New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy
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Amelia Kerr and Jacob Duffy have taken the top honours at the New Zealand Cricket Awards.
White Ferns captain Kerr secured an unprecedented fourth-straight Debbie Hockley Medal while Duffy claimed the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal.
Amelia Kerr of New Zealand White Ferns.
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Kerr helped the Wellington Blaze to their third-straight Super Smash title, and topped the run-scoring for the White Ferns in T20 internationals with 354 runs at an average of 70.
Duffy took 25 test wickets at an average of 16, including three five-wicket hauls in just four tests.
The Southlander delivered over 150 overs in the three-test series against the West Indies, more than any other New Zealand bowler, highlighted by a marathon 43-over stint against the West Indies in the first Test at Christchurch.
Duffy also picked up the Test Player of the Year award and the Winsor Cup for men’s first-class bowling, becoming one of the few players to claim three major awards in a single evening.
Former New Zealand player, board director, board chair, and NZC chief executive Martin Snedden was recognised with the Bert Sutcliffe Medal for outstanding services to cricket.
[]h2026 New Zealand Cricket Awards Winners
- Debbie Hockley Medal: Melie Kerr
- Sir Richard Hadlee Medal: Jacob Duffy
- Bert Sutcliffe Medal for Outstanding Services to Cricket: Martin Snedden
- Test Player of the Year: Jacob Duffy
- Men’s ODI Player of the Year: Daryl Mitchell
- Women’s ODI Player of the Year: Brooke Halliday
- Men’s T20I Player of the Year: Tim Seifert
- Women’s T20I Player of the Year: Melie Kerr
- Men’s Domestic Player of the Year: Henry Nicholls
- Women’s Domestic Player of the Year: Jess Kerr
- Super Smash Men’s Player of the Year: Katene Clarke
- Super Smash Women’s Player of the Year: Jess Kerr
- Redpath Cup (men’s first-class batting): Henry Nicholls
- Ruth Martin Cup (women’s domestic batting): Kate Anderson
- Winsor Cup (men’s first-class bowling): Jacob Duffy
- Phyl Blackler Cup (women’s domestic bowling): Jess Kerr
- Umpire of the Year: Chris Gaffaney
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