Photo credit: Youtube.Debbie Hockley, arguably the finest ever Kiwi women's cricket player, has been named New Zealand Cricket's first female president in its 122-year history.Her appointment is a massive step forward in major Kiwi sports administration, which has long been dominated by men.Hockley, who was named to the ICC Hall of Fame in 2014, played for New Zealand between 1979 and 2000. She was the first woman, from any nation, to score 1000 test runs - and finished with an average of 52.04 in the five-day format.A long-time Kiwi captain, the Cantabrian played in five Women's World Cups and 118 one-dayers with a total of 4064 runs.Hockley, 54, was nominated by her home province of Canterbury - and was confirmed at New Zealand Cricket's annual meeting in Christchurch today. She will run the organization for the next three years, and replaces Stephen Boock.Stuff reported that New Zealand Cricket announced an operating loss of $2.16 million for the last year. The forecast loss was around $5 million.