The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps,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.
Deborah Ann Hockley is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 19 Test matches for New Zealand,making a high score of 126 not out and averaging 52.04 with the bat. Hockley captained New Zealand in six Tests,drawing them all. She also appeared in 118 One Day Internationals for New Zealand,averaging 41.89 with the bat. She captained in 27 of them,winning 12 and losing 15. She was also Player of the Match in the World Cup final in India in 1997 and holds the record for scoring the most runs by any woman in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup (1501),playing in five World Cups. Hockley was the first woman to reach 4000 ODI runs and to play 100 ODIs. She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for New Zealand. Her international career spanned from 1979 to 2000,and she played domestic cricket for Canterbury and North Shore.
Lesley Jean Murdoch is a New Zealand former cricketer and field hockey player. Between 1979 and 1990 she appeared in 6 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for New Zealand as a batter. Murdoch also captained New Zealand in three Tests,drawing two and losing one,and fifteen One Day Internationals,winning eight and losing six,with one no result. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury. In hockey,she was a member of the New Zealand team that finished sixth at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Samantha Claire Taylor is a former cricketer who represented England more than 150 times between 1998 and 2011. A top order batsman,Taylor was the first woman to be named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Along with Charlotte Edwards,she was the mainstay of England's batting during the first decade of the 21st century,and played a key role in the team's two world titles in 2009.
Rebecca Jane Rolls is a New Zealand former cricketer and association footballer who represented New Zealand in both sports. In cricket,she played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter,and appeared in 1 Test match,104 One Day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 1997 and 2007. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts and Auckland. In football,she made 21 appearances for New Zealand.
Martin Colin Snedden is a former New Zealand cricketer,who played 25 cricket tests,and 93 One Day Internationals,between 1980 and 1990. He was a member of New Zealand's seam bowling attack,alongside Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield,throughout its golden age in the 1980s.
Sophie Frances Monique Devine is a New Zealand sportswoman,who has represented New Zealand in both cricket for the New Zealand national women's cricket team,and in field hockey as a member of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. She has since focused on cricket. She is known for not wearing a helmet when batting,a rarity in 21st century cricket. In December 2017,she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.
Rachel Holly Priest is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in the Women's National Cricket League. She played in 87 ODIs and 75 T20Is for New Zealand before retiring from international cricket in 2020. She previously played for the Wellington Blaze in the State League.
Amy Ella Satterthwaite is a New Zealand cricketer and current vice-captain of New Zealand's women team,currently plays for the Canterbury Magicians in New Zealand domestic cricket and the Melbourne Renegades in the Australian Women's Big Bash League. She has played internationally for New Zealand in women's One Day Internationals (ODI) and women's Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) since 2007,appearing at the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2009 and 2013. On 26 February 2017 against Australia she became the first player in WODI and second overall after Kumar Sangakkara in ODI to score four consecutive hundreds. In December 2017,she won the inaugural ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year award. In September 2018,Suzie Bates stepped down as captain of New Zealand and was replaced by Satterthwaite.
Alyssa Jean Healy is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Australian women's national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket,as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL. She made her international debut in February 2010.
Patricia Frances Carrick is a New Zealand former cricketer and umpire. She played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches and three One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1969 and 1978. Her best bowling performance came in 1972,when she claimed 6/29 against Australia. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury and North Shore. In 1988,she became the first woman to umpire a men's first-class match.
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 wins,and are the current champions of both competitions.
Mary-Pat Moore is an Irish cricketer who has played 37 women's one-day internationals. She is a right-hand bat and bowls right-arm slow. She has also scored a century in ODIs.
Nicola Payne is a Canadian-born former cricketer who played international cricket for both the Netherlands and New Zealand. She played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 37 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Netherlands and in 28 ODIs for New Zealand,and appeared at four World Cups. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury and Queensland.
Leigh Meghan Kasperek is a Scottish cricketer who plays internationally for the New Zealand national team. She previously played for the Scottish national side,but switched to New Zealand in order to play at a higher level.
The 1995 Women's European Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in Ireland from 18 to 22 July 1995. It was the fourth edition of the Women's European Championship,and all matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status.
Anne Margaret Linehan is a former Irish international cricketer whose career for the Irish national side spanned from 1989 to 2008. Only two women,England's Jan Brittin and New Zealand's Debbie Hockley,have had a longer career in One Day International (ODI) matches.
Amelia Charlotte Kerr is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Wellington and New Zealand. On 13 June 2018,Kerr made the highest individual score in a WODI match,and became the youngest cricketer,male or female,to score a double century in One Day International cricket,when she scored 232 not out against Ireland. The double century was also the third-highest individual score,male or female,in an ODI,second-highest by a New Zealander and highest in a Women's ODI. Later in the same match,she also took 5 wickets for 17 runs,her first five-wicket haul in WODIs.
Henry Walter Moore was an English-born first-class cricketer who spent most of his life in New Zealand.
The Australia women's national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1961. They played against New Zealand in one Test match,which was drawn.
