Mitchell Hay
New Zealand cricketer (born 2000)
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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.[2][3] 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]
Christchurch, New Zealand
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| Full name | Mitchell James Hay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 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, 18 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[9][10] 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]
