New Zealand women's national cricket team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see New Zealand national cricket team.

New Zealand

New Zealand White Ferns logo
Nickname(s)	White Ferns
Association	New Zealand Cricket
Personnel
Captain	Sophie Devine
Coach	Ben Sawyer
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Full member (1926)
ICC region	East Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever WODI 5th 2nd WT20I 3rd 3rd
Women's Tests
First WTest	v  England at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 16–18 February 1935
Last WTest	v  England at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough; 21–24 August 2004
WTests Played Won/Lost Total[2] 45 2/10 (33 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI	v  Trinidad and Tobago at Clarence Park, St Albans; 23 June 1973
Last WODI	v  Australia at Basin Reserve, Wellington; 23 December 2024
WODIs Played Won/Lost Total[4] 390 188/191 (3 ties, 8 no results) This year[5] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances	11 (first in 1973)
Best result	Champions (2000)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I	v  England at the County Cricket Ground, Hove; 5 August 2004
Last WT20I	v  South Africa at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 20 October 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost Total[6] 182 99/77 (3 ties, 3 no results) This year[7] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances	9 (first in 2009)
Best result	Champions (2024)
Official website	www.nzc.nz/international/white-ferns/
As of 23 December 2024

The New Zealand women's national cricket team, nicknamed the White Ferns, represents New Zealand in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of international women's cricket), the team is organised by New Zealand Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

New Zealand made its Test debut in 1935, against England, becoming the third team to play at that level. With Australia and England, New Zealand is one of only three teams to have participated in all ten editions of the Women's Cricket World Cup. The team has made the final of the tournament on four occasions, winning in 2000 and placing second in 1993, 1997, and 2009. At the Women's T20 World Cup, New Zealand were champions in 2024 and runners up in 2009 and 2010.

Tournament history

World Cup record[8][9]
Year	Round	GP	W	L	T	NR
1973	Third place	6	3	2	0	1
1978		3	1	2	0	0
1982		12	6	5	1	0
1988		9	6	3	0	0
1993	Runners-up	8	7	1	0	0
1997		6	4	1	1	0
2000	Champions	9	8	1	0	0
2005	Semi finalists	8	4	2	0	2
2009	Runners-up	7	5	2	0	0
2013	Super Sixes	7	3	4	0	0
2017	Group stage	7	3	3	0	1
2022	Group Stage	7	3	4	0	0
Total	1 Title	89	53	30	2	4

T20 World Cup record[10][11]
Year	Round	GP	W	L	T	NR
2009	Runners-up	5	4	1	0	0
2010		5	4	1	0	0
2012	Semi-finalists	4	2	2	0	0
2014	Group stage	5	4	1	0	0
2016	Semi-finalists	5	4	1	0	0
2018	Group stage	4	2	2	0	0
2020		4	2	2	0	0
2023		4	2	2	0	0
2024	Champions	6	5	1	0	0
Total	1 Title	42	29	13	0	0

Honours

ICC

• Women's World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2000
  • Runners-up (3): 1993, 1997, 2009
• Women's T20 World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2024
  • Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010

Others

• Commonwealth Games
  • Bronze medal (1): 2022

Current squad

This lists all the players are centrally contracted with NZC or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Updated as on 18 December 2023

Uncapped players are listed in italics

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Forms	Contract	Notes
Batters
Suzie Bates	(1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y
Maddy Green	(1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	ODI, T20I	Y
Georgia Plimmer	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	—	ODI, T20I	Y
Brooke Halliday	(1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y
Kate Anderson	(1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y
All-rounders
Sophie Devine	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y	Captain
Amelia Kerr	(2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	ODI, T20I	Y	Vice-captain
Hannah Rowe	(1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y
Wicket-keepers
Bernadine Bezuidenhout	(1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	—	ODI, T20I	Y
Izzy Gaze	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	—	ODI, T20I	Y
Spin Bowlers
Fran Jonas	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	ODI, T20I	Y
Eden Carson	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	ODI, T20I	Y
Pace Bowlers
Lea Tahuhu	(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	ODI, T20I	Y
Jess Kerr	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y
Molly Penfold	(2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y
Hayley Jensen	(1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y
Rosemary Mair	(1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	ODI, T20I	Y

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ben Sawyer[12]
Assistant coaches	Matthew Bell, Jacob Oram
Physiotherapist	Helen Littleworth
Media Correspondent	Willy Nicholls

Records and statistics

Main articles: List of New Zealand Women's One Day International cricket records and List of New Zealand Women's Twenty20 International cricket records

International Match Summary — New Zealand Women

Result summary of the New Zealand women's cricket team
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural match
Women's Test	45	2	10	0	33	16 February 1935
Women's One-Day Internationals	379	186	182	3	8	7 July 1973
Women's Twenty20 Internationals	163	93	64	3	3	5 August 2004
Last updated: 30 December 2023[13][14][15]

Women's Test cricket

• Highest team total: 517/8 v. England on 24 June 1996 at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.^[16]
• Highest individual score: 204, Kirsty Flavell v. England on 24 June 1996 at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough.^[17]
• Best innings bowling: 7/41, Jos Burley v. England on 6 August 1966 at The Oval, London.^[18]

Most Test runs for New Zealand Women[19] Player Runs Average Career span Debbie Hockley 1301 52.04 1979–1996 Judi Doull 779 43.27 1966–1975 Trish McKelvey 699 29.12 1966–1979 Jackie Clark 482 26.77 1984–1992 Kirsty Flavell 473 67.57 1995–1996

Most Test wickets for New Zealand Women[20] Player Wickets Average Career span Jackie Lord 55 19.07 1966–1979 Jill Saulbrey 35 27.17 1966–1975 Pat Carrick 21 23.28 1969–1977 Jos Burley 21 26.33 1966–1969

Highest individual innings in Women's Test[21] Player Score Opposition Venue Match date Kirsty Flavell 204  England Scarborough 24 June 1996 Emily Drumm 161*  Australia Christchurch 28 February 1995 Trish McKelvey 155*  England Wellington 15 February 1969 Debbie Hockley 126*  Australia Auckland 18 January 1990 Trish McKelvey 117*  South Africa Cape Town 25 February 1972

Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's Test[22] Player Score Opposition Venue Match date Jos Burley 7/41  England London 6 August 1966 Pat Carrick 6/29  Australia Melbourne 5 February 1972 Grace Gooder 6/42  England Auckland 26 March 1949 Katrina Keenan 6/73  England Worcester 4 July 1996 Jackie Lord 6/119  Australia Melbourne 26 January 1979

Women's Test record versus other nations^[23]

Records complete to Women's Test #123. Last updated 24 August 2004.

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	First match	First win
Australia	13	1	4	0	8	20–23 March 1948	5–8 February 1972
England	23	0	6	0	17	16–18 February 1935
India	6	0	0	0	6	8–11 January 1977
South Africa	3	1	0	0	2	25–28 February 1972	10–13 March 1972

Women's One-Day International

• Highest team total: 491/4 v. Ireland on 8 June 2018 at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.^[24]
• Highest individual score: 232*, Amelia Kerr v. Ireland on 13 June 2018 at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.^[25]
• Best innings bowling: 6/10, Jackie Lord v. India on 14 January 1982 at Cornwall Park, Auckland.^[26]

Top 5 individual innings in Women's ODI[27] Player Score Opposition Venue Match date Amelia Kerr 232*  Ireland Dublin 13 June 2018 Suzie Bates 168  Pakistan Sydney 19 March 2009 Rachel Priest 157  Sri Lanka Lincoln 7 November 2015 Suzie Bates 151  Ireland Dublin 8 June 2018 Sophie Devine 145  South Africa Cuttack 1 February 2013

Top 5 best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI[28] Player Score Opposition Venue Match date Jackie Lord 6/10  India Auckland 14 January 1982 Glenys Page 6/20 Trinidad and Tobago St Albans 23 June 1973 Leigh Kasperek 6/46  Australia Bay Oval 7 February 2021 Beth McNeill 6/32  England Lincoln 24 February 2008 Jennifer Turner 5/5  Netherlands Lindfield 25 July 1993

Most WODI runs for New Zealand Women [29] Player Runs Average Career span Suzie Bates 5589 41.40 2006-present Amy Satterthwaite 4639 38.33 2007-2023 Debbie Hockley 4064 41.89 1982-2000 Sophie Devine 3676 31.15 2006-present Haidee Tiffen 2919 30.72 1999-2009

Most WODI wickets for New Zealand Women [30] Player Wickets Average Career span Lea Tahuhu 109 29.05 2011-present Sophie Devine 101 35.23 2006-present Aimee Watkins 92 31.04 2002-2011 Amelia Kerr 91 30.66 2016-present Nicola Browne 88 34.14 2002-2014

WODI record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	First match	First win
ICC Full members
Australia	133	31	100	0	2	7 July 1973	8 February 1985
Bangladesh	4	2	0	0	2	7 March 2022	7 March 2022
England	79	36	41	1	1	14 July 1973	14 July 1973
India	54	33	20	1	0	5 January 1978	5 January 1978
Ireland	20	18	0	0	2	29 November 1988	29 November 1988
Pakistan	17	15	1	1	0	28 January 1997	28 January 1997
South Africa	20	12	8	0	0	13 February 1999	13 February 1999
Sri Lanka	13	11	2	0	0	13 December 1997	13 December 1997
West Indies	23	13	9	0	1	26 July 1993	26 July 1993
ICC Associate members
Denmark	1	1	0	0	0	24 July 1993	24 July 1993
International XI	4	3	1	0	0	30 June 1973	12 January 1982
Netherlands	9	9	0	0	0	8 August 1984	8 August 1984
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	0	23 June 1973	23 June 1973
Young England	1	1	0	0	0	21 July 1973	21 July 1973
Last updated: 30 December 2023[31]

Women's T20I cricket

• Highest team total: 216/1, v. South Africa on 20 June 2018 at County Ground, Taunton.^[32]
• Highest individual innings: 124*, Suzie Bates v. South Africa on 20 June 2018 at County Ground, Taunton.^[33]
• Best innings bowling: 6/17, Amy Satterthwaite v. England on 16 August 2007 at County Ground, Taunton.^[34]

Top 5 individual innings in Women's T20I[35] Player Score Opposition Venue Match date Suzie Bates 124*  South Africa Taunton 20 June 2018 Sophie Devine 105  South Africa Wellington 10 February 2020 Suzie Bates 94*  Pakistan Sylhet 27 March 2014 Suzie Bates 91*  South Africa Birmingham 30 July 2022 Aimee Watkins 89*  India Nottingham 18 June 2009

Top 5 Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's T20I[36] Player Score Opposition Venue Match date Amy Satterthwaite 6/17  England Taunton 16 August 2007 Lea Tahuhu 4/6  Bangladesh Christchurch 2 December 2022 Leigh Kasperek 4/7  Australia Wellington 28 February 2016 Morna Nielsen 4/10  England Invercargill 26 February 2012 Nicola Browne 4/15  Pakistan Basseterre 10 May 2010

Most WT20I runs for New Zealand Women[37] Player Runs Average Career span Suzie Bates 4584 29,38 2007-present Sophie Devine 3391 28.25 2006-present Amy Satterthwaite 1784 21.49 2007-2021 Amelia Kerr 1296 25.92 2016-present Sarah McGlashan 1164 18.18 2004-2016

Most WT20I wickets for New Zealand Women[38] Player Wickets Average Career span Sophie Devine 117 19.00 2006-present Lea Tahuhu 93 19.80 2011-present Amelia Kerr 93 19,87 2016-present Leigh Kasperek 81 14.86 2015-present Suzie Bates 59 22.94 2007-present

WT20I record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	First match	First win
ICC Full members
Australia	48	21	25	1	1	18 October 2006	6 March 2008
Bangladesh	5	5	0	0	0	29 February 2020	29 February 2020
England	30	7	23	0	0	5 August 2004	5 August 2004
India	13	9	4	0	0	18 June 2009	18 June 2009
Ireland	4	4	0	0	0	25 March 2014	25 March 2014
Pakistan	11	9	2	0	0	10 May 2010	10 May 2010
South Africa	16	11	4	0	1	10 August 2007	10 August 2007
Sri Lanka	13	12	1	0	0	8 May 2010	8 May 2010
West Indies	23	15	5	2	1	13 June 2009	13 June 2009
Last updated: 30 December 2023[39]

Note: New Zealand Women lost a Super Over against Australia Women and won a Super Over against West Indies Women.

See also

• New Zealand men's team

Notes

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Further reading

• Auger, Trevor (2020). The Warm Sun on My Face: The Story of Women's Cricket in New Zealand. Auckland: Upstart Press. ISBN 9781988516301.

External links

• Official website