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| Full name | Mitchell James Hay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 292) | 10 December 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 216) | 13 November 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 January 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 104) | 9 November 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 November 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mitchell James Hay (born 20 August 2000) is a New Zealand international cricketer.1 A member of the Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club he attended Christchurch Boys' High School and represented the school in three Gillette Cup National Secondary Schools tournaments. He made his List A debut on 13 December 2020, for Canterbury in the 2020–21 Ford Trophy.23 He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 December 2021, for Canterbury in the 2021–22 Super Smash.4 He made his first-class debut on 29 March 2022, for Canterbury in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season.5
Career
In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand A cricket team for their first-class series against Australia.6 On 17 March 2024, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, against Northern Districts in the 2023–24 Plunket Shield season.7
In July 2024, he trained at Chennai Super Kings Academy in Chennai for the series against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and India.8 In October 2024, he received his maiden call-up for national team for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka.910 He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 9 November 2024 against Sri Lanka.11 On 10 November, the second match of the series, he set a new record for the most dismissals (6) by a wicket-keeper in a T20I innings.12
References
References
- "Mitchell Hay". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- "13th Match, New Plymouth, Dec 13 2020, The Ford Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- @CanterburyCrick (13 December 2020). "Congrats to Mitch Hay on the debut! Go well" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "5th Match (N), Christchurch, Dec 10 2021, Super Smash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- "21st Match, Rangiora, Mar 29 - Apr 1 2022, Plunket Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- "Bruce, Bracewell, Ajaz in NZ A squad for four-day matches against Australia A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- "Leader alarm bells: Canterbury frustrates ND while Foxcroft rips through Firebirds". NZC. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- "NZ's Robinson, Foxcroft and Hay train in Chennai as transition to next generation looms". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- "Smith & Hay earn maiden call-ups | Santner to lead against Sri Lanka". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- "Santner named NZ's interim captain for SL white-ball tour; Smith and Hay get maiden call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- "Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Dambulla- November 09, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- "New Zealand's Mitchell Hay sets all-time wicketkeeping record in Dambulla". Cricket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.