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Full name | Breearne Grace Illing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 29 September 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 149) | 4 March 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 9 March 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 68) | 14 March 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 18 March 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22–present | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,31 July 2025 |
Breearne Grace Illing (born 29 September 2003) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for the New Zealand women's cricket team internationally,and Auckland in domestic cricket. She plays as a left-handed batter and left-arm medium-fast bowler. [1]
Illing was graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Science. She worked as a media archiver at Mainfreight with her father. She played for Cornwall Club in club cricket. [2]
Illing played for Auckland in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and Super Smash. She made her List A debut against Canterbury in the 2021–22 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield,on 12 February 2022. [3]
In November 2022,Illing was named in the New Zealand under-19 cricket team (New Zealand Development squad) to play two T20 matches against the West Indies women's under-19 cricket team and five T20 matches against the India women's under-19 cricket team. [4]
In December 2022,Illing was selected in the New Zealand Under-19 squad for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. [5] [6] Later she was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. [2]
She made her T20 debut against Canterbury in the 2023–24 Super Smash,on 19 December 2023. [7] In March 2024,she was named in the New Zealand A T20 squad against England A. [8]
In February 2025,she was earned maiden call-up for New Zealand national cricket team for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. [9] [10] [11] Later she was named in T20I squad for the same series as a replacement. [12] [13] [14] She made her ODI debut on 4 March 2025, [15] and made her T20I debut on 14 March 2025 against Sri Lanka. [16] She took two wickets in second T20I against Sri Lanka and played a crucial role for her team to level the series. [17] [18]
In June 2025,she was again named in New Zealand A squad against England A. [19] [20] In the same month she was awarded her maiden central contract by New Zealand Cricket for 2025–26 season. [21] [22] [23]
In April 2024,Illing got Women's Young Cricketers of the Year award. [24]