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{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer 
|                name = Debbie Hockley
|    honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|size=100%}}
|               image = Debbie Hockley CNZM (cropped).jpg
|              female = true
|             caption = Hockley in 2021
|            fullname = Deborah Ann Hockley
|          birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|07|df=y}}
|         birth_place = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
|            nickname = 
|              height = 
|             country = New Zealand 
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 1979–2000
|            batting  = Right-handed
|            bowling  = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] 
|                role = [[All-rounder]]

|       testdebutdate = 26 January
|       testdebutyear = 1979
|    testdebutagainst = Australia
|             testcap = 74
|        lasttestdate = 12 July
|        lasttestyear = 1996
|     lasttestagainst = England

|        odidebutdate = 10 January
|        odidebutyear = 1982
|     odidebutagainst = England
|              odicap = 27
|         lastodidate = 23 December
|         lastodiyear = 2000
|      lastodiagainst = Australia

|               club1 = [[Canterbury Magicians|Canterbury]]
|               year1 = 1977/78–1984/85
|               club2 = [[North Shore women's cricket team|North Shore]]
|               year2 = 1985/86–1989/90
|               club3 = [[Canterbury Magicians|Canterbury]]
|               year3 = {{nowrap|1990/91–1999/00}}

|             columns = 4

|             column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
|            matches1 = 19
|               runs1 = 1,301
|            bat avg1 = 52.04
|           100s/50s1 = 4/7
|          top score1 = 126[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries1 = 492
|            wickets1 = 5
|           bowl avg1 = 29.20
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 2/9
|  catches/stumpings1 = 9/–

|             column2 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
|            matches2 = 118
|               runs2 = 4,066
|            bat avg2 = 41.91
|           100s/50s2 = 4/34
|          top score2 = 117
|         deliveries2 = 1,521
|            wickets2 = 20
|           bowl avg2 = 42.65
|            fivefor2 = 0
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = 3/49
|  catches/stumpings2 = 41/–

|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|WFC]]
|            matches3 = 89
|               runs3 = 5,105
|            bat avg3 = 51.05
|           100s/50s3 = 12/23
|          top score3 = 164[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries3 = 1,596
|            wickets3 = 29
|           bowl avg3 = 21.75
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 4/26
|  catches/stumpings3 = 54/–

|             column4 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]
|            matches4 = 214
|               runs4 = 8,225
|            bat avg4 = 49.54
|           100s/50s4 = 11/66
|          top score4 = 141
|         deliveries4 = 3,497
|            wickets4 = 94
|           bowl avg4 = 19.72
|            fivefor4 = 1
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling4 = 5/18
|  catches/stumpings4 = 75/–

| date               = 3 August
| year               = 2021
| source             = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6403/6403.html CricketArchive
}}

'''Deborah Ann Hockley''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM}} (born 7 November 1962) is a New Zealand former [[cricket]]er who played as a right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]] and right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]]. Hockley was the first woman to become President of [[New Zealand Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/where-are-they-now-the-white-ferns-of-2000 |title=Where are they now? The White Ferns of 2000 |work=Newsroom |date=30 March 2022 |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
Hockley played domestic cricket for [[Canterbury Magicians|Canterbury]] and [[North Shore women's cricket team|North Shore]].<ref name="ca profile">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6403/6403.html |title=Player Profile: Debbie Hockley |work=CricketArchive |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
Hockley appeared in 19 [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]], making a high score of 126 not out and averaging 52.04 with the bat. Hockley [[New Zealand national cricket captains|captained New Zealand]] in six Tests, drawing them all. She also appeared in 118 [[Women's One Day International|One Day Internationals]] for New Zealand, averaging 41.89 with the bat. She captained 27 of them, winning 12 and losing 15. She was also Player of the Match in the [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup#Final|World Cup final]] in India in 1997 and holds the record for scoring the most runs by any woman in the [[ICC Women's Cricket World Cup]] (1501),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=68;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Records {{!}} Women's World Cup {{!}} Most runs {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124180244/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=68;type=trophy|archive-date=24 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>  playing in five World Cups.<ref name="NZC's first female president">{{cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/82980218/Debbie-Hockley-poised-to-be-named-New-Zealand-Crickets-first-female-president | title=Debbie Hockley poised to be named New Zealand Cricket's first female president | publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] | date=9 August 2016 | access-date=14 December 2017 | author=Egan, Brendon | author-link=Brendon Egan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182434/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/82980218/Debbie-Hockley-poised-to-be-named-New-Zealand-Crickets-first-female-president | archive-date=14 December 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Hockley was the first woman to reach 4000 ODI runs and to play 100 ODIs.<ref name=ESPNcricinfo>{{ESPNcricinfo|id=54298| accessdate=14 December 2017}}</ref> She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/pathmakers-first-to-1000-odi-runs-from-each-country/ |title=Pathmakers – First to 1000 ODI runs from each country |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> Her international career spanned from 1979 to 2000.<ref name="ca profile"/>

== International centuries ==

=== Test centuries ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="8" |Debbie Hockley's Test centuries<ref>{{cite web |title=All-round records {{!}} Women's Test matches {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com – DA Hockley |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/54298.html?class=8;template=results;type=allround;view=match |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! style="width:40px;" |#
! style="width:50px;" |Runs
! style="width:50px;" |Match
! style="width:125px;" |Opponents
! style="width:350px;" |City/Country
! style="width:300px;" |Venue
! style="width:50px;" |Year
|-
|'''1'''
|107[[not out|*]]
|6
|{{crw|ENG}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Canterbury]], [[England]]
|[[St Lawrence Ground]]
|[[New Zealand women's cricket team in England and the Netherlands in 1984#3rd Test|1984]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs NZ Women 3rd Test 1984 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-women-tour-of-england-1984-62230/england-women-vs-new-zealand-women-3rd-test-67471/full-scorecard |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
|'''2'''
|126*
|8
|{{crw|AUS}}
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
|[[Cornwall Park, Auckland|Cornwall Park]]
|[[Australian women's cricket team in New Zealand in 1989–90#1st Test|1990]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs NZ Women 1st Test 1989/90 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-new-zealand-1989-90-62059/new-zealand-women-vs-australia-women-1st-test-67486/full-scorecard |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
|'''3'''
|107
|14
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], [[New Zealand]]
|[[Trafalgar Park, Nelson|Trafalgar Park]]
|[[Indian women's cricket team in New Zealand in 1994–95#Only WTest|1995]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of IND Women vs NZ Women Only Test 1994/95 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-tour-of-new-zealand-1994-95-61982/new-zealand-women-vs-india-women-only-test-67496/full-scorecard |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|'''4'''
|115
|18
|{{crw|ENG}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Worcester, England|Worcester]], [[England]]
|[[New Road, Worcester|New Road]]
|[[New Zealand women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 1996#2nd Test|1996]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs NZ Women 2nd Test 1996 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-women-tour-of-england-1996-62237/england-women-vs-new-zealand-women-2nd-test-67503/full-scorecard |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|}

=== One Day International centuries ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="8" |Debbie Hockley's One-Day International centuries<ref>{{cite web |title=All-round records {{!}} Women's One-Day Internationals {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com – DA Hockley |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/54298.html?class=9;template=results;type=allround;view=match |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! style="width:40px;" |#
! style="width:50px;" |Runs
! style="width:50px;" |Match
! style="width:125px;" |Opponents
! style="width:350px;" |City/Country
! style="width:300px;" |Venue
! style="width:50px;" |Year
|-
|'''1'''
|117
|74
|{{crw|ENG}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chester-le-Street]], [[England]]
|[[Riverside Ground]]
|[[New Zealand women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 1996#3rd ODI|1996]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs ENG Women 3rd ODI 1996 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-women-tour-of-england-1996-62237/england-women-vs-new-zealand-women-3rd-odi-67150/full-scorecard |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|'''2'''
|100[[not out|*]]
|87
|{{crw|SL}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]
|[[Sector 16 Stadium]]
|[[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup#Group B|1997]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs SL Women 12th Match 1997/98 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/new-zealand-women-vs-sri-lanka-women-12th-match-67191/full-scorecard |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
|'''3'''
|100
|88
|{{crw|West Indies}}
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]
|[[Sector 16 Stadium]]
|[[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup#Group B|1997]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of NZ Women vs WI Women 17th Match 1997/98 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hero-honda-women-s-world-cup-1997-98-61222/new-zealand-women-vs-west-indies-women-17th-match-67192/full-scorecard |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
|'''4'''
|100
|99
|{{crw|AUS}}
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
|[[Albert Cricket Ground]]
|[[New Zealand women's cricket team in Australia in 1999–2000#1st ODI|2000]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs NZ Women 1st ODI 1999/00 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-women-tour-of-australia-1999-00-62245/australia-women-vs-new-zealand-women-1st-odi-67052/full-scorecard |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|}

== Honours ==
In the [[1999 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1999 New Year Honours]], Hockley was appointed a [[Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-1999 |title=New Year honours list 1999 |date=31 December 1998 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831024553/https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-1999 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the fourth woman to be inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]] in 2013.<ref name=HoF>{{cite web|title=Simpson to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/media-releases/77287/simpson-to-be-inducted-into-the-icc-cricket-hall-of-fame|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]|access-date=30 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043930/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/media-releases/77287/simpson-to-be-inducted-into-the-icc-cricket-hall-of-fame|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Her final WODI appearance was in the [[2000 Women's Cricket World Cup Final|final]] of the [[2000 Women's Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;debut_or_last=2;filter=advanced;final_type=1;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=68;type=batting |title=Statsguru: Women's One-Day Internationals, Batting records |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>

In 2016 she was the first woman to be elected president of [[New Zealand Cricket]] in its 122-year history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/86526378/former-white-fern-debbie-hockley-named-new-zealand-crickets-first-female-president | title=Former White Fern Debbie Hockley named New Zealand Cricket's first female president | publisher=Stuff.co.nz | date=16 November 2016 | access-date=14 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214130300/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/86526378/former-white-fern-debbie-hockley-named-new-zealand-crickets-first-female-president | archive-date=14 December 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NZC's first female president"/>

In the [[2021 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2021 New Year Honours]], Hockley was promoted to [[Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2021 |title=New Year honours list 2021 |date=31 December 2020 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> In 2023, the award for New Zealand's most outstanding female cricketer of the year, the Debbie Hockley Medal, was named in her honour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=Top female cricketer to be honoured with Debbie Hockley medal |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/483140/top-female-cricketer-to-be-honoured-with-debbie-hockley-medal |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of centuries in women's One Day International cricket]]
* [[List of centuries in women's Test cricket]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=54298}}
* {{cricketarchive|id=6403}}

{{New Zealand Squad 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
{{New Zealand Squad 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
{{New Zealand Squad 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
{{New Zealand Squad 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
{{New Zealand Squad 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
{{3000 Runs in WODI Cricket}}
{{ICC Cricket Hall of Fame}}

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