Place Of Birth
Christchurch, Canterbury
Born
20 August 2000
Country
New Zealand
Role
WK-Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Mitchell Hay
Mitchell Hay
Mitchell Hay
Mitchell Hay (born August 20, 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer and wicket-keeper from Christchurch, specializing as a right-handed middle-order batter for Canterbury. Representing New Zealand A and the senior team, he is known for his sharp reflexes and rapid domestic scoring, including a standout 2023-24 season with Canterbury.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A · 2nd Unofficial Test | First Class | April 23, 2026 | 32 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 38.55 |
| Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A · 1st Unofficial Test | First Class | April 16, 2026 | 33 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 41.25 |
| Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A · 1st Unofficial ODI | List A | April 5, 2026 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Canterbury Kings vs Central Districts · Match 20 | First Class | March 18, 2026 | 87 | 179 | 9 | 0 | 48.60 |
| Canterbury Kings vs Central Districts · Final | List A | February 22, 2026 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Central Districts vs Canterbury Kings · 29th Match | List A | February 17, 2026 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 72.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand A tour of Sri Lanka 2026 | LISTA | Apr 5, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| New Zealand tour of India 2026 | ODI | Jan 11, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 105.26 |
| Super Smash 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026 | 113 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 166.18 |
| Plunket Shield 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Nov 18, 2025 - Mar 30, 2026 | 307 | 615 | 32 | 4 | 49.92 |
| West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025 | TEST | Nov 5, 2025 - Dec 22, 2025 | 61 | 93 | 9 | 1 | 65.59 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand vs Pakistan · 2nd ODI | ODI | April 2, 2025 | 99 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 126.92 |
| New Zealand vs Sri Lanka · 2nd T20I | T20I | December 30, 2024 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 215.79 |
Matches
Sri Lanka A Sri Lanka A
New Zealand A New Zealand A
Sri Lanka A Sri Lanka A
New Zealand A New Zealand A
Major Teams Represented
- New Zealand (International), New Zealand A, New Zealand XI, Canterbury Kings (Domestic)
International Debuts
- Test Debut: 10 December 2025 vs West Indies
- ODI Debut: 13 November 2024 vs Sri Lanka
- T20I Debut: 9 November 2024 vs Sri Lanka
Key Records & Milestones
- Record Dismissals: Set a record for the most dismissals (6) by a wicketkeeper in a T20I innings (5 catches, 1 stumping) on November 10, 2024, in his second T20I match against Sri Lanka.
- Test Milestone: Scored a half-century on Test debut against the West Indies in December 2025.
- First-Class Maiden Century: Scored his first first-class century (146 runs) on March 17, 2024, against Northern Districts in the 2023–24 Plunket Shield.
- Canterbury Player of the Year: Awarded the Canterbury Men's Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season after scoring 989 runs across formats.
Champions/trophy
- Gillette Cup: Won back-to-back Gillette Cup National Secondary Schools tournaments in 2016 and 2017 with Christchurch Boys High School.
- Plunket Shield: Regular contributor to Canterbury's campaigns, helping secure top-order success in the 2023-24 season.
Statistics (as Of April 2026)
- Test: 1 Match, 61 Runs, 61.00 Avg, 3 Catches
- ODI: 10 Matches, 186 Runs, 31.00 Avg, 14 Catches, Highest Score 99*
- T20I: 12 Matches, 89 Runs, 25 Catches, 2 Stumpings
- First-Class: 35 Matches, 2135 Runs, 46.41 Avg, 106 Catches, 2 Stumpings
- List A: 53 Matches, 970 Runs, 22.56 Avg, 54 Catches
