The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Nicknamed the Blackcaps, they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch.
Emily Cecilia Drumm is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and could bowl both right-arm medium and right-arm leg break. She appeared in 5 Test matches and 101 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1992 and 2006. She played domestic cricket for Auckland, Northern Districts and Kent.
Beth Louisa Morgan is a former English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 7 Test matches, 72 One Day Internationals and 28 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1999 and 2011. She was a member of the team which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008, and won the World Cup and World T20 in 2009. She played domestic cricket for Middlesex, Surrey Stars and South Australia.
Paula Bernadette Flannery is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 1 Test match, 17 One Day Internationals and 1 Twenty20 International for New Zealand between 2000 and 2004. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury and Otago, as well as spending one season with Kent.
Sarah Jane Tsukigawa is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She appeared in 42 One Day Internationals and 19 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2006 and 2011. She played domestic cricket for Otago, as well as spending one season with Western Australia.
Aimee Louise Watkins is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in 2 Test matches, 103 One Day Internationals and 36 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2002 and 2011. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts, as well as spending seasons with Sussex and Devon.
Lucy Rose Doolan is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in 40 One Day Internationals and 33 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2008 and 2013. She played domestic cricket for Wellington Blaze, as well as stints for Essex, Nottinghamshire and South Australia. In March 2019, she announced her retirement from all forms of cricket.
Erin Margaret Bermingham is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm leg break bowler. She appeared in 34 One Day Internationals and 31 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2010 and 2017. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury, as well as spending one season with Kent, in which she was the third-highest wicket-taker in the 2014 Women's County Championship, with her side also winning the competition. She has also worked as a police officer.
Nicola Jayne Shaw is an English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team. She played for England from 1999 until 2010, making 97 international appearances. She was named as player of the match when England beat New Zealand in the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, taking a career-best four wickets for 34 runs. She retired from international cricket in 2010, ahead of a move to Australia, where played domestic cricket until the end of the 2015–16 season.
Kane Stuart Williamson is a New Zealand international cricketer who is currently the captain of the New Zealand national team in all formats. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional off spin bowler.
Gillian Elizabeth McConway is a former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Born in New Zealand but settled in England, she appeared in 14 Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals for England between 1984 and 1987. She also played 12 matches for International XI at the 1982 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Wellington and Otago in New Zealand, and for Surrey and East Anglia in England.
Emma Maree Campbell is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-arm leg break bowler. She appeared in 2 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2010. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury and Otago, as well as spending one season with Northamptonshire.
Maria Frances Fahey is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter. She appeared in 2 Test matches, 54 One Day Internationals and 8 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2003 and 2010. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.
Ingrid Cronin-Knight is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2008. She played domestic cricket for Auckland, and captained them in the 2007/08 season.
The Otago Sparks is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Otago and the surrounding area. They play their home games at University Oval, Dunedin. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Super Smash Twenty20 competition.
Grace Patricia Gooder was a cricketer who played one women's Test match for New Zealand in 1949. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-medium pace bowler, she is one of thirteen cricketers to have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in women's Test cricket. On her only international appearance, she claimed six wickets for the concession of 42 runs in the first innings against England.
Bethany Louise Mooney is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a batter in all three formats of the game. At domestic level, she plays as a wicket-keeper-batter for Queensland Fire, and, since 2020, Perth Scorchers. In March 2020, at the conclusion of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020, she became the world's number one batter in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket.
Samantha Rae Haereakau Curtis is a New Zealand former cricketer who played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 20 One Day Internationals and 8 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2014 and 2017. She played domestic cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts.
Sarah Kate Burke is a former New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 1 Test match, 36 One Day Internationals and 7 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2003 and 2008. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury, as well as spending one season with Kent.
Janet Catherine Brehaut is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 3 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 2011. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.
