New Zealand women's national cricket team
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Nickname(s) | White Ferns | |||||||||
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Association | New Zealand Cricket | |||||||||
Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Sophie Devine | |||||||||
Coach | Ben Sawyer | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Full member (1926) | |||||||||
ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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Women's Tests | ||||||||||
First WTest | v ![]() | |||||||||
Last WTest | v ![]() | |||||||||
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Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
First WODI | v ![]() | |||||||||
Last WODI | v ![]() | |||||||||
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Women's World Cup appearances | 11 (first in 1973) | |||||||||
Best result | Champions (2000) | |||||||||
Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First WT20I | v ![]() | |||||||||
Last WT20I | v ![]() | |||||||||
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Women's T20 World Cup appearances | 8 (first in 2009) | |||||||||
Best result | Runners-up (2009, 2010) | |||||||||
As of 17 July 2024 |
The New Zealand women's national cricket team, nicknamed the White Ferns, represents New Zealand in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of international women's cricket), the team is organised by New Zealand Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
New Zealand made its Test debut in 1935, against England, becoming the third team to play at that level. With Australia and England, New Zealand is one of only three teams to have participated in all ten editions of the Women's Cricket World Cup. The team has made the final of the tournament on four occasions, winning in 2000 and placing second in 1993, 1997, and 2009. At the Women's World Twenty20, New Zealand were runners-up in 2009 and 2010, but are yet to win the event.
Tournament history
World Cup record[8][9] | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
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Third place | 3/7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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3/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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3/5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
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3/5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
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Second place | 2/8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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2/11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
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Champions | 1/8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Semi finalists | 3/8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Second place | 2/8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Super Sixes | 4/8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Group stage | 5/8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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Group Stage | 6/8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 12/12 | 1 Titles | 89 | 53 | 30 | 2 | 4 |
T20 World Cup record[10][11] | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
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Second place | 2/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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2/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Semi-finalists | 3/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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Group stage | 5/10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Semi-finalists | 3/10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Group stage | 5/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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5/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
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5/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 8/8 | 0 Titles | 36 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Honours
ICC
Others
- Commonwealth Games
- Bronze medal (1): 2022
Current squad
This lists all the players are centrally contracted with NZC or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Updated as on 18 December 2023
Uncapped players are listed in italics
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Forms | Contract | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
Suzie Bates | 16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Maddy Green | 20 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Georgia Plimmer | 8 February 2004 | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Brooke Halliday | 30 October 1995 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ODI | Y | |
Kate Anderson | 6 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Sophie Devine | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | Captain |
Amelia Kerr | 13 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | ODI, T20I | Y | Vice-captain |
Hannah Rowe | 3 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Bernadine Bezuidenhout | 14 September 1993 | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Izzy Gaze | 8 May 2004 | Right-handed | — | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
Fran Jonas | 8 April 2004 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Eden Carson | 8 August 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | T20I | Y | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
Lea Tahuhu | 23 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Jess Kerr | 18 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Molly Penfold | 15 June 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Hayley Jensen | 7 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ODI, T20I | Y | |
Rosemary Mair | 7 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | - | Y |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Ben Sawyer[12] |
Assistant coaches | Matthew Bell, Jacob Oram |
Physiotherapist | Helen Littleworth |
Media Correspondent | Willy Nicholls |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — New Zealand Women
Result summary of the New Zealand women's cricket team | ||||||
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Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural match |
Women's Test | 45 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 16 February 1935 |
Women's One-Day Internationals | 379 | 186 | 182 | 3 | 8 | 7 July 1973 |
Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 163 | 93 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 5 August 2004 |
Last updated: 30 December 2023[13][14][15] |
Women's Test cricket
- Highest team total: 517/8 v. England on 24 June 1996 at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.[16]
- Highest individual score: 204, Kirsty Flavell v. England on 24 June 1996 at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.[17]
- Best innings bowling: 7/41, Jos Burley v. England on 6 August 1966 at The Oval, London.[18]
Most Test runs for New Zealand Women[19]
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Most Test wickets for New Zealand Women[20]
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Highest individual innings in Women's Test[21]
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Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's Test[22]
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Women's Test record versus other nations[23]
Records complete to Women's Test #123. Last updated 24 August 2004.
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | First match | First win |
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13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20–23 March 1948 | 5–8 February 1972 |
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23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 16–18 February 1935 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8–11 January 1977 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25–28 February 1972 | 10–13 March 1972 |
Women's One-Day International
- Highest team total: 491/4 v. Ireland on 8 June 2018 at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.[24]
- Highest individual score: 232*, Amelia Kerr v. Ireland on 13 June 2018 at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.[25]
- Best innings bowling: 6/10, Jackie Lord v. India on 14 January 1982 at Cornwall Park, Auckland.[26]
Top 5 individual innings in Women's ODI[27]
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Top 5 best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI[28]
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Most WODI runs for New Zealand Women [29]
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Most WODI wickets for New Zealand Women [30]
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WODI record versus other nations
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | First match | First win |
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ICC Full members | |||||||
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133 | 31 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 7 July 1973 | 8 February 1985 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 March 2022 | 7 March 2022 |
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79 | 36 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 14 July 1973 | 14 July 1973 |
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54 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 January 1978 | 5 January 1978 |
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20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 November 1988 | 29 November 1988 |
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17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 January 1997 | 28 January 1997 |
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20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 February 1999 | 13 February 1999 |
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13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 December 1997 | 13 December 1997 |
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23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 July 1993 | 26 July 1993 |
ICC Associate members | |||||||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 July 1993 | 24 July 1993 |
International XI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 1973 | 12 January 1982 |
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9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 August 1984 | 8 August 1984 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 June 1973 | 23 June 1973 |
Young England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 1973 | 21 July 1973 |
Last updated: 30 December 2023[31] |
Women's T20I cricket
- Highest team total: 216/1, v. South Africa on 20 June 2018 at County Ground, Taunton.[32]
- Highest individual innings: 124*, Suzie Bates v. South Africa on 20 June 2018 at County Ground, Taunton.[33]
- Best innings bowling: 6/17, Amy Satterthwaite v. England on 16 August 2007 at County Ground, Taunton.[34]
Top 5 individual innings in Women's T20I[35]
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Top 5 Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's T20I[36]
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Most WT20I runs for New Zealand Women[37]
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Most WT20I wickets for New Zealand Women[38]
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WT20I record versus other nations
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | First match | First win |
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48 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 18 October 2006 | 6 March 2008 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 February 2020 | 29 February 2020 |
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30 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 August 2004 | 5 August 2004 |
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13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 June 2009 | 18 June 2009 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 March 2014 | 25 March 2014 |
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11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 May 2010 | 10 May 2010 |
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16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 August 2007 | 10 August 2007 |
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13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 May 2010 | 8 May 2010 |
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23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 June 2009 | 13 June 2009 |
Last updated: 30 December 2023[39] |
Note: New Zealand Women lost a Super Over against Australia Women and won a Super Over against West Indies Women.
See also
Notes
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "Women's Test matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Women's Test matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "New Zealand's results by year at the Women's Cricket World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand's overall results at the Women's Cricket World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand's results by year at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand's overall results at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Ben Sawyer charged with New Zealand's rebuilding process as new head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Records | Women's Test matches | Team records | Results summary | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Team records | Results summary | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Team records | Results summary | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Highest Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Test / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand / Women's ODI Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Records / New Zealand / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
Further reading
- Auger, Trevor (2020). The Warm Sun on My Face: The Story of Women's Cricket in New Zealand. Auckland: Upstart Press. ISBN 9781988516301.