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Suzie Bates
Leading New Zealand’s batting across two decades and winning the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup.
ICC ODI award · Two ICC awards
- Born
- 16 September 1987
- Birthplace
- Dunedin, New Zealand
More people
Suzie Bates
New Zealand cricketer and former captain who also represented her country in Olympic basketball.
Early life
Family cricket
Grew up playing with older brothers who loved the game.
Two sports
Developed in both cricket and basketball in Dunedin.
Career
- 2006–2010
International breakthrough
Entered the White Ferns and competed at the Beijing Olympics in basketball.
- 2011–2018
New Zealand captain
Led the national cricket team while establishing herself among the game’s leading batters.
- 2019–2026
Senior player
Continued internationally, including the 2024 world title and her final T20 World Cup in 2026.
Selected work
ICC ODI award
Named Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year.
Two ICC awards
Won both the women’s ODI and T20I annual awards.
T20 World Cup
Helped New Zealand win the tournament for the first time.
Beyond work
Olympic basketball
Played for the Tall Ferns at Beijing 2008.
Coaching
Worked as an assistant coach with the Otago Nuggets basketball team.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Early cricket — ICC ↗Photo: Bahnfrend. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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