Hayley Jensen (cricketer)

Hayley Jensen (born 7 October 1992) is a New Zealand cricketer.[1] She lives in Australia, where she plays for the ACT Meteors and Melbourne Renegades.[2]

Jensen bowling for New Zealand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Hayley Jensen
Jensen batting for the ACT Meteors, 2017
Personal information
Full nameHayley Nicole Kayla Jensen
Born (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 128)22 February 2014 v West Indies
Last ODI7 October 2020 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 39)1 March 2014 v West Indies
Last T20I30 September 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–Canterbury Magicians
2015–Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLO WT20
Matches 14 30 88 98
Runs scored 122 86 1276 500
Batting average 12.20 8.60 19.33 12.19
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/6 0/0
Top score 21 19 73 37
Balls bowled 502 532 3125 1541
Wickets 10 24 79 70
Bowling average 39.10 24.91 27.69 23.15
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/26 3/11 5-33 3/11
Catches/stumpings 0/0 11/0 14/0 21/0
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2020

In June 2016, Jensen was banned from cricket for six months by Cricket Australia for betting AUD 2 on the first men's Test match between New Zealand and Australia at the Gabba in November 2015.[2][3] In August 2018, she was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket, after touring Ireland and England in the previous months.[4][5] In October 2018, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[6][7]

In January 2020, she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[8] She was the leading wicket-taker for New Zealand in the tournament, with seven dismissals in four matches.[9]

Personal life

In April 2019, Jensen married Australian cricketer Nicola Hancock.[10]

References
  1. "Hayley Jensen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. McFadden, Suzanne (22 February 2018). "Cricket for love, not money". Lockerroom. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. "CA bans three local players for cricket betting". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. "Rachel Priest left out of New Zealand women contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. "Four new players included in White Ferns contract list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. "New Zealand women pick spin-heavy squads for Australia T20Is, World T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. "White Ferns turn to spin in big summer ahead". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. "Lea Tahuhu returns to New Zealand squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2019/20 - New Zealand Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. "New Zealand allrounder Hayley Jensen marries Australia's Nicola Hancock". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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