| Mitchell Hay | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Mitchell James Hay |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Batsman, Wicket-keeper |
| International: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 13 November |
| Odidebutyear: | 2024 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Odicap: | 216 |
| Lastodidate: | 19 November |
| Lastodiyear: | 2024 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| T20idebutdate: | 9 November |
| T20idebutyear: | 2024 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| T20icap: | 104 |
| Lastt20idate: | 10 November |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Year1: | 2020/21–present |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | T20I |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 3 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 3 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/1 |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 19 |
| Runs2: | 1,244 |
| Bat Avg2: | 46.07 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/10 |
| Top Score2: | 146 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 61/1 |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 26 |
| Runs3: | 491 |
| Bat Avg3: | 20.45 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/2 |
| Top Score3: | 82 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 29/0 |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 30 |
| Runs4: | 311 |
| Bat Avg4: | 17.27 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/1 |
| Top Score4: | 73* |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 21/2 |
| Date: | 26 November 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mitchell-hay-1243738 Cricinfo |
Mitchell James Hay (born 20 August 2000) is a New Zealand international cricketer.[1] 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]
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]