On Sunday New Zealand WHITE FERN Amy Satterthwaite became the first woman in the world to score four ODI centuries in a row — equalling the world record feat of Kumar Sangakarra in men’s ODI cricket.
Now that everyone’s talking about Amy’s sublime abilities, we thought you might appreciate a quick dossier to help you sound completely expert on a WHITE FERNS living legend. Here goes.
Branch
One look at Amy and you can see why this is the nickname. Tall and 100 per cent pure ectomorph, which only adds to her Goweresque elegance while scoring centuries at the crease.
Spot the difference. PHOTOSPORT
Goweresque?
They’re both lefties. Southpaws. But instead of being awkward lefties, they’re incredibly graceful lefties who bat with unforgettable elegance. For everyone under 40, Gower as in David Gower, who used to England captain back in the 1980s. They’re about the same height, which is quite tall.
Sixteen
Age at which Amy first represented the Canterbury Magicians so at 30 she has spent almost half her life representing Canterbury in top level cricket. This summer she captained the Mags to the national One-Day title and last summer she captained them to the national T20 title. She captained them to titles before that as well. Amy was named Domestic Women’s Player of the Year at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards for last season.
What does she bowl?
No, no. no. no. NO. Not medium pace. NOT medium pace! You will read everywhere online, even on authorities like Cricinfo, that Amy bowls right-arm medium pace. Yeah nah. Amy used to bowl right-arm medium pace, but that was ages ago, like, 2010. She is such a good cricketer that she not only successfully converted to bowling offies (off-spin), but did it well enough that now she plays an invaluable all-round role for New Zealand at international level with the ball as a spinner. So she does it all. And she does all this right-armed, not left-armed. And like Anna Peterson, she bowls wickets!! In August 2007, Amy took six wickets for just 17 runs against England which is to this day the only six-wicket haul in a women's T20 International by anyone ever anywhere. Even more Amy-azingly, she did that on T20 International debut! Special.
This is off-spin ⬆️ Not medium pace. PHOTOSPORT
Culverden
Where Amy Satterthwaite grew up. Not many international cricketers come from Culverden but the ones who do are world-beaters.
2007
The year Amy first made the WHITE FERNS, when she was just 20, against Australia, on 19 July in a T20 International. It’s the same year she captained the Magicians for the first time. She made her One-Day International debut two days later, also against Australia, in Darwin in that year's Rose Bowl Series.
Amy Satterthwaite. Winning stuff since last century. PHOTOSPORT
The top ODI batsman of 2016
Now we’re moving into territory to help you slam your next pub quiz. Actually this fact should be heaps better known than it is. Amy made cricket number-crunchers the world over sit up and take notice last year because she scored 853 runs in 15 ODIs across the year at the rockstar average of 85.30. Former Australia captain Belinda Clark and WHITE FERNS legend and former captain and now NZC President Debbie Hockley are the only other women in history to have scored more ODI runs in a calendar year (both in 1997). Meg Lanning, the current Australia captain, was the next most prolific batsman of 2016, but she’s still a whole 92 runs behind and from the same number of matches.
137 not out v Pak (148 balls); 115 not out v Pak (101 balls); 123 v Pak (99 balls) and 102 not out (113 balls) v Aus
Amy’s women’s world record four centuries in a row. So current right now that John Campbell interviewed her. If Amy gets a bat at Bay Oval on Thursday, it could be five… and NOBODY has ever done that, not even Sangakarra! Free entry for 11am in Mt Maunganui so don’t miss out if you're about. You could see world cricket history (no pressure Branch). Or watch it for free online with our livestream right here on http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/live-streaming
