New Zealand Women National Cricket Team (2026)
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Team |
New Zealand Women's Cricket Team |
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Nickname |
White Ferns |
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Owned by |
New Zealand Cricket |
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Captain |
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Coach |
Ben Sawyer |
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First Test |
against England in Christchurch, 16–18 February 1935 |
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First ODI |
against Trinidad and Tobago at Clarence Park, St Albans; 23 June 1973 |
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First T20I |
against England at the County Cricket Ground, Hove; 5 August 2004 |
The New Zealand Women's Cricket Team, also known as White Ferns, represents the country of New Zealand in women's international cricket. The governing body of the team is New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
The New Zealand women's cricket team's journey in international cricket began in the year 1935 when it played its first-ever Test against England women's cricket team. They became the third team after England and Australia to play a Test match in women's cricket.
The White Ferns are one of the only three teams to play in each of the ten editions of Women's Cricket World Cup. They have won the tournament once so far in additions to finishing runners-up on three occasions. The New Zealand women's cricket team won its first and so far only ODI World Cup in 2000.
New Zealand have also played in all the nine editions of the Women's T20 World Cup so far. However, they are yet to win the tournament. Their best result in the tournament came in the first two editions in 2009 and 2010 when they finished as runners-up.
Talking about New Zealand women's cricket team's major stats, Debbie Hockley and Jackie Lord have scored most Test runs and taken most Test wickets respectively for the team. In ODIs, Suzie Bates has scored most runs while Lea Tahuhu has taken most wickets for New Zealand women's cricket team. Bates has also scored most runs for New Zealand in T20Is while Sophie Devine has taken most wickets.
New Zealand women's cricket team's honours:
Women's Cricket World Cup:
- Champions (1): 2000
- Runners-up (3): 1993, 1997, 2009
Women's T20 World Cup:
- Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010
Commonwealth Games
- Bronze medal (1): 2022
New Zealand Women's Cricket Team Current Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
| Isabella Gaze | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right hand bat | 13 |
| Maddy Green | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
5 |
| Polly Inglis | Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
29 |
| Bella James | Batter | Batting: Right hand bat | 11 |
| Georgia Plimmer | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
58 |
| Sophie Devine | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
77 |
| Suzie Bates | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
23 |
| Brooke Halliday | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
- |
| Amelia Kerr | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
48 |
| Flora Devonshire | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
26 |
| Eden Carson | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
4 |
| Bree Illing | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium |
92 |
| Jess Kerr | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
24 |
| Rosemary Mair | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
32 |
| Hannah Rowe | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
74 |
| Lea Tahuhu | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
6 |
| Fran Jonas | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
26 |
Coaching staff:
- Head coach - Ben Sawyer
- Assistant coach - Matthew Bell, Jacob Oram
- Physiotherapist - Helen Littleworth
Most Runs for New Zealand Women in WODIs
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Suzie Bates | 5,936 | 178 | 169 | 13 | 37 | 2006-2025 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 4,639 | 145 | 138 | 7 | 27 | 2007-2022 |
| Sophie Devine | 4,279 | 159 | 144 | 9 | 18 | 2006-2025 |
| Debbie Hockley | 4,064 | 118 | 115 | 4 | 34 | 1982-2000 |
| Haidee Tiffen | 2,919 | 117 | 111 | 1 | 18 | 1999-2009 |
| Emily Drumm | 2,844 | 101 | 94 | 2 | 19 | 1992-2006 |
| Sara McGlashan | 2,438 | 134 | 125 | 0 | 11 | 2002-2016 |
| Amelia Kerr | 2,304 | 84 | 71 | 4 | 10 | 2016-2025 |
| Rebecca Rolls | 2,201 | 104 | 91 | 2 | 12 | 1997-2007 |
| Nicola Browne | 2,002 | 125 | 101 | 0 | 10 | 2002-2014 |
Most Runs for New Zealand Women in WT20Is
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Suzie Bates | 4,716 | 177 | 174 | 1 | 28 | 2007-2025 |
| Sophie Devine | 3,431 | 146 | 142 | 1 | 21 | 2006-2025 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | 1,784 | 111 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 2007-2021 |
| Amelia Kerr | 1,453 | 88 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 2016-2025 |
| Maddy Green | 1,193 | 112 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 2012-2025 |
| Sara McGlashan | 1,164 | 76 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2004-2016 |
| Katey Martin | 996 | 95 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 2008-2022 |
| Rachel Priest | 873 | 75 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 2007-2020 |
| Aimee Watkins | 772 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 2004-2011 |
| Nicola Browne | 552 | 54 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2004-2014 |
Most Wickets for New Zealand Women in WODIs
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Lea Tahuhu | 125 | 103 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 2011-2025 |
| Sophie Devine | 111 | 159 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 2006-2025 |
| Amelia Kerr | 106 | 84 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 2016-2025 |
| Aimee Watkins | 92 | 103 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 2002-2011 |
| Nicola Browne | 88 | 125 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 2002-2014 |
| Suzie Bates | 82 | 78 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 2006-2025 |
| Catherine Campbell | 78 | 85 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1988-2000 |
| Rachel Pullar | 74 | 51 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1997-2005 |
| Katrina Keenan | 70 | 54 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1995-2000 |
| Leigh Kasperek | 65 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2015-2021 |
Most Wickets for New Zealand Women in WT20Is
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Sophie Devine | 119 | 146 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 2006-2025 |
| Amelia Kerr | 95 | 88 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 2016-2025 |
| Lea Tahuhu | 95 | 98 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 2011-2025 |
| Leigh Kasperek | 81 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 2015-2024 |
| Suzie Bates | 60 | 177 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 2007-2025 |
| Hayley Jensen | 48 | 53 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2014-2023 |
| Nicola Browne | 47 | 54 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2004-2014 |
| Morna Nielsen | 41 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2012-2016 |
| Sian Ruck | 40 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2009-2013 |
| Eden Carson | 39 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2022-2025 |
SCHEDULED / Match 19 / County Ground, Bristol
SCHEDULED / Match 13 / The Rose Bowl
SCHEDULED / Match 7 / The Rose Bowl
SCHEDULED / 3rd Women's ODI / Basin Reserve
SCHEDULED / 2nd Women's ODI / Basin Reserve
SCHEDULED / 1st Women's ODI / Hagley Oval
SCHEDULED / 5th Women's T20I / Hagley Oval
SCHEDULED / 4th Women's T20I / Sky Stadium
SCHEDULED / 3rd Women's T20I / Eden Park
SCHEDULED / 2nd Women's T20I / Seddon Park
SCHEDULED / 1st Women's T20I / Bay Oval
SCHEDULED / Match 6 / University Oval
SCHEDULED / Match 5 / University Oval
SCHEDULED / Match 4 / University Oval
SCHEDULED / Match 3 / Seddon Park
SCHEDULED / Match 2 / Seddon Park
COMPLETED / 27th Match / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
172/2 (29.2 ov)
168/10 (38.2 ov)
England Women won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 24th Match / Dr DY Patil Sports Academy
340/3 (49 ov)
271/8 (44 ov)
India Women won by 53 runs (DLS Method)
COMPLETED / 19th Match / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
92/5 (25 ov)
No result
COMPLETED / 15th Match / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
258/6 (50 ov)
0/0 (0.0 ov)
No Result
COMPLETED / 11th Match / Barsapara Cricket Stadium
227/9 (50 ov)
127/10 (39.5 ov)
New Zealand Women won by 100 runs
COMPLETED / 7th Match / Holkar Cricket Stadium
231/10 (47.5 ov)
234/4 (40.5 ov)
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 6 / BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
237/6 (40.2 ov)
232/8 (42 ov)
India Women won by 4 wickets (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / University Oval
101/3 (14.1 ov)
Match Abandoned
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Hagley Oval
117/3 (18.3 ov)
113/7 (20 ov)
New Zealand Women won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Sky Stadium
172/8 (20 ov)
180/4 (20 ov)
Australia Women won by 8 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd Match / Holkar Cricket Stadium
326/10 (49.3 ov)
237/10 (43.2 ov)
Australia Women won by 89 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Bay Oval
122/10 (16.1 ov)
204/3 (20 ov)
Australia Women won by 82 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Seddon Park
202/1 (20 ov)
110/4 (20 ov)
New Zealand Women won by 92 runs
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Eden Park
137/2 (20 ov)
138/2 (13.3 ov)
Australia Women won by 8 wickets
New Zealand Women Squad
