Canterbury Magicians

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Canterbury Magicians
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Personnel
CaptainLaura Hughes (one-day)
Frances Mackay (T20)
Coach Rhys Morgan
Team information
Colours  Red
  Black
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1932
Home ground Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Secondary home ground(s) MainPower Oval, Rangiora
History
First-class debut Wellington
in 1938
at  Basin Reserve, Wellington
HBJS  wins39 (including 1 shared)
SS  wins6
Official website Canterbury Magicians

The Canterbury Magicians is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Canterbury. They play their home games at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They are the most successful side in the history of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with 39 title wins.

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History

Canterbury played their first recorded match in 1932, against Otago, which they won by five runs. [1] They played in their first Hallyburton Johnstone Challenge Shield in 1938–39, losing to Wellington. [2] After another failed attempt at winning the Challenge Shield a year later, they were victorious at their next attempt, in 1943–44, beating Auckland and Wellington. [3] [4] They defended their title in the next two tournaments. [5] [6]

Over the next twenty-five years, Canterbury added five Shield titles to their honours: in 1955–56, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64 and 1966–67. Canterbury were victorious two more times in the early 1970s, before becoming the dominant force in the country from the 1978–79 season: they won 20 out of 21 titles between 1978–79 and 1998–99, only missing out in 1989–90, when they came second to Wellington. [7] [8] In 1962–63, Canterbury competed in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships. [9]

Following their period of domination, they finished second to Auckland four times in a row before regaining the title in 2003–04, shared with Wellington as the final was rained-off. [8] [10] They won the title outright the following season, and three times in a row between 2006–07 and 2008–09. Wins came again in 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17 and most recently in 2020–21 with captain Frances Mackay hitting 94* to lead them to victory over Auckland. [8] [11] They are the most successful side in the history of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, with 39 title wins. [12]

Canterbury have also played in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition since 2007–08. They won the inaugural competition, and five more times since, in 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2020–21 and 2022–23. [13] Their wins in 2007–08, 2010–11 and 2020–21 meant that they won the double of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash. [13] Canterbury all-rounder Frances Mackay has been the leading run-scorer in the Super Smash three times, in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2018–19, and was the leading wicket-taker in 2015–16 and 2020–21. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Grounds

Canterbury have used various grounds throughout their history. Hagley Oval, Christchurch has remained their primary ground since their first home game against Otago in 1933. [18] They also used Lancaster Park and St Andrew's College Ground in their early history. [7]

In the 1970s, Canterbury began using Burnside Park, Christchurch and Porritt Park. From the 1998–99 season, they started using a larger number of grounds, such as Dudley Park, Rangiora, Village Green, Christchurch and Redwood Park, Christchurch. In 2017–18, Canterbury began playing in Lincoln, mainly at Lincoln Green. In the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, their primary grounds were the Hagley Oval and the MainPower Oval, which they have used since 2006–07. [8] [13] [19]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps. [20]

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
4Izzy SharpFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 December 2004 (age 19)Right-handed—
18Natalie CoxFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21 August 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
39Harriet GrahamFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18 March 2004 (age 20)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
–Emma IrwinFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 16 May 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
1 Frances Mackay Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 June 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break T20 Captain
6 Lea Tahuhu Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 23 September 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
15Jacinta SavageFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17 June 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
16Jodie DeanFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7 May 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23Melissa BanksFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 November 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
63 Kate Anderson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 May 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
8Laura HughesFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 16 October 1992 (age 31)Right-handed— One-Day Captain
84Abby GerkenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12 May 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Bowlers
3Sarah AsmussenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15 July 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
19 Gabby Sullivan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 July 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
24Boadicea LynchFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24 May 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
30Jessica SimmonsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 29 April 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
48Abigail HottonFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19 December 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm off break
56Yssa CullenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand UnknownRight-handedLeft-arm medium
72Nicola ClaytonFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 16 April 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
– Erin Bermingham Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18 April 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm leg break

Notable players

Players who have played for Canterbury and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [21]

Coaching staff

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Payne represented both the Netherlands and New Zealand in international cricket.
  2. ↑ Milburn represented both the Netherlands and New Zealand in international cricket.

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