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The International Cricket Council: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr as the winner of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year.

Acknowledging the outstanding female cricketer across all formats of the game during the calendar year, Kerr becomes the first New Zealander to win the coveted trophy after a momentous 2024 in which she inspired the White Ferns to their first ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

In T20Is alone, Kerr amassed 387 runs and took 29 wickets at an average of 15.55, yet it was during the World Cup campaign that her brilliance was most apparent - setting a new record for the most wickets in a single edition (15) and culminating in an unforgettable individual display in the final to secure the silverware and the Player of the Tournament accolade.