New Zealand cricketer
Kerry-Anne Tomlinson (born 19 January 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Central Districts. She has also played club cricket in the Netherlands and briefly played for the Netherlands women's national cricket team.
Personal life
Tomlinson was born in Gisborne.[1] She is of Ngāti Porou/Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent.[1]
Netherlands career
Tomlinson qualified to play for the Netherlands women's national cricket team after several seasons of club cricket in the Netherlands.[2] She has played in four One Day International (ODI) matches at the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh.[3] She was named player of the match against Zimbabwe after taking 2/34 and scoring 46 not out.[4] She returned to the Netherlands in 2022 as a player-coach for Voorburg Cricket Club.[5]
New Zealand career
In November 2016, Tomlinson became the first woman to be awarded the New Zealand Māori Cricket Scholarship. The scholarship which recognises Māori talent was awarded to Tomlinson for launching Northern Māori Women, the first women's Māori domestic cricket team in New Zealand's history.[1][6]
In 2024, Tomlinson was named captain of the New Zealand Māori women's cricket team for the 2024 Women's T20I Pacific Cup.[7]
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