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Full name | Lauren Renee Down | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 7 May 1995|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 136) | 4 March 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 29 October 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 55) | 9 February 2020 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 7 December 2022 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–2022/23 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,29 October 2024 |
Lauren Renee Down (born 7 May 1995) is a New Zealand cricketer who has played for Auckland and New Zealand. [1] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for New Zealand Women against the West Indies Women on 4 March 2018. [2] In January 2020,she was named in New Zealand's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against South Africa. [3] Later the same month,she was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [4] She made her WT20I debut for New Zealand,against South Africa,on 9 February 2020. [5]
In February 2022,she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [6] However,Down was ruled out of New Zealand's squad after suffering an injury during the fifth WODI match against India. [7] In June 2022,Down was named in New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,England, [8] but was later ruled out of the tournament. [9]
Ahead of the 2023–24 season,it was announced that Down was taking a break from cricket for personal reasons. [10]
She returned to the New Zealand squad for their tour of England in June 2024 [11] and was also named in the travelling party for their One-Day International series in India in October that year. [12]
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