = 172

| runs4 = 2,699

| bat avg4 = 26.99

| 100s/50s4 = 0/9

| top score4 = 75*

| catches/stumpings4 = 53/–

| date = 6 March 2023

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/151/151365/151365.html CricketArchive

}}

Katie Teresa Perkins (born 7 July 1988) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/274958.html |title=Katie Perkins |accessdate=7 April 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} She appeared in 73 One Day Internationals and 55 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2012 and 2020. She played domestic cricket for Auckland, as well as playing one match for Adelaide Strikers.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/151/151365/151365.html |title=Player Profile: Katie Perkins |work=CricketArchive |access-date=6 March 2023}}

In 2013, she graduated as a police constable from the Royal New Zealand Police College.{{Cite web |url=http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/news-items/archive/white-fern-perkins-graduates-police-college |title=White Fern Perkins graduates Police College |access-date=17 April 2017 |work=blackcaps.co.nz |archive-date=17 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155938/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/news-items/archive/white-fern-perkins-graduates-police-college |url-status=dead }}

Career

Perkins made her Women's T20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for New Zealand Women against Australia on 20 January 2012. Five days later, she made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against the same team.

In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, following the tours of Ireland and England in the previous months.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154075.html |title=Rachel Priest left out of New Zealand women contracts |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=2 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/792631 |title=Four new players included in White Ferns contract list |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=2 August 2018}} In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.{{cite web|url= https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1591861 |title=Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=29 January 2020}}

Perkins retired from all forms of cricket in February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://aucklandcricket.co.nz/club-cricket/perkins-huddleston-bow-out-with-hearts-as-an-outside-chance-to-reach-finals/ |title=Perkins & Huddleston bow out with HEARTS as an outside chance to reach finals |publisher=Auckland Cricket |date=24 February 2023 |access-date=6 March 2023}}

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