An Otago cricketing stalwart is receiving a special honour at the warm-up match between the White Ferns and England A in Dunedin today.

Helen Simpson is the country's longest-serving cricket scorer.

She's been scoring cricket for a whopping 54 years and will be the first to receive one of New Zealand Cricket's newly minted badges to mark her contribution.

Simpson spoke to Ben Strang about her passion for cricket and her long scoring career.