Auckland Hearts

The Auckland Hearts are a New Zealand women's cricket team, that plays in the national women's one-day and Twenty20 competitions.

The first recorded match by an Auckland women's team was in 1935, against the touring England women's cricket team, and despite the Auckland top four all being dismissed for ducks in the first-innings, the game finished a draw.[1] Further matches came against England in 1949, 1957 and 1969. In 1971–72, Auckland were one of five women's teams to compete in the inaugural Hallyburton-Johnstone Shield Tournament. Despite completing the season without an outright win, Auckland claimed two first-innings wins in drawn matches and finished third in the competition.[2]

A new national competition, sponsored by State Insurance, began in the 1998-99 season. Auckland managed to break the 'stranglehold' that Canterbury had held on the women's game in the late 1990s,[3] claiming four straight titles from 1999–2000 to 2002–03, beating Canterbury in the final on each occasion. They also won in 2011-12, 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style
Bella Armstrong 16 November 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Samantha Curtis 28 October 1985 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Lauren Down 7 May 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Maddy Green 20 October 1992 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Georgia Guy 26 November 1993 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Holly Huddleston 11 October 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Arlene Kelly 8 January 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Victoria Lind 15 May 1985 Right-handed Wicket-keeper
Lucille Matthews 10 July 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sara McGlashan 28 March 1982 Right-handed -
Roz McNeill 13 August 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Katie Perkins 7 July 1988 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Anna Peterson 12 September 1990 Right-handed Right-arm Off break

References

  1. "Auckland Women v England Women". CricketArchive. 1935-01-29. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  2. "Hallyburton-Johnstone Shield Tournament 1971/72 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  3. "125 Years Strong". Auckland Cricket. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-23.

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