Who are the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award winners over the Years?

The International Cricket Council (ICC) rewards the athletes who perform brilliantly at the international level throughout the year in various categories, every year. Additionally, they have also been inducted to award the stand-out performers every month, with the award coined as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month, since 2021.

In this article, we will have a look at the list of winners of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year Awards (since 2017). It was previously known as the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year.

Who are the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award winners over the Years?
Who are the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award winners over the Years?

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year:

Ellyse Perry (2017, and 2019):

The veteran 34-year-old all-rounder from New South Wales, Ellyse Perry is the only Australian to have received the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year award, twice in 2017 and 2019. She picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 7.25 in three innings with the ball for her side in the T20I format in the year 2017. She scored 28 runs in three innings with the bat for her side in the format in 2017.

As far as the ODI format is concerned, she scored 515 runs at a strike rate of 75.29 and an impressive average of 57.22 in 12 innings with the bat for Australia. Her tally of runs included 6 half-centuries with her best performance with the bat for her side in the format coming on 2nd July 2017 against New Zealand in the 10th match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2017, when she scored a brilliant half-century (71 off 91 balls), she was also awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant innings with the bat for her side. She was also the leading run-scorer for Australia and the 3rd highest run-scorer of the 2017 ODI World Cup with 404 runs at a mind-boggling average of 80.80 in 8 innings with the bat for her side in the tournament. She also picked up 9 wickets in 8 innings with the ball for her side in the tournament. She also picked up 14 wickets at an economy of 4.63 in 13 innings with the ball for her side in 2017.

In the red-ball format, she had scored an unbeaten double century (213* off 374 balls) in a one-off pink-ball Test match in November 2017 at the North Sydney Oval, Sydney. She was also awarded the Player of the Match for her impressive all-round performance in the game. She also picked up three wickets with the ball in that game. In the year 2019, she picked up one wicket with the ball and scored 192 runs including one half-century and one century in a couple of innings with the bat in the red-ball format.

Australia's Ellyse Perry won the award twice in 2017 and 2019
Australia’s Ellyse Perry won the award twice in 2017 and 2019

In the ODI format, she had scored 441 runs at a sensational average of 73.50 in 11 innings with the bat for her side. Her tally of runs included a couple of half-centuries and a couple of centuries, with her best performance for her side in the format coming on 8th September 2019 against the West Indies when she scored an unbeaten century (112* off 118 balls) for her side and was also awarded the Player of the Match for her match-winning performance for her side.

She also picked up 21 wickets at an impressive average of 13.52 and an economy of 3.78 in 12 innings with the ball for her side in the ODI format, in 2019. Her tally of wickets also included her career-best figures (10-4-22-7) in her spell with the ball on 7th July 2019, in the 3rd ODI against England at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, she was also named the Player of the Match for her breath-taking spell with the ball for her side.

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In the T20I format, she picked up 6 wickets in 9 innings with the ball for her side in the format in 2019. She also scored 150 runs at a strike rate of 112.78 in 6 innings with the bat for her side in 2019.

Smriti Mandhana (2018, and 2021):

The 28-year-old left-handed opening batter Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian to clinch a couple of Rachael Heyhoe Flint Awards for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year in 2018 and 2021. She has scored 669 runs at a mind-blowing average of 66.90 in 12 innings with the bat for India in the ODI format in 2018. Her tally of runs included 7 half-centuries and a century (135 off 129 balls) against South Africa on 7th February 2018 at Kimberly. In the T20I format, she scored 622 runs at a strike rate of 130.67 in 23 innings with the bat for her side in 2018. Her tally of runs included five half-centuries in the format that year.

India's Smriti Mandhana won the award twice in 2018 and 2021
India’s Smriti Mandhana won the award twice in 2018 and 2021

In the ODI format in 2021, she scored 352 runs at an impressive average of 35.20 in 11 innings with the bat for India. Her tally of runs included a couple of half-centuries in the format that year. In the T20I format, she scored 255 runs at a strike rate of 131.44 and an impressive average of 31.87 in 9 innings. Her tally of runs included a couple of half-centuries in the format for India that year. In the red-ball format, she scored 244 runs at an average of 61 in four innings with the bat for her side in 2021. Her tally of runs included one half-century and a century with the bat for her side that year.

Nat Sciver-Brunt (2022, and 2023):

The veteran 32-year-old all-rounder from England is the only English player and the only player man or woman to be named as the Cricketer of the Year in successive years, 2022 and 2023. She scored 271 runs at a strike rate of 109.71 and an average of 27.10 in 13 innings with the bat for her side in the T20I format in 2022. She also picked up 6 wickets in 13 innings with the ball for England in the T20I format in 2022.

In the ODI format, she amassed 833 runs at a sensational average of around 60% (59.50) in 16 innings with the bat for her side in the format. Her tally of runs included 5 half-centuries and a couple of centuries, with her best performance, which also happens to be her career-best performance with the bat coming on 3rd April 2022 in the ODI World Cup final against Australia, when she stayed unbeaten on 148* (121 balls) at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch. However, she unfortunately couldn’t guide her side over the line. Besides her exploits with the bat, she also picked up 11 wickets at an economy of 4.92 in 16 innings with the ball for her side in the ODI format in 2022. Her best performance with the ball for her side in 2022 in the format came on 11th July 2022 in the 1st ODI against South Africa when she returned with impressive match figures of 9.4-0-59-4 in her spell at the County Ground, Northampton. It is also her career-best performance with the ball for her side in the format to date.

England's Nat Sciver-Brunt won the award twice in 2022 and 2023
England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt won the award twice in 2022 and 2023

In the red-ball format, she scored 242 runs in three innings including a half-century and a century in 2022. Her career-best performance came when she scored an unbeaten 169* (263 balls) at Taunton in June 2022. She also picked up five wickets in four innings with the ball for her side in the format in 2022.

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In the year 2023, in the T20I format, she scored 364 runs at a strike rate of 135.82 and an average of 45.50 in 10 innings with the bat for her side in the format. Her tally of runs included 3 half-centuries. She also picked up 5 wickets in 9 innings with the ball for her side in the format. In the ODI format, she picked up three wickets in three innings with the ball and scored 393 runs at a strike rate of 107.37 in five innings with the bat. Her tally of runs included 3 centuries. In the red-ball format, she scored 137 runs in four innings with the bat and picked up 1 wicket in three innings with the ball.

Melie Kerr (2024):

The young 24-year-old experienced all-rounder Melie Kerr from Wellington became the first White Ferns player to be named as the recipient of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2024. One of her most impressive and impactful performances of the year 2024, came in the 9th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and hosted by Bangladesh.

She was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 15 wickets at an average of 7.33 and an impressive economy of 4.85 in six innings with the ball for New Zealand in the tournament. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the tournament came on 8th October 2024 against Australia when she returned with impressive match figures of 4-0-26-4 in her spell at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Besides her exploits with the ball, she was also the 3rd best batter for the White Ferns in the tournament with 135 runs at an impressive average of 27 in six innings with the bat for her side in the tournament. She played an instrumental role in helping her side clinch their maiden ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title. As a result, she was also awarded the Player of the Tournament.

New Zealand's Melie Kerr won the award in 2024
New Zealand’s Melie Kerr won the award in 2024

She has scored 387 runs at an average of 24.18 and a strike rate of 103.75 in 18 innings with the bat for New Zealand in the year 2024. She has picked up 29 wickets at an average of 15.55 and an economy of 6.81 in 18 innings with a couple of four-wicket hauls in the format. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the year came on 22nd September 2024 in the 2nd T20I against Australia, when she returned with impressive match figures of 4-0-20-4 in her spell at Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay.

As far as the ODI format is concerned, she has scored 264 runs at a decent average of 33 in 9 innings with the bat for her side in the format in 2024. Besides her contributions with the bat, she picked up 14 wickets at an economy of 5.12 in 9 innings with the ball, including a couple of four-wicket hauls. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the format came on 24th October 2024 in the 1st ODI against India, when she returned with impressive match figures of 9-1-42-4 in her spell at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

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