Named ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year after helping the White Ferns to T20 World Cup glory, the leg-spinning all-rounder believes she is some way from reaching her full potential. Amelia Kerr has the world at her feet and she’s keen to keep them firmly on the ground.
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The 24-year-old was named ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year on Tuesday to cap a glorious 12 months that saw New Zealand win their first T20 World Cup title in October. The leg-spinning all-rounder was named Player of the Tournament in the UAE thanks to 15 wickets and 135 runs, and her match-winning performances saw her beat South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt, Australia’s Annabel Sutherland and Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu to win the end-of-year prize.
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In doing so, Kerr has become the first Kiwi, either male or female, to claim an ICC Cricketer of the Year award but – in an ominous message to her rivals – she insists she is yet to reach her full potential with either bat or ball. With the 50-over World Cup to come in spin-friendly India later this year, Kerr – who took 3-24 in the T20 final against South Africa - is refusing to become complacent and is working to develop more weapons to add to her already stacked arsenal, as the White Ferns plot their bid to add to their trophy cabinet.
“There is a lot to celebrate and I just want to be the best version I can be both on and off the field as well,” she said. “If I was 24 and saying I am the best I can be, that would be pretty sad. I don’t think any player would say they are the complete product and that is why we keep playing the game, we want to get better.
