New Zealand's Rachel Priest retires from international cricket

The New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman was omitted from the White Ferns' list of centrally-contracted players when it was announced this month

Rachel Priest has called time on her international career after 13 years.

The New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman was omitted from the White Ferns' list of centrally-contracted players when it was announced this month.

She has now confirmed she is stepping away from the elite level of the game, having accumulated 2,567 runs and claimed 165 dismissals across 87 one-day internationals and 75 T20Is.

"Having been involved in the White Ferns environment for 13 years, most of it enjoyable, it is with much consideration that I have decided to retire from international cricket," she said.

"I’m in a position where I’ve played a fair amount of cricket at the age that I’m at, around the world, so I’m certainly hoping to add some of that experience and bring a bit of the mongrel that [coach Salliann Briggs] spoke to me about."

"Experience is massive but it’s also about trying to bring a positive belief into the team, where the girls can be whoever they want to be and back themselves when they perform."

Priest, 35, has signed a deal to play for Tasmania in the Australia Women’s National Cricket League.

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